Module 4 The natural elements 自然世界

Unit 1 Electricity today 今日电的作用

本单元的课文主要讲的是电的作用，因此有很多电器名称和用电设施的单词，如录像机、电车等生活词汇。本单元的句型相对都比较简单，所以同学们在学习本单元的时候要多注意词汇的积累。

Read, learn and think

Electricity is very important to us.
电对我们相当重要。

I'm going to show a video.
我将给你们播放录像。

It will tell you a lot about electricity.
它会告诉你许多有关电的事情。

Great Hurray!
好极了。万岁！

On a dark night, when the lighning flashes, what do you see?
在黑暗的夜里，闪电时，你看见什么？

On a dark night, when the thunder crashes, what do you see? Electricity!
在黑暗的夜里，打雷时，你看见什么？电！

When Benjamin Franklin flew a like in the storm, something in the wire gave him a fright.
当本杰明富兰克林在暴风雨中放筝时，在线上的东西给了他一个惊吓。

What could it be? Electricity
它能是什么？电！

We need electricity, but we cannot use the lightning to get electricity.
我们需要电，但我们不能利用闪电得到电。

It would be too frightening.
那太吓人了。

So we boil some water and make some steam to drive a big machine.
所以我们烧水，让蒸汽推动一台大机器。

What do we get? Electricity!
我们得到了什么？电！

Do you see the pylons carrying wires?
你们看见架设电线的铁塔了吗？

What do they bring? Electricity!
他们带什么？电！

Then electricity comes into our home.
接着电来到我们家里。

Look at the plugs and lights in every room.
看各个房间电器插头和灯。

What do they use? Electricity!
他们用什么？电！

Electricity gives power for lights.
电是照明的能源。

What else does it give power for?
电还能给什么提供能源？

Can you write a list of five electrical appliances at home?
你能写出家里的5种电器设备吗？

electrical appliances
a washing machine
an air conditioner
a vacuum cleaner

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1. Some kinds of public transport in Garden City also use electricity.
1. 花园城的一些公共交通设施也使用电。

What are they? The underground. The trams.
他们是什么？地铁。电车。

2. Good. The Airport Railway uses electricity as well.
2. 好的。机场铁路也用电。

Have you travelled on it yet? Not yet.
你们乘过它吗？还没有。

3. Can you find some information about the Airport Railway?
3. 你能找出一些关于机场铁路的信息吗？

Bring it to class next Tuesday. Then all of us can learn about it.
下周二带到课堂上来。然后我们全体学习它。

4. The Airport Railway is also known as the 'Airport Express'.
4. 机场铁路也被称作“机场快车”

It links up City Centre with Garden City's new airport.
它连接市中心和花园城新机场。

It has been operating since mid-1998.
从1998年中期开始运转。

This new, high-speed and air-conditioned Airport Railway is powered by electricity.
这条新型高速带空调的机场铁路靠电提供动力。

Computers are used to give information to the train drivers.
计算机被用来给火车司机提供信息。

Electricity makes travelling on the Airport Railway fast, safe and comfortable.
电使得机场铁路旅行快捷，安全和舒服。

The Airport Railway runs through tunnels for eight kilometres.
机场铁路线在遂道里有8公里长。

It runs over a bridge for three kilometres.
它在桥上有3公里长。

It also runs on the ground for fifteen kilometres.
它也在地上运行15公里。

The Airport Railway has stations at City Centre on Green Island
机场铁路在城市中心的绿岛

and at East End in Old Town.
和老城区的东端有车站。

The Airport Railway stations are different from the underground stations.
机场铁路车站和地铁站不同。

None of them is under the ground.
它们没有在地下的。

They are all above ground.
它们都在地上。

The station buildings are mainly made of glass, stone and metal.
车站的建筑物主要是由玻璃、石头和金属制成的。

The inside of the stations is grey and white.
车站内部是灰白色。

They are all modern and comfortable.
它们既现代又舒适。

The trains are very comfortable as well.
火车也很舒适。

All passengers travel on large seats.
所有乘客都乘坐大座椅。

There is a lot of space for suitcases and bags.
有很多空间放手提箱和包裹。

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