The value and art of ice冰的價(jià)值與藝術(shù)

江麗

1 These days， ice is easy to get. You can walk to your ice maker and have ice fall intoyour glass. Hundreds or thousands of years ago， ice wasn't this easy to make or to get. Inthe past， it involved harvesting ice from frozen bodies of water.

2 People throughout history have known the value of ice. People in ancient Chinawould wait till the winter to make ice blocks from frozen rivers and then they woulduse ice blocks to keep food cool through warmer months. In ancient cultures， ice was aluxury. Royalty would ship ice and then use it for juice drinks and other treats. In an agewhen there were no ice makers， ice was truly short and it was a sign of power.

3 Sometimes its translucence （半透明） madeit perfect for decorative purposes. Centuries ago，some Chinese villagers would freeze buckets andwater， cut a hole in the top and pour out the unfro?zen water. Then they'd put a candle into the cen?ter. And that are what we call ice lanterns now.And there are now a lot of big events aroundthe world， some of which result in entire multi?storey buildings made from ice， with coloredlights that make them look like a frozen fairy tale land.

4 In 1990， Alaska became the host of the annual World Ice Art Championships， whichis now a month?long event that attracts dozens of teams and tens of thousands of visitors.Canada is home to several large ice?based events， including the Ice Magic Festival nearLake Louise and the Deep Freeze Festival in Edmonton.

5 But the biggest and most mind?blowing event is the Harbin International Ice andSnow Festival， in Harbin， Heilongjiang Province， China. When complete， the grounds turninto a real ice world， full of huge buildings and beautiful art with the best visual effects. Thevillage includes many features like the Great Wall of China and the Egyptian pyramids， allquite at home in this city that has a lower temperature in January.

Reading Check

1. What did people in ancient China use ice blocks for according to the text？

A. Cooling their houses.

B. Preserving food.

C. Creating sculptures.

D. Transporting goods.

2. What made ice a symbol of wealth and power in ancient times？

A. Its translucent nature.

B. Its use in everyday beverages.

C. Its necessity for survival.

D. Its transportation and use by royalty.

3. What are ice lanterns？

A. They're decorative candles surrounded by ice.

B. They're frozen buildings lit up by colored lights.

C. They're buckets of water frozen with a candle inside.

D. They're ice sculptures used in ancient Chinese rituals.

4. What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about？

A. The tourist attractions in Alaska.

B. Some festivals and events relating to ice.

C. Decorative purposes of ice.

D. The value of ice.

語(yǔ)篇解碼

本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了冰在過(guò)去的重要價(jià)值以及如今關(guān)于冰的一些節(jié)日活動(dòng)。

語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)

Ⅰ. 語(yǔ)料薈萃

Ⅱ. 語(yǔ)句分析

1. People in ancient China would wait till the winter to make ice blocks from frozenrivers and then they would use ice blocks to keep food cool through warmer months. 在中國(guó)古代，人們會(huì)等到冬天從結(jié)冰的河流中制取冰塊，然后再用冰塊在溫暖的月份里冷卻食物。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句中，to make ice blocks from frozen rivers 和to keep food coolthrough warmer months都為不定式作目的狀語(yǔ)。

2. And there are now a lot of big events around the world， some of which result inentire multi?storey buildings made from ice， with colored lights that make them look like afrozen fairy tale land. 現(xiàn)在世界上有很多重大活動(dòng)，其中一些活動(dòng)需要的整個(gè)多層建筑都是由冰建造的，彩色的燈光使這些多層建筑看起來(lái)像一個(gè)冰凍的童話世界。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句中，which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，events為先行詞，在這個(gè)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句中還包含一個(gè)由that引導(dǎo)的限制性定語(yǔ)從句，lights為先行詞。

語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

1. 我們生火的目的是取暖。

We made a fire?______________________________________________________ .

2. 為了更好地了解這種文化，她在這個(gè)國(guó)家生活了一年。

______________________________________________________， she lived in the country for a year.

3. 這是一場(chǎng)她完全沒(méi)有防備的危機(jī)。

It was a crisis ______________________________________________________（. 介詞+which）

4. 我的英語(yǔ)老師，約翰遜女士，下個(gè)月將要退休。

Ms Johnson， ______________________________________________________， is going to retire next?month.

Ⅱ. 寫作實(shí)踐

假定你是李華，你的外國(guó)朋友Peter給你發(fā)來(lái)郵件詢問(wèn)你印象最深的一次節(jié)日體驗(yàn)，請(qǐng)你給他回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 節(jié)日介紹；

2. 你的感受。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Peter，

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Yours，

Li Hua