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Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites
1．First constructed(v.建设 n．建设 construction under construction 建设中) in the 10th
century as a part of a villa，the garden of Keyuan in Suzhou，Jiangsu Province，was rebuilt and
redecorated on numerous(adj.众多的；许多的) occasions throughout history until it became a
Confucian academy in 1805.
2．The contrast became even more regrettable(adj.令人遗憾的) when the Great Wave
Pavilion，a garden on the UNESCO World Heritage List that is just a few meters away across a
narrow lane，was crowded with tourists every day.
regret to do...遗憾地要做……
regret doing...后悔做过……
to one’s regret令某人遗憾的是
3．“It took just more than one year for us to actually renovate this garden(it takes some time
to do sth花费多长时间做某事)，but much longer time was spent in evaluating every detail in the
plan and making sure of its historical accuracy(n.精确；准确 adj.准确的accurate adv.准确地
accurately)，” she says.
4．A bright and elegant garden is now accessible(adj.可进入的；易使用的 n．接近；进入；
通道 access) to visitors and jointly describes a culturally rich neighborhood with the Great Wave
Pavilion.
have/get/gain access to...得到接近或使用……的机会/权利
be accessible to...……是可以使用的/接近的
5．For example，with support of(在……的支持下) big data analysis(n.分析 v．分析
analyze/analyse) and scientific evaluation of impact(n.& v．影响) brought by tourism，the
largest numbers of visitors—within a day or even an hour—are set for every key site to create a
comfortable experience for both tourists and the gardens.
6．This was because(because引导的表语从句) they were hitting different parts of the inner core
as it spun.
7．Many scientists who study the Earth say more information needed to figure out(理解；弄清楚；
明白) what is really going on(what引导的宾语从句，what在句中作主语)．
8．The word can be difficult to define.(主语＋be动词＋to do 句型)
9．One way to think about heritage is to break it down(划分；机器出故障；身体垮掉；分解；情绪崩溃) into three groups.
10．And earlier this year，Abdullah launched(v.发动，发起；上市，发行) a new effort(熟词
生义：n.有组织的活动) to build the world’s largest coral nursery in the Red Sea.
11．Amy was given less than a 2% chance(熟词生义：n.可能性) of living.
12．While(引导让步状语从句) leaning into change is never easy，Amy embraced it
as(将……视为……) an opportunity.
13．What struck a real chord(what引导的主语从句) was the complete lack of resources(熟词
生义：n.有助于实现目标的东西) for engaging in(从事；参与) active sports—which brought
her the most happiness.
14．The Chief Executive Officer of Beijing Aiqi Technology Yang Zhang has revived the Chinese
cultural practice of using the mortise and tenon(榫卯) technique for construction which is on the
edge of(在……边缘) extinction.
15．Located in(坐落在，位于) the Palace Museum of Beijing，this architectural treasure
boasts(v.夸耀) the most delicate(adj.精致的；精美的；精巧的) design and elegant shape among
Chinese royal buildings.
16．The complex layout(n.布局；布置；设计) of the turret posed(熟词生义 v．造成；引起；
产生) an unprecedented(史无前例的) technical challenge for Zhang and his team of designers
and developers.
17．Unlike conventional(adj.传统的) building block toys，Zhang aimed to create a model made
entirely of authentic(adj.真正的) mortise and tenon components(n.成分)．
