文科英語(yǔ)尖子培優(yōu).ppt

Water and its scarcity,Watch a video,What is it about ?,Listen and answer the following questions. 1. What is it about in this video? 2. In which part of China do the people suffer from this most severely? 3. What has the government done with this problem?,Safe drinking water priority for people in drought,Grammar - filling,China has _1_ (vow) to do everything possible to ensure access to safe drinking water for people _2_ (suffer) from severe drought. Officials in Beijing have _3_ (brief) the media on the latest situation of the dry spell across Southwestern China. They say _4_ number of people short of drinking water is rising. Liu Ning, Secretary-general of Statee Flood Control & drought Relief HQ, said, “Recent rainfall provided some relief to farmland in southwestern China, _5_ little respite for millions of people struggling for water. Latest figures show that over 24 million people are short of drinking water in China. 80 percent live in the southwestern part of the country. Its expected that the region wont enter into the rainy season until May 20th. That means we need to be prepared for greater challenges in the fight against the disaster.“ Officials say that more than 15 million head of livestock also lack access to drinking water. As _6_ Tuesday, over 10 million hectares of farmland in the Southwest had been parched by the drought. Thats nearly 85 percent of the drought _7_ (affect) arable land throughout the country. Officials cite a _8_ (combine) of low rainfall, poor conservation, and inefficient use of resources. 33 groups of experts _9_ (send) to guide relief work. Billions of yuan have been allocated for aid relief. PLA soldiers and armed police have been mobilized to help _10_ (ease) civilian difficulties.,vowed,suffering,briefed,the,but,of,affected,combination,have been sent,ease,Safe drinking water priority for people in drought,China has vowed to do everything possible to ensure access to safe drinking water for people suffering from severe drought. Officials in Beijing have briefed the media on the latest situation of the dry spell across Southwestern China. They say the number of people short of drinking water is rising. Liu Ning, Secretary-general of Statee Flood Control & drought Relief HQ, said, “Recent rainfall provided some relief to farmland in southwestern China, but little respite for millions of people struggling for water. Latest figures show that over 24 million people are short of drinking water in China. 80 percent live in the southwestern part of the country. Its expected that the region wont enter into the rainy season until May 20th. That means we need to be prepared for greater challenges in the fight against the disaster.“ Officials say that more than 15 million head of livestock also lack access to drinking water. As of Tuesday, over 10 million hectares of farmland in the Southwest had been parched by the drought. Thats nearly 85 percent of the drought-affected arable land throughout the country. Officials cite a combination of low rainfall, poor conservation, and inefficient use of resources. 33 groups of experts have been sent to guide relief work. Billions of yuan have been allocated for aid relief. PLA soldiers and armed police have been mobilized to help ease civilian difficulties.,New words,priority prairiti n. 1 優(yōu)先權(quán) 2 優(yōu)先考慮的事 prior adj.,Safe drinking water priority for people in drought,China has vowed to do everything possible to ensure access to safe drinking water for people suffering from severe drought.,2. vow vau n. 誓言 vt. 起誓, 發(fā)誓,Officials in Beijing have briefed the media on the latest situation of the dry spell across Southwestern China,3. brief bri:f adj. 短暫的, 簡(jiǎn)潔的, vt. 作的摘要 n. 概要 4. spell vt. & vi. 拼寫vt. 招致, 帶來(lái)(不好的結(jié)果) n. 1 咒語(yǔ) 2 中魔 3 威勢(shì) 4 (某事物持續(xù)的)一段時(shí)間,Recent rainfall provided some relief to farmland in southwestern China, but little respite for millions of people struggling for water.,5. respite respait n. 休息(時(shí)間), 暫時(shí)的緩解或輕松,Officials say that more than 15 million head of livestock also lack access to drinking water. As of Tuesday, over 10 million hectares of farmland in the Southwest had been parched by the drought. Thats nearly 85 percent of the drought-affected arable land throughout the country.,6. livestock laivstk n. 家畜, 牲畜,7. as of 在.時(shí); 到.時(shí)為止; 從.時(shí)起 8. hectare hekt n. 公頃(等于2.471英畝) 9. parch p:t vt. & vi. (使)焦干, (使)干透vt. 使(某人)極口渴 10. arable rbl adj. 適于耕種的,Officials cite a combination of low rainfall, poor conservation, and inefficient use of resources. 33 groups of experts have been sent to guide relief work. Billions of yuan have been allocated for aid relief. PLA soldiers and armed police have been mobilized to help ease civilian difficulties.,11. cite sait vt. 1 引用, 舉例 2 表彰, 嘉獎(jiǎng) 3 傳喚, 傳訊 12. allocate lkeit vt. 1 分配, 分派 2 把撥給 13. mobilize mubilaiz vt. & vi. 動(dòng)員起來(lái), 調(diào)動(dòng), 鼓動(dòng)起,迄今，我國(guó)的西南地區(qū)遭遇嚴(yán)重的旱災(zāi)。西南耕地的受旱面積達(dá)到1千萬(wàn)公頃，占全國(guó)受旱耕地的85%，有2億人、1千5百萬(wàn)頭大牲畜因旱飲水困難。雖然目前的降雨使得部分地區(qū)的旱情得到一定程度的緩解，但對(duì)重旱區(qū)土壤墑情，特別是人畜飲水困難的改善沒(méi)有明顯作用，抗旱形勢(shì)依然嚴(yán)峻。中國(guó)政府對(duì)西南抗旱高度重視，并強(qiáng)調(diào)，不惜代價(jià)盡快緩解飲水困難，絕不能讓一名群眾沒(méi)水喝。國(guó)家今年已派出33個(gè)工作組和專家組到這些地方協(xié)助地方政府制定預(yù)案，解決抗旱工作中的問(wèn)題。 國(guó)家向西南旱區(qū)安排了特大實(shí)物抗旱補(bǔ)助費(fèi)大數(shù)十億元，各地政府和全國(guó)人民團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)協(xié)力抗旱。,4. respite respait n. 休息(時(shí)間), 暫時(shí)的緩解或輕松,6. as of 在.時(shí); 到.時(shí)為止; 從.時(shí)起 7. hectare hekt n. 公頃(等于2.471英畝) 8. parch p:t vt. & vi. (使)焦干, (使)干透vt. 使(某人)極口渴 9. arable rbl adj. 適于耕種的 10. cite sait vt. 1 引用, 舉例 2 表彰, 嘉獎(jiǎng) 3 傳喚, 傳訊 11. allocate lkeit vt. 1 分配, 分派 2 把撥給 12. mobilize mubilaiz vt. & vi. 動(dòng)員起來(lái), 調(diào)動(dòng), 鼓動(dòng)起 13. spell vt. & vi. 拼寫vt. 招致, 帶來(lái)(不好的結(jié)果) n. 1 咒語(yǔ) 2 中魔 3 威勢(shì) 4 (某事物持續(xù)的)一段時(shí)間,Safe drinking water priority for people in drought,China has vowed to do everything possible to ensure access to safe drinking water for people suffering from severe drought. Officials in Beijing have briefed the media on the latest situation of the dry spell across Southwestern China. They say the number of people short of drinking water is rising. Liu Ning, Secretary-general of Statee Flood Control & drought Relief HQ, said, “Recent rainfall provided some relief to farmland in southwestern China, but little respite for millions of people struggling for water. Latest figures show that over 24 million people are short of drinking water in China. 80 percent live in the southwestern part of the country. Its expected that the region wont enter into the rainy season until May 20th. That means we need to be prepared for greater challenges in the fight against the disaster.“ Officials say that more than 15 million head of livestock also lack access to drinking water. As of Tuesday, over 10 million hectares of farmland in the Southwest had been parched by the drought. Thats nearly 85 percent of the drought-affected arable land throughout the country. Officials cite a combination of low rainfall, poor conservation, and inefficient use of resources. 33 groups of experts have been sent to guide relief work. Billions of yuan have been allocated for aid relief. PLA soldiers and armed police have been mobilized to help ease civilian difficulties.,China goes all out to fight drought,Chinese people across the country are opening their hearts and wallets to help the drought-stricken areas. Donations and relief materials are being delivered to those in need. On Monday night, a special plane carrying relief materials set off to Yunnan province from Qingdao, 2,000 kilometers away in Shandong province. Shandongs first batch of aid includes 3 million yuan in cash, and water pumps and electrical generators valued at 3 million yuan. Gao Hongbo, office dep. directo-gen., Peoples Government of Shandong, said, “We are now adopting emergenc