英语段落节选4

四、选材自CNN Learning English，外媒对中国2020年的描述（2020.1.25）

2020 will be a wonderful year to our nation, as the first year of the new decade, opening（伴随状语） an era（时代） of historical significance.

2020年将是我们国家美好的一年。作为新十年的开局之年，2020年开启了一个具有历史意义的时代。

China will become an all-around well-off society in 2020, which（定语从句） does not only mean a society that provides people with food and clothing, but one that is marked by economic, political, cultural and social prosperity, as well as a good environment.

到2020年，中国将全面建成小康社会。“小康社会”不仅指为人民提供温饱的社会，而且指经济、政治、文化和社会繁荣昌盛、环境良好的社会。

知识一：as the first year of...作为...的开局之年，as the important year of our life's progress/process 作为我们人生过程中重要一年

知识二：open an era of..., 开启了...的时代，open an era of severe competition开启了激烈竞争的时代

知识三：become an all-around well-off society全面建成小康社会

知识四：which does not only mean...（n.） 这不仅指...，but also mean...（n.） 而且指...

知识五：be marked by，...作为标记，被...标志

知识六：economic, political, cultural and social prosperity, as well as a good environment.经济、政治、文化和社会繁荣昌盛、环境良好的社会

知识七：重点单词

decade十年，era时代，historical历史意义的，

significance重要性，all-around全面，well-off富有，小康，be marked by，...作为标记，economic经济, political政治, cultural文化， social prosperity社会繁荣