Unit1.California Made by Eugenie Horn Welcome to see my PowerPoint :) 1 Let’s see some Pictures of California Golden Gate Bridge 2 Beautiful scenery 3 The coast of California 4 5 California Pasadena new year rose car floats 6 Language Points: California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国第三大州但却是人口最多的。 third largest state 美国第三大州 the+序数词+最高级+名词,表示“第…个最…” Eg:It’s the second tallest building in the world 它是世界上第二座最高的建筑。 7 Population n. ①人口,人口数 populate …的人 populous Eg: 这个城镇的人口增长了20%。 The population of the city rose by 20 percent. have a population of 有….人口 Eg: 。 China has a population of billion. ②(全体)居民,群众,表示一个地区的全体居民时,复数形式要加s
对人口的多少进行疑问时,可用: What’s the population of ….? Eg:山东有多少人口? What’s the population of ShanDong? 8 It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA. 它是不同于美国其它州,是最多元化的一个州。 distinction n. 差别,区别 have the distinction of 不同凡响 draw a distinction between A and B 把A与B之间的区别开来 make no distinction 同等对待 make a distinction 把…区别开 Eg:她不同凡响,她是第一个飞跃白令海峡的女人 She had the distinction of being the first woman to fly the Bering Strait. 9 Multicultural ,多种文化融合的 Eg:我们居住在一个多元化的社会。 We live in a multicultural society. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. 这些****惯和语言随着移民者在新的家里继续存在下去。 (1). 继续活着,继续存在 Eg:她十年前就去世了,但她却留在人们的记忆中。 She died ten years ago but her memory lives on. (2). live on sth: 以…为生;仅以…为主要食物;靠…生活 Eg:小鸟主要靠食昆虫为主。 Small birds live mainly on insects. 10