北京前門大街

河南 龐先慶

主題語境：人與社會(huì) 篇幅：271詞 關(guān)鍵詞：Qianmen Street

1Qianmen Street, one of Beijing's oldest commercial areas, lies on Beijing's historic central axis just south of Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City, the imperial palace from the middle of Ming Dynasty (1368—1644) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1616—1911).

2Qianmen Street became a major commercial and entertainment street during the 20th century. It, no more than 2 km long, has been a prosperous area for more than 600 years and has gathered some long-standing stores.

3In terms of the percentage of rental areas and the number of merchants, timehonored stores and Chinese traditional brands account for around 70 percent of the entire Qianmen Street, mainly located in the northern street section between Xianyukou Hutong and Jianlou of the Front Gate. Meanwhile, internationally renowned brands, which make up around 30 percent, are centered mainly on the southern street section between Dajiang Hutong and the Zhushikou area.

4Since Qianmen Street reopened for business on August 7, 2008, after completion of reconstruction, 12 time-honored stores, including Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, Yueshengzhai and Dabei Photo Studio, have already returned for business. Average passenger flow on Qianmen Street reaches 156,000 people a day.

5Qianshi Hutong—the narrowest hutong in Beijing—is located there. At its narrowest place, the alley is only 40 cm wide. More than 100 years ago, it was the biggest market for silver and coins in China. To prevent theft, the hutong was built narrow so that escape routes could easily be blocked.

Reading Check

1. What can we know from paragraph 1?

A. Qianmen Street's commercial value.

B. Qianmen Street's long history.

C. Qianmen Street's cultural features.

D. Qianmen Street's geographical location.

2. What does paragraph 3 tell us about Qianmen Street?

A. Its operating characteristics.

B. Its prosperity degree.

C. Its commercial brands.

D. Its rental area percentage.

3. Where can we buy Quanjude Roast Duck most possibly?

A. In Qianmen Street's southern street section.

B. In Dajiang Hutong.

C. In Qianmen Street's northern street section.

D. In the Zhushikou area.

4. Which of the following can best describe Qianshi Hutong?

A. The richest hutong.

B. The narrowest hutong.

C. The safest hutong.

D. The biggest hutong.

語篇解碼

這是一篇地點(diǎn)介紹類說明文，其主題語境為“人與社會(huì)”范疇中的“文化遺產(chǎn)”。文章介紹了北京前門大街的情況。老街與胡同是北京的標(biāo)志和象征，它見證了北京的歷史發(fā)展與變遷，也見證了北京古建筑的繁榮和輝煌，更道出了北京演進(jìn)的曲折與滄桑。前門大街——老北京的城門記憶，生動(dòng)地展示著老北京風(fēng)貌。 全文結(jié)構(gòu)如下：

語言學(xué)習(xí)

Ⅰ. 語料薈萃

語篇單詞重要短語commercial adj. 商業(yè)的 historic adj. 歷史上著名的 palace n. 王宮 dynasty n. 朝代entertainment n. 娛樂 prosperous adj. 繁榮的 gather v. 聚集 percentage n. 百分比merchant n. 商人 traditional adj. 傳統(tǒng)的 internationally adv. 國際上center v. 把……放在中心 reopen v. 重新開放 completion n. 完成time-honored adj. 老字號(hào)的 including prep. 包括……在內(nèi) restaurant n. 餐館average adj. 普通的 prevent v. 阻止 theft n. 偷竊 escape n. 逃跑 route n. 路線block v. 堵住lie on 位于…… no more than 不超過 in terms of 就……而言the number of ……的數(shù)量 account for （數(shù)量上、比例上）占……be located in 位于…… make up 組成 more than 多于

Ⅱ. 語句分析

1. Since Qianmen Street reopened for business on August 7, 2008, after completion of reconstruction, 12 time-honored stores, including Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant,Yueshengzhai and Dabei Photo Studio, have already returned for business. 自前門大街改造完成，于2008年8月7日重新開業(yè)以來，全聚德烤鴨店、月盛齋、大北照相館等12家老字號(hào)店鋪已經(jīng)恢復(fù)營業(yè)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。 12 time-honored...for business是主句，Since Qianmen...of reconstruction是時(shí)間狀語從句， 其中including...Dabei Photo Studio作后置定語修飾主語12 time-honored stores。

2. To prevent theft, the hutong was built narrow so that escape routes could easily be blocked. 為防盜，這條胡同建得很窄，（賊的）逃跑通道很容易被堵住。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。 To prevent theft, the hutong was built narrow是主句，其中so that escape routes could easily be blocked是so that引導(dǎo)的目的狀語從句。

語言運(yùn)用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

根據(jù)上面短文中出現(xiàn)過的短語和表達(dá)方式，完成下面的句子。

1. 他送給他母親一臺(tái)彩電作為生日禮物，這使她非常高興。

He gave his mother a color TV set for her birthday, __________________.

2. 她把他拉到一邊，這樣別人就聽不到他們的談話。

She pulled him to the side __________________.

Ⅱ. 寫作實(shí)踐

假定你是李華，你的非洲朋友Sarah打算來北京旅游，她來信詢問改建后的前門大街的情況。 請(qǐng)你用英語給她寫一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 前門大街的簡況；

2. 前門大街的特色；

3. 期待她的到來。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：步行街pedestrian street 有軌電車trolley car 地鐵subway

Dear Sarah,

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Yours,

Li Hua