1.单词：

canal运河,  gondola狭长小船,  palace宫殿,  stilts高跷,  fantastic极出色的,  

church教堂,  historically历史上地,  as作为,  Grand Canal大运河,  instead代替,  

spend花费,  no wonder毫无疑问,  urban城市,  expert专家,  opportunity机会,  

such as例如,  choice选择,  poor贫穷,  monument纪念碑,  mix混合,  

official官方,  slum贫民窟,  film industry电影产业,  government政府.

2.句型：

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific.

巴拿马运河连接大西洋和太平洋。

The most romantic boat ride is by gondola.

最浪漫的乘船旅行是乘坐贡多拉。

The king and his family live in the royal palace.

国王和他的家人住在王宫里。

His wooden house sits on stilts above the water.

他的木屋建在水上的高跷上。

The weather was absolutely fantastic.

天气真是太好了。

Tom and Marry were married in a small church not far from here.

汤姆和玛丽在离这儿不远的一个小教堂里举行了婚礼。

It was a nice story, but historically inaccurate.

这是一个很好的故事，但在历史上不准确。

I worked as a waiter in high school, like many of my friends. 

我在高中时做过服务员，就像我的许多朋友一样。

Venice attracts the travelers for the Grand Canal and other historic sites.

威尼斯以大运河和其他历史古迹吸引游客。

Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.

他不但没有休息，反而比平时更加努力地工作。

How much time do you spend on TikTok?

你花多少时间在TikTok上?

No wonder they say too much TV is bad for you.

难怪他们说看太多电视对身体不好。

Traffic is a major urban problem.

交通是城市的主要问题。

He speaks as an expert in child psychology.

他以儿童心理学专家的身份发言。

Opportunities like this don’t come along every day.

这样的机会不是每天都有的。

Avoid unhealthy foods such as hamburgers and potato chips.

避免不健康的食物，如汉堡包和薯片。

That movie was a popular choice for couples.

那部电影很受情侣们的欢迎。

Poor men’s words have little weight.

穷人的话没有分量。

Monument is a building to remind people of a famous person or event.

纪念碑是用来提醒人们记住名人或事件的建筑物。

Oil doesn’t mix with water.

油和水不能混合。

Thai is the official language in Thailand.

泰语是泰国的官方语言。

In Rio de Janeiro, 20% of the population lives in slums.

在里约热内卢，20%的人口生活在贫民窟。

Bob owes the government a lot of money.

鲍勃欠了政府很多钱。

She studied fine arts before entering the film industry.

她在进入电影行业之前学习美术。

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