1Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.1.我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。Let’scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.2.我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。AndIthinktheGiant’sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.4.但是,在我看来,人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.ancientcivilization5.古代文明3.它（巨人之路）很神奇，但我认为非洲维多利亚瀑布更壮观。Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinktheVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.Newwordsskysignshinebelow天；天空n./skai//saɪn/迹象；标志n.(shone/ʃɔn/,shone;shined,shined)照耀v./ʃaɪn//bɪləʊ/…在下面；在…以下prep.silver银灰色的，银制的adj./'sɪlvə/silent寂静的adj./'saɪlənt/gothroughstream穿过小河，小溪n./stri:m/fallaway突然向下倾斜beside在…旁边；在…附近prep./bɪ'saɪd/reply回答，回复v./rɪ'plai/clear(烟雾等)开始消失v./klɪə/grey灰色的;(天气）阴沉的adj./grei/canyon峡谷n./'kænjən/逗留；留下v.remain/rɪ'meɪn/nearly几乎；差不多adv./'nɪəlɪ/onthetopof在…上面；盖住by在…旁边；靠近prep./baɪ/shine照耀sign标志,迹象silent安静的silver银色的sky天空grey灰色的;(天气）阴沉的clear(烟雾等)开始消失fallaway突然向下倾斜stream小河，小溪canyon峡谷TheSevenWondersofTheNaturalWorld美国科罗拉多大峡谷Colorado,theGrandCanyon南非赞比西河，维多利亚瀑布VictoriaFalls,ZambeziAlaskaGlacierGulfNationalPark美国阿拉斯加冰河湾国家公园Everest/QomolangmaMount中国珠穆朗玛峰MammothCaveNationalPark美国肯塔基州猛玛洞穴国家公园RussianBaikalLake俄罗斯贝加尔湖美国黄石公园AmericanYellowstoneNationalPark1.Workinpairs.Talkaboutagreatnaturalwonderyouknow.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.below,deep,fantastic,high,long,natural,shine,sign,silent,silver2.Readthepassageandcompletethetable.AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast–theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself,“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongnearlyonemileaboutfifteenmilesmorethan200miles1.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.★getoutof…从……内出来;逃避;摆脱Weonlywanttogetoutofthisdarkroomassoonaspossible.我们只想尽快离开这个暗室。getin进入getto到达geton上（车等）getoff下（车等）2.Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.appearvi.出现Arainbowappearedaftertherain.雨后空中出现了一道彩虹。disappearvi.消失Thesundisappearedbehindthecloud.太阳在云层后面消失了。3.“...
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