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Lesson 8 A famous monastery
Section 1:
The Great St Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
·connect A to/with B
·Have you connected the printer to the computer
·The bridge/road connects A with B
·京藏高速公路联通了北京和西藏
The subway connects ____ with _____
·At 2470 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
·The famous monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away.
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·For hundreds of years, St Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.
·These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watch-dogs even in Roman times.
times
·时期，时代
·在古代
·in ancient times
·在现代
·in modern times
·in medieval times
·in prehistoric times
·Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous,
·but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.
·Because he was sleepy, he went to bed.
·Now that the lesson is over, I’m going to rest a few days.
·_____the weather is warm, we can go swimming.
·_____ you paid for the theatre tickets, please let me pay for the dinner.
·_____ the rain has stopped, do you want to have a walk?
·Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
·改写
·——————————, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
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rash
·轻率地
·without thinking carefully
·Please Jessie, don't do anything rash.
·Don’t make rash decisions about your future!
·It was rather rash of you to lend him your car.
·it was a bit rash of them to get married
·Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
Section 2:
·During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross
the Pass in cars.
·As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.
·In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.
·The temperature drops to -30 and very few people attempt to cross the Pass.
·The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.
·The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.
I walk into the classroom
·stride
·march
·wander
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·stroll
·creep/tiptoe
·stagger
·The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and
Easter.
·These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St Bernard's
monastery.
·(一起工作﹑ 同行的）群, 组, 团, 队:
· a search party 搜索组
·The Government set up a working party to look into the problem. 政府成立了工作组调查那个问题.
·a party of schoolchildren, tourists, etc.
