新时代交互英语第二册第一单元.ppt

immigrate and emigrate 辨析：respective; ?respectful; respectable respective 分别的，各自的 respectful 恭敬的, 尊敬的, 尊重人的, 有礼貌的 respectable可敬的, 有名望的, 高尚的, 值得尊敬的 initiative the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for sb. to tell you what to do. 创始力，进取心 take the initiative (to do/in doing) 率先 /主动(做某事) Why dont you take the initiative and ask him out? If you have or take the initiative, you are in a position to control a situation and decide what to do next. Reading Immigration in the United States The United States has often been called a nation of immigrants. Indeed, it is unique in the fact that it is a melting pot for so many different cultures, races, and religions in the world. Its immigrant past has also helped it mold a national character. For the last several centuries, various ethnic, cultural, and social groups have come to its shores too reunite with their loved ones, to seek economic opportunity, and to find a shelter from religious and political persecution. Irish Potato Famine The Great Irish Potato Famine of the 1840’s is now recognized as the worst human disaster of 19th century Europe. It was aperiod of starvation, disease and mass emigration. The cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as “late blight” , a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant. The seemingly healthy potato crop rotted within days, causing a stink that could be smelled for miles. Homeless and starving, people died on the roadsides, with no one to bury the bodies. The horror, and the loss of some 25 percent of the population, dramatically altered the political landscape. Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country. Within five years, the Irish population was reduced by a quarter. Vietnam War Date: 1959 – April 30, 1975 Location: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Result - North V