Unit 6 At One with Nature 课文（ppt课件）-新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.pptx

1、 Longji Rice Terraces Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water,shining in the spring sun.Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice.During autumn,these same mountains are gold,and in winter they are covered in sheets of white frost.These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terrace

2、s.想象一下:春日，群山被银白色的水田包裹，在阳光下闪闪发光；盛夏，佳禾吐绿，将群山染成一片青翠；秋收，满山金黄；而隆冬，它们又披上了冰山做成的雪白毛毯。这，就是绚丽多彩的龙脊梯田。These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people,to whom Guangxi is home.Starting in the Yuan Dynasty,work on the terraces tookhundreds of years,until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty.Reach

3、ing as far as the eye can see,these terracescover tall mountains,often from the bottom to the very top.龙脊梯田的建造者是广西当地的壮族和瑶族居民。梯田从元朝开始修建，历经数百年，至清朝初期完工。目之所及，梯田包裹着巍峨的高山，往往从山脚一直盘绕到山顶。So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces?Firstly,there are few large,flat

4、areas of land in the region.Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.为什么当地人要如此大费周章，将整片山地变成梯田呢?首先，这里缺乏大面积的平原，建造梯田意味着他们能够扩大水稻的种植面积。Secondly,although the region has plenty of rain,the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.The flat terr

5、aces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with nature to make these terraces and grow rice.其次，尽管该地区多雨，但山地坡度大、土层浅薄，水平的梯田能够储存雨水，防止土壤流失。但也许最令人惊叹的还是人与自然和谐相处建造这些梯田并种植水稻的方式。The terraces are cl

6、everly designed,with hundreds of waterways that connect with each other.Duringthe rainy season,it is along these waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces.The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain ter

7、races once again.这些梯田设计巧妙，其间有几百条相互联通的水渠。在雨季，雨水会沿着这些水渠从山上流下进入梯田。水分经太阳蒸发成为水蒸气，水蒸气形成云，而雨水又从云中再次落到山上的梯田里。These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish,some of which feed on insects that can harm the rice crops.Although modern technology could help produce more crops,these terraces

8、 still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.这些梯田也为鸟类和鱼类提供了绝佳的栖息地，而部分鸟和鱼又以危害水稻的昆虫为食。尽管现代科技有助于提高农作物的产量，但对珍视传统芙蓉当地人来说，这些梯田仍然具有重要的意义。This knowledge is passed down through families,which means that new generations continue to use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces.Today,the Longji Rice Terraces attract thousands of visitors who come to admire this great wonder created by people and nature working together.这种认识通过家族代代相传，后代子孙一直沿用古老的农耕方式维持着梯田的运作。今天成千上万的游客慕名而来，欣赏这由人与自然共同创造的壮丽奇观。