在旅行中学习

胡君祥

研究表明，旅行有益于身心健康和增进家庭关系。此外，旅行也是一个学习的好机会。

1. app /p/ n. 应用程序;应用软件

2. target /tɑɡt/ n. 目标

3. reflect /rflekt/ v. 认真思考;反映;反射

If youre planning a trip with your family， youre in for many benefits. Research shows travel is good for mental and physical health， and family relationships. Travel is also an educational opportunity. Its a rich experience to see different parts of the world and understand other cultures.

Before the trip， you can do some prereading about the destination. This will help you find where and how learning might occur. You might also get your children to do this. Say youre going on a trip to the South Pacific. You might look at a map of the Pacific with your children to find the islands located in this part of the world. You could also encourage your children to discover the special landmarks of different places using Google Earth. Such activities will support the development of your childrens prediction skills. This helps children predict future experiences.

Learning even a little of the local language will open up some parts of the culture you may not have otherwise experienced. Together with your children， you can start learning the basics of the new language using some language apps. Another fun way to enlarge your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation is singing songs in the target language.

Travel will provide so many learning experiences， and you will need to allow time for your children to make sense of them. Any teacher will tell you reflecting happens when deep connections are made between new experiences and existing world views. Some children will reflect on their own， but getting into a habit of reflecting together will make sure it happens. The traditional travel diary is still a great tool for selfreflection. Others might enjoy looking at photos taken and reflect on the day through family conversations.

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences

1. Say youre going on a trip to the South Pacific.

譯文：假设你要去南太平洋旅行。

分析：本句中，say意为“假设;比方说”。

2. Learning even a little of the local language will open up some parts of the culture you may not have otherwise experienced.

译文：学习哪怕是一点点的当地语言也会让你接触到一些你没有体验过的文化。

分析：本句的关键词是“otherwise”， 其本意是“否则;不然”，在此处是“通过其他途径”之意。

Ⅱ. Useful sentence patterns

Its a rich experience to see different parts of the world and understand other cultures.

译文：看看世界的不同地区和了解其他文化是一次非常有趣的经历。

分析：本句中，It is...to do...是一个“it作形式主语”的结构。再如：

It is difficult to persuade her to stay. 很难说服她留下。

Practice： 用“as引导定语从句”和 “it作形式主语”的结构完成句子。

1.             is known to us all， the earth revolves around the sun. 众所周知，地球绕着太阳转。

2.             is known to us all that the earth revolves around the sun. 众所周知，地球绕着太阳转。

阅读短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

写作导引

一、析结构，理要点

二、依体裁，巧行文

在对不同的文本进行概要写作时，第一步就是明确原文的体裁，根据不同的体裁（如说明文、议论文、记叙文、新闻等）来确定概要写作的思路与框架。本题是一篇说明文的概要写作，写作时要突出说明对象及其特征或性质这两个要素，而对于原文的说明方法可以忽略。通过对这两个要素的回答，并对原文信息加以提取与整合，辅以适当的衔接手段，即可写出一篇较为准确的概要。

另外，考试中说明文概要写作的语言要力求精准、具体、朴实，尽量避免使用华丽的辞藻。