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1、话题语言应用多元文化的美国语言积累交际用语1鼓励别人说话Cool太好了！ Good好！ Really/ Indeed? 真的吗？/哦？真的？Yes，thats right对。Lucky you! 你真幸运！Mmm，sounds interesting嗯，有意思。That surprises me真让我吃惊。That me没让我吃惊。 Such as? 例如？Give an example举个例子。Is that so? 是那样吗？ Oh I see噢，我明白了。Sounds great! 听起来不错呀！Ah ha! 啊哈！ Gosh，George! 哎呀，乔治！And what about.?
2、 .怎么样呢？注意：1. sound 在此处是系动词，表示“听起来”，后接形容词作表语。2. 动词surprise意思是“使（某人）吃惊”，surprising表示“令人惊讶的”，表示事物的性质和特点；surprised表示“感到惊讶的”，表示人的感觉。3. what about也可用how about，接动词时要用动词-ing形式。2方向和位置on the east / west coast 在东/西海岸 to the north / south of USA 在美国以北/南along the northwest coast of 沿西北海岸 from the west to the eas
3、t coast 从西海岸到东海岸in southern China 在中国南部 in San Francisco Bay 在圣弗朗西斯科湾in southeastern part of California 在加利福尼亚东南部 around the state of California 环加利福尼亚州near the beach / coast 海滨附近 in the central part 在中心区go further southeast 深入东南部 in South America 在南美洲on the Mississippi River 在密西西比河上 not far from th
4、e Gulf of Mexico 离墨西哥湾不远话题语句（1）1美国地理概况Ocean on the east/ west coast：Atlantic Ocean/ Pacific Ocean 东/西海岸：大西洋/太平洋Country to the north/ south of USA： Canada/ Mexico 美国以北/南：加拿大/墨西哥Mountains range in the west：Rocky Mountains 西部山脉：落基山脉Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario五大湖：苏必利尔湖、密歇根湖、
5、休伦湖、伊利湖和安大略湖Longest river in the USA: Mississippi River 美国最长的河流：密西西比河2. Important cities 重要城市New York (Big Apple) 纽约 Los Angeles 洛杉矶 San Francisco 旧金山 Chicago 芝加哥 New Orleans 新奥尔良 Boston 波士顿 Washington D.C.（capital of the USA）华盛顿特区（美国首都）3. Nicknames for some of 50 states of the USA美国部分州郡的别名加利福尼亚(Cal
6、ifornia): 黄金州(Golden State)阿拉斯加(Alaska): 午夜出太阳之乡(Land of Midnight Sun)；最后的边疆(the Last Frontier)；半岛州(Peninsula State)宾夕法尼亚(Pennsylvania): 基石州(Keystone State)得克萨斯(Texas): 孤星州(Lone Star State)佛罗里达(Florida): 阳光州(Sunshine State)弗吉尼亚(Virginia): 总统的母亲(Mother of Presidents)；骑兵州(Cavalier State)；华盛顿(Washingto
7、n): 奇努克州(Chinook State)；常青州(Evergreen State)肯塔基(Kentucky): 六月禾州(Bluegrass State)密苏里(Missouri): 别哄我州(Show-Me State)密执安(Michigan): 貂熊州(Wolverine State)纽约(New York): 帝国州(Empire State)夏威夷(Hawaii): 太平洋上的天堂(Paradise of Pacific)；阿洛哈州(Aloha State)新泽西(New Jersey): 花园州(Garden State)话题语句（2）1. About California加
8、州简介Lying on the Pacific Ocean, California is on the west coast of the United States, which is diverse in topography(地形), climate and ecological environment. It has an area of 411 square kilometers, and it is one of the US states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Meanwhile,
9、its pleasant weather, long beaches, and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous (繁荣的). Its capital Los Angeles is Californias largest and the nations second largest city.要点提示：lie (lying) 位于 diverse 多种多样的 ecological 生态的 graceful 优美的landscape 风景2. Immigrants移民Native Americans 美洲土著人 Indi
10、ans 印第安人 the Spanish 西班牙人 Russians 俄罗斯人 gold miners 金矿工 Italians 意大利人 the Danish丹麦人（Denmark丹麦）Jewish 犹太人Cambodians 柬埔寨人Koreans 韩国/朝鲜人（Korea 韩国，朝鲜） Vietnamese 越南人Pakistanis 巴基斯坦人 Europeans 欧洲人1) Native American Indians one of the first people to live in California.2) Gold miners the discovery of gold
11、 in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.3) Chinatown, San Francisco Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.3. Why is California such a multicultural community?The state of California is a multi
12、cultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years. Before their arrival, Native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good cl
13、imate and the lifestyle it offers. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavor (特色). Problems that might arise include intercultural conflict or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californ
14、ians that such problems do not arise very often. 要点提示：intercultural conflict 不同文化间的冲突 discrimination 歧视 to the credit 值得赞扬，为某人增光4. About travellinggo straight to hotel and drop luggage, then go exploring 径直去了旅馆，放下行李，然后去观光ride on a cable car 坐缆车visit Fishermans Wharf/ the prison 游览渔人码头/监狱team up with
15、 a couple from hotel and hire a car 同旅馆里的一对夫妻作伴，一起租了一辆小汽车spend all day driving around the city 一整天驱车游览城市take ferry to Angel Island 坐渡船去了天使岛have a good view of Golden Gate Bridge 观赏了金门大桥admire the view of the city from different angles 从不同角度欣赏城市风景have a really good idea of what the citys like 对城市的面貌有了一个好的了解share the cost 分担费用enjoy being in th
