高中英语必修五Unit-2-课文详解

必修五Unit 2 PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY地理之谜

unite vi. &vt.联合；团结

the United Kingdom联合王国（英）consist vi.组成；一致

consist of 由…组成

divide …into…把…分成

debate vi. & n. 争论；辩论clarify vt.澄清；阐明

break away (from)挣脱（束缚）；脱离the Union Jack英国国旗

relation n.关系；联系

legal adj.法律的；合法的convenience n.便利；方便roughly adv.粗略地；粗糙地Midlands 英格兰中部地区Industrial adj.工业的；产业的historical adj.历史上的；有关历史的

attraction n.吸引；吸引力；吸引人的

事物

collection n.收藏品；珍藏；收集

construct vt.建造；构造；创立

influence vt.影响；改变n.

leave out 省去；遗漏；不考虑

project n.科研学习项目；课题；计划；

工程

take the place of代替

break down (机器)损坏；破坏

arrange vt.筹备；安排；整理

fold vt.折叠；对折

sightseeing n.观光；游览

available adj.可利用的；有用的

delight n.快乐；高兴；喜悦

royal adj.王室的；皇家的

occasion n.场合；时刻；时机

splendid adj.壮丽的；辉煌的；极好的

statue n.塑像；雕像

longitude n.经线；经度

navigation n.导航；航行

original adj.最初的；原始的；

thrill vt.使激动；使胆战心惊

unfair adj.不公平的；违反规划的

smart adj.漂亮的；时髦的；聪明的

error n.错误；过失；谬误

pot n.罐；壶

II. Reading PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY地理之谜

People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four

countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.人们也许会奇怪：为什么用不同的词汇来描述这四个国家：英国、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰。【注释：①wonder v.tr.（及物动词）To feel curiosity or be in doubt about:感到好奇或怀疑：eg. He wondered why people

built ugly homes, when they could have beautiful ones.他很奇怪为什么人们本可以造出漂亮的房屋,而偏偏建造出丑陋的房子来。n. It's a wonder难得；奇怪的是eg. It's a wonder you recognized me.难得你还认得我。(2)(It's) no wonder难怪；并不奇怪；当然eg. No wonder he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.难怪他不饿，他整天在吃糖果。②

use sth. to do …用…做…; eg. You’d better use a stick to stir the paint. 你最好用棒来搅漆。】You can clarify this question if you study British history.如果你研究英国历史，就能阐明这个问题。【注释：clarify:解释；澄清；阐明eg. The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women?政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。】

First there was England.首先有英格兰。Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.13世纪，威尔士加入进来。【注释：link vt., vi.（常与together, to, with连用）连接eg. The two towns are linked by a railway.这两个城镇由一条铁路连接起来。(2)挽着;（与on, to, in to连用）联合】Now when people refer to England, you find Wales included as well.现在，当人们谈到英格兰，你就会发现威尔士也包括进来。【注释：①refer to谈到；speak of, mention 这三个词均表示“谈到；说起”，其主语均为“sb.”，而come to表示“谈到”讲时，仅用于句型“when it comes to sb./ sth.” “当一谈到…”试题：

When it ___ music, Kate is always excited. A.refers to B. speaks of C. mentions D. comes to

②as well也，倒不如, 还是...的好，最好...还是(It will be as well to stop that young screamer. 但是最好还是让那个大哭大叫的孩子住声。)】Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain". 接下来，在17世纪，英格兰和威尔士加入到苏格兰，名字改为“大英帝国”。【注释：be joined : To put or bring into close association or relationship:使结合，缔交：使…结合或联合形成密切联系或关系eg. they were joined by marriage;.他们结成夫妻；】Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.高兴的是，当苏格兰国王詹姆斯成为英格兰和威尔士国王时，