[by:恒星英语学习网] [00:00.00]喜欢Hxen.com,就把Hxen.com复制到QQ个人资料中!TV English by Xu Guozhang [00:10.50]Lesson 25b [00:34.46]How many continents are there in the world?What are their names? [00:50.70]There are seven.They are:Asia,Africa,North America, [01:00.37]South America,Europe,Oceania and Antarctica. [01:08.62]There are seven.They are:Asia,Africa,North America, [01:19.20]South America,Europe,Oceania and Antarctica. [01:28.45]Which continent is the largest and which is the smallest? [01:42.90]Asia is the largest and Oceania is the smallest. [01:56.77]How is Europe compared with Asia in the text? [02:10.12]Europe is only one fourth the size of Asia. [02:17.77]It's so much smaller than Asia, [02:22.52]that some geographers regard Europe as a peninsula of Asia. [02:30.07]Europe is only one fourth the size of Asia. [02:36.13]It's so much smaller than Asia, [02:40.99]that some geographers regard Europe as a peninsula of Asia. [02:47.97]What forms the dividing line [02:53.11]between Europe and Asia according to many geographers? [02:59.59]What forms the dividing line [03:04.35]between Europe and Asia according to many geographers? [03:11.19]The Ural Mountains forms the dividing line between Europe and Asia. [03:25.27]What do all geographers agree? [03:36.32]They all agree that Asia was once linked to North America. [03:51.08]What do geographers say about the ancestors of American Indians? [04:10.02]They say that the ancestors of American Indians were Asians. [04:17.78]30000 years ago,they went across the land bridge and settle down in new homes. [04:27.34]They say that the ancestors of American Indians were Asians. [04:35.28]30000 years ago,they went across the land bridge and settle down in new homes. [04:43.82]What canal separates Africa from Asia? When was it cut? [05:00.96]The Suez Canal separates Africa from Asia.It was cut in 1869. [05:19.40]What is the name for the highest mountains in the world [05:28.67]and how high is the peak? [05:33.53]What is the name for the highest mountains in the world [05:39.88]and how high is the peak? [05:44.63]The Himalaya Mountains.The peak is over 8,848 meters above sea level. [06:07.31]What makes the climbing of the peak so difficult? [06:18.54]The air is very thin and the weather is uncertain. [06:32.02]Can you explain why people take great pride in getting to that peak? [06:47.88]Yes,I think I can.As the climbing is so difficult,it calls for great courage. [07:14.52]What are the three great religions of the world? [07:21.00]And what places did they originate from respectively? [07:27.66]What are the three great religions of the world? [07:33.72]And what places did they originate from respectively? [07:50.57]They are:Buddhism,Christianity and Islam. [07:58.72]Buddhism originated from India, [08:04.28]Christianity from Palestine and Islam from Arabia. [08:12.33]They are:Buddhism,Christianity and Islam. [08:19.30]Buddhism originated from India, [08:24.95]Christianity from Palestine and Islam from Arabia. [08:32.81]How often do the Asian Games meet? [08:43.57]The Asian Games meet every four years. [08:54.20]What is the task for most of the Asian countries today? [09:11.26]Their task is to catch up in science and technology. [09:23.02]GRAMMAR [10:07.90]long/longer/longest [10:15.76]large/larger/largest/free/freer/freest [10:43.50]big/bigger/biggest [11:07.45]important more important most important [11:28.82]clever cleverer,more clever cleverest,most clever [11:56.36]happy/happier/happiest [12:30.71]narrow /narrower/narrowest [12:48.44]hard harder hardest [13:11.48]fast faster fastest [13:18.93]carefully more carefully most carefully [13:43.77]often more often most often [13:51.95]good/better/best well/better/best [14:20.11]many/more/most much/more/most [14:49.91]He is three years older than I am. [15:10.86]This book is more interesting than that one. [15:21.31]She plays the piano better than I thought. [15:37.35]It rains more often in summer than in autumn. [15:57.62]She looks much younger than she really is. [16:09.59]I got up a bit earlier today than usual. [16:21.13]The wall is as white as snow. [16:46.58]He has drunk as much coffee as I have. [16:56.63]Do you speak English as well as the others? [17:07.40]not as...as... not so...as... [17:25.68]She is not as tall as her sister. [17:33.62]He doesn't write to his parents so often as his brothers do. [17:46.76]This room is twice as big as that one. [18:06.33]She sings almost as beautifully as the singer. [18:16.88]The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. [18:46.35]He works the hardest of all. [19:02.41]This is by far the best film I've seen. [19:21.17]Which country is the second most populous in the world? [19:35.72]DIALOGUE BACK FROM VACATION [19:57.87]A:Glad you're back.We missed you during the vacation How have you been? [20:05.81]B:Fine,thanks.I had a wonderful time at home. [20:12.58]I did quite a bit of reading. [20:16.94]Did you have a good time at school? [20:21.49]A:We certainly did.We saw quite a few excellent films. [20:28.46]During the Spring Festival we visited many places. [20:34.91]We had a get-together with many old friends. [20:41.36]B:So we all had a fine vacation. [20:46.33]And now we must get down to some good solid work. [20:52.99]Notes to the dialogue [20:58.87]We missed you during the vacation. [21:07.62]miss [21:12.27]vacation [21:17.83]summer vacation [21:24.00]winter vacaton [21:28.54]be on vacation [21:40.40]How have you been? [21:52.84]How are you? [22:04.09]How is everything with you? [22:12.04]How are you doing? [22:17.68]Fine,thanks.Very well,thank you. [22:31.08]Not bad. [22:34.03]I did quite a bit of reading. [22:51.87]get-together [23:03.81]a family get-together [23:11.57]have a family reunion [23:26.33]And now we must get down to some good solid work. [23:42.86]get down to... [23:54.72]good [24:10.37]a good investment [24:18.63]a good reason [24:26.46]a good contract [24:34.90]Good for you! [24:49.84]It's no good!