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Unit 6 At one with nature
1．When the explorers first set foot upon(踏足) the continent of North America，the skies and
lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.
2．In 1934，with the passage(熟词生义 n．通过) of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp
Act(Act)，an increasingly concerned nation took firm action(坚决采取行动) to stop the
destruction of migratory waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.
3．Little wonder(不足为奇) the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most
successful conservation programs ever initiated.
4．More often than not(通常)，what we mean when we say someone “has an accent” is that
their accent is different from the local one，or that pronunciations are different from our own.
5．But this definition of accents is limiting and could give rise to(引起，导致) prejudice.
6．The fact that(引导同位语从句) this expression would cause a standard American English
speaker to take pause doesn’t mean that Singapore Oral English is “wrong” or
“ungrammatical”．
7．One summer night in a seaside cottage，a small boy was in bed，sound asleep(酣睡/睡得正
香)．
8．It flashed(v.掠过，闪过)across the sky like a golden fire(使用了比喻的修辞手法)．
9．That was all：just an unexpected encounter(n.邂逅) of something magic and beautiful.
10．That night，my father opened a door for his child，leading him into an area of splendid(adj
极佳的，非常好的) newness.
11．This art of adding new dimensions(n.维度；方面) to a child’s world doesn’t necessarily
require a great deal of time.
12．That night is still deeply rooted in(根植于) my memory.
13．For the Olympics，participants(n.参与者) from all over the world train for years and try
their best to win.
14．In his honor(in sb’s honor＝in honor of sb为了纪念某人)，French had the official status
and priority(n.优先权) over other languages at the Olympics.
