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六级干货》》 作文 |阅读 |翻译 |听力
Egypt
Ever since Herodotus2, the ancient Greek historianand traveler, first
described Egypt as“the gift of theNile3”, she has been capturing the imagination
of allwho visit her.
The awe -inspiring monuments, left by thePharaohs, Greeks and Romans as
well as by the earlyChristians and Muslims, attract thousands of visitorsevery
year — but the pyramids, temples, tombs, monasteries and mosques are just part
of thiscountry’s fascination.
Modern Egypt —where mud-brick villages stand beside Pharaonic ruins
surrounded by toweringsteel, stone and glass buildings — is at the cultural
crossroads of East and West, ancient andmodern. While TV antennae decorate
rooftops everywhere, from the crowded apartmentblocks of Cairo to the mud homes
of farming villages and the goatskin tents of the Bedouins4,the fellahin
throughout the Nile’s fertile valley still tend their fields with the archaic
tools oftheir ancestors.
In the gargantuan5city of Cairo the sound of the muezzin6 summoning the
faithful to prayercompetes with the pop music of ghetto blasters7 and the
screech of car horns. Andeverywhere there are people : swathed in long flowing
robes or western-style clothes, hangingfrom buses, weaving through an obstacle
course of animals and exhaust-spewing traffic orspilling from hivelike
buildings.
Spectacular edifices aside, the attraction of this country lies in its
incredible natural beauty andin the overwhelming hospitality of the Egyptian
people .
Through everything the Nile River flows serene and majestic, the lifeblood
of Egypt as it hasbeen since the beginning of history.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Give the synonyms to the following words:
1. archaic 2 . swathe 3. incredible 4 . screech 5. serene 6 .
gargantuan
Ⅱ. Translate the sentences into English with the words in parenthe ses
:
1. 她的精彩表演使观众为之神往。( capture )
2. 她初见长城时, 敬畏之感油然而生。( awe)
3. 他被召进宫里。( summon)
4. 消除紧张的方法在于学会放松。( lie )
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发表于 2018-12-8 10:19:56