ReportingonahistoricreligioussiteYoumustknowverywellaboutJourneytotheWest.ThisisastoryrelatedtoBuddhism.Nowlet’senjoythemostmovingplotinit.Todaywewillreadapassageaboutatemple,whichisalsocloselyrelatedtoBuddhism.DoyouknowanyhistoricreligioussitesinChina?Haveyouevenvisitedanyofthesesites?DoyouknowwhichBuddhisttempleistheoldestinChina?Whereisitlocated?Haveyoueverheardanystoriesaboutit?TheoldestBuddhisttempleinChinaistheWhiteHorseTempleinLuoyang,HenanProvince.Whatwillyouwriteaboutifyouwanttotellotherpeopleaboutahistoricreligioussite?Thethingsthatneedtobecoveredinclude,wherethesiteislocated,whenitwassetup,whyitwassetup,whosetitupanditsimportanceinhistory.ReadthearticleabouttheoldesttempleinChina.Skimthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:Whatisthenameofthetemple?Whereisthetemplelocated?TheWhiteHorseTemple.ItislocatedinLuoyang,HenanProvinceintheeastcentralpartofChina.WhyisitcalledtheWhiteHorseTemple?ToremindpeopleofthewhitehorsethattheBuddhistreadingsandimageshadtraveledonfromIndia.Dividethearticleintoseveralpartsandgivethemainideaforeachpart.Part1(Paragraph1)briefintroductionoftheWhiteHorseTemplePart2(Paragraphs2-5)thestorybehindthetemplePart3(Paragraph6)thearchitectureoftheWhiteHorseTemplePart4(Paragraphs7-9)theimportanceoftheWhiteHorseTempleDidyouknowabouttheWhiteHorseTemplebeforereadingthisarticle?Ifyes,whatdidyouknow?Ifnot,whatdoyouthinkofthetemplenow?Whichhistoricreligioussitewouldyouchoosetowriteabout?Howareyougoingtofindinformationoutaboutthesite?Languagepoints1.interpret:verb[T]<1>todecidewhattheintendedmeaningofsomethingis:It'sdifficulttointerpretthesestatisticswithoutknowinghowtheywereobtained.在不知道这些统计数字怎样获得的情况下是难以解释的。interpretationnoun[CorU]anexplanationoropinionofwhatsomethingmeans:ItisdifficultformanypeopletoacceptaliteralinterpretationoftheBible.对许多人来说接受圣经的字面解释是很难的。interpreternoun[C]anotedinterpreter一个著名的口译者2.instruct:verb[T+toinfinitive]toorderortellsomeonetodosomething,especiallyinaformalway:Thepolicehavebeeninstructedtopatrolthebuildingandsurroundingarea.警察被命令在这幢大楼和周围的地区巡逻。instructionnoun[Cusuallyplural]Thepolicewhobrokeintothehousewereonlyactingon/underinstructions.闯进这所房子的警察只是按指令行事。instructionspluralnounTheyneedclearinstructionsonwhattodonext.关于下一步做什么他们需要明确的说明。3.behalf:nounonbehalfofsb/onsb'sbehalfrepresenting;insteadof:Pleasedon'tleaveonmybehalf(=becauseofme).请不要因为我离开。4.centre:noun[C]<1>themiddlepointorpart:thetowncentre市中心centreUK,UScenterverb[T]toputsomethinginthemiddleofanarea:Centrealltheheadingsinthisdocument.把所有的标题放在文件的中心。centrearound/onsthphrasalverbtohavesomethingasthemainsubjectofdiscussionorinterest:Thediscussioncentredaroundreducingwaste.讨论集中在减少废物上。5.extensionnoun[CorU]We'rebuildinganextensionto/onourhouse.我们正在对房子进行扩建。extend(REACH)verb[T;Iusually+adverborpreposition]TheSaharaDesertextends(=reaches)formiles.撒哈拉沙漠绵延好几英里。Thepubhasrecentlyextendeditsopeninghours(=madethemlonger).酒馆最近延长了营业时间。6.circumstance:noun<1>[Cusuallyplural]afactoreventthatmakesasituationthewayitis:Undernocircumstancesshouldyou(=Youmustnot)approachtheman.你在任何情况下决不能接近这个人。<2>[U]FORMALeventsthatchangeyourlife,overwhichyouhavenocontrol:Theywerevictimsofcircumstance.他们是命运的牺牲者。<3>circumstanceshowmuchmoneysomeonehas:Bynowshewasaloneandlivinginreducedcircumstances(=withlittlemoney).到现在为止,她都是一个人生活在穷困中。
