Unit6 Living with nature 课内解析篇-2026年春八年级英语下册寒假预习衔接讲义（外研版新教材）

1 It was early one morning of Grain in Ear． Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees． Villagers hurried to the fields． Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun． The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air． Adults were busy cutting the wheat． Children raced behind to pick up the ears．

2 This is one of the best memories of my childhood． I grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province． Most of the villagers there lived by farming． The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them．The changes of the terms guided both their farming activities and daily lives． The terms helped them understand why things happened at certain times, and how they should react． When I grew up and left my hometown, the 24 Solar Terms followed me．I always feel excited when a new term is set to begin． I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems．

3 I didn’t know how popular the paintings would become． I’m so happy that many people, especially the young, are taking anew interest in the ancient wisdom． In the hundreds of comments below my posts, others shared similar memories and feelings． Now people may be moving away from farming． However, the ancient way of dividing time stays close to． our hearts．

4 The 24 Solar Terms are known as the “Fifth Great Invention of China”． They help people understand why nature works this way．Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear social and cultural meanings,too． People celebrate their arrival with traditional activities． For example, many people still eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter． The ancient calendar has never disappeared from the life of the Chinese．

由“sweet（adj． 悦耳的）+ -ly（副词后缀）”构成。

She sang________ , and everyone in the room stopped to listen．她唱得悦耳动听，房间里所有人都停下来聆听。

sweet的常见用法：

It is hot here in summer,________ this summer, so I went________ to the mall to buy an air conditioner yesterday．这儿的夏天很热，尤其是今年夏天，所以我昨天特地去商场买了一台空调。

（2）wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ n．智慧，知识，学问

Xuankong Temple shows the ancient Chinese wisdom in both engineering and design．悬空寺展现了古代中国在工程和设计方面的智慧。

She made a very________ decision． 她做了一个非常明智的决定。

You need to manage your time________ ． 你需要明智地管理你的时间。

表示低于某一数量或水平，还可表示低于某一地点或位置。其反义词为above“高于；在……上面”。

At over 152 metres________ the surface of the water,  the daylight is almost gone． 在水面以下超过152米处，日光几乎完全消失。

We are flying________ the clouds．我们正在云层上面飞行。

辨析below与under

［副词］在下面；以下

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1 You probably remember the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West．But do you know where the real Flaming Mountains are? They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region．

2 It’s known as one of the hottest areas in the world． The desert sand can be as hot as 80°C in mid-summer． That’s enough to make your feet burn!It may sound crazy, but the locals can cook an egg on the desert sand．Rainfall in Turpan is only 16 mm a year． It is one of the driest places in China． How do people survive in such a terrible climate? The secret lies in the ancient karez system．

3 The karez system in Turpan includes more than 1,000 wells． They appear every 20-30 metres． Some of them are 100 metres deep! Under these

wells are large underground canals． Water from the mountains falls into the wells． It then runs underground in the canals． It is kept cool and safe from the desert heat． There are over 5,000 km of underground canals in the area． That’s nearly as long as the Yellow River! Thanks to the karez system, people can grow plants for food in this difficult environment．And amazingly, all of this was completed with only hand tools! No wonder it’s among the top three projects of ancient China

4 Today, the area faces a water shortage． There is less water from the mountains, lower rainfall and a large increase in water use． Although modern technology is solving some problems, the karez system still plays an important role． Now, more and more young people are taking action to protect it． The centuries-old water system will surely be carried into the future．