下半年P(guān)ETS考試備考已經(jīng)拉開帷幕，為了幫助大家備考，從本期開始我們將為大家整理一系列公共英語三級(jí)考試PETS3級(jí)學(xué)習(xí)筆記，希望對(duì)大家備考有幫助。
Dialogues /monologues:
1、 Brief Account of the history of China. (中國(guó)歷史簡(jiǎn)述)
Account：在這里應(yīng)理解為“說明”的意思。
2、 China traces its origins as a clearly separate political and cultural unit to ancient times.
追溯到古代，中國(guó)是一個(gè)政治與文化劃分得很清楚的國(guó)家。
as：在這里應(yīng)理解為“被看作”。
3、 The dominating class in the later dynasties was made up of scholar-officials, who were recruited to serve the government based on their intelligence and skills rather than their family background.
(1)make up of sth 由……組成。如：
Farming and mining make up most of the country’s industry.
(2)rather than 與其(某人/某事)，不愿，不要，不是。如：
It’s management that’s at fault rather than the work-force.
錯(cuò)在資方而不在勞方。
4、 Its downfall in 1911 led the country to be torn apart by warlords, civil war, and Japanese invasion for several decades.
tear sth apart：徹底毀滅或擊敗某物，嚴(yán)厲地批評(píng)某事物。如：
The critics tore her new play to pieces. (劇評(píng)家們把她的新戲批評(píng)得一無是處。)
5、 Governor Arthur Phillip directed the ships carrying “transported” convicts and jailors into Jackson, to the north.
transported 在這里為過去分詞作定語，修飾 convicts and jailors.
Passage:
Why study history?
I turned down the lights in my classroom and asked the students to close their eyes and, “Imagine you are at a beach on a sunny day.” With your mind’s eye, look around you. You see the waves lapping at the shore. To your left you see children in colorful swimsuits building sand castles, laughing and splashing in the water. To the right you see a boat dock painted blue. Several small boats are tied to the dock. You are living in the present, observing your surroundings and feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin.
After spending some time sitting on the beach, you are becoming bored and hot, and you begin to think of the future. What do you want to do? How did you decide? Based on your past experience you know the water will be cool and refreshing, and playing in the waves will be fun, so you decide to go for a swim. Living in the present, you are making a plan for the future based on your knowledge of the past. The present, the future and the past are always tied together and are always with us.
Dialogues /monologues:
1、 Brief Account of the history of China. (中國(guó)歷史簡(jiǎn)述)
Account：在這里應(yīng)理解為“說明”的意思。
2、 China traces its origins as a clearly separate political and cultural unit to ancient times.
追溯到古代，中國(guó)是一個(gè)政治與文化劃分得很清楚的國(guó)家。
as：在這里應(yīng)理解為“被看作”。
3、 The dominating class in the later dynasties was made up of scholar-officials, who were recruited to serve the government based on their intelligence and skills rather than their family background.
(1)make up of sth 由……組成。如：
Farming and mining make up most of the country’s industry.
(2)rather than 與其(某人/某事)，不愿，不要，不是。如：
It’s management that’s at fault rather than the work-force.
錯(cuò)在資方而不在勞方。
4、 Its downfall in 1911 led the country to be torn apart by warlords, civil war, and Japanese invasion for several decades.
tear sth apart：徹底毀滅或擊敗某物，嚴(yán)厲地批評(píng)某事物。如：
The critics tore her new play to pieces. (劇評(píng)家們把她的新戲批評(píng)得一無是處。)
5、 Governor Arthur Phillip directed the ships carrying “transported” convicts and jailors into Jackson, to the north.
transported 在這里為過去分詞作定語，修飾 convicts and jailors.
Passage:
Why study history?
I turned down the lights in my classroom and asked the students to close their eyes and, “Imagine you are at a beach on a sunny day.” With your mind’s eye, look around you. You see the waves lapping at the shore. To your left you see children in colorful swimsuits building sand castles, laughing and splashing in the water. To the right you see a boat dock painted blue. Several small boats are tied to the dock. You are living in the present, observing your surroundings and feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin.
After spending some time sitting on the beach, you are becoming bored and hot, and you begin to think of the future. What do you want to do? How did you decide? Based on your past experience you know the water will be cool and refreshing, and playing in the waves will be fun, so you decide to go for a swim. Living in the present, you are making a plan for the future based on your knowledge of the past. The present, the future and the past are always tied together and are always with us.