第39/775 期初二教案

作者：李红

Where’s the toilet? (P2)

Pre-reading

Free Talk

• What do you think of navigation apps(导航应用程序)?

• When do you use them?

 

While reading

For Zhu Wenli, a taxi driver from Tianjin, the navigation app (导航应用程序) Gaode Map is not only a tool for planning routes (路线), but also the best way to find a nearby public toilet. Zhu said he and some of his passengers could be stuck on the roadside in times of need. Now toilet e-maps can ease his worries, he told Xinhua. For example, the e-map can tell him if there is a toilet within 200 meters.

stuck [stʌk] : adj. 被困住； in times of need:  有需要的时候

翻译：朱说，他和一些乘客有需求的时候可能被困在路边。

练习：如果你无法继续下去，他们会去帮忙。

They will be there to help if you get stuck.

 

Gaode Map recently brought out its 2022 National Public Toilet Atlas. Cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin are among China’s top 10 for the number of public toilets that people can search.

bring out：v. 出版，发布，生产；使显示；激发

atlas [ˈætləs]: n. 地图册；Atlas 阿特拉斯（希腊神话人物）

翻译：高德地图近期发布了《2022中国公共厕所图鉴》。

练习：他做了一辈子的记者，现在已经出版了一本书。

A journalist all his life, he's now brought out a book.

 

Since 2015, China has been making progress in its “toilet revolution (厕所革命)”. It has increased the number of public toilets in cities and improved the hygiene (卫生) of toilets in rural areas.

make progress:取得进步，取得进展

翻译：2015年起，中国已经在“厕所革命”方面取得了进展。

练习：我们还没能完成，但是我们在进展中。

We're not finished yet, but we're making progress.

 

Technology now takes it a step further by giving public toilets a digital presence (数字化存在). For example, Gaode Map has worked with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and brought out an e-map of tourist toilets. Its online mapping service links (连接) 130,000 public toilets at more than 20,000 tourist sites across the country, Xinhua reported.

take it a step further: 更进一步，意思同take a further step

翻译：通过给予公厕数字化的存在，今天的技术更进一步。

练习：我们更进一步，并且提供学生们许多线上资源。

We take it a step further and provide students with a lot of online resources.

“Some can even show the number of seats in male and female toilets,” said Shi Wei, head of Gaode Map Products. “Easy access to public toilets is among the measures (衡量) of a civilized (文明的) society. New technologies offer people convenience in times of need to avoid misbehavior (不文明行为),” said Zhang Baoyi, from the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences.

access [ˈækses] : n. 入口；获得的机会，使用权；访问；

翻译：方便使用公厕是其中一个文明社会的衡量标准。

 

Post-reading

Discussion

If you can interview one of the founders(创始人) of a navigation app, what do you want to ask? Work in groups and make a list of questions.

 

 

 

Choose the answer:

1. What can toilet e-maps do?

A. Collect suggestions to build toilets.

B. Help travelers plan routes.

C. Help people stuck on the roadside get home.

D. Help find a nearby public toilet.

 

2. What is the “toilet revolution” about?

A. Marking toilets on maps.

B. Building more toilets at tourist sites.

C. Increasing the number of toilets for females in China’s top 10 cities.

D. Improving the number and hygiene of public toilets.

 

3. What are Paragraph 5-6 mainly about?

A. A map used by tourists.

B. The development of Gaode Map.

C. How technology has further improved toilet services.

D. How toilets at tourist sites are connected.

 

完成句子。

1.This a___ includes toilets and public parking lots.

2. I was s____ at home with the flu.

3. For some reason, scientists have only recently been able to gain a_____ to the area.

4. The medical community continues to make p____ in the fight against COVID-19.

 

翻译句子。

1. It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of e-map.

2.  We should take a further step to introduce measures to make the app more convenient.

1. 在有需要的时候，我们总是可以相信他们。

2. 进展缓慢总比没有进展好。

 

 

 

 

参考答案：

1. 本题为细节理解题。由Gaode Map is not only a tool for plan-  ning routes, but also the best way to find a nearby public toilet.可知，厕所电子地图可以帮助人们找到附近的公厕。故正确答案是D选项。

2. 本题为细节理解题。由...“toilet revolution”. It has increased the number of public toilets in cities and improved the hygiene of toilets in rural areas. 可知，“厕所革命”与公厕的数量和卫生条件有关，故答案为D选项。

3. 本题为主旨大意题。由第五段首句Technology now takes it a step further … 以及第六段Some can even show the number of seats in male and female toilets … 可知，主要讲述技术带来公厕服务的进一步提升。故答案为C选项。

 

完成句子。

1. atlas   2. stuck   3. access   4. progress

 

翻译句子。

1. 他们发布自己的电子地图只是个时间问题。

2. 我们应该更进一步，引入措施使这个应用程序更加便捷。

1. We can always believe them in times of need.

2. It's better make slow progress than no progress at all.