Module3helicopter['helikɒptə]n.直升飞机motorbike['məutə,baik]n.摩托车tram[træm]n.电车distance['distəns]n.距离abandoned[ə'bændənd]adj.被遗弃的camel['kæml]n.骆驼cassette[kæ'set]n.录音带desert['dezət]n.沙漠diamond['daiəmənd]n.钻石expert['ekspə:t]n.专家midnight['midnait]n.半夜product['prɒdʌkt]n.产品scenery['si:nəri]n.风景;景色shoot[ʃu:t]vt.(shot,shot)射杀soil[sɒil]n.土壤journey['dʒə:ni]n.旅程train[trein]vt.练习circus['sə:kəs]n.马戏团seaside['si:said]n.海滨stadium['steidiəm]n.运动场；体育场eagle['i:gl]n.鹰frighten['fraitn]vt.是吃惊；惊吓kindergarten['kində,gɑ:tn]n.幼儿园apartment[ə'pɑ:tmənt]n.（美）公寓；单元住宅cartoon[kɑ:'tu:n]n.卡通；漫画interview['intəvju:]n.面试；面谈interviewer['intəvju:ə]n.（面试时的）主考官；面谈者event[i'vent]n.事件exhausted[ig'zɒ:stid]adj.疲惫不堪的downtown['daun'taun]adj.商业区的；市中心的vacuum[`'vækjuəm]n.真空；空白rail[reil]n.铁轨ceremony['seriməni]n.仪式track[træk]n.轨道souvenir[,su:və'niə]n.纪念品Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain我的首次火车之旅MynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI’m18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItraveledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometersaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.Gh