【重点词组或短语】

1. all year round一年到头；终年

3. natural environment自然的环境

5. be far from 离……远

7. in the dark 在黑暗中

9. in the past 在过去

11. have been to someplace 去过某地

13. learn about sth. 了解有关……的情况

15. put up a tent搭帐篷

17. in such a rapid way 以如此迅猛的方式 19. different kinds of各种各样的

21. development of toilets 厕所的发展

23. social groups 社会团体

2. the tea art performances茶艺表演

4. tea sets茶具

6. thousands of 数以千计的

8. three quarters 四分之三

10. have problem doing sth. 做某事有困难

12. a couple of times 两三次

14. right now 现在；目前

16. hear of 听说

18. take a ride兜风

20. make notes 做笔记

22. write down 写下

24. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事

【重难点句子】

1. Its unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way！

令人难以置信的是科技以如此快的速度发展！

2. I wonder how much more computer will be able to do in the future！

我真不知道未来电脑还能做多少事情！

3. Whether you like Indian food， Western food or Japanese food， youll find it all in Singapore！

无论你喜欢印度食物、西方食物还是日本食物，你都可以在新加坡找到。

4. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when its dark.

在天黑的时候去参观动物园似乎很奇怪。

5. Watching them prepare the tea with the beautiful tea sets is just as enjoyable as drinking tea itself.

观看她们用精美的茶具沏茶就如同自己在品茶一般愉悦。

6. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.

新加坡一个很大的特点就是它的气温一年到头几乎都是一样的。