2017同步攻关高考英语一轮复习学案：选修8 Unit 4 Pygmalion
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 4 <span word="Pygmalion">Pygmalion</span></p><p> 导读：在中国有这样一群人，人们习惯称他们为“农民工(<span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>)”。 他们背井离乡，工作艰苦，却收入微薄。 而就在上周，这个昔日默默无闻的群体却成为《时代》杂志评选出的2009年度人物。中国不断创造发展神话，在世界经济复苏中扮演着重要角色，庞大的农民工团体功不可没。</p><p> <span word="Task">Task</span>: <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>?</p><p> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>'</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nongmingong">nongmingong</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> “<span word="farmers">farmers</span>－<span word="turned">turned</span>－<span word="workers">workers</span>”， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="segment">segment</span>(部分)<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="prominence">prominence</span>(声望), <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="naming">naming</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>－<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Bernanke">Bernanke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Person">Person</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="awards">awards</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nongmingong">nongmingong</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="singled">singled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Leaving">Leaving</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="migrate">migrate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span>－<span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="obscurity">obscurity</span>(不出名), <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="numbering">numbering</span> <span word="around">around</span> 200 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="year">year</span>－<span word="on">on</span>－<span word="year">year</span> <span word="Gross">Gross</span> <span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="Product">Product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>)<span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="Analysts">Analysts</span>(分析人士)<span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nongmingong">nongmingong</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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