Unit 1A land of diversity,A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。 Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。,illustrate vt. 说明；阐明 distinct adj. 清晰的；明显的；明确的 distinction n. 差别；区分；卓著 immigrant n. （从外国移入的）移民 strait n. 海峡 means n. 手段；方法 prehistoric adj. 史前的 majority n. 大多数；大半 ministry n. (政府的)部;(全体)牧师;牧师的职责 adventurer n. 冒险家 despite prep. 尽管；不管 hardship n. 苦难；困苦 elect vt. 选择;决定做某事;选举某人,federal adj. 联邦制的；联邦政府的 rail n. 铁路；扶手；(护栏的)横条 percentage n. 百分比；百分率 boom n. (人口/贸易的)繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期 aircraft n. 飞行器；航空器；飞机 immigrate vi. 移入（外国定居） immigration n. 移民；移居入境 racial adj. 人种的；种族的 crossing n.横渡;横越;十字路口;人行横道 vice n. 社会党人 adj.社会主义者的 socialism n. 社会主义 occur vi. 发生；出现 cattle n. 牛（总称） indicate vt. 指出；指示；表明；暗示 luggage n. 行李（baggage） shave v. (shaved; shaved/shaven) 刮；剃 cable n. 缆绳；绳索；电缆 cable car 缆车；（美）有轨缆车 tram n. （有轨）电车 apparent adj.显而易见的;显然的;表面上的 apparently adv. 显然地；显而易见地,brake n. 闸;刹车;制动器 vt. 刹(车) conductor n.(公车)售票员;列车员;(乐队)指挥 slip vi. 滑动;滑行;滑跤 n.滑动;滑倒 wharf n. 码头 bakery n. 面包房；面包厂 ferry n. 渡船；渡口 vt.摆渡；渡运 hire vt. Denmark n. 丹麦（北欧国家）,Hollywood n. 好莱坞；美国电影业 Cambodian n. 柬埔寨人；柬埔寨语 Korea n. 韩国；朝鲜 Korean n. 韩国/朝鲜人;朝鲜/韩语 adj.韩国/朝鲜(人/语)的； Pakistan n. 巴基斯坦 Pakistani adj. 巴基斯坦(人)的 n.巴基斯坦人 Hispanic n. （美）讲西班牙语的美国人 Andrew Hallidie 安德鲁海利迪 Angel Island 天使岛,1.清晰的;明确的adj. _ 差别;卓著 _ 2. 手段；方法n. _ 打算;意味着v._ 意思，意义n. _ 有意义的adj. _ 无意义的adj._ 3.巴基斯坦n._ 巴基斯坦人n./adj._ 4. 移入(外国定居)vi._ 移民n._ n.移民;移居入境 5. 人种的;种族的adj._ 种族;比赛n._ 6. 选择,选举(某人)v._ 选举n._,distinct,distinction,means,mean,meaning,meaningful,meaningless,Pakistan,Pakistani,immigrate,immigrant,racial,race,immigration,elect,election,词形变化,7. 发生；出现vi._ 发生;出现n._ 8. 指出;表明；暗示v._ 指示；表明；指示物n. _ 9. 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的adj._ 显然地；显而易见地adv._,occur,occurrence,indicate,indication,apparent,apparently,10. custom n.风俗;习惯 n.顾客;主顾_ n.海关;关税;进口税_ 11. adj. 社会的social n. 社会_ 12. slip (vi.) 滑动; 滑跤 (n.) 滑动；滑倒 (n.) 拖鞋_ (adj.) 滑的；狡猾的_,customer,customs,society,slipper,slippery,1.习惯于新的生活方式/工作等 2.与合作或一起工作 3.包括；吸收 4.用办法；借助 5.标出界线;画线 6.申请；请示得到 7.继续存在;继续生存 8.坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗传统等） 9. （某人）想到 10. 背靠背 11许多；很多,make a life team up with take in by means of mark out apply for live on keep up occur to back to back a great/good many,短语,回归课本,California is the third largest state in the USA _ has the largest population. It also has the _ (distinct) of being the most multicultural state in the USA, _ (attract) people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live _ in their new home. This _ (diverse) of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.,but,distinction,having attracted,on,diversity,原因状语；已经吸引力,In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century, _ they fought against the native people and took _land. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States. _the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, _ ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, the people of Mexico gained their _ (independent) from Spain. In 1846 the United States declared war _Mexico However, there is still a strong Spanish influence in the state. That is _ today over 40 of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.,when,their,Of,whose,independence,on,why,In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had _ (original) gone to Alaska, began settling in California. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make _ life for themselves _ great hardship. They settled in the new towns or _ farms. By the time California elected _ (become) the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society. Although Chinese _ (immigrate) began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast _ brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.,originally,a,despite,to become,immigrants,that,on,In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own, which today still keeps _ their Danish culture. In more recent decades, California has become home _ more people from Asia, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. People from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate _ California.,up,to,to,fight against the majority of gain independence (from) declare war on That is why That is because,achieve ones dream make a life despite elect to do a large percentage (of),keep up home to immigran