课前想一想
1.Which place in the video became the most famous place for shooting films?
2.Have you heard about“炸鸭机”before? Can you imagine what it looks like?
词汇装备库
1.boozer/bu:zer/(n.)酒鬼；酒馆
2.gem/d3em/(n.)(尤指切割成规则形状的）宝石；难能可贵的人（或物）;被人喜爱的人（或物）
3.champagne/faem'pein/(n.)香槟酒champagne cocktails 香槟鸡尾酒
4. controversy /'ka:ntrev3:rsi/
(n.)争议；争论；争辩
fierce/heated controversy 激烈的争论
5.priory/'prareri/
(n.)小隐修院；小修道院
*church指传教用的小教堂；cathedral指规模宏大的教堂；priory指修道士或修女集中的教堂
6.overwhelming/,ouver'welmin/
(adj.)势不可挡的；无法抗拒的；压倒的
7.debauched/di'bo:tft/(adj.)糜烂的；沉酒酒色的，堕落的
8.resilient/n'ziliant/(adj.)有弹性的；适应力强的；有复原力的
We should be resilient to change.
我们应当对改变有适应力。
9. sanctuary/'saenktfueri/(n.)庇护；避难所；圣殿，圣堂
词句兵工厂
It's really great that in the midst of all the tower blocks and modern urban sprawl, there's these little pockets of resilient history, and people who are really passionate about maintaining them.
在城市的高楼大厦和城市扩张中，有这样的小地方，历史在其中流动，也有人用激情维持历史的延续。
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1.midst/midst/(n.)中间，当中
in the midst 正在...的时候，在...中
The country is in the midst of an economic crisis.
这个国家正在经历一场经济危机。
2.tower block/tauer bla:k/(n.)(作公寓或办公楼用的）高层建筑，摩天大楼
3.urban/'3:rben/(adj.)城市的，城镇的
4.sprawl/spr:l/(v.)(尤指城市）杂乱无序地扩展，散乱地延伸
The town sprawled along the side of the lake.小镇沿着湖边伸展开来。
urban sprawl城市扩张
5.pocket/'pa:kit/(n.)小块地区（或团体、部分）
6.resilient/rilient/
(adj.)适应力强的；有弹力的
7.be passionate about 对...充满激情
I'm not a chef. But I'm passionate about food - the tradition of it, cook-ing it, and sharing it.
我不是厨师。但我对食物充满热情——它的传统，烹饪和分享。
8.maintain/mein'tein/(v.)维持；保持
Food is necessary to maintain life食物是维持生命所必需的。
词句兵工厂
Peel back the layers of history amongst the law firms and banks round here you will find traces of an illicit past.
剥开这里的律师事务所和银行的历史外衣，你会发现一段非法的过去。
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1.peel/pi:l/(v.)除去，剥去（水果、蔬菜的）皮
peel back 移除表面的东西，剥开(也可以说peel away/peel off)
The label will peel off if you soak it in water.
如果你把标签浸在水里，它就会脱落。
2.layer/lerer/(n.)层，涂层；层次
3.amongst/a'mAnst/(prep.)在...中
4.trace/treis/(n.)痕迹，踪迹
He seems to have vanished without
(a)trace.他似乎消失得无影无踪。
My key has been missing for several days and I can't find any trace of it.
我的钥匙丢了好几天了，而我就是找不到它。
5.illicit/I'lisit/
(adj.)非法的；违禁的；社会不容许的illicit trade 非法买卖
an illicit love affair 一段不正当的恋情
词句兵工厂
Hidden below street level and so secret we weren't even allowed to film its stairs, is very shiny, subterranean trea-sure trove.
隐藏在街道道路下面极其隐蔽，我们甚至不能拍摄它的楼梯，实在是光彩夺目的地下宝藏。
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1.shiny/'Jaini/
(adj.)(表面）有光泽的，光亮的
beautiful shiny hair 美丽有光泽的头发shiny black shoes 祝亮的黑皮鞋
2. subterranean /
(adj.)地下的；隐蔽的
subterranean passages 地下通道subterranean tunnel 地下隧道
3.treasure/treger/(n.)财宝；珍宝
(v.)珍爱；珍惜
Treasure that is what you are,honey you're my golden star.
宝物是你的最佳代名词，亲爱的，你是我心中不断闪烁的一颗星。
art treasure艺术珍品
I will always treasure those memo-ries of my grandparents.
我将永远珍惜我跟祖父母的那些记忆。
treasure trove 宝库
a treasure trove of information
丰富的信息
The exhibitions of the National Museum is a veritable treasure trove of cultural relics
国家博物馆的展览是名副其实的文物宝库。
词句兵工厂
Opened in 1876, as a safe deposit where London's wealthy elite could leave their household silver.
成立于1876年，这个信托仓库可以供伦敦富人存放他们家传的银具。
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1. safe deposit/, seif di'pa:zit/(n.)保险仓库，信托仓库
safe deposit box贵重物品保管箱
2.wealthy/'welei/
(adj.)富有的，有钱的
The couple are said to be fabu-lously wealthy.
据说这对夫妇非常富有。
3.elite/I'li:t/(n.)上层集团；出类拔萃的人，精英
the political elite 政治精英
the intellectual elite知识精英
The elite is the competitive focus of the 21th century.
21世纪，精英人才是竞争的焦点。
4 . household / ' haushould /
(n.)一家人，一户，家庭
household chores家务琐事
household expenses家庭开支household goods家庭用品
5.silver/silver/(n.)银，银器
Cleaning the silver is a dirty job擦洗银器是一件很讨厌的事。
语法轻知识
“along”与“alongside”的区别与联系
Marker sentence :
My walk continues west from Shoe_ ane through the great roundabout of Holborn circus and along High Hol-我的旅行继续向西，从鞋巷穿过霍尔本圆环，来到上霍尔本街..
along
1.沿着，顺着，循着，通常指沿着一条线，例如沿着街道，沿着河边等。
Cars were parked all along the road沿路停满了汽车。
He walked along the dark corridor and saw a girl in red
他沿着昏暗的走廊走，看到了一个红衣女孩。
2.一同，一起，相当于“together with'
Why don't you come along with us to the party?
你为什么不和我们一起来参加聚会呢？
Don't forget to bring your laptop along.别忘了把你的笔记本电脑带来。
alongside:
1.形容位置关系时，along指的是某个物体在某一条线上，而alongside指的则是两个事物紧挨着，相当于“close beside"或者“next to”。表示“在…旁边”
A car pulled up alongside(ours)一辆车开过来停在（我们车的）旁边。
Put your backpack alongside mine把你的双肩包放在我的旁边。
2.alongside也可以表示“一起，一同”，相当于“along with”，但alongside后面可以直接加宾语，不需要使用介词
He enjoys walking alongside his girlfriend on the street
他喜欢和女朋友一起在街上散步。
We all hope that we can work alongside like-minded people with similar values
我们都希望自己能和志同道合、价值观以的人一起工作
实战练兵场
(2017年6月英语四级听力真题第1套Section C)
听短文和问题，选择正确答案
19.A)They avoid looking at them.
B) They run away immediately.
C) They show anger on their faces.
D) They make threatening sounds.
听力原文：
Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emotions. When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs,their eyes rested more on the mouth,perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.
【答案】A
文化加油站
Church of St. Bartholomew the
Great, London
圣巴塞洛缪大教堂，伦敦
1. Founded in 1123, the Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great (more commonly known as Great St. Bart's) is one of the oldest churches in London始建于1123年的圣巴塞洛缪大教堂是伦敦最古老的教堂之一。
2. It was founded by Rahere, a preben-dary of St. Paul's Cathedral and an Au-gustinian canon regular, its establish-ment recorded as being in gratitude for his recovery from fever.
它是由圣保罗大教堂（St.Paul's Cathe-dral)的传教士和奥古斯丁教规（Augus-tinian canon)常识家拉埃尔（Rahere)创建的，据记载，它的成立是为了感谢他从发烧中康复。
3. It is also a movie star, having ap-peared in the films "Four Weddings and
a Funeral", "Shakespeare in Love" and"The End of the Affair"
它也是一位电影明星，曾出演电影《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》、《莎翁情史》和《婚外情的终结》。
主题打包盒
1.大教堂往北1.6公里是纵横交错的古老小街，这里藏着一座古老的教堂——圣巴塞洛缪大教堂。这里是第一个举办同性婚礼祝颂的教堂。有很多知名的电影也曾在这里拍摄。这个教堂并不太出名，它隐藏在街道的角落，就像遗落的宝藏。
2.在古老的圣埃塞尔德丽达步行区，有一条幽暗的小巷。这里曾是当地坏人的藏身之处。一名抢匪如果实施抢劫后来这里喝酒，警察没有权利逮捕他。
3.在上霍本街的附近是林肯法学会和格雷法学会。从中世纪开始，这个地方就与法律事业相关。从这里离开后左转，就到了赞善里巷，伦敦银库就设在这里。这是一个信托仓库，可以供伦敦富人们存放他们家传的银具。在这里有很多既有趣又昂贵的银器。
