2021-2022学年度第16期总第853期 (3版)
Tradition sets sail (Page 3)

I. Find the information about the ship.
Name: ________________________________
Size: ________________________________
Inspiration: ________________________________
Main parts: ________________________________
Decorations: ________________________________

II. Answer the following questions.
1. Why does the writer describe how the watertight compartments were made?
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2. In what way are the watertight compartments similar to bamboo?
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3. What does the bird Jingwei on the stern symbolize?
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III. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1.With raised decks on its bow and stern and sails flying in the wind, a wooden Chinese sailing ship stands still among teaching buildings.
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2. Inspired by the conferring ship, a typical Fujian-style trading ship used during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, about 30 students started building the sailing ship with the help of their teacher and two experienced craftsmen in March this year.
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3. “We call it Jixianghao, meaning good luck, which we want to wish to our school and our nation.”
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4. So if one or two cabins are accidentally damaged, seawater will not flood the other cabins and the ship will remain afloat. It’s full of the wisdom of the ancients.
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参考答案：
I. 1. Jixianghao
2. 8 meters long, 1.5 meters wide
3. the conferring ship
4. hull (keel, watertight compartments), deck, sails
5. a lion on the bow, an ocean and snake on the hull, the bird Jingwei on the stern
II. 1. To show that building a sailing ship is far more complex than you might think.
2. Both are made up of many joints.
3. The image symbolizes people’s mastery of the ocean.
III. 1. 一艘木质的中式帆船静静地矗立在教学楼群中，船头船尾的甲板翘起，船帆在风中扬起。
2. 今年三月，三十几个学生在老师和两个有经验的工匠的帮助下，开始建造这艘船，他们的灵感来自册封舟，一种明清时期常用的、典型的福建风格商船。
3. 我们称它为吉祥号，意思是好运，我们想祝愿我们的学校和祖国好运。
4. 因此如果一两个舱室意外受损，海水不会淹入其他舱室，船会依然浮在海面上。这充满了古人的智慧。