文档介绍：选修8 Unit 1
A land of diversity [daɪ'vɜːsɪtɪ; dɪ-]n. 多样性;差异-Reading CALIFORNIA [,kælɪ'fɔ:njə]n. 加利福尼亚(美国一个州)
California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction [dɪ'stɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]n. 区别;差别;特性;荣誉、勋章of being the most multicultural [mʌltɪ'kʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l]adj. 多种文化的;融合或具有多种文化的state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants ['ɪmɪgr(ə)nt]n. 移民,侨民adj. 移民的;迁入的live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.
immigrant ['ɪmɪgr(ə)nt]n. 移民,侨民adj. 移民的;迁入的
migrant英['maɪgr(ə)nt]美['maɪɡrənt]n. 候鸟;移居者;随季节迁移的民工adj. 移居的;流浪的
Unit1 加利福尼
加利福尼亚是美国的第三大州而且是人口最多的州。加州与不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州它吸引了来自世各地的人们。这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后你就不会对此感到惊讶了。
NATIVE['neɪtɪv] AMERICANS 美洲土著人
Exactly[ɪg'zæk(t)lɪ; eg-] when the first people arrived in what we now know as称为California, no one really knows. However, it is likely['laɪklɪ] that很可能Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists believe that these settlers['setlə] crossed the Bering ['bɛriŋ]n. 白令海峡Strait[streɪt]白令海峡in the Arctic['ɑːktɪk]北极区to America by means of用,依靠a land bridge which existed in存在于prehistoric [priːhɪ'stɒrɪk]adj. 史前的;陈旧的 times. In the 16th century, after the arrival [ə'raɪv(ə)l]n. 到来;到达;到达者of the Europeans[jʊərə'piːən], the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery['sleɪv(ə)rɪ]n. 奴役;奴隶制度; addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived[sə'vaɪv] these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state.
when [wen]conj. 考虑到;既然;当…时;在…时;如果adv. 什么时候,何时;(用于时间的表达方式之后)在那时;其时;当时pron. 那时;什么时侯n. 时间,时候;日期;场合
native ['neɪtɪv]adj. 本国的;土著的;天然的;与生俱来的;天赋的n. 本地人;土产;当地居民
exactly [ɪg'zæk(t)lɪ; eg-]adv. 恰好地;正是;精确地;正确地
likely ['laɪklɪ]adj. 很可能的;合适的;有希望的adv. 很可能;或许
settler ['setlə]n. 移居者;殖民