Unit19Language趣味导引水族是我国少数民族之一，主要分布在贵州省。人口大约40万，操水语——属于汉藏语系壮侗语族侗水语支，与古代“骆越”有渊源关系。InChinathereareabout400，000Shui(水族)people,themajorityofwhomliveontheupperpartsoftheLongjiangandDuliurivers,whichgoacrossplainsandvastareasofforestsinsouthernGuizhouProvince.SomeShuishavetheirhomesinthenorthwesternpartoftheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.TheareainwhichtheShuisliveisalandofplenty.Wheat,rape①，andramiearegrown,alongwithagreatvarietyofcitrusandotherfruits.Theforestsareasourceoftimber②andmedicinalherbs③.TheDuliuandotherriversarefulloffish.TheShuilanguageisintheZhuangDongbranchoftheChineseTibetanlanguagefamily.TheShuisusedtohaveanoldwritingscript④.Someoftheirwordswerepictographs⑤，whileothersresembledChinesecharacterswrittenupsidedown.Exceptforscoresoftheseancientwordsthatarestillusedforreligiouspurposes,theShuisusewrittenChineseintheirdailylives.TheShuishavelotsofcolourfuloralliteratureandart.Theirliteratureincludespoetry,legends,fairytalesandfables.Storiesandfablespraisethediligence,bravery,wisdomandloveoftheShuiethnicgroupandsatirize⑥thestupidityoftherulers.Withrichcontentandvividplots,Shuitalesareusuallyhighlyromantic.Theirsongs,whichareusuallysungwithouttheaccompaniment⑦ofmusicalinstruments,fallintotwocategories.The“grandsongs”aresungwhiletheywork,whereasthe“winesongs”aremeantforweddingfeastsorfunerals.TheShuipeoplearegooddancers.TheLushengDanceandtheCopperDrumDancearethemostpopulardances,enjoyedbyallonfestiveoccasions.[词海拾贝]rape[rep]ɪn.油菜timber['tmb(r)]ɪən.木材herb[hb]ɜːn.草药script[skrpt]ɪn．书写系统，字母表pictograph['pktɡrɑf]ɪəːn.象形文字satirize['sætraz]ɪɪv．讽刺accompaniment['kmpnmnt]əʌəɪən.伴奏SectionⅠWarmup&Lesson1—ComprehendingGetaheadwith①yourEnglishItwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthat②Englishwouldonedaybetheglobal③languageandthathasprovedtobethecaseinthelastfewdecades④.Thegrowthofinternationalcompaniesandthegreatadvancesincommunicationshavestartedthetrend⑤forlearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Intoday’sworld,beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage⑥，includingEnglish,ishowyoustandout⑦andgetahead⑧.However,learningEnglishasaforeignlanguage⑨isverydifficultintheabsence⑩ofanativelanguageenvironment.Somerespectedtheories⑪onlanguageacquisition⑫believethattoattainahighleveloffluencyandaccuracyinaforeignlanguage⑬，youneedtobesurrounded⑭byit.Butsadly,thechancesthatwewillallhavetheopportunitytoliveinanEnglishspeakingcountry⑮aresmall.Therefore,mostofushavetorelyon⑯whatwecanlearnatschoolaspartoftheschoolcurriculum⑰.OurlatestEnglishcurriculumencouragesteacherstocreatearichlanguageenvironmentintheclassroom.Whatthismeans⑱isthat⑲theymakesurethereisanadequate⑳amountofinputinEnglishconveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums.Thiscantaketheformofreadingandlisteningmaterialswhichmustbeofthehighestquality.Qualityinputensuresqualityoutput,whetheritisspeakingorwriting.①getaheadwith(口语)有进展；领先②Itwaspredicted...that...中it是形式主语，that引导主语从句，意为：据预测……③global['ɡlbl]əʊəadj.全世界的，全球的globallanguage全球的语言④decade['deked]ɪn．十年inthelastfewdecades在过去几十年里，常与现在完成时连用。⑤trend[trend]n．趋势，倾向⑥此处是动名词作主语。⑦standout突出⑧getahead领先。how在此处引导表语从句。⑨此处是动名词作主语。⑩absence['æbsns]ən．缺乏；缺席inth...
