Unit 6Classical Masterpieces in Ancient ChinaPart 2 Intensive ReadingText AIrrigation Works and Chain BridgesContentsl Wordwisel Useful Expressionsl Proper Nounsl Text A Irrigation Works and Chain Bridgesl Check on Your Learningirrigation irieinn.灌溉irrigateirigeit v.灌溉miraclemirkln.奇迹=wonderadmire dmaiv.钦佩，羡慕 admiring dmairi adj.令人钦佩的 admirer dmair n.敬慕者canal knln.运河，沟渠giant daintn.庞大的surpasss:pa:sv.超越，胜过furious fjuris adj.激烈的，猛烈的artery:trin.动脉，要道 Text A UNIT6录音录音PART 2WORDWISE.mp3 Text A UNIT6录音录音PART 2WORDWISE.mp3deny dinai v.否认，拒绝conservancy kns:vnsin.水土保持，资源保护turbulent t:bjulntadj.狂暴的drainage dreinidn.排水，排水系统agriculture rikltn.农业，农学，农艺suspend sspendv.索吊桥handrail hndreiln.栏杆,扶手embodyimbdiv.具体化strive straiv v.努力，奋斗1.TheGrandCanal大运河2.SuezCanalsju(:)iz苏伊士运河3.PanamaCanalpnm:巴拿马运河4.EmperorYangdiofSuiDynasty隋炀帝5.DujiangDam都江堰6.LudingBridge:suspensionbridge泸定桥（索吊桥）7.MarcoPolom:ku,pulu马可波罗（1254-1324），世界著名的旅家，1254年生于意大利威尼斯一个商人家庭，也是旅行世家。8.TheTravelsofMarcoPolo马可波罗游记9.theSpringandAutumnPeriod指中国古代春秋时期（公元前770公元前476年)10.theWarringStatesperiod指中国古代战国时期(公元前475年公元前221年)Text A Proper Nouns beworthdoing值得Ifsomethingisworthdoing,itisworthdoingwell.如果事情值得做，就值得做好。Thestampisnotworthcollecting.这张邮票不值得收藏。contribute(greatly)to为做巨大的贡献LuXuncontributedgreatlytoChineseliterature.鲁迅对中国文学做出了巨大的贡献。consistof由组成Oneweekconsistsofsevendays.一周有七天。separateinto把分成Achemistcanseparateamedicineintoitscomponents.化学家能把一种药物的各种成分分解出来。Text A Useful Expressionsserveas作为，用作，供应（饭菜）Thiswillserveascertification.以此为凭。Thesofahadtoserveasabed.这沙发可以当床用。play(animportant/asignificant)rolein扮演重要的角色Mobilephoneplaysanimportantroleineverydaylife.手机在日常生活中起着重要的作用。carryforward发扬光大Weshouldcarrytherevolutionarytraditionforward.我们应该把革命传统发扬光大。Text A Useful Expressions Text A (Images)Irrigation Works and Chain Bridges超超链链接接UNIT 6录音PART 2TEXT A.mp3 Along the long history of China,there are many brilliant architectural projects and miracles left and preserved which are worth admiring to modern people all over the world.(Para 1)First of all,the Grand Canal was a giant irrigation project of ancient China.With a history of over 1,400 years and a length of 1,794 km.,it is one of the worlds oldest canals and is the longest man-made river in the world,far surpassing the next two grand canals of the world:Suez and Panama Canal.(Para2)Chinese VersionsText A Irrigation Works and Chain Bridges It goes from Tongxian County,Beijing in the north to Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province in the south and connects five large riversthe Haihe,Yellow,Huaihe,Qiantang and Yangtze River.In the late Spring and Autumn Period,it was first cut near Yangzhou,Jiangsu Province,to guide the waters of the Yangtze River to the north and then expanded by Emperor Yangdi of Sui Dynasty during six years of furious construction to become what has been known as the Grand Canal.The Grand Canal was the major transport artery between north and south China during the Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties,contributing greatly to the economic and cultural exchange between north and southa role denied to the large natural rivers that mostly flow from west to east.(Para3)Chinese VersionsText A Irrigation Works and Chain BridgesNext to be mentioned is Dujiang Dam,which is a historical wonder of science and technology and the oldest water conservancy project still operating in the world.Dujiang Dam was designed and built to control flood over 2,200 years ago by Li Bing,a local governor of Shu State during the Warring States Period.In addition to its irrigation and water control functions,the Dujiang Dam is also a beautiful tourist site listed as a“World Cultural Heritage”site by UNESCO.It consists of three main parts:the Fish Mouth Water,the Flying Sand Fence,and the Bottle.The dam separates the turbulent river into outer and inner channels,the former serving as a drainage system to prevent floods and the latter leading water off to irrigate farmlands.Up to now,the works still play a significant role in agriculture.(Para4)Chinese VersionsText A Irrigation Works and Chain Bridges Last come the bridges.China is the origin of many bridge forms:Marco Polo told of 12,000 bridges built of wood,stone,and iron near the ancient city of Kin-sai in his book The Travels of Marco Polo.(Para5)The most famous chain bridge is Luding Bridge in Ganzi,Sichuan province.Luding Bridge was built in 1705.It is an iron suspension bridge over Dadu River.It is 100 meters long,2.8 meters wide and 14 meters high from the water surface.The whole bridge has 13 iron chains,each of them weighing 2.5 tons.Among them,nine parallel chains are tied to the two banks.The other four chains are suspended on the sides on the left and right,with two chains on either side to be the handrails.(Para6)Chinese VersionsText A Irrigation Works and Chain Bridges All the works mentioned above embody the wisdom and ability of ancient Chinese people.Being proud of these cultural heritages,we should strive to carry our excellent national culture forward.(Para7)Chinese VersionsText A Irrigation