★★★★★★Historical Figures 历史人物
history (n.) 历史；historical (adj.) 有关历史的；historical background 历史背景；a historical novel 历史小说；
figure (n.) 人物；a public figure 公众人物；a major figure 重要人物；historical figures 历史人物
The British writer,Jane Austen, was born in England in 1775, one of seven children.(同位语)
英国作家简·奥斯汀于1775年出生于英国，是家里七个孩子之一。
She wrote/roʊt/ some of the most popular love stories of all time.
她写了一些有史以来最受欢迎的爱情故事。
of all time 有史以来 → e.g. What's your favorite mmovie of all time？ 你最喜欢的电影是哪部？/ Mozart is the greatest musician of all time. 莫扎特是有史以来最伟大的音乐家.
One of the most famous female/ˈfiːmeɪl/rulers in history, Cleopatra had affairs/əˈferz/ with Julius Caesar and later with Mark Antony.
克利奥帕特拉是历史上最著名的女性统治者之一，她先后与尤里乌斯·凯撒和马克·安东尼有染。
rule (v.) 统治,管理,支配 → ruler (n.) 统治者；affair 事件,风流韵事 → have an affair with sb. 与某人有染,私通；
She was known for her great beauty and charming voice/vɔɪs/. 75
她以她的美丽和迷人的声音而闻名。
be known for 以…为人所知,以…而闻名 → e.g. The French are known for their love of their language. 法国人以热爱自己的语音著称
Born in 1756, Mozart composed/kəmˈpoʊzd/ and performed/pərˈfɔːrmd/ some of the world's greatest/ˈgreɪtəst/classical music.
莫扎特生于1756年，创作并演奏了一些世界上最伟大的古典音乐。
compose (v.) 创作(乐曲,诗歌等) → e.g. Mozart composed a large number of great operas. 莫扎特创作了很多非常伟大的歌剧。
perform (v.) 演奏,演出 → e.g. She omposes and performs her own music. 她自己谱曲自己表演.
He was the youngest of 7 children and by the age of 5 he was already composing music.
他是7个孩子中最小的，5岁时就已经开始作曲了。
过去进行时：用来设置故事的背景
The son of a king, Alexander the great, was a military/ˈmɪləteri/ leader who created/ˈmɪləteri/one of the largest empires in the ancient/ˈeɪnʃənt/ world.(定语从句)
亚历山大大帝是一名军事领袖，他创建了古代世界上最大的帝国之一。
As a youth, Alexander was taught by the Greek philosopher/fəˈlɑːsəfər/ Aristotle.
亚历山大在年轻时受希腊哲学家亚里士多德教育。
as [介词]作为,还是…的时候；
Mahatma Gandhi was a 20th century/ˈsentʃəri/ leader who used nonviolent resistance/rɪˈzɪstəns/ to lead India to independence.(定语从句)
圣雄甘地是20世纪的一位领袖，他用非暴力抵抗带领印度走向独立
nonviolent 非暴力的；resistance 反抗,抵抗 → nonviolent resistance 非暴力抵抗；
Gandhi dedicated/ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ his life to the pursuit of truth.
甘地把一生献身于追求真理。79
dedicate (v.) 奉献 → dedicate（one's life/oneself）to sth. 献身于…→ e.g. She dedicates herself to her work. 她献身于工作
pursuit 追求,寻找 → the pursuit of happiness 对幸福的追求；the pursuit of one's dream 对梦想的追求；
填空1：Mozart was already composing music by the age of 5. 莫扎特五岁时就已经开始作曲了
填空2：Her family ruled Egypt/ˈidʒəpt/ for more than 100 years before she was born. 她的家族在她出生前统治了埃及100多年 75
跟读1：She used her beauty and charm to gain power. 她用她的美丽和魅力来获得权力。81
跟读2：Mozart started writing music as a young child. 莫扎特从小就开始写音乐。
1.Who was a great British writer?
2.Who used nonviolent resistance to lead India to independence?
3.Who was known for her great beauty?
4.Who was the son of a king?