英语听力4

吴楚琪

目录

  • 1 unit 1 Money vs. Wealth
    • 1.1 第一课时 1.1 listening strategy
      • 1.1.1 Signpost markers
      • 1.1.2 practice 1
      • 1.1.3 practice 2
    • 1.2 第二课时 Banking
      • 1.2.1 practice 1
      • 1.2.2 practice 2
      • 1.2.3 Answers
    • 1.3 Health vs. Wealth
      • 1.3.1 practice
      • 1.3.2 Answers
      • 1.3.3 Discussion
    • 1.4 第三课时 listening strategy 2
      • 1.4.1 practice 1
      • 1.4.2 practice 2
    • 1.5 第四课时 1. video journal
      • 1.5.1 Vocabulary
      • 1.5.2 questions
    • 1.6 第四课时 2. Further practice
      • 1.6.1 new words and expressions
      • 1.6.2 questions
      • 1.6.3 Summary
  • 2 Unit 2 Survival
    • 2.1 一课时Listening strategy 1
    • 2.2 一课时 listening strategy2
    • 2.3 二课时 1. Meerkats
      • 2.3.1 Vocabulary
      • 2.3.2 Questions
    • 2.4 二课时 2. Survival School
      • 2.4.1 Vocabulary
      • 2.4.2 Questions
      • 2.4.3 Oral Introduction
    • 2.5 三课时 listening strategy
      • 2.5.1 Long conversation 1-2
    • 2.6 四课时 1. Andean Weavers
      • 2.6.1 Words
      • 2.6.2 Questions
    • 2.7 四课时 2. Ready for anything
      • 2.7.1 Questions
  • 3 Unit 3 Art
    • 3.1 一课时 Listening Strategy
    • 3.2 二课时 Public Art
      • 3.2.1 Words
      • 3.2.2 Questions
    • 3.3 三课时 listening strategy
      • 3.3.1 sentences and comma
    • 3.4 四课时 Video Journal
      • 3.4.1 words
      • 3.4.2 questions
    • 3.5 五课时 listening strategy
      • 3.5.1 sentences and punctuation
    • 3.6 六课时 Further practice
      • 3.6.1 Questions
      • 3.6.2 Discussion
  • 4 Unit 4 Getting Around
    • 4.1 一课时 listening strategy
    • 4.2 二课时 1. Conversation
    • 4.3 二课时 2. The rickshaws of Kolkata
      • 4.3.1 questions
    • 4.4 三课时 listening strategy
    • 4.5 四课时 Video Journal
      • 4.5.1 questions
    • 4.6 五课时 Dictation
    • 4.7 六课时 Further practice
  • 5 Mid-term test
    • 5.1 test
  • 6 Unit 5 Competition
    • 6.1 一课时
      • 6.1.1 Questions
    • 6.2 二课时
    • 6.3 三课时
      • 6.3.1 Questions
二课时 2. The rickshaws of Kolkata

The Rickshaws of Kolkata

Word Focus

crawling:   moving very slowly

rickshaw   /ˈrɪkʃɔː/    n. A rickshaw is a simple vehicle that is used in Asia for carrying passengers. Some rickshaws are pulled by a man who walks or runs in front. （等于ricksha）人力车；黄包车

lane  /leɪn/    A lane is a narrow road, especially in the country. (尤指乡间的) 小路

dera： a dera is a humble house or shack 简陋的房子或棚屋

rupee   /ruːˈpiː/   A rupee is a unit of money that is used in India, Pakistan, and some other countries. 卢比

traffic congestion  交通拥堵

aoto-rickshaw   机动三轮车

Kolkata  加尔各答（印度东部港口和工业中心；印度第2大城市）

     Kolkata is the third largest city in India and the fifteenth largest in the world, with a population of over 15 million. The English name of the city was officially changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001 to reflect the local pronunciation. Under British rule, it was the capital of India until 1911.

     Traditionally, it was a center for education and literature in the Bengali culture. Now the city has a manufacturing economy and produces cars, railway coaches, chemicals, jute products, electronics, and a huge variety of other goods. Kolkata has a tropical climate and receives most of its rain during the monsoon season in August.

Kolkata and rickshaw pullers