Grade 9 Unit 5 Topic 1 Section A

(It’s been two years since Mr. and Mrs. Green came to China. Their daughter, Susanna, has just come to live with them. She knows very little about the country.)

Susanna: Mom, how much do you know about China?

Mrs. Green: A lot. China is a great country that has about 5 000 years of history. There are many places of interest which attract ^[1]attract: US: [əˈtrækt] UK: [ə’trækt] v. 吸引；招引；使喜爱；引起…的好感（或爱慕） millions of  ^[2]millions of: 数百万的；成百万的；数以百万计 tourists from all over ^[3]all over: 到处；遍及；结束 the world every year.

Susanna: Is that so? Are there any beautiful mountains?

Mrs. Green: Yes. And some of them are very famous, such as Mount Tai, Mount Huang, Mount Song and Mount Emei.

Susanna: What about rivers?

Mrs. Green: There are a great number of ^[4]a great number of: 大量的；许多的  * the number of : …的数量 rivers in China. Among them, the Changjiang River is the longest one and the second longest is the Huanghe River. They’re the birthplaces ^[5]birthplace: US: [ˈbɜrθˌpleɪs]  UK: [ˈbɜː(r)θˌpleɪs]  n. 出生地；发源地；发祥地 of Chinese culture.

Susanna: Anything else?

Mrs. Green: My dear, I think you should get to know ^[6]get to know: 逐渐了解 more about China by yourself. I can fetch ^[7]fetch: US: [fetʃ]  UK: [fetʃ] v. （去）拿来；（去）请来 you Guide to China ^[8]fetch somebody something = fetch something for somebody 意为“给某人取某物”. It’s a book which introduces ^[9]introduce: US: [ˌɪntrəˈdus] UK: [ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs] v. 推行；采用；实施；引见；介绍；引进 China in detail ^[10]in detail: 详细地.

Susanna: Thanks, Mom.

2.

A: Do you know Mount Huang?

B: Yes. It’s a mountain with lots of strange ^[11]strange: US: [streɪndʒ] UK: [streɪndʒ] adj. 奇怪的；奇特的；异常的；陌生的 pine ^[12]pine: US: [paɪn] UK: [paɪn] n. 松木；菠萝；【植】松树 trees.

A: Where is it?

B: It lies in ^[13]lie in: 存在于，位于 Anhui Province.

A: It’s a place which/that is worth visiting ^[14]be worth (doing) sth. : 值得(做)某事/物.

B: Yes, let’s go there this summer vacation.