Module 6 The World’s Cultural Heritage

a. relieved      b. reflected       c. responded        d. recovered 
② (上海春) usually a child’ s behaviour is a _________ of his family environment. (key: b)
a. recognition    b. reflection     c. return       d. record 
(5) with more than 50 million chinese living and working overseas, the mid-autumn festival reminds them of their chinese origins and would help to unite chinese people all over the world (lines2-5, para 6)
remind v 提醒, 使想起
① this story reminds me of my childhood.
② please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow.
③ travelers are reminded that malaria tablets are advisable.
【例】① (上海春) what you said just now _______ me of that american professor.
(key: c)
a. mentioned     b. informed��   c. reminded     d. memorized��
② (江蘇) in our childhood, we were often _______ by grandma to pay attention to our table manners.                                                            (key: b)
a. determined     b. reminded     c. allowed       d. hoped    
(6) unesco’s agenda for the world’s tangible and intangible heritage is also to act as a warning system for sites which are at the mercy of redevelopment, pollution or even the effects of tourism, and cultural activities which are in danger. (lines1-6, para 8)
at the mercy of受……支配，在……的掌控之中
eg they were lost at the sea, at the mercy of the wind and weather.
※【拓展】mercy常見短語：
show mercy on (upon) 對……有憐憫心。show mercy to對……表示同情
eg ① the people’s enemies will be shown no mercy. 
② the king showed no mercy and killed all the prisoners.
③they showed mercy to their enemies.
(7) unesco undertakes to take sites off the world heritage list if their present state is threatened by an absence of protection. (lines6-8, para 8)
undertake v. 從事，保證
eg ① we could undertake the work for the time being.
② he undertook to finish the job by friday.
③ i’ll undertake for your security.