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Egypt
Ever since Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian and traveler, first
described Egypt as“the gift of the Nile”, she has been capturing the
imagination of all who visit her.
The awe -inspiring monuments, left by the Pharaohs, Greeks and Romans as
well as by the early Christians and Muslims, attract thousands of visitors every
year — but the pyramids, temples, tombs, monasteries and mosques are just part
of this country’s fascination.
Modern Egypt —where mud-brick villages stand beside Pharaonic ruins
surrounded by towering steel, stone and glass buildings — is at the cultural
crossroads of East and West, ancient and modern. While TV antennae decorate
rooftops everywhere, from the crowded apartment blocks of Cairo to the mud homes
of farming villages and the goatskin tents of the Bedouins, the fellahin
throughout the Nile’s fertile valley still tend their fields with the archaic
tools of their ancestors.
In the gargantuan city of Cairo the sound of the muezzin summoning the
faithful to prayer competes with the pop music of ghetto blasters and the
screech of car horns. And everywhere there are people : swathed in long flowing
robes or western-style clothes, hanging from buses, weaving through an obstacle
course of animals and exhaust-spewing traffic or spilling from hivelike
buildings.
Spectacular edifices aside, the attraction of this country lies in its
incredible natural beauty and in the overwhelming hospitality of the Egyptian
people .
Through everything the Nile River flows serene and majestic, the lifeblood
of Egypt as it has been 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 )
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. ancient / antique 2 . wrap / clothe 3. unbelievable / inconceivable 4
. shriek / scream 5. quiet / tranquil / peaceful 6 . giant / huge /
tremendous
Ⅱ. 1. Her brilliant performance captured the audience’s imagination. 2. Her
first view of the Great Wall filled her with awe. 3. He was summoned to the
palace. 4. The cure for stress lies in learning to relax. |
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发表于 2016-12-4 13:30:34