英國盲道如何打開盲人的心靈之窗

名師精講外刊英國盲道如何打開盲人的心靈之窗？ThetricksbeingplayedonyoubyUKroads名師精講外刊2012年統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)顯示，我國約有1350萬視力殘疾人，其中550多萬為盲人。如此龐大的基數(shù)和飛速的增長應當引起我們對盲人群體的高度關注。英國是很早就開始盲道設施建設的國家之一，致力于在科學技術與人性需求之間尋找到平衡點，使用高新的技術，研發(fā)新型的導盲設備，將科技與盲道實現(xiàn)完美結合。今天讓我們跟著外刊來看看那些盲人腳下的路究竟傳達了哪些我們看不到的信息。課前問題1.“竭盡全力，開足馬力”怎么表達？2.“equestriancrossing”是什么意思？導讀名師精講外刊ThetricksbeingplayedonyoubyUKroads名師精講外刊AmongthemoststrikingexamplestoappearintownsandcitiesaroundBritainaretheladderandtramlinepatternsthatmarkthestartofsharedcyclewaysandfootpaths.Ahorizontalpatternofraisedlinesgoingacrossthepavementtellsblindpedestrianstheyareonthefootpathside;raisedlinesrunningalongthedirectionoftravelindicatethesidedesignatedforcycles.Awide,raisedlinedividesthetwo."ThesetellmestraightawaywhichsideofthepathIshouldbewalkingon,"saysHolmes.【基礎解析】strikingadj.1)引人注目的；異乎尋常的；顯著的【釋】interestingandunusualenoughtoattractattention【例】Instrikingcontrasttotheirbrothers,thegirlswerebothintelligentandcharming.姑娘們既聰明伶俐，又嫵媚動人，跟她們的兄弟形成鮮明的對照。2)嫵媚動人的；標致的；俊秀的【釋】veryattractive,ofteninanunusualway【例】strikinggoodlooks姣好的面容【拓展延伸】近義詞：eye-catching,marked,visible,impressive,prominent,conspicuous精講試聽結束ThereisabewilderingarrayoftexturedpavingontheroadsofBritishtownsandcitiestoconveysimilarmessages.Dimpledpavingsetoutinagrid-likepattern,forexample,indicatesapointwherethekerbdropsataroadcrossing.IfthedimpledpavingformsanL-shapeacrosstheentirewidthofthepavement,itmeansthatthisisapedestriancrossingwithlights.【基礎解析】anarrayof一堆，大群，大量【例】avastarrayofbottlesofdifferentshapesandsizes一大批形狀大小不一的瓶子【基礎解析】texturedadj.起紋理的；質地不平的【釋】withasurfacethatisnotsmooth,buthasaparticulartexture【例】texturedwallpaper起紋理的壁紙精講試聽結束ThereisabewilderingarrayoftexturedpavingontheroadsofBritishtownsandcitiestoconveysimilarmessages.Dimpledpavingsetoutinagrid-likepattern,forexample,indicatesapointwherethekerbdropsataroadcrossing.IfthedimpledpavingformsanL-shapeacrosstheentirewidthofthepavement,itmeansthatthisisapedestriancrossingwithlights.【基礎解析】dimpledadj.有淺窩的【釋】Somethingthatisdimpledhassmallhollowsinit.【例】amanwithadimpledchin一個下巴上有淺窩的男人?！净A解析】anarrayof一堆，大群，大量【例】avastarrayofbottlesofdifferentshapesandsizes一大批形狀大小不一的瓶子精講試聽結束ThereisabewilderingarrayoftexturedpavingontheroadsofBritishtownsandcitiestoconveysimilarmessages.Dimpledpavingsetoutinagrid-likepattern,forexample,indicatesapointwherethekerbdropsataroadcrossing.IfthedimpledpavingformsanL-shapeacrosstheentirewidthofthepavement,itmeansthatthisisapedestriancrossingwithlights.【基礎解析】bewilderingadj.令人困惑的；使人糊涂的【釋】makingyoufeelconfusedbecausetherearetoomanythingstochoosefromorbecausesthisdifficulttounderstand【例1】abewilderingarray/range令人眼花繚亂的擺設/種類【例2】Thereisabewilderingvarietyofsoftwareavailable.各種可供挑選的軟件使人目不暇接。Forthosewhoknowwheretolook,anothersecretmessagelieshiddenaroundpelicancrossings-thepedestriancrossingsinwhichsomeonepushesabutton,thenwaitsforthesignaltowalk.Tuckedontheundersideoftheboxwiththepush-buttonisasmall,innocuouscylinder.Whenthelightschangetoshowthegreenman,thiscylinderspinstoindicateitissafetocross.Wearingmyblindnesssimulationglasses,itfeelslikethetopofafelt-tippenspinninginmyhand.【基礎解析】pelicancrossings鵜鶘人行橫道【拓展延伸】1)zebracrossing人行斑馬線2)puffincrossing海雀人行橫道3)toucancrossing犀鳥人行橫道4)equestriancrossing(pegasuscrossing)騎馬者通行路5)zig-zaglines之字線條Forthosewhoknowwheretolook,anothersecretmessagelieshiddenaroundpelicancrossings-thepedestriancrossingsinwhichsomeonepushesabutton,thenwaitsforthesignaltowalk.Tuckedontheundersideoftheboxwiththepush-buttonisasmall,innocuouscylinder.Whenthelightschangetoshowthegreenman,thiscylinderspinstoindicateitissafetocross.Wearingmyblindnesssimulationglasses,itfeelslikethetopofafelt-tippenspinninginmyhand.【基礎解析】felt-tipn.氈頭筆【釋】Afelt-tiporafelt-tippenisapenwhichhasapieceoffibreattheendthattheinkcomesthrough.【基礎解析】pelicancrossings鵜鶘人行橫道Forthosewhoknowwheretolook,anothersecretmessagelieshiddenaroundpelicancrossings-thepedestriancrossingsinwhichsomeonepushesabutton,thenwaitsforthesignaltowalk.Tuckedontheundersideoftheboxwiththepush-buttonisasmall,innocuouscylinder.Whenthelightschangetoshowthegreenman,thiscylinderspinstoindicateitissafetocross.Wearingmyblindnesssimulationglasses,itfeelslikethetopofafelt-tippenspinninginmyhand.【基礎解析】tuckv.1)（把衣服、紙張等的邊緣）塞進，折疊，卷起【例】Shetuckedupherskirtandwadedintotheriver.她撩起裙子蹚水走進河里。2)把……塞進狹窄的空間；把……藏入；收藏【例】Shetuckedherhair(up)underhercap.她把頭發(fā)攏起來塞進帽子里。3)用……蓋??；用……圍緊；用……裹嚴【例】Shetuckedablanketaroundhislegs.她拿一條毯子把他的雙腿裹好。Forthosewhoknowwheretolook,anothersecretmessagelieshiddenaroundpelicancrossings-thepedestriancrossingsinwhichsomeonepushesabutton,thenwaitsforthesignaltowalk.Tuckedontheundersideoftheboxwiththepush-buttonisasmall,innocuouscylinder.Whenthelightschangetoshowthegreenman,thiscylinderspinstoindicateitissafetocross.Wearingmyblindnesssimulationglasses,itfeelslikethetopofafelt-tippenspinninginmyhand.【基礎解析】innocuousadj.1)無惡意的；無意冒犯的【釋】notintendedtooffendorupsetanyone【例】Itseemedaperfectlyinnocuousremark.那像是一句毫無惡意的話。2)無害的；無危險的【釋】notharmfulordangerous【例】aninnocuoussubstance無害物質Forthosewhoknowwheretolook,anothersecretmessagelieshiddenaroundpelicancrossings-thepedestriancrossingsinwhichsomeonepushesabutton,thenwaitsforthesignaltowalk.Tuckedontheundersideoftheboxwiththepush-buttonisasmall,innocuouscylinder.Whenthelightschangetoshowthegreenman,thiscylinderspinstoindicateitissafetocross.Wearingmyblindnesssimulationglasses,itfeelslikethetopofafelt-tippenspinninginmyhand.【基礎解析】cylindern.1)圓柱；圓柱體；圓筒【釋】asolidorhollowfigurewithroundendsandlongstraightsides2)（尤指用作容器的）圓筒狀物【釋】anobjectshapedlikeacylinder,especiallyoneusedasacontainer【例】agas/oxygencylinder氣罐；氧氣瓶3)（發(fā)動機的）氣缸【釋】thehollowtubeinanengine,shapedlikeacylinder,insidewhichthepistonmoves【例】asix-cylinderengine六缸發(fā)動機Elsewhere,itispossibletofindraised,roundedribsrunningacrosspavement,creatingacorduroypattern.Theylookliketheymightbetheretoprovideadditionalgrip;infact,theyaresendingawarningtoanyonewhostandsonthemaboutwhatisahead.Theseindicateyouarestandinginfrontofahazard,likeasetofstairsoralevelcrossing.【基礎解析】hazardn.危險；危害【釋】athingthatcanbedangerousorcausedamage【例1】afire/safetyhazard火災/安全隱患【例2】hazardlights（汽車上的）險警示燈v.1)冒失地提出；冒險猜測【例】Wouldyouliketohazardaguess?你想猜猜看嗎？2)冒……的風險；使處于危險【例】Carelessdrivershazardotherpeople'slivesaswellastheirown.粗心大意的駕駛者拿他人和自己的生命冒險。Elsewhere,itispossibletofindraised,roundedribsrunningacrosspavement,creatingacorduroypattern.Theylookliketheymightbetheretoprovideadditionalgrip;infact,theyaresendingawarningtoanyonewhostandsonthemaboutwhatisahead.Theseindicateyouarestandinginfrontofahazard,likeasetofstairsoralevelcrossing.【基礎解析】corduroyn.燈芯絨Trainpassengersalreadywillbefamiliarwiththecolouredslabsstuddedwithflat-toppeddomesthatindicatetheedgeofaplatform.Whilethesecantellsomeonewithsightproblemstheyareattheplatformedge,passengersalsowillinstinctivelywaitbehindthemastheyareuncomfortabletostandon.【基礎解析】studdedadj.1)用飾釘裝飾的【釋】decoratedwithsmallraisedpiecesofmetal【例】astuddedleatherbelt飾釘裝飾的皮帶2)布滿（或有很多）……的【釋】havingalotofsthonorinit【例】Theskywasclearandstuddedwithstars.天空晴朗，繁星點點。Inpedestrianisedareas,somelocalauthoritiesalsohaveinstalledtexturedpathwayswithflat-toppedbarsrunninginthedirectionoftravel.Theideaistoguidepeoplethroughbusyareasandaroundobjectsbydrawingthemalongtheseraisedlines.Forvisuallyimpairedpedestrians,theyareinvaluable.AtLondon'sOldStreettubestation,forexample,abrightgreenlinestretchesoutofthestationfromtheticketbarriers,upthestairs,alongthepavement-andrighttothedooroftheMoorfield'sEyeHospital.Ontheroads,however,hiddenmessagesarebeingusednotonlytoguidepeople-buttomanipulatethem.【基礎解析】pedestrianizev.使（街道）無車輛行駛而成為行人專用區(qū)【釋】toconvert(astreet)intoanareafortheuseofpedestriansonly,byexcludingallmotorvehiclesInpedestrianisedareas,somelocalauthoritiesalsohaveinstalledtexturedpathwayswithflat-toppedbarsrunninginthedirectionoftravel.Theideaistoguidepeoplethroughbusyareasandaroundobjectsbydrawingthemalongtheseraisedlines.Forvisuallyimpairedpedestrians,theyareinvaluable.AtLondon'sOldStreettubestation,forexample,abrightgreenlinestretchesoutofthestationfromtheticketbarriers,upthestairs,alongthepavement-andrighttothedooroftheMoorfield'sEyeHospital.Ontheroads,however,hiddenmessagesarebeingusednotonlytoguidepeople-buttomanipulatethem.【基礎解析】manipulatev.1)（暗中）控制，操縱，影響【釋】tocontrolorinfluencesb/sth,ofteninadishonestwaysothattheydonotrealizeit【例】Asapolitician,heknowshowtomanipulatepub