Zurich—the Little Big City in Switzerland
苏黎世——瑞士的“迷你大城市”
本站我们到达瑞士第一大城市苏黎世。
本篇适合:跟读,背诵
苏黎世是瑞士联邦(Swiss Confederation)最大的城市、主要的商业和文化中心,也是瑞士银行业的代表城市、世界金融中心之一。
苏黎世是全欧洲最富裕的城市,也是世界上最宜居的城市之一。它坐落在苏黎世湖北岸,阿尔卑斯山的脚下,景色优美,绿树成荫;它历史悠久,中世纪的古堡、喷泉与现代的住宅、旅馆交错其中。漫步城中,市容整齐、洁净,处处是鲜花绿草与别致的建筑物,因此苏黎世也被誉为“湖上的花园城”。
by WJ
Lake Zurich·苏黎世湖
Switzerland is a small country in the middle of Europe. It is famous for its high mountains, thick forests and blue lakes.
Bahnhofstrasse·班霍夫大街
Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city, but it is not its capital. Though it is the largest city, it likes to call itself the “Little Big City”.
Zurich is famous for banking and stock exchange in the world. It is also the business and financial centre for Switzerland.
In Zurich, there are some beautiful churches. One of them is St. Peter Church. Zurich it is not all about business and churches, the Bahnhofstrasse and Lake Zurich are also its landmarks. Every year, Zurich hosts a great Street Parade in the month of August.
Zurich has a small population of 360,000. It is a small city but it has a big charm to attract travellers.
St. Peter Church·圣彼得教堂
中文大意请见第45页。
Zurich [΄zʊərΙk] n. 苏黎世
Switzerland [΄swΙtsələnd] n. 瑞士(欧洲中部国家)
Europe [΄jʊərəp] n. 欧洲
mountain [΄maʊntΙn] n. 山,山脉(复数:mountains)
forest [΄fɒrΙst] n. 森林,林木(复数:forests)
large [lɑːdʒ] adj. 大的,巨大的(最高级:largest)
capital [΄kæpΙtəl] n. 首都,首府
though [ðəʊ] conj. 虽然,尽管
banking [΄bæŋkΙŋ] n. 银行业
stock exchange [stɒk Ιks΄t∫eΙndʒ] 证券交易所
financial [faΙ΄næn∫əl] adj. 财政的,金融的
church [t∫зːt∫] n. 教堂,礼拜堂(复数:churches)
Bahnhofstrasse [bænhɒfs΄træs] n. 班霍夫大街(苏黎世著名的购物街)
landmark [΄lændmɑːk] n. 地标建筑,里程碑(复数:landmarks)
host [həʊst] v. 主办(第三人称单数:hosts)
parade [pə΄reΙd] n. 游行
population [,pɒpjʊ΄leΙ∫ən] n. 人口
charm [t∫ɑːm] n. 吸引力,魅力
attract [ə΄trækt] v. 吸引
填出下列横线上所缺单词:
1. Switzerland is _________ _________ _________ in the middle of Europe.
瑞士是欧洲中部的一个小国。
2. It is _________ _________ its high mountains, thick forests and _________ _________.它因其高高的山脉、茂密的森林和碧蓝的湖泊而著称。
3. Zurich is Switzerland’s _________ _________, but it is not _________ _________.
苏黎世是瑞士最大的城市,但并不是首都。
4. Though it is _________ _________ _________, it likes to call itself the “_________ _________ ________”.
虽然它是最大的城市,但它喜欢自称“迷你大城市”。
5. Zurich is famous for banking and stock exchange _________ _________ __________.苏黎世因银行业和证券交易所而闻名于世。
6. It is also the _________ _________ __________ centre for Switzerland.
它也是瑞士的商业和金融中心。
7. In Zurich, there are some _________ _________.
在苏黎世,有一些美丽的教堂。
8. _________ _________ __________ is St. Peter Church.
其中一所是圣彼得教堂。
9. Zurich it is _________ _________ __________ business and churches,the Bahnhofstrasse and Lake Zurich are also _________ _________.
苏黎世并非只有商业和教堂,班霍夫大街和苏黎世湖也是其地标。
10. Every year, Zurich hosts a great Street Parade in _________ _________ __________ __________.
每年,苏黎世都会在八月主办一场大型的街头狂欢游行。
11. Zurich has a _________ _________ of 360,000.
苏黎世只有区区36万人口。
12. It is a _________ _________ but it has a _________ _________ to attract travellers.
它是一个小城市,但拥有着吸引游客的巨大魅力。
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