综合英语第五册Unit1解析.ppt

The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, Spain, and Mysore on the other. The main result was an American victory and European recognition of the independence of the United States, with mixed results for the other powers. What is special with the date, the Fourth of July in the United States? What do you think of the title and the content of the text? Key words: The Fourth of July Trip Ice cream Racial discrimination Part 1 (Para. 1) background: characters, place and time, major event The main idea of Para.1: The first paragraph presents the background information, which tells us the circumstances under which the authors family were going to take the Washington trip and why. The first time I went to Washington D.C. was on the edge of the summer when I was supposed to stop being a child. At least thats what they said to us all at graduation from the eighth grade. My sister Phyllis graduated at the same time from high school. I dont know what she was supposed to stop being. But as graduation presents for us both, the whole family took a Fourth of July trip to Washington D.C., the fabled and famous capital of our country. 3. Why does the author think Washington D.C. is the fabled and famous capital of her country? Washington D.C. is known to all for its special position, as capital of the nation. The author, like many children who had never been to Washington D.C. before, could have only learned about it through storytelling, as if it were a place existing in fables. 我自己还没有看过，不过大家都认为是一部好片子。(suppose) I havent seen it myself, but it is supposed to be a really good movie. 第1段 中文译文 我第一次去华盛顿是在那年刚入夏，这个夏天也是我从此告别孩提时代的开始。至少，这是他们在我们八年级毕业时对大家这么说的。我的姐姐菲利丝同时从高中毕业