高英5第一单元 language points and cultural information

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Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was a Caribbean加勒比 -American writer, poet and actiives/ pg_alitanyforsurvival.html A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde 幸存的连祷文：奥德· 罗德的生活和工作 /wiki/Audre_Lorde
Language Work
fabled adj. famous in fables; legendary There are some fabled cities in that small country. The scientist went to investigate about the fabled fish in Lake Kanas卡纳斯湖 . The deserted house is fabled to have been inhabited by ghosts.
/wiki/Philadelphia
Philadelphia's importance and central location in the colonies made it a natural center for America's revolutionaries. The city hosted the First Continental Congress before the war; the Second Continental Congress, which signed the United States Declaration of Independence, during the war; and the Constitutional Convention after the war. Several battles were fought in and near Philadelphia as well. After the war, Philadelphia served as the new United States' capital in the 1790s.In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history killed as many as 5,000 people in Philadelphia, roughly 10% of the population. An infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes of the genera Aedes, especially A. aegypti, and Haemagogus and characterized by high fever, jaundice, and dark-colored vomit resulting from gastrointestinal hemorrhaging. Also called yellow jack黄热病：
cultural tips: Philadelphia
the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States. Popular nicknames for Philadelphia include Philly and The City of Brotherly Love, from Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια, pronounced [pʰilaˈdelp ʰeːa], Modern Greek: [filaˈð ɛlfia], "brotherly love" from φίλος, (philos, love), and αδελφός (adelphos, brother).
The Liberty Bell is of great historic significance. It is perhaps one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolution and the American Revolution War. It is one of the most familiar symbols of independence, abolition of slavery, nationhood and freedom within the United States, and has been described as an international icon of liberty.
Cultural tips: Eighth grade/ Grade 8 Grade school is a school for children from the age of 5 to the age of 10 or 14. The eighth grade is the eighth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 13–14 years old, but sometimes as old as 17 . Traditionally, eighth grade was the final year of elementary school. In the United States and Canada, however, it is now usually part of middle school.
Language Work
be supposed to do sth.: be expected or required to do sth. Am I supposed to clean all the rooms or just
this one? You are supposed to pay the bill by Friday. You are not supposed to play football in the classroom. Students are not supposed to whisper or talk while the teacher is lecturing.
cultural tips: Connecticut
a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
The milk train
Paraphrase In fact, my first trip to Washington was a mobile feast.( Para3) ~ Actually, my first trip to Washington was a wonderful or elaborate meal that we enjoyed in the chugging train. Or: Indeed, my first trip to Washington was like a very pleasant or very agreeable feast, because I started eating as soon as we were comfortably settled in our seats and did not stop until somewhere after Philadelphia.
Unit 1 The Fourth of July
Declaration of Independence
The Independence Day
Celebration: displays of fireworks, such as these over the Washington Monument, are an example of the celebrations that take place nationwide. Also called: Fourth of July, The Fourth. Observed by United States Type: National Significance: The day the Declaration of Independence first adopted by the Continental Congress. Date: July 4 Celebrations: Fireworks, Family reunions, Concerts, Barbecues Picnics, Parades, Baseball games
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cultural tips: Liberty Bell Center
the Liberty Bell
A bell kept in Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, which was rung on July 8th,1776, during the American Revolutionary War to tell people of the Declaration of Independence from Britain. Because of this, the bell becomes a symbol of liberty for the US. In 1846 it cracked when it was rung to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, and it could not be repaired.