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1、UNIT1OurEarthTrack4-1-1&4-1-2Blake:Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?Mary:Imfinishingmypaper.Itsduetomorrow,Blake.Blake:Whatsthetopic?Mary:ItsaboutGreenland.Blake:Greenland.Hmmm.thatspartofCanada,right?Mary:Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.Blake:Well,isntitnearCanada?Mary:Yes,itsoffthecoastofnort
2、heastCanada,butitspartofDenmark.Blake:Oh,Ididntknowthat.Well,whatsyourpaperaboutexactly?Mary:Inmypaper,IanswerthequestionIsGreenlandreallygreen?Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?Blake:Isit?Mary:Whatdoyouthink?Blake:Letssee.GreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayupnorth.Itscold,.soIsGree
3、nlandreallygreen?Idanswerprobablynot.Mary:Youdbecorrect.Itstoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.Blake:Thatsoundstough.Mary:Itshardfortheconstructionindustry.ItsnoteasytobuildinGreenland.Blake:Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?Mary:Therear
4、ebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.Theyregreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.Blake:Thatsoundscool!OK,soifitsnotreallyagreenplace,whywasitnamedGreenland?Mary:Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.Track4-1
5、-3Bart:Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?Gustav:WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalParkBart:Iveneverbeenthere.Whatsitlike?Carolina:Itsbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes.and,ofcourse,glaciers!Bart:Howwasthejob?Gustav:Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.Carolina:Thatstrue,butitwasexciting,
6、too!Weactuallysawbears!Bart:Wow!Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.Illneedajobnextsummer.Carolina:Sorry,Bart,butyoucantapplytothatprogram.Itsaspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.Track4-1-41.Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,itsjustrocksanddirt.butitsreallybeautifulfromfarawa
7、y.2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayanditsjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.Track4-1-OL-1&4-1-OL-2Jay:Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!Elise:Whatisit?Jay:I
8、tscalledTheTitanicoftheSky.ItsabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.Elise:TheHindenburg.Jay:Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.Elise:Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.Jay:Right.Itssofunnylooking,dontyouthink?Itdoesntl
9、ookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.Elise:Thatstrue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?Itseemssodangerous.Jay:Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburgmansgreatestachievementinflight.Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.Elise:Whorodeinitanyway?Jay:Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcre
10、w.Onepersonsaiditwaslikeaflyinghotel.Elise:Itsoundsprettygreat.Jay:Yeah,anditwasfast.Thatswhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.Elise:Whydidnttheyjusttakeajetplane?Jay:Elise!Youknowtheydidnthavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoul
11、ddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.Elise:Well,maybeIllsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeIlllearnsomething.Track4-1-OL-3Jack:Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.Kayla:Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.Jack:Theyalsolookreallycool.Kayla:Thatstrue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybea
12、utiful.Jack:AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.Kayla:Butthenagain,itsveryexpensive.Jack:Well,letsgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?Track4-1-OL-4MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,but
13、heusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.TheyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountryTrack4-1-OL-5&4-1-OL-6Modernbuildings:Welovethem,WehatethemTheworld-famousLouvreMu
14、seuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:Theresimplywasntenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI. M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuildingscentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasa
15、pieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.Kyoto,Japan,isthecountrysancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiH
16、ara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecitystraditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.Track4-1-OL-7&4-1-OL-8Thefuturebuildingboom?Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfa
