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1、Unit1(A)Canaima—Eco-tourswithAngelsandDevils(Eco-friendlytours)ecologicalBackground1.CanaimaNationalParkisa30,000km²(squarekilometers)parkinsouth-easternVenezuela.Theparkwasestablishedonthe12June1962.Itisthesecondlargestparkinthecountry.ItbecameaUNES
2、CO(UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization联合国教科文组织)WorldHeritageSitein1994becauseofthetepuis(table-topmountains)thatarecharacteristicofthisarea.TheparkishometoindigenousPemonIndians.(PemonisaCaribanlanguagespokenmainlyinVenezuela)
3、ThePemonhaveanintimaterelationshipwiththetepuis,andbelievetheyarethehomeofthe'mawari'spirits.Theparkisrelativelyremote,withonlyafewroadsconnectingtowns.MosttransportwithintheparkisdonebylightplanefromtheairstripsbuiltbyvariousCapuchinmissions,orbyfoo
4、tandcanoe.Canaima卡耐玛国家公园,位于委内瑞拉南部,属亚马逊平原的一部分,以多瀑布和平顶山著称.因为地势险要,地处偏僻,所以到达CANAIMA的唯一方法,就是把性命系在裤带上坐螺旋桨小飞机过去.因为是亚马逊河的发源地之一,CANAIMA充斥着大大小小几千个瀑布,其中包括世界上落差最大的天使瀑布.2.Eco-tourism:Responsibletraveltoareaswhichconservetheenvironmentandimprovethewelfareoftheloca
5、lpeople.WordsandExpressions1.cruisingaltitude巡航高度2.mesa:(spanish)aflat-toppedmountain平顶山3.trajectory:(抛射体的)轨道,轨迹,弹道;流轨4.plummet:N.铅锤,测锤Vi.骤然跌落;垂直落下5.strip:【航空】(=airstrip,landingstrip)跑道,简易机场6.vantagepoint:有利位置,优越地位,优势7.awe-inspiring:使人惊叹的,令人敬畏的MountQ
6、omolangmaisanawe-inspiringsight.8.behold:)[书]观看,注视;把...视为9.charter:N.包租(汽车、飞机等);租赁;宪章charterflights包机v.包租(飞机、汽车等)acharteredplane10.hike:徒步行走,行军goonahike[口]作徒步旅行;提高,增加,ahikeinlivingexpenses11.indigenous:天生的,固有的feelingsindigenoustohumanbeings.本地产的,土生土长
7、的IndiansweretheindigenousinhabitantsofAmerica.12.deck:Vi(与out连用)装饰;点缀;打扮Shewasdeckedoutinfinestclothes.N.甲板,舱面;一副纸牌;层面13.garb:装束;打扮;外表fantasticgarb奇装异服14.inhibition:【心理】压制,抑制(作用)15.excursion:/iks/远足,游览,参观anexcursionbus[train]游览汽车[列车];Wewentonanexcurs
8、iontothecity.我们到这个城市去旅行。16.eerie:怪诞的,可怕的,不安的,奇异的eerier,eeriest17.flora:pl.floras,florae植物群(某一地区或某一时代的一切植物);[罗神]花神18.carnivorous:食肉的,食肉类的carnivorousanimals肉食动物carnivorousplants食虫植物19.Endemic:某地特产的(动、植物);地方性的;风土人情的;某地[某民族]特有的to20.Meridian:子午线;子午圈;正午the