新編實用英語2第四版UnitsixShoppingandSightseeing第一頁，共97頁。UnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Askabouttheprice2.Askaboutstyle,sizeandcolorofclothing3.Askaboutthemodel,useandguaranteeofappliances4.Talkaboutshopping5.Askforadiscount6.Understandandtalkingaboutshoppingandtravelads7.ReadandaskaboutoperatinginstructionsWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Shopping2.Touristattractions3.Presentparticipleandpastparticipleasattributives第二頁，共97頁。ContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHand第三頁，共97頁。SectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceImitating

Mini-talksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingBusinessCardsFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicateSpeakandTranslate第四頁，共97頁。1)I’mlookingforajacket.Shopassistant:MayIhelpyou?Tony:Yes,please.I’mlookingforajacket.Shopassistant:Hereisanicepurplejacket.Tony:That’sokay.Purplejacketsareverypopularthisyear.2)Howmuchisit?Sam:I’minterestedinthismobilephone.Howmuchisit?Shopassistant:It’son

salethisweek.It’sonly$96.99.Sam:That’sprettycheap.I’lltakeit,please.Shopassistant:Certainly.Andhowwillyoupayforit?SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakandRecite1Workinpairs.Lookatthepictureandrecitethefollowingmini-talksforshoppingandsightseeing.Back第五頁，共97頁。3)It’sthewrongsize.Shopassistance:MayIhelpyou,madam?Mary:Well,it’sthisshirt.Iboughtithereyesterday.Shopassistance:Andwhat’stheproblem?Mary:It’sthewrongsize.4)Wheredidyougoforyoursummervacation?John:Wheredidyougoforyoursummervacation?Mary:IwenttoSanFranciscowithafewfriends.John:Thatsoundslikefun.Howlongdidyoustaythere?Mary:Justoneweek.5)HaveyoueverbeentoParis?Helen:HaveyoueverbeentoParis?Tom:Yes.There’resomanyplaces

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interesttovisit.Helen:Oh,I’veheard.IplantoseetheLouvreandtheEiffelTower.Tom:Idon’tthinkonedayisenoughtoseemuchofthecity.WindowonKeyWordsBack紫色的

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名勝第六頁，共97頁。SpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:Buyavaseforflowers.5Task:Discusswheretogoandwhattosee.Back●RefertotheDataBankintheWorkbookforrelevantexpressions.3Task:Choosetherightcolorandsize.4Task:TalkaboutthetriptoLondon.2Task:Bargainforabetterprice.第七頁，共97頁。ShoppingandTravelAdsStudyandImitate3Shoppingandtraveladvertisementsarealwayswithus.Theyprovideusefulinformationforpeopletoknowwhattobuyandwheretogo.Nowlet’sreadthefollowingtwoadsandtrytousetheinformationintheminyourface-to-facetalks.Back第八頁，共97頁。Back第九頁，共97頁。1)OntheCulturalStreetMr.Ahrens:SothisisthefamousCulturalStreet,isn’tit?MissZhang:Yes.It’salongstreetwithalotofshopsoneitherside.YoucanfindsomerealChinesehandicrafts(手工藝品)here.Mr.Ahrens:Verygood.(Afterawhile.)MissZhang:Doyouhaveanythingparticularinmind?Mr.Ahrens:Iwanttobuysomesouvenirs(紀念品)formyfriendsandrelatives.MissZhang:Wouldyouliketohavealookatthejewels?They’reoverthere.Mr.Ahrens:Certainly.MissZhang:Howdoyoulikethisring?It’sinlaid(鑲嵌)withadiamondinadragondesignbackground.Mr.Ahrens:Howlovelyitis!Andsorichincolor!(Totheshopassistant)Howmuchdoesitcost?Shopassistant:Threethousandtwohundredandfiftyyuan.Mr.Ahrens:IthinkI’lltakeitformywife.FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.Back第十頁，共97頁。2)ItWasReallyaWonderfulTrip(JuliahadawonderfultriptoParisandLondon.Peterisaskingaboutherimpressionsofthetwocities.)Peter:Soitwasreallyawonderfultrip.Whichcitydidyoulikebetter,ParisorLondon?Julia:That’shardtosay.Therewerebothgoodthingsandbadthingsaboutthetwocities.Peter:Waitaminute!Whatarethebadthings?Julia:Traffic,forone.ThetrafficinPariswasprettybad,andthetrafficinLondonwasevenworse.Peter:That’strue.Allbigcitieshavebadtraffic.Julia:Well,forgetit.Let’stalkaboutthegoodthings.Peter:OK.Julia:TheartgalleriesinPariswerefantastic.AndtheLouvrewasamazing.Peter:Metoo.IlovethegalleriesinLondon,butIliketheonesinParisevenmore.Back第十一頁，共97頁。PuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5Imagineyouarebuyingacassetterecorder.Completethefollowingconversationwiththeshopassistantbyfillingintheblanks.Shopassistant:MayIhelpyou,sir?You:Yes.Couldyou1_______mesomecassetterecorders?Shopassistant:Sure.DoyoupreferproductsmadeinJapan,theU.S.ortheU.K.?Wehavevarious2______here.Youmaychoosetheoneyoulikebest.Buthowmuchareyougoingto3_______?You:Aboutonehundreddollars,Ithink.Shopassistant:Ifso,I’llshowyouaverygoodcassetterecorderonsale.You:4____________isit?Shopassistant:95dollars.You:Sounds5___________.CouldIhavea25%6__________?Shopassistant:Sorry.It’salreadythesaleprice.You:Allright.I’ll7_____it.MayIusemy8______cardhere?Shopassistant:Sure.

Unit|SixcreditshowbrandsspendHowmuchreasonablediscounttakeBack第十二頁，共97頁。SpeakandTranslate6ImagineyouareWangNa.Youwanttobuyapairofjeans.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseprovided.Shopassistant:Goodmorning,Miss.CanIhelpyou?You:1_________________________________.(我想買一條牛仔褲。)Shopassistant:OK.Ourselectionofjeansisthemostcomprehensiveavailable.2_________________________?(您想要什么樣式的？)You:It’sreallyhardformetochoosefromsomanystylesofjeans.Shopassistant:Well,letmesee.Howdoyoulikethisstyle?It’sthelatestfashion,verypopular.Andthequalityisexcellent.You:3____________________________________?(看上去不錯。我能試一條深藍色的嗎？)Shopassistant:Certainly.Whatsizeareyou?You:4_________________.(我想是中號。)Medium,IthinkYes,please.I’mlookingforapairofjeansWhatstylewouldyoulikeThatlooksfine.CanItryadarkbluepairBackUnit|Six第十三頁，共97頁。Shopassistant:Hereyouare.There’safittingroomjustoverthere.You:Thecolorisfine.ButI’mafraidit’stoobigforme.5__________________________?(有小點尺碼的嗎？)Shopassistant:Waitamoment,please.Oh,Ithinkthispairwillbetherightsizeforyou.You:6__________________________?(是的，我也這樣想。多少錢？)Shopassistant:$90,plustax.You:7____________________________________________.(太貴了。比我想的多多了。)Shopassistant:Youknow,whattheysay,yougetwhatyoupayfor.Youcan’tgowrongonthat.You:OK.I’lltakeit.8____________________?(你們接受信用卡嗎？)Shopassistant:Sure.SpeakandTranslateBack6ImagineyouareWangNa.Youwanttobuyapairofjeans.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseprovided.DoyouacceptcreditcardsHaveyougotanysmallersizeYes,Ithinkso.HowmuchisitIt’stooexpensiveandmuchmorethanIwantedtopayUnit|Six第十四頁，共97頁。SpeakandCommunicate7ImagineyouareSelenaandyouaretalkingwithLindaaboutyourtriptoBeijinginthesummervacation.Playyourroleaccordingtothecluesgivinginbrackets.1)Linda,I’mgoingtovisitBeijingthissummervacation.2)HaveyoubeentoBeijing?Whatistheretoseeintheancientcity?3)IdoplantoseetheForbiddenCityfirst,andthentheSummerPalaceandtheTempleofHeaven.4)ClimbingtheGreatwalliswhatIhavebeendreamingof.5)I’IIstayforaweek.Selena:1(告訴Linda你這個暑假要去北京旅游。)Linda:Really?That’swonderful.Beijingisanancientcityandagreatplaceforsightseeing.Selena:2(問她是否去過北京，這座古城有哪些地方可以

去游覽。)Linda:Yes,ItaughtEnglishinBeijingforoneyear.InBeijing,therearesomanybeautifulplacestosee.TheForbiddenCityshouldbeyourfirstchoice.Selena:Oh,Isee.3(告訴她你計劃先去游覽紫禁城，然后

再去頤和園，還有天壇。)Linda:Youshouldn’tforgetabouttheGreatWall.Selena:Certainly.4(表示登長城一直是夢寐以求的事情。)Linda:Howlongwillyoustaythere?Selena:5(說你要待上一周時間。)BackUnit|Six第十五頁，共97頁。SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandTranslateHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatchListenandAnswerListenandCompleteListenandAnswer第十六頁，共97頁。SECTIONII

BeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslationandtrytorememberthem.第十七頁，共97頁。WindowonKeyWordsone-daytour一日游special特別的Back第十八頁，共97頁。ListenandMatch2Listenagaintotheabovesentencesrearrangedinsequence,andthenmatchthemwiththeirChinesetranslation.1)a.我想買一件白襯衫。2)

b.你穿多大號的？3)

c.多少錢？4)

d.你想買什么？5)

e.我們有適合你穿的號，但沒有你要的顏色。6)

f.你們有一日游嗎？7)

g.暑假你打算去哪兒？8)

h.你有特別想去看看的地方嗎？9)

i.這次旅行大約需要五個半小時。10)

j.你會在那里待多久？baecdfjhigBack第十九頁，共97頁。ListenandTranslate3Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtranslatethemintoChineseorally.1)聽上去你的假期過得很好啊。2)我今年夏天打算去歐洲。3)我去觀光了三天。4)北京是個古老的城市，是一個游覽的好地方。5)我一直夢想去看看那里美麗的風景。6)我對這種電腦游戲很感興趣。7)你要怎么付款?8)牛仔褲的款式這么多，我真的很難挑選。9)有什么問題嗎？10)顏色不錯?？峙挛掖┨罅?。有小號的嗎?Back第二十頁，共97頁。1)Itsoundslikeyouhadaprettygoodvacation.2)I’mgoingtoEuropethissummer.3)Iwentsightseeingforthreedays.4)Beijingisanancientcityandagreatplaceforsightseeing.5)I’vebeendreamingofgoingtoseethebeautifulscenerythere.6)I’minterestedinthiscomputergame.7)Howwillyoupayforthat?8)It’sreallyhardformetochoosefromsomanystylesofjeans.9)Whatseemstobetheproblem?10)Thecolorisfine.ButI’mafraidit’stoobigforme.Doyouhaveasmallersize?Script:Back第二十一頁，共97頁。Mr.Andersonisshoppingatadepartmentstore.Hewantstobuysome1silk,pottery,jewelry

.Heaskstheshopassistantforsomethingalittle2darker,brighter,lighter

.Theassistantshowshimthedesignwithblueandyellow3birds,cats,dogs

.Helikesthe4color,size,design

andwantstobuyoneandhalfmetersforhis5wife,sister,daughter

tomakeashort-sleeveddress.Itwillcosthim6onehundredandfourteen,onehundredandforty,onehundredandfour

yuan.HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingthecorrectchoicesinbracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptBack第二十二頁，共97頁。Shopassistant:Goodafternoon,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?Mr.Anderson:Canyoushowmesomesilk,realChinesesilk?Shopassistant:Certainly.Howdoyoulikethisdesign?Mr.Anderson:Haveyougotanythingbrighter?SomethingmoreChinese?Shopassistant:Howaboutthedesignwithblueandyellowbirds?It’satraditionaldesignandthecolorsarebright.Mr.Anderson:Oh,it’slovelyandveryChinese.Isitpuresilk?Shopassistant:Yes,onehundredpercentpuresilk.Mr.Anderson:HowmuchdoIneedforashort-sleeveddress?It’sformydaughter.She’saboutmyheight.Shopassistant:Ithinkoneandahalfmeterswouldbeenough.Mr.Anderson:Allright.Pleaseletmehaveoneandahalfmetersthen.Shopassistant:Thatwillbeonehundredandfortyyuan.

Script:BackUnit|Six第二十三頁，共97頁。ListenandAnswer5Listentothedialogueagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.Back1)WhatdidMr.Andersonwanttobuy?2)Whatcolordidhewant?3)Whatdesigndidtheassistantshowhim?4)Howmuchdidhebuyforhisdaughter?5)Howmuchdidhespend?SomerealChinesesilk.Brightcolor.Adesignwithblueandyellowbirds.Oneandahalfmeters.Onehundredandfortyyuan.第二十四頁，共97頁。Shopassistant:Goodafternoon,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?Mr.Anderson:Canyoushowmesomesilk,1______________?Shopassistant:Certainly.Howdoyoulikethisdesign?Mr.Anderson:Haveyougotanythingbrighter?SomethingmoreChinese?Shopassistant:Howaboutthedesignwithblueandyellowbirds?2____________________andthecolorsarebright.Mr.Anderson:Oh,3_______________________.Isitpuresilk?Shopassistant:Yes,onehundredpercentpuresilk.Mr.Anderson:HowmuchdoIneedforashort-sleevedress?4__________________.She’saboutmyheight.Shopassistant:Ithinkoneandahalfmeterswouldbeenough.Mr.Anderson:Allright.Pleaseletmehaveoneandahalfmetersthen.Shopassistant:5____________________________________.ListenandComplete6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BackrealChinesesilkIt’satraditionaldesignit’slovelyandveryChinese.It’sformydaughter.Thatwillbeonehundredandfortyyuan.Unit|Six第二十五頁，共97頁。UnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandComplete7Listentoanannouncementtwiceandduringthesecondlistening,putbackthemissingwordsintheblanks.Ladiesandgentlemen,thecaptainhasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsign.Pleasetakeyour1___________andfastenyourseatbelt.Atthistime,werequestthatallcellphonesbeturnedoffforthe2______durationoftheflight.Werequestthatallother3___________devicesbeturnedoffuntilweflyabove10,000feet.Wewillnotifyyouwhenitis4_____tousesuchdevices.We5______youthatthisisanon-smokingflight.Smokingisnot6______ontheentireaircraft,includingthelavatories.Ifyouhaveany7_______duringourflighttoday,pleasedon’t8_______toaskoneofourflightattendants.Thankyou.hesitateseatfullelectronicsaferemindallowedquestionsBack第二十六頁，共97頁。a.readtheinstructionsb.listentohimc.fastentheirseatbeltsd.watchthevideoa.onanairplaneb.onabusc.onatraind.onashipColumnAColumnBListenandMatch8ListentotheannouncementagainandmatchtheincompletestatementinColumnAwiththechoicesinColumnB.1)Theannouncementismade______.2)Thesignthatthecaptainhasturnedonistoremindpassengersto______.Back第二十七頁，共97頁。putersb.cellphonesc.radiosd.MP3sa.thecaptainb.flightattendantsc.otherpassengersd.theengineersa.there’rebabiesonboardb.mostpassengersareagainstsmokingc.smokemayactivatethealarmd.it’sanon-smokingflightColumnAColumnBBack3)Duringthewholeflightpassengershavetoturnoff______4)Passengersarenotallowedtosmokeontheplanebecause______.5)Whentheyhavequestionsabouttheflight,passengerscanturnto______.第二十八頁，共97頁。ListenandAnswer9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheannouncementinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Back1)WhohasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsignandwhy?2)Whatelectronicdevicemustbeturnedoffforthefulldurationoftheflight?TheCaptainhasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsigntoremindthepassengerstotaketheirsseatsandfastentheirseatbelts.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffforthefulldurationoftheflight.第二十九頁，共97頁。3)Whatkindofelectronicdevicescanbeturnedonduringtheflightandwhenarethepassengersallowedtodoso?4)Whyissmokingnotallowedontheflight?5)Whomcanpassengersturntoforhelpiftheyhaveanyquestionsduringtheflight?ListenandAnswerGeneralidea9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheannouncementinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Otherelectronicdevicesareallowedtobeturnedonduringtheflightonlywhenpassengersarenotifiedtodoso.Smokingisnotallowedbecausethisisanon-smokingflight.Passengerscanturntoflightattendantsforhelpiftheyhaveanyquestionsduringtheflight.Back第三十頁，共97頁。ThecaptainhasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsigntoremindthepassengerstotaketheirseatsandfastentheirseatbelts.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffforthefulldurationoftheflight.Otherelectronicdevicesareallowedtobeturnedonduringtheflightonlywhentheyarenotifiedtodoso.Thisisanon-smokingflight,sonooneisallowedtosmokeontheplane.Passengerscanturntoflightattendantsforhelpiftheyhaveanyquestionsduringtheflight.

Generalidea:Back第三十一頁，共97頁。SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateSimulateandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPictureWriteandApplyRules第三十二頁，共97頁。SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofinstructionsandlearntowriteyourown.BackUnit|Six第三十三頁，共97頁。Back第三十四頁，共97頁。SimulateandCreate2MatchtheEnglishexpressionsinColumnAwiththeChineseequivalentsinColumnB.Back第三十五頁，共97頁。3Readthefollowingtraveladandfindoutthedetails.BackCanadaFriendlySkiingonthesnowymountaintops,swimminginlakes,enjoyingcleanairandtouringcities.)TravelagentorHoliday,Inc.(800-324-4839)第三十六頁，共97頁。WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBackPresentParticipleandPastParticipleUnit|Six第三十七頁，共97頁。4Makecorrectchoicesofwordsorexpressionsgiveninbracketstocompletethesentences.WriteandApplyRules1)Therearealotoffans____________(hoped,hoping)foraglimpseofthemoviestar.2)Thetourist____________(lookingat,lookedat)themapisarelativeofmyfather.3)People____________(lived,living)incitiescanenjoymoreofmodernlife.4)Hereisanotice____________(warned,warning)peoplenottolitterthebeach.5)Computers____________(imported,importing)fromabroadareusuallymoreexpensive.hopinglookingatlivingwarningimportedBack第三十八頁，共97頁。6)People____________(wishing,wished)togoonthetourhavetobookinadvance.7)Doyouhearaman____________(talkedwith,talkingwith)yourbrotherinthelivingroom?8)Thosehouses____________(pulleddown,pullingdown)werebuiltthirtyyearsago.9)Thedevices____________(using,used)byadvertiserstogainpeople’sattentionseemtobeeffective.10)Mostofthepeople____________(invited,inviting)tothereceptionareoldfriendsofmine.WriteandApplyRulesBack4Makecorrectchoicesofwordsorexpressionsgiveninbracketstocompletethesentences.wishingtalkingwithpulleddownusedinvited第三十九頁，共97頁。WriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.1)HeisreadingabookcallingTheWayofAllFlesh.2)Enginesaremachinesproducedpowerormotion.3)You’dbetternotwakeupthesleepbaby.4)Shewantstobuyaready-makedress.5)Alosingopportunityneverreturns.calling→calledproduced→producingsleep→sleepingreadymake→readymadelosing→lostBack第四十頁，共97頁。6)Thereweretwentypeopleinjuringintheaccident.7)ThelanguagespeakinginthatAfricancountryisFrench.8)Hethoughtsomethingexcitedhadhappened.9)Manyproductsmakingfromcrudeoil(原油)arenowindailyuse.10)Animalscandomanyamazethingswhenproperlytrained.BackWriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.injuring→injuredspeaking→spokenexcited→excitingmaking→madeamaze→amazing第四十一頁，共97頁。6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslate1)昨天討論的問題十分重要。2)他是一個舉止得體的人。3)已經養(yǎng)成的習慣很難改變。4)主席宣讀了一份預先準備好的聲明。Thequestiondiscussedyesterdayisofgreatimportance.Heisawell-behavedman.Theestablishedcustomsaredifficulttochange.Thechairmanreadoutapreparedstatement.Back第四十二頁，共97頁。6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslateBack5)孩子們更喜歡由橘汁、糖和水制成的飲料。6)他得在規(guī)定的時間內做出決定。7)我們將在下次會議上討論他提出的計劃。8)你認識在臺上唱歌的那個女孩嗎？Childrenpreferthedrinkmadeoforangejuice,sugarandwater.Hehastomakeadecisionwithinagivenperiod.We’lldiscusstheplanputupbyhimatthenextmeeting.Doyouknowthegirlsingingonthestage?第四十三頁，共97頁。WriteandDescribeaPicture7Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstotellastoryrelatedtothepicturegiven.Someusefulwordsandphrasesareprovidedtohelpyou.Thetitleofyourpassageis“MaryEnjoysShoppinginChina”.Back第四十四頁，共97頁。MaryEnjoysshoppinginChinaIhaveanAmericanfriendwhosenameisMary.Weoftengoshoppingtogether.MaryenjoysshoppinginChinaatbigdepartmentstores.Shelikeswanderingfromonedepartmenttoanother,lookingatthevariousarticlesonthecounters,fromumbrellastogloves,fromfancygoodstobooks,fromclothestoshoes.Today,wearegoingtobuysomestationeryatthebigstationeryshopnearourcollege.Maryneedssomeairmailenvelopes,writingpads,andacoupleofbatteriesforherwalkman.Iwouldlikeabottleofglue,aboxofpaperclips,astaplerandtworollsoffilms.IenjoygoingshoppingwithherbecauseIcandosomethingforher:Iamhershoppingguide.Key:BackUnit|Six第四十五頁，共97頁。SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandRewriteReadandTranslate第四十六頁，共97頁。FromthefirstWorldExpoheldinLondonin1851,theWorldExposhavebeenheldsuccessivelyformanyyears.In1933,WorldExpoChicagosetupitstheme,andthenthefollowingexposalsohadtheirspecialthemes.

SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageBack第四十七頁，共97頁。Back第四十八頁，共97頁。Back第四十九頁，共97頁。AnOverseasVisitor’sPersonalExperienceMyauntinVancouver

sharedawiseChinesesayingrecently:“Ifyoudon’tgototheShanghaiExpo,youwillregretit.IfyougototheShanghaiExpo,youwillregretitevenmore.”Ilaughed.Thereisalotoftruthtothestatement.Forthepriceofanadmission

tickettotheExpo,youwillgettowitnessagreathumanaccomplishment:Over200architecturally

cutting-edgenationalpavilionsina4-km2exhibitionsite.Atthesametime,youwillgettowitnessandexperiencetheexhausting4or5hours’longqueuinglines.Butcontrary

tomyaunt’sadvice,youcangototheExpoandstillhaveagoodtime.

Inaddition,don’tjustvisitShanghaifortheExpo.Shanghaiisadynamic,modern,internationalcity—the“cityofthefuture”—anditisreallyworthbreaking

upyourExpovisitwithtripstotheBund,toNanjingEastRoad,toultra-modernPudong,maybeevenneighboringHangzhouandSuzhou.Believeme:theExpoitselfwillwearyououtafterDayOne.Andifyou’vebeentoShanghaimanytimesalreadyandhaveseenallthesesights,thenusetherestofyourtimetodotheonethingShanghaiisbestknownfor:shopping,shopping,shopping.PASSAGEIHowto“Survive”theShanghaiExpoUnit|Six第五十頁，共97頁。TheBestPavilionstoSee“Whatarethebestpavilionstosee?”Thisisagoodquestion.Withover200pavilionsandsuchlimitedtimeandsuchlonglines,youdon’twantyourdayattheExpositetogotowaste.Actually,answeringthisquestionstartswithyou.Askyourself:Ifyou’vebeentoFrance,there’snopointwaitinganhourtoseetheFisher

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versionofFranceintheFrenchPavilion(althoughstillquitebeautiful).TheRealStars:Mid-sizedCountriesYoumightbeverymuchexhaustedbyqueuingbeforetheheavy

hittersoftheExpo—theChinapavilionandthebig“brand-name”countries—butyouwillalsodiscoverthattherearesomerealgems—mid-sizedcountries’pavilions.第五十一頁，共97頁。Mid-sizedcountrieshaveshortlines(10-30minutesatmost)andtheirdisplayscanbequitebeautifulandinformative!TwothatIenjoyedare:IndonesiaandNew

Zealand.Indonesiahadalong,snakingexhibitthatshowcasedeverythingfromcoral

reefstoruinsofculture.NewZealand,whileshort

ontheactualinteriordisplay,hadaroofgardenwitheverythingfromstuffedanimalstoKiwitreesandherbs.Additionally,somecountriesaretoosmallorpoortoaffordtheirownstand-alonepavilion.Inthatcase,theyrentspaceinapavilionwarehouse,usuallygroupedbyregionorcontinent.TheAfricapavilionremindedmeofacollegeactivitiesfair,withboothsandstandsforindividualcountries.Theseplacesarealsogreatifyou’relookingtolearnmoreaboutalotofcountriesinashortamountoftime.Simplystated,theShanghaiExpoisaonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience.Maybeit’sbecause,aftervisitingtheExpo,youwillprobablytellyourselfthatyouneverwanttodothisagain.Butonceyou