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Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 神奇的植物和动物
Section A, 1b and 1c
Conversation 1
Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing?
Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m starting to test on animals and plants.
Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together.
Yaming: OK. First question. What’s the largest animal in the world?
Emma: It’s the blue whale, right?
Yaming: Right. It’s also the heaviest animal on earth. Next question. Which animal
runs the fastest?
Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest.
Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world.
Emma: I completely agree with you.
艾玛：嗨，亚明。你在干什么？
亚明：嗨，艾玛。我开始对动物和植物进行测试了。
艾玛：听起来很有趣。我们一起来吧。
亚明：好的，第一个问题。世界上最大的动物是什么？
艾玛：是蓝鲸，对吧？
亚明：对，它也是地球上最重的动物。下一个问题，哪种动物跑得最快？
艾玛：哦，等等！我刚读到这个。猎豹跑得最快。
亚明：对，没错！而且我认为它是世界上最美丽的动物。
艾玛：我完全同意你的看法。
Conversation 2
Yaming: Now let’s answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the
world?
Emma: Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea?
Yaming: Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants. It appeared on earth
around 470 million years ago ... Oh, look here. I'm correct!
Emma: Interesting! Let's go on!
Yaming:Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world?
Emma:The redwood tree, right?
Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some someday.
现在让我们来回答有关植物的问题。世界上什么是最古老的植物？
艾玛：嗯，我不确定。你有什么想法吗？
亚明：嗯，我认为苔藓是地球上最古老的植物之一。它大约在 4亿7千万
年前出现在地球上……哦，看这里。我猜对了！
艾玛：有意思！我们继续吧！
亚明：世界上最高的树是什么树？
艾玛：红杉树，对吧？
杨明：是啊！希望有一天能看到。
Section A, 2a and 2d
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful!
Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year.
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s
a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan?
Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the largest and oldest bamboo forest in
China. I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there.
Ella: Really? Like what?
Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow
almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the most useful plants in the
world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments.
Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right?
Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually, we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious.
哎呀，陈洁，这是什么呀？好漂亮啊！
陈洁：谢谢。这是个折叠扇子，我去年买的。
哦！上面有一幅竹子的画。
陈洁：是的，竹子是中国画中最受欢迎的主题之一，在中国文化中象征着美好。
艾拉：我以前不知道。那么，你是从哪里得到那个扇子的？
陈洁：在四川的竹海，中国最大最古老的竹林。我在那里学到了很多有趣的东
西。
艾拉：真的吗？像什么？
竹子是生长最快的植物之一，有些竹子一天可以长近一米，而且它也是世界上
最有用的植物之一，人们可以用它来建造房屋和制作工具。
艾拉：哦，真有意思。我记得熊猫也喜欢吃竹子，对吧？
陈洁：没错！其实我们也会吃竹笋，真的很好吃。
Section B 1b
We Can't Live Without Bees
Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits,
vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed?
Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all
connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this
connection.
Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On
one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another,
they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work,
about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many
scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet.
Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they
work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create
honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a
bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food
is.
Bees are an important part of the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number
of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. They need our help, and there is a lot
we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals
on earth.
我们不能没有蜜蜂
想象一下，你去当地的超市，却发现几乎没有什么水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛
奶、鸡蛋或巧克力。你会有什么感觉？失望？愤怒？悲伤？此时你意识到人、
植物和动物都是相互联系的。我们需要彼此才能生存，而蜜蜂就是这种联系的
最佳例证之一。
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司蜜蜂是非常勤劳的动物，它们最伟大的工作是授粉。一次飞行中，它们常
常会访问50到100朵花。当它们从一朵花飞到另一朵花时，会带走花粉。这一
行为有助于植物生长。事实上，没有它们的努力，世界上大约 80%的植物无法
生长。因此，许多科学家认为蜜蜂是这个星球上最重要的动物。
蜜蜂也是世界上最有趣的动物之一。例如，它们齐心协力建造家园。为了
储存蜂蜜，它们会建造蜂巢。蜜蜂的另一个有趣之处在于它们的交流方式。当
蜜蜂发现新食物时，它会通过舞蹈告诉其他蜜蜂食物的位置和距离。
蜜蜂是我们星球生态系统的重要组成部分。然而，蜜蜂的数量正在减少，
科学家们对此感到担忧。它们需要我们的帮助，我们能做很多事情。想想你能
做些什么来保护地球上最神奇的动物之一。
Reading Plus
The Brave Homing Pigeon
(Adapted from Ernest Seton's Animal Heroes)
Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862.
The captain sighed. This was the thickest fog he had ever seen. They were over
330 kilometres from the closest land, so he didn't know where to go. The ship was on
its way to Europe. Just ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine
stopped working. Clearly, they needed help!
Suddenly, the captain remembered the homing pigeons. He ran to them quickly,
wrote a message for help, and tied it to Big Blue's leg. Big Blue flew up and then
returned almost right away.
The captain became more worried.
"You are our last hope, little guy," said the captain as he tied a note to Army, the
smaller and younger of the two pigeons. The captain threw him into the air. Army
flew around and around, higher and higher. Soon, the bird was away from the ship,
and the captain couldn't see Army anymore.
"That's a good sign," said the captain with more hope.
Almost 340 kilometres away, Billy heard fast - moving wings come into his
building and go straight to the water bowl.
"Hi there, little guy. Well, aren't you the thirstiest bird!" Billy smiled. Then he
saw the note.
Billy knew what to do. He took the note, running as fast as he could to the
company office. There, he learnt Army had flown in fog and over the sea, for more
than four hours.
Thanks to Army, people sent help to the ship.
The captain later explained, "Army really is the most amazing bird!"
勇敢的信鸽
（改编自Ernest Seton的《动物英雄》）
大西洋的某个地方，1862年。
船长叹了口气。这是他见过的最浓的雾。他们离最近的陆地有 330多公里，
所以他不知道该往哪里去。船正驶向欧洲。就在十小时前，他们离开纽约，但
现在引擎已经停止工作。显然，他们需要帮助！
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司突然，船长想起了信鸽。他迅速跑向它们，写了一封求救信，然后把它绑
在了蓝鸟的腿上。蓝鸟飞了起来，然后几乎立刻就回来了。
船长更加担心了。
“你是我们的最后希望，小家伙，”船长边说边给军鸽系上了一张纸条。
军鸽比另一只鸽子小也年轻。船长把它扔向空中。军鸽一圈又一圈地飞着，越
来越高。很快，这只鸟已经远离了船，船长再也看不见它了。
“这是个好迹象，”船长带着更多的希望说。
在近340公里外，比利听到快速移动的翅膀进入他的建筑，并直接进入水
碗。
“嗨，小家伙。嗯，你不是最渴的鸟儿吗！”比利笑了。然后他看到了那
张纸条。
比利知道该怎么做。他拿着纸条，以最快的速度跑到公司办公室。在那里，
他得知陆军已经飞越雾气和大海，飞行了四个多小时。
多亏了陆军，人们才把救援物资送到船上。
船长后来解释说，“军队真的是最神奇的鸟！”
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