Part 1：文本欣赏
An exciting trip
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin.From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
Part 2：文本解析
一）词汇学习 Word study
1．receive vt.
（1）接到，收到，得到：
When did you receive thatletter?
你什么时候收到那封信的？
Susan received a gift/card this morning.
今天上午苏珊收到了一份礼物／一张卡。
receive是“收到”，指的是一个被动的动作，主观上接受与不接受并不清楚。take则是主动地“拿”、“取”：
He told me to take the keys from his pocket.
他让我从他口袋里把钥匙拿出来。
I received a beautiful pen frommy uncle. My brother took it from me yesterday.
我叔叔给了我一枝漂亮的钢笔。昨天我弟弟把笔拿走了。
（2）招待，接待：
You need a large room if you are going to receive so many guests.
如果你要接待这么多客人，你就需要一个大房间。
We usually receive guests on Saturday.
我们通常星期六招待宾客。
