1、Unit 3Fascinating ParksPeriod Project&Video TimeOnly by obeying nature can we defeat nature.只有服从大自然，才能战胜大自然。话题词汇1facility n.设施2educational adj.有教育意义的3 breathtaking adj.激动人心的；令人惊叹的4guide n.向导；导游5passenger n.乘客6schedule n.时间表；进度表vt.把安排在 7flight n.空中航行；航班；航程 8go diving 去潜水 9be located in 位于10with a hei
2、ght of 高度为11be open to the public 对公众开放12a famous leisure paradise 一个著名的休闲乐园13with beautiful scenery 风景优美14be crazy about adventure 热衷于冒险15combine entertainment with education将娱乐与教育相结合16have many tourist attractions to explore有很多可探索的旅游胜地17convenient transportation 交通便利18broaden ones horizons 开阔视野19h
3、ave fun/have a good time 过得愉快20relax oneself/feel at ease 放松自己/感到放松21pack sth up 将东西装箱打包22holiday/tourist destination 旅游胜地23make arrangements for 为做好准备24package tour 包价旅游25public transport 公共交通26reserve a table/room/hotel订座/房间/酒店27travel agency 旅行社28exit/entry/transit visa 出境/入境/过境签证29traffic jam 交通
4、堵塞30travel brochure 旅游手册；旅游指南31check in (在旅馆、机场等)登记32check out 结账离开(旅馆等)33tourist attraction 旅游景点34get close to nature 接近大自然35put sb up 为某人提供住宿36on holiday (在)度假37safe and sound 安然无恙38be struck by 被迷住39have a good trip 旅行顺利话题句型1Located in the north of China,Beijing,our capital city,is one of the lar
5、gest cities in China.我们的首都北京位于中国的北部，是中国最大的城市之一。2In the past 30 years,great changes have taken place in Beijing,whose economy has been developing rapidly.在过去的三十年，北京发生了巨大的变化，经济快速发展。3There are many famous places of interest in Beijing,such as the Great Wall,the Summer Palace,the Forbidden City and so o
6、n.北京有很多著名的名胜古迹，如长城、颐和园、故宫等。4Old buildings make Beijing one of the most popular cities to visit.古老的建筑使北京成为最受欢迎的旅游城市之一。5You can also explore Fricks beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit.你还可以探索弗里克美丽的故居和花园，它们很值得一看。6If you want to have fun here,please keep the following advice in mind.如果
7、你想在这里玩得愉快，请牢记以下建议。7We can benefit a lot from travel.By travelling,we can broaden our horizons,relax ourselves,and do our work better.Meanwhile,we can know the customs and living habits of the local people.我们可以从旅游中获益良多。通过旅游我们可以开阔视野，放松自己并且把工作做得更好。同时我们可以了解当地人的风俗和生活习惯。8It may cause some traffic problems
8、,such as traffic jams or accidents,for more people use their personal cars during the journey.它可能会导致一些交通问题，如交通堵塞或事故，因为更多的人在旅途中使用他们的私家车。9We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional museum in Shanghai.我们将在传统的小镇 漫步，最后参观上海的一个特别的博物馆。10The first landmark to catch my eye
9、is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge,the worlds longest bridge built over permafrost.第一个引起我注意的地标是壮观的清水河大桥，它是世界上最长的桥梁，建在永久冻土上。11Geological data suggests that the Appalachian Mountains,which include the Smokies,are around 480 million years old.地质数据表明，阿巴拉契亚山脉，其中包括大烟山，有大约 4.8亿年的历史。12Emergency rooms saw an
10、estimated 30，000 injuries linked to amusement parks in 2016,according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.根据美国消费品安全委员会的数据，2016年急诊室接到与游乐园有关的受伤人数估计达30 000人。话题时文A Magical PlaceTheme parks?I just love them.In a month or so,the UKs finest theme parks will throw their gates open for the new seaso
11、n to thrill us with their engineered delights.As usual,I will be the first person inside.Yes,I may be a digital enthusiast,but to me there is nothing as irresistible or as thrilling as the fullon experience of spending a day in someone elses imagination.Dr Carissa Baker,assistant professor in theme
12、parks and storytelling at the University of Central Florida,argued in 2018that theme parks were gatherers and tellers of stories.Their distinct narratives start before you enter the park,are played out in what you experience there,and continue after youve left.How do they do it?Some believe its down
13、 to creative direction and narrative system design.But I call it like I see it:they use all the psychological tricks in my social psychology textbooks to get us to feel and act in the way that the people behind the scenes foretell.Everything in theme parks is manipulated(操纵).Everything is accounted
14、for.Whereas in the digital world,designers infer what we feel,these theme parks digest these emotions.A famousexample is Disneylands Main Street USA,which you walk down on first entering the park:the sets have been designed with forced perspective so the buildings appear taller and grander than they
15、 really are.Techniques like this are everywhere to be seen in the squares of Renaissance Italy and Georgian England to make the buildings seem bigger than they are.The mythical Main Street is made to feel larger and more impressive,which gets visitors excited when they enter the parkwe are the hero
16、of Disneylands narrative.Now thats a powerful trick.The digital world is nowhere near as magical as these placesare.Yes,digital designers can create something out of nothing with mathematics and electricity,but their best attempts are only shortcuts in twodimensional space.All they have in their too
17、lboxes are sight and sound.But in theme parks,digital is out of place.Yes,behind the scenes there are data machines that are trying to track us to make our experiences better and more personal.Except for one or two notable examples,digital tech isnt being used to enhance our time at the park in any
18、practical way.It just gets in the way.And perhaps that is why I love theme parks.Because when Im there,I want to be propelled(推动)bysomeone elses vision,and give over to the feeling.The next killer app isnt on your device.Its in the places that thrill us and compel us to keep our phones in our pockets so we can truly experience them.
