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研究表明，旅行有益于身心健康和增進(jìn)家庭關(guān)系。此外，旅行也是一個學(xué)習(xí)的好機(jī)會。

1. app /p/ n. 應(yīng)用程序;應(yīng)用軟件

2. target /tɑɡt/ n. 目標(biāo)

3. reflect /rflekt/ v. 認(rèn)真思考;反映;反射

If youre planning a trip with your family， youre in for many benefits. Research shows travel is good for mental and physical health， and family relationships. Travel is also an educational opportunity. Its a rich experience to see different parts of the world and understand other cultures.

Before the trip， you can do some prereading about the destination. This will help you find where and how learning might occur. You might also get your children to do this. Say youre going on a trip to the South Pacific. You might look at a map of the Pacific with your children to find the islands located in this part of the world. You could also encourage your children to discover the special landmarks of different places using Google Earth. Such activities will support the development of your childrens prediction skills. This helps children predict future experiences.

Learning even a little of the local language will open up some parts of the culture you may not have otherwise experienced. Together with your children， you can start learning the basics of the new language using some language apps. Another fun way to enlarge your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation is singing songs in the target language.

Travel will provide so many learning experiences， and you will need to allow time for your children to make sense of them. Any teacher will tell you reflecting happens when deep connections are made between new experiences and existing world views. Some children will reflect on their own， but getting into a habit of reflecting together will make sure it happens. The traditional travel diary is still a great tool for selfreflection. Others might enjoy looking at photos taken and reflect on the day through family conversations.

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences

1. Say youre going on a trip to the South Pacific.

譯文：假設(shè)你要去南太平洋旅行。

分析：本句中，say意為“假設(shè);比方說”。

2. Learning even a little of the local language will open up some parts of the culture you may not have otherwise experienced.

譯文：學(xué)習(xí)哪怕是一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的當(dāng)?shù)卣Z言也會讓你接觸到一些你沒有體驗(yàn)過的文化。

分析：本句的關(guān)鍵詞是“otherwise”， 其本意是“否則;不然”，在此處是“通過其他途徑”之意。

Ⅱ. Useful sentence patterns

Its a rich experience to see different parts of the world and understand other cultures.

譯文：看看世界的不同地區(qū)和了解其他文化是一次非常有趣的經(jīng)歷。

分析：本句中，It is...to do...是一個“it作形式主語”的結(jié)構(gòu)。再如：

It is difficult to persuade her to stay. 很難說服她留下。

Practice： 用“as引導(dǎo)定語從句”和 “it作形式主語”的結(jié)構(gòu)完成句子。

1. ? ? ? ? ? ? is known to us all， the earth revolves around the sun. 眾所周知，地球繞著太陽轉(zhuǎn)。

2. ? ? ? ? ? ? is known to us all that the earth revolves around the sun. 眾所周知，地球繞著太陽轉(zhuǎn)。

閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。

寫作導(dǎo)引

一、析結(jié)構(gòu)，理要點(diǎn)

二、依體裁，巧行文

在對不同的文本進(jìn)行概要寫作時，第一步就是明確原文的體裁，根據(jù)不同的體裁（如說明文、議論文、記敘文、新聞等）來確定概要寫作的思路與框架。本題是一篇說明文的概要寫作，寫作時要突出說明對象及其特征或性質(zhì)這兩個要素，而對于原文的說明方法可以忽略。通過對這兩個要素的回答，并對原文信息加以提取與整合，輔以適當(dāng)?shù)你暯邮侄?，即可寫出一篇較為準(zhǔn)確的概要。

另外，考試中說明文概要寫作的語言要力求精準(zhǔn)、具體、樸實(shí)，盡量避免使用華麗的辭藻。