UNIT4

Protectingourheritage

sitesSection

D

Extended

reading&ProjectLead-inPERS

A

HimalayasINDIABEAN

SEAChanga口

CHINAINDIANOCEANTHE

SILK

ROADPamirsThe

picture

isabouttheSilk

RoadWhat

isthis

pictureabout?ROMANEMPIREPleaseappreciatethebeautyofthe

picture.Readthemagazinearticleaboutthe

Silk

Road.Covering

vast

distances

and

an

astonishing

variety

of

landscapes,theSilk

Road

was

a

network

ofancient

trade

routes

that

extended

from

East

Asia

all

the

way

to

the

Mediterranean.A

key

section

ofthe

extensive

Silk

Road

network

is

the

Chang'an

Tianshan

Corridor,which

stretches

over

a

distance

ofaround5,000kilometres

through

China,Kazakhstan

and

Kyrgyzstan,covering

a

total

of8,700kilometres

of

trade

routes.The

three

countries

jointly

pursued

an

applicationfor

UNESCO

WorldHeritage

status.They

submitted

the

proposal

which

contained

detailed

research

on

the33sites

alongthe

corridor.This

made

history

in

its

own

way

as

the

first

successful

multinational

World

Heritageapplication—and

it

seems

to

be

only

the

beginning

of

the

road

for

the

Silk

Road,as

other

countries

are

also

planning

World

Heritage

applications

for

other

sections

of

the

network.The

starting

point

of

the

corridor

and

the

entire

Silk

Road

network

is

Chang'an(present-day

Xi'an),inShaanxi

Province

of

north-west

China.It

was

famous

as

the

capital

of

the

Han

and

Tang

Dynasties.Further

west

on

the

Silk

Road,the

geography

gradually

changes

from

wild

deserts

to

high,snow-capped

mountains

to

vast

grasslands

as

the

routes

pass

through

the

splendid

Tianshan

Mountains

andemerge

in

the

rolling

valleys

of

Central

Asia.Although

the

Chang'an

Tianshan

Corridor

ends

here,thenetwork

continues

westwards

until

it

reaches

the

Mediterranean.The

Silk

Road

began

to

develop

in

the

2nd

century

BCE.Assigned

by

the

emperor,the

ambassadorZhang

Qianjourneyed

from

Chang'an

to

Central

Asia,seeking

to

build

bridges

between

the

HanDynasty

and

the

Western

Regions.Following

Zhang's

efforts,trade

routes

took

shape

andrelationships

were

strengthened

between

the

major

powers

ofthe

time,with

the

routes

networkreaching

as

far

as

the

Roman

Empire.The

network

expanded

gradually,playing

an

important

role

in

world

history

between

the

6th

and

14th

centuries,and

remained

in

use

until

the

16th

century.At

the

initial

stage

ofthe

Silk

Road

development,silk

was

the

main

item

in

the

trade

list

thanks

to

itslight

weight

and

high

value.At

its

peak,many

other

items

were

contributed

to

the

marketplace

ofgoods.The

routes

were

alive

with

strings

ofcamels

carrying

loads

ofgoods

and

traders

sellingeverythingimaginable.China'sexports

included

silk,china

and

tea,while

horses,wool,cotton

andgrapes

were

all

imported

over

vast

distances

along

the

network.Inadditiontotradeexchange,thenetwork

served

as

a

bridge

for

cultural

exchange

which

shapedthe

evolution

ofscience,art,technology

andmany

other

areas

in

societies

alongthenetwork.Astronomyandmathematicswereintroducedto

China

fromIndia

and

Arabia;in

Gansu

Province,theMogao

Caves,hometo

some

of

the

finest

examples

of

Buddhist

art,reflectedthe

eastward

spread

of

Buddhism

fromIndia;importantChineseinventions

such

aspapermaking

andprinting

were

firstbrought

to

the

West

through

the

network.Allof

theseactivitiescontributedtoagreat

age

of

expansion

astrade

and

cultural

exchanges

gavepeople

access

tonew

goods,knowledge

and

ideas.These

amazingly

longroutes

connected

Easternand

Western

civilizations,which

achieved

a

shared

development.In

the

modern

age,through

the

Belt

andRoadInitiative,the

SilkRoadisonce

again

connecting

the

countries

along

the

ancient

traderoutes

andpromotingthe

exchanges

ofdifferent

civilizations.The

addition

of

the

Chang'anTianshan

CorridortotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListisamilestoneinrecognitionof

the

Silk

Road

as

acrucialpartof

humanity'scommon

heritage.Para.1

Overall

introductionWhatdothesefiguresstandfor?50008700TheSilkRoad3331.Where's

the

starting

point

and

destination

of

the

Silk

Road?Chang'an→the

Mediterranean2.What

astonishing

landscapes

can

be

admired

along

theSilk

Road?wild

deserts

snow-capped

mountains

vast

grasslands

rolling

valleysCoveringvast

distance

andanastonishingvarietyof

landscapes,theSilkRoad

was

a

network

of

ancient

routes.Para.2

GeographyPara.3HistoryDrawatimelinetoshowthedevelopment

of

the

SilkRoad.6th

century

14th

century2nd

century

16th

centuryBCEReasonsforitsrise:Reasonsforits

decline:Tobuildbridgesbetweenthe

HanDynasty

andthe

Western

Regions.The

rise

ofsea

trade

route.At

the

initial

stageSilk

with

its

light

weight

and

high

valueAt

the

peak

of

theSilk

RoaddevelopmentExportsilk,china

and

teaImporthorses,wool,cotton

and

grapesPara.4

TradeexchangeWhatitems

appearedinthe

marketplace

ofgoods?That'swhy

it

wascalled

the

Silk

Road.FromIndiaand

Arabiato

China:

astronomy,mathematics,BuddismFromChinatotheWest:

papermaking,printingPara.5

CulturalexchangeGivingpeopleaccesstonewgoods,knowledgeand

ideas

expansion,contributingto

a

great

age

of

expansion;Connecting

Eastern

and

Western

civilizations,which

achieved

a

shareddevelopment.the

Silk

Road?

Routes

of

the

China-proposed

Belt

and

Road

InitiativePromoting

the

trade

and

cultural

exchanges

ofdifferentcivilizations;Developingenergyandtransportinfrastructure.Para.6

Significance·What

is

the

significance

of

the

ancient

Silk

Road?·Inmodernage,whatisthepracticalsignificanceofdevelopingLanguage

points4Assigned

by

the

emperor,the

ambassador

Zhang

Qian

journeyed

fromChang'an

to

Central

Asia…

使者張騫奉旨由長安城出發，長途跋涉至中亞地區

……

assign

vt.指定，指派；分配；確定搭配：

assign

sb.sth.=assign

sth.to

sb.

給某人布置/分配

…...The

teacher

assigned

each

child

a

different

task.=The

teacher

assigned

a

different

task

to

each

child.老師給每個孩子都布置了不同的作業。They'veassigned

me

to

thejob.他們指派我做這項工作。【拓

展

】assignment

n.(分派的)工作，任務；分派，布置Ihavesetmyselfa

tough

assignment.我給自己定了一項艱巨任務。詞塊背誦writtenassignments

書面作業單句語法填空(1)Don't

worry!The

case

has

been

assigned

to

our

most

senior

officer.(2)UNtroopswereassigned

(assign)the

taskofrebuilding

the

hospital.(3)She

is

in

Greece

on

an

assignment

(assign)for

one

ofthe

Sundaynewspapers.5Following

Zhang's

efforts,traderoutestookshape..經過張的努力，商路初具規模

……take

shape

成形，有了模樣Aplanwasbeginningtotake

shapeastheyargued.隨著他們的爭論，計劃正逐漸成形。詞塊背誦in

good/bad

shape

健康狀況良好/不佳；情況良好/不佳out

of

shape

變形的；身體不好

intheshapeof

以….…的形狀完成句子(1)Afteraheateddiscussionamongall

the

employees,an

idea

wasbeginning

to

takeshape

(

成

形

)

inhis

mind.(2)He

is

in

good

shape

(身體不錯)for

a

man

of

his

age.6Therouteswerealivewithstringsofcamels

carrying

loadsof

goods

andtraders...商路上熙來攘往，到處是駝隊和商人，駝隊載著一批批貨物

……string

n.

一批，

一連串，一系列；線；弦Sheworeastringofpearlsaroundherneck.她脖子上戴著一串珍珠。Thekeyishangingonastringbythe

door.鑰匙拴在門邊的帶子上。詞塊背誦astringof一系列；一連串stringsof成串的，很多的apieceof

string一根細繩單句語法填空(1)He

has

made

a

string

of

outspoken

speeches

in

recent

years.(2)He

insists

that

guitar_

strings

(string)are

made

from

steel.7

All

of

these

activities

contributed

to

a

great

age

of

expansion..所有這些活動共同催生了一個欣欣向榮的大時代

…..Expansion

n.擴展，擴大，膨脹Expansion

into

new

areas

of

research

is

possible.

擴展新的研究領域是可能的。Metals'expansionwilltakeplacewhentheyareheated.金屬遇熱就會膨脹。【拓展】expand

v.

擴展；擴大，增加We've

expanded

the

business

by

opening

two

more

stores.

我們增開了兩家商店以擴展業務。Gases

expand

when

heated.氣體受熱會膨脹。單句語法填空(1)The

book

is

an

expansion

of

a

series

of

lectures

given

last

year.(2)Any

further

industrial

expansion

(expand)in

the

area

will

face

fierce

opposition

fromenvironmentalists.(3)Achild's

vocabulary_

expands

(expand)through

reading.8In

the

modern

age,through

the

Belt

and

Road

Initiative...來到當代，“一帶一路”倡議提出后

….…initiative

n.倡議，新方案；主動性Theinitiative

proposedby

the

young

man

will

havea

very

positiveeffecton

the

world.這個年輕人提出的倡議將對世界產生非常積極的影響。The

bossisexpected

to

put

forward

an

initiative

on

expanding

the

business.預計老板會提出一項擴展業務的新方案。She

did

it

on

her

owninitiative.

她是主動這么做的。詞塊背誦agovernmentinitiative政府的新方案on

one's

own

initiative

主動地單句語法填空(1)She

put

forward

a

lot

of

initiatives

(initiative)andwaspromotedtomanagerafter

a

year(2)Well

received

by

the

bossandallemployees,thisis

aninitiativethatcan

greatlypromotethe

development

ofthe

company.……它們是許多不同尋常的動植物的家園，而這些動植物在地球上的其他地方是無法存活的。elsewhere

adv.在(或去)別處Theanswertotheproblemmustbesoughtelsewhere.這個問題的答案必須在別處尋找。詞塊背誦goelsewhere

去別處完成句子Our

favourite

restaurant

was

closed,so

we

had

to

go

elsewhere

(到別處去)

.9.….theyare

hometomany

unusual

plantsandanimalsthat

do

not

liveelsewhere

on

the

planet.詞塊背誦makeone'sentry

to

進入gain

entry

into/to….進入

…

..No

Entry

禁止入內enterauniversity

考入大學單句語法填空(1)A

flock

of

sheep

blockedour

entry

to

the

farm,and

we

had

no

choice

but

to

waitpatiently.(2)She

made

her

entry(enter)totheceremony

surrounded

by

a

group

ofphotographers10Thegovernment

has

introducedaspecialentryfeefortourists.政府對游客實行特別入場費。entry

n.進入；參與，加入；參賽She

made

her

entry

to

the

sound

of

thunderous

applause.

她在雷鳴般的掌聲中走了進來。

【拓

展

】enter

v.