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Unit 8 Protecting Our Environment Global Reading Ⅰ. Part Division of the TextParts ParasMain Ideas 1 1~2 A town in the heart of America, where all life lived in harmony with its surroundings. 2 3~6 The description of the same town which was now stricken with all kinds of maladies. 3 7~8 The cause of the maladies. 4 9~10 Though imagined, the tragedy may well become a reality and the author tells about her purpose in writing the book. Detailed Reading Ⅰ. Difficult Sentences Para.1 In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of colourthat flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines. 1. Paraphrase the sentence.In autumn, the leaves of oaks, maples and birches turned bright red against a background of green pines. 2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.秋季到来时，橡树、枫树和白桦树五彩缤纷，在大片松林的衬托下如同一片火海，熠熠生辉。 Para.2 The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance andvariety of its bird life, and when the flood of migrants was pouring through in spring and autumn people travelled from great distances to observe them. 1. Understand the long sentence. This is a compound sentence connected with the transitional word “and”. In the second main clause, a sub-clause of time “when the flood of…”is used. 2. Translate this sentence into Chinese. 事实上，这里的乡村鸟类品种丰富，数量可观，因此远近闻名。每当大批候鸟在春秋之际蜂拥而至，许多人远道赶来观看。 Para.2 So it had been from the days many years ago when the firstsettlers raised their houses, sank their wells and built their barns. What does the author mean by saying “it had been from the days many years ago when…”? She means that the land had been known for abundance and bio-diversity for a long time. 4. Para.2 Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Translate this sentence into Chinese.后来，一种奇怪的疫病在这个地区悄悄蔓延开来，一切不再依旧。这个社区中了一种什么邪，一群群鸡很快都染上了神秘的疾病，牛羊纷纷病死。 5. Para.6 The roadsides, once s