西班牙一小鎮因干旱重現人間

山東 孫啟祿

1In 1992, residents of Aceredo, a small village on the border of Spain and Portugal,watched as the Limia River rose, overflowing its banks and covering the town. This was no typical disaster, though. The area needed a new reservoir, and Aceredo was sacrificed to make way for it.Now,the town is reappearing after 30 years underwater.

2During a typical dry season, a few rooftops may stick out as water levels sink. However,the reservoir rarely becomes low enough to reveal this much.Now,after months of historic drought in the region, nearly the entire village is on dry ground. The reservoir is at only 15 percent of its capacity(容量).

3But despite the circumstances that led to this re-emergence, tourists are pouring in to explore the village—and there's a lot to see. Roads, paths, and areas of previous farmland are visible, as are former homes and businesses. The stone structures remain, although most of the roofs have collapsed,and the wooden doors and windows are rotten.

4Back in the early 1990s, Aceredo and four other villages in the Galicia region of Spain were flooded to make way for a reservoir.At the time, Aceredo alone held 70 houses and 120 citizens, all of whom were forced to evacuate in the days leading up to the reservoir's construction.But they did not go without a fight. There were complaints,protests,and even a 10-day hunger strike led by angry citizens.

5Francisco Villalonga,who witnessed the flooding first-hand,says of the sudden burst of tourism,“I can see this might be interesting for visitors from elsewhere, but for those of us whose roots are there, it is hard to see it like this.Seeing the houses where they were born and raised has made people very nostalgic(懷舊)for the past.”

Reading Check

一、閱讀自測

1.What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?

A.Why a new reservoir was needed 30 years ago.

B.Why Aceredo was flooded 30 years ago.

C.Why the reservoir is at only 15 percent of its capacity.

D.Why Aceredo is reappearing after 30 years underwater.

2.What do we know about the village?

A.It has become a tourist attraction. B.It has a few rooftops above water.

C.Its houses are the same as before. D.It is hard to see its previous roads and paths.

3.What does the underlined word“evacuate”in paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A.Remain. B.Move. C.Work. D.Struggle.

4.What can we infer about Francisco Villalonga?

A.He has come to explore the village.

B.He was involved in building the reservoir.

C.He was born and brought up in the village.

D.He is against tourists'visiting the village.

二、語篇解碼

本文的主題語境為“人與自然”，屬于“災難防范”的范疇。文章為一篇說明文。由于干旱，西班牙的一座水庫蓄水量僅剩15%，這使得30 年前淹沒在水底的小鎮阿賽雷多再度現世，意外吸引大批游客。文章結構如下：

三、語言學習

（一）語料薈萃

語篇單詞重要短語resident n.居民 typical adj.典型的disaster n.災難 underwater adj.&adv.在水下sacrifice v.犧牲 reservoir n.水庫reveal v.揭示；顯示 drought n.旱災circumstance n.情況 explore v.探索previous adj.以前的 collapse v.倒塌region n.地區 flood v.淹沒evacuate v.撤離 complaint n.抱怨opposition n.反對 witness v.目睹；見證tourism n.旅游業make way for 給……讓路stick out 露出lead to 導致pour in 涌入

（二）語句分析

1. At the time, Aceredo alone held 70 houses and 120 citizens, all of whom were forced to evacuate in the days leading up to the reservoir's construction.當時，僅阿賽雷多一地就擁有70棟房屋和120名公民，在水庫建設之前的幾天里，所有人都被迫撤離。

【點石成金】Aceredo alone held 70 houses and 120 citizens 是主句，all of whom...是“代詞+介詞+關系代詞”引導的非限制性定語從句。

2. I can see this might be interesting for visitors from elsewhere, but for those of us whose roots are there,it is hard to see it like this.我可以理解，這對其他地方的游客來說可能很有趣，但是對于我們這些扎根于此的人來說，看到這樣的景象很令人難過。

【點石成金】I can see...和it is hard to see it like this 是由but 連接的并列句，this might be interesting for visitors from elsewhere 是賓語從句，whose roots are there 是whose引導的定語從句。

四、語言運用

（一）例句仿寫

1.這個博物館包括10個展館，其中一個就是中國館。

The museum consists of ten showrooms,________________________.

2.我們參觀了桂林，桂林的美麗無法用語言描述。

We paid a visit to Guilin,_________________________.

（二）寫作實踐

假定你是李華，你班交換生John 的家鄉遭受臺風襲擊，洪水摧毀了他們的家園。請你給他寫一封信，內容包括：

1.表示安慰和關心；

2.提供幫助。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear John,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua