Module5EthnicCultureTheBasha(巴沙族)TheBashagroupbelongstoabranchoftheMiaoethnicminorityinGuizhouProvinceandisreportedtobethelasttribeofgunman.Almosteverymanabovetheageof14carriesagunandaknife,whichtheyregardasasignofbraveryandhonor.Theyhavespoken—notwritten—language.TheybelievetheirlifehasbeenblessedbytheGodofTrees.Therearelessthan1,000peoplelivinginthetribenow,buttheircustoms,thankstothehighmountains,haveremainedwhattheywerethousandsofyearsago.TheDeng(僜族)Dengpeople,alsoknownasMishmipeople,arethesmallestethnicminoritylivinginTibetbypopulation.Theyoncelivedindeepmountains.Accordingtotheirtradition,womenarenotallowedtoeatpork,beefandchickenaftereightyearsold,otherwisetheywillbepunishedbythewholecommunity.Knivesplayanimportantroleintheirdailylife.Theycanbeusedforfarming,huntingandprotectingthemselvesincaseofdangers.TheMiao(苗族)Richinethnictraditionandgeographical(地理的)resources,GuizhouinsouthwestChinaiswellknownasanethnicmuseum.TheMiaopeople'svillageofZhongdong—whichmeans“middlecave”—isbuiltinahugenaturalcave.InotherpartsofChina,peopleliveinhouses,butZhongdongis,thelocalgovernmentbelieves,thelastplaceinthecountrywherepeopleliveinanaturalcavealltheyearround.ThevillagersareallethnicMiaopeople.TheHezhe(赫哲族)Asanancientandhardworkingethnicgroup,theHezheethnicminorityisasmallmemberinthe56ethnicgroupsinChina.TheymainlyliveontheborderbetweenChinaandRussia.TheHezhepeoplearetheonlyoneswholiveonfishinganddrivingasledge(雪橇)pulledbydogsinnorthernChina.ThefishingindustryisthemainsourceofincomeformostHezhes.Oldandyoung,maleandfemale,theyareallgoodatfishing.SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现][读文清障]SimonWakefield'sYunnanDiarySimonWakefieldtravelledroundYunnanafterleavinguniversity①.Belowareextracts②fromthediarythathekept③.April20thI'vebeeninYunnanfortwomonthsnowandI'mstillastonishedby④howvaried⑤thelandscapeis.Downinthesouth,inXishuangbanna,it'sverytropical⑥，buthereIaminLijiang,innorthwestYunnan.Lijiangishalfnewtownandhalfoldtown.Theoldtownisonthesideof⑦amountainandopposite⑧itisthe5,500metreYulongXueshanMountain,itspeakcoveredwithsnow⑨.TheskyisclearblueandIdon'tthinkI'veeverseenanythingelsesobeautifulinmylife.EarlythismorningIwalkeduptoabeautifulparkontheslopesof⑩themountain,andsatandwatchedasthetownslowlywokeup⑪totheday.Seenfromabove⑫，theoldtownisamaze⑬ofcanals,littlebridgesandtinycobbled⑭streets⑮thattouristsgetlostin⑯.Threeriversrunthrough⑰thecityandwhereveryougo⑱，youhearthesoundofrushingwater⑲.Carsarenotallowed⑳intheoldtown.Asyouwalkpast○theancientwoodenandstonehouses○，youfeelyouarewalkingbackintothepast○.①leaveuniversity大学毕业②extractn．摘录③Belowareextracts...是全部倒装结构；thathekept是定语从句。④beastonishedby是被动语态。beastonishedat是系表结构。⑤varied/'verId/əadj.各种各样的；形形色色的(＝various)⑥tropicaladj.热带的⑦onthesideof在……的一侧⑧oppositeprep.在……的对面⑨itspeakcoveredwithsnow为独立主格结构，作状语。它的构成是：名词＋过去分词。⑩ontheslopesof在……的斜坡上⑪wakeup醒来⑫seenfromabove为过去分词短语作条件状语。⑬maze/meIz/n.迷宫；曲径⑭cobbled/'kbld/ɒadj.铺鹅卵石的⑮thattouristsgetlostin是that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词amaze。⑯getlostin在……里迷路，迷失于……中⑰runthrough穿过⑱whereveryougo是wherever引导的让步状语从句。⑲rushingwater流水⑳beallowed(todo)被允许(做)○pastprep.到另一侧○Asyouwalkpas...
