一、先声夺人 Listening and thinking

北京河防口段明长城修缮工程近日正式在怀柔区开工，修缮总长度达3553米，预计2012年竣工，这是北京市历史上最大规模的长城修缮工程。

The Great Wall, zigzagging its way to a different world in time, with many stories yet untold. Yet some of its glory has faded over the decades, and centuries.This is the Hefangkou section of the Great Wall in Huairou district, north of Beijing. It's far less well known, compared to the more popular Great Wall tourist spots of Mutianyu and Badaling. In fact, it's never been open to the public.There are no stairs. There are no roads.But this will all change, once the renovation is completed by the end of 2012.

二、可可点津 Listening and learning

1、地区：district,section,region,area,zone,belt,quarter,neighbourhood

district：由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。怀柔区Huairou district；海淀区Haidian distrcit

section：指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。河防口段hefangkou section；太平洋地区the Pacific section

region：指的是地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域，尤其是指按照气候、人体或其他特征鲜明、自成一体的地区。Alsace is a region that now belongs to France.阿尔萨斯现在是法国的一个地区。

area：普通用词，指整体中较大的，界线不分明的一部分。We are going to build a school in this area.我们准备在这个区域内建一所学校。

zone：科技用词，指圆形或弧形地带，尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带。热带the tropic/the tropic zone。用作一般意义时，也可指具有某种特征的其它地区。欧元区：the euro zone

belt：从它的本义“带，带状物”引申出来指任何广阔的长条地带，也可指种植某种作物的地区。产粮地带grain belt；玉米带corn belt

quarter：指城市里具有相同性质或独特风味的地区，它比section范围小，但划分更精确。The English gentlemen always keep themselves away from the rough quarter of the town.英国的绅士们总是不肯接近这个城市的粗人居住的地区。

neighbourhood：它比section划定更清楚，范围更小。具体指城市中的住宅区，也可指附近一带。I like my new neighbourhood very much我很喜欢我新居的邻近环境。

2、旅游景点：tourists spots scenic spots tourist attractions

3、renovation n.革新，修理

长城修缮工程：the Great Wall renovation project

under renovation 被翻新、改造

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