Keypoints:1.Ifyouwerefreetodesignyourowndreamhouse,whatwouldthathouselooklike?Whatmaterialwouldyouuse?2.Well,ImustsayI’dratherliveinatraditionalsiheyuan.Iwouldn’tfeelhappylivinginablockofapartments.Keypoints:3.AmyandDannywanttobuysomefurniturefortheirnewhome.4.Theyvisitashopandtalkwithashopassistantabouttheirtastesandpreference.5.It’salsoconvenienttoliveclosetoyourwork.furnituren.(集合名词)家具一件家具:apieceoffurniture许多家具:alotoffurniture这家旧的中国八仙桌是一件很珍贵的家具:ThisoldChinesesquaretableisaveryvaluablepieceoffurniture.tasten.欣赏力;鉴赏力;爱好爱好音乐:atasteformusic他喜欢民歌:Hehasatasteforfolksongs.她的房子布置得非常高雅:Herhouseisfinishedinexcellenttaste.prefer(preferred,preferring)vt.更喜欢;宁愿Doyouprefercoffeeortea?preferto…ratherthan…刘胡兰宁死不屈:LiuHulanpreferredtodieratherthansurrender.prefer…to…他喜欢咖啡胜过茶:Hepreferscoffeetotea.preferencen.偏爱;优先选择What’syourpreference?老师不应该偏爱任何一个学生:Ateachershouldnotshowanypreferenceforanyoneofhisstudent.你有什么嗜好?:(live/sit)closeto靠近high(高地)/highly(高度地)deep(深地)/deeply(深深地)wide(广阔地)/widely(广泛地)1.aclosefriend2.Weliveclosetoeachother.3.Hewascloselyrelatedtotheaccident.1.Thetwoeventsare_______connected.2.Don’tget_______tothedog.Hemaybiteyou.3.Hestaredattheskywith_______openeyes.4.Englishis_______usedintheworld.5.Thekiteisflying_______inthesky.6.Theteacherspoke_______ofZhaoMing.7.Theydug_______forthetreasure.8.Theywere_______thankfultotheprofessor.close/closelywide/widelydeep/deeplyhigh/highlycloselyclosewidewidelyhighhighlydeepdeeplyartandarchitectureartistarchitectancientmoderntraditionalclassicaldesigndecorate(装修)decorationworkmasterwork(杰作)masterpiecebuildingstructurematerialForbiddenCityColosseum(古罗马圆形剧场)house&furnitureflat/apartmentskyscraper(摩天大楼)villa(别墅)floorurban(市区的)city/villagedowntown/countrybedroomkitchenbathroomdining-roombalconystudylivingroomgarret(阁楼;顶楼)house&furnituresofaeasychair(安乐椅)armchair(扶手椅)teatable(茶几)rosewood(红木)TVfridgeairconditionerdiningtable(饭桌)Frenchwindow(落地窗)floorlamp(落地灯)curtain(窗帘)paint(油漆)deskdoublebedsinglebedtwinbeds(成对床)bathtub(浴缸)MODERNARCHITECTUREReadingThe2008OlympicStadiumisdesignedbySwissarchitectsJacquesHerzog(赫尔佐格)andPierredeMellron.(德梅隆).Seenfromthetop,itlooksasifthestadiumiscoveredbyagraynetofsteel,anditlooksjustlikeabirdnestmadeoftreebranches.TheOperaHouseinSydneyTheOperaHouseinParisAntonioGaudi(b.Reus,Spain1852;d.Barcelona,Spain1926)Thesonofacoppersmith,AntonioGaudiwasborninReus,Spainin1852.HestudiedattheEscolaSuperiord‘ArquitecturainBarcelonaanddesignedhisfirstmajorcommissionfortheCasaVincensinBarcelonausingaGothicRevivalstylethatsetaprecedentforhisfuturework.Overthecourseofhiscareer,Gaudidevelopedasensuous,curving,almostsurrealdesignstylewhichestablishedhimastheinnovativeleaderoftheSpanishArtNouveaumovement.安东尼奥.高迪,西班牙著名建筑师。1852年生于雷乌斯的一个铜匠家庭,1926年在巴塞罗那逝世。他成功地对哥特式建筑进行了改造,形成了一种具有美感的超现实主义的设计风格,被誉为西班牙艺术革新运动的领袖。CasaBattle(巴特罗公寓)(1904-1906)Itsbalconieslooklikeeyes,otherpartslooklikebones,thewallsseemtobecoveredwiththeskinofafish,while...