(懂你英语)英语流利说 Level3 Unit1 Part2(完整版).pdf

(懂你英语)英语流利说 Level3 Unit1 Part2(完整版).pdf

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英语流利说

Level3.Unit1Part2

作者:DingMing

TimeZones

Ourplanet,theEarth,isthe3rdplanetfromthesun.

Itisabeautiful,rotatingsphere.

Thesidefacingthesunisindaylight.

Thesidefacingawayfromthesunisindarkness.

Forexample,whenitsdaytimeintheUS,it’snighttimeinChina.

Infact,there’sa12-hourtimedifferencebetweenBostonandshanghai.

WhenitsmidnightinShanghai.It’snooninBoston.

TheEarthrotatesfromwesttoeast.

Toknowwhichdirectioniseastorwest,watchthesun.

Thesuntravelsthroughtheskyfromeasttowest.

Thesuncomesupintheeastandgoesdowninthewest.

Again,thisisbecausetheEarthrotates.

Ittakes24hoursfortheEarthtomakeacompleterotation.

Andthatisthelengthofoneday.

BecauseoftheEarthsrotation,theEarthisdividedintotimezones.

Somecountries,suchastheUs,haveseveraltimezones.

Whenits10aminNewYork.It’s7aminSanFrancisco.

英语流利说

EuropeandtheUSareseparatedbyseveraltimezones.

Whenits5:00pminParis,it’s11:00aminBoston.

So,theresasix-hourdifferencebetweenParisandBoston.

Onelargecountry,China,hasjustonetimezoneforthewholecountry.

Asaresult,atthesametime,somepartsofthecountrycanbedarkandotherpartscanbelight.

AsyoutravelaroundtheEarth,thetimechanges.

Thetimeofthedaydependsonyourlocationontheplanet.

Whenyoutraveleastorwest,youmaycrossseveraltimezones

Forexample,ifyoutravelfromBeijingtoLosAngeles,youcrosseighttimezones

ThatmeanswhenitsnoononSundayinChina,it’s8:00pmonSaturdayinLosAngeles.

Fortravelers,thismeansitcanbeverydifficulttosleepafteralongflight

Theclockmaysay8:00pm,butforyourbodyitsnoon.

Thisiscalledjetlag.时差反应

Crossingseveraltimezonescausesjetlag.

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