M1U2（9分钟）

Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.

1.A great wonder of the natural world.

2.When I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining.

3.I looked to the east―the sky was becoming grey.

4.I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path.

5.There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.

6.After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path.

7.“Am I going the right way?” I asked.

8.He knew where I was going.“Yes,” he replied,

9.“you’ll get there in five minutes.”

10.Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped.

11.I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.

12.Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.

13.The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks.

14.Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river.

15.I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world―the Grand Canyon.

16.I looked down to the Colorado River,a silver stream nearly one mile below me.

17.If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top.

18.Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon.

19.It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more.

20.Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.

21.The Grand Canyon was not just big.It was huge!

22.I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself,

23.“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?”

24.I certainly know the answer.What do you think?

生词表：

T:The Grand Canyon 大峡谷

just 仅仅 

1. great  伟大的

wonder  奇观

natural  自然的 

2.arrived 到达

was raining 正在下雨（过去进行时）  

3. east 东方

was becoming  正在变得（过去进行时）

grey  灰暗

4. got out of 从...出去

 went through  穿过

walked along 沿着走 

5. nothing to see 什么也看不见

knew 知道 

6.stranger 陌生人

appeared  出现

beside 旁边

7.right way 正确的路

8.replied 回答

9. in five minutes 五分钟后

10.finally 最后

rocks 岩石 

11.looked over 望过去

silent 寂静

12.suddenly 突然地

clouds  云彩

cleared 散了

13.rose  升起

shone  照耀

14.below ...的下方

ground  地面

fell away 向下延伸

river 河

15.wonders  奇观

natural world 自然界

the Grand Canyon 大峡谷

16.Colorado River 科罗拉多河

silver 银色的

stream 小溪

nearly  几乎

17.on top of  在最顶部

at the bottom of  在最底部

reach 达到 

18.the other side  另一边

19.maybe 也许可能 

more 更多

20.finally 最终

both sides 两边

21. just 仅仅

huge 巨大的

22. remained  逗留

myself 我自己

23.greatest  最伟大的

wonder  奇观

natural world 自然界

24.certainly  当然

know 知道

think 认为

汉语译文：

大峡谷不仅仅是大

1.一个自然界的伟大奇观。

2.我到那儿的时候是个大清早,并且正下着雨。

3.我朝东望去--天空正在变成灰色。

4.下了车,我穿过一扇门,沿着一条黑暗的小路前行。

5.什么也看不见,但我知道它就在那儿。

6.大约走了一英里,一个陌生人出现在路旁。

7.“我走的路对吗?”我问道。

8.他知道我要去哪儿。“对,”他回答道,

9.“你五分钟后就能到达那里。”

10.最后,我来到一些岩石旁边停下。

11.我朝那片岩石望过去,但是一片寂静,还是看不见它。

12.突然,雨停了,云散了。

13.太阳从我身后升起,照在岩石上。

14.远远的,在我的下方,地面(仿佛在随光线)向下延伸,(逐渐)退落,显露出谷底的河流。

15.我在眺望自然界的奇观之一――大峡谷。

16.我俯瞰科罗拉多河――一条在我身下近一英里处的银灰色河流。

17.即使你把世界上最高的两座建筑物叠在一起放在谷底,它们仍旧不能达到顶端。

18.然后,我眺望峡谷的另一边。

19.有大约十五英里远,也许更远。

20.最后,我向左右遥望,大峡谷向两边延伸,长达两百多英里。

21.大峡谷不仅仅是大。它是巨大!

22.我在大峡谷边待了约半个小时,我问自己:

23.“大峡谷是自然界中最伟大的奇观吗?”

24.我当然知道答案。你怎么认为呢?