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外研社八年级上册英语课文翻译
Module 1 How to learn English
Unit 2 reading You should smile at her!
Questions and answers 问答
Send your questions to Diana, the Language Doctor. 把你的问题发送给Diana, 那个语言学博士
Many students ask for advice about how to improve their English. Here are three basic questions.很多学生在寻求关于如何提高他们英语的建议，这里有三个基础的问题。
The first question is about understanding English films and songs. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I like watching English films and listening to English songs, but I don't understand very much. What can I do?”第一个问题师关于理解英语电影和歌曲的。来自湖北的李浩写道:”我喜欢看英语电影，听英文歌，但是我不是特别能理解他们。我应该怎么做呢？”
Watching films and listening to songs are great ways to learn English! Watch and listen several times, and guess the meaning of the new words. Each time you will learn something new. I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends. 看电影和听歌时学习英语非常好的方式。看了几次，听了几次之后，并且猜猜新单词的意思。每一次你都会学到一些新的东西。我也建议你可以和你的朋友一起探讨电影或者歌曲
The second question is about speaking. Wang Fan from Jilin wrote. “Our school has a teacher from the US. I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her. What should I do?”第二个问题是关于口语的，来自吉林的王帆写道: “我们学校有一个来自美国的老师，我很内向，害怕和她说话，我该怎么做呢？”
You can say, “Hello! How are you?” “Do you like China?” these are good ways to start a conversation. And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try. 你可以说，”嗨，你好吗？””你喜欢中国嘛？记住: 不要害羞，试一试。”
The third question is about vocabulary. Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote, “I write down new words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?” 第三个问题是关于词汇的。来自安徽的张雷写道: “我写下新的单词，但是我很快就忘了，我该怎么记住他们呢？”
Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day on pieces of paper and place them in your room. Read the words when you see them, and try to use them.
不要担心，忘记新单词是很自然的事情，我建议你每天在纸上写四到五个单词，把他们放在你的房间。当你每次看到他们的时候就读这些单词，然后尝试使用他们。
Module 2 My hometown and my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
Cambridge, London and England
By Tony smith
I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My home town is especially famous for its university, many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat. 我来自于剑桥，在英国东部的一个美丽的城市。它坐落于剑河上，拥有大约12万的人口。我的家乡尤其因为它的大学而出名，很多著名的人士都在这里学习过，比如牛顿，达尔文。这里也有很多值得参观的古老建筑和教堂。同学们和旅客很喜欢坐船沿着河旅行。
Cambridge is 80 kilometres from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge. 剑桥距离伦敦大概80公里，伦敦坐落于英国的南部地区，在泰晤士河上。整个城市大概有750万的人口，所以它比剑桥更大更忙碌。这座城市距今有2千年的历史，因大笨钟，白金汉宫以及伦敦塔桥而出名。
England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice how green the countryside is. 英国本身是岛屿的一部分，因此你总是处于海边。小村庄河岸边的海滩是假期的首选。游客们喜欢低山区以及北部的美丽的湖以及南部的小山河漂亮的村庄。英国的每一处地方，你都可以感受到这个乡村是多么的绿。
It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. You will need it most days. 在这个城市，夏天不会很热，冬天也不会很冷。所以在任何时候都可以来英国看看，但是请随身带伞。大部分的天气里你会需要它的。
Module 3 Sports
Unit 2 This year we are training more carefully.
Training hard
By Li Daming
It is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for lessons, but to play football. I am in our school team and we are going to play against another school next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that we have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team beat us last year. This year we want to do better. 明天是周六，但是我要去学校。我不是去上课而是去踢足球。我在我们的小队并且下一周我们会和另一个学校的足球队进行对抗赛。练习10点开始，所以我们要尽可能早的到达学习以便我们能有时间进行热身。我们比平时训练的更努力因为去年另一支队伍打败了我们。今年我们想要更好一些。
It is more difficult to practice in winter because the days are short and the weather is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school practice.在冬天练习更难因为日照时间短，天气也更冷。天黑的更早，所以课后练习不能迟到就非常重要了。
Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we were sometimes careless when we passed the ball and we lost to the other team in the final match. What a pity! This year we are training more carefully. That means we have a better chance of winning.我们的教练很满意因为我们现在作为一个团队踢球踢得更好了。去年当我们传球的时候我们有时候会粗心，我们在最后一场比赛中输给了对手。太遗憾了。今年我们训练的更认真。也就意味着我们有机会赢得比赛。
The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have more fans to watch the matches. It is good to have our fans around. They cheer us on loudly and we feel more confident to win the game. 今年粉丝俱乐部人更少了。我们希望踢得好以便我们有更多的粉丝来看比赛。周边有我们的粉丝非常好。他们会大声地为我们喝彩，我们也会更有信心赢得比赛。
Module 4 Planes, ships and trains
Unit 2 What is the best way to travel?
Questions: What is the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam? 从伦敦到阿姆斯特丹最好的方式是什么？
I am planning to travel from London to Amsterdam. How long does the journey take and what is the best way to travel? Could you please tell me about the trains or ships to get there? The more information, the better. Thanks!
Best answer: there are four ways to travel.我计划从阿姆斯特丹到伦敦。这趟旅程需要花多少时间以及最好的方式是什么呢？你能告诉我一些关于乘火车或者乘船去那里的信息嘛？信息越多越好，谢谢!
A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive. When you go by train, buy your ticket a long time before you travel. It is usually cheaper.乘火车旅行比乘船更放松，但是也更贵。当你乘火车时，需要在你出发前很长时间就要买票的话，通常会更便宜。
You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea. This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expensive. Book your ticket before you book your hotel. Remember that parking in Amsterdam is very expensive, so stay outside the city center and travel in by bus or by train. 你可以开车或者乘船穿越北海。这不仅时旅行最舒服的方式，也是最贵的。在你订酒店之前订好票。记住把车停在阿姆斯特丹很贵，所以最好停在市中心之外，然后坐车或者乘火车前往。
The third choice is by coach. This is usually the cheapest, but in summer, the coaches sometimes get crowded! And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. However, it will not cost as much as going by train.第三种选择就是坐船。这通常是最便宜的，但是在夏天，船有时候会很挤，你需要12个小时到那里。然而，并不会比乘火车贵。
Finally, you can fly. It is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather. 最后，你可以乘飞机，这是最快也是第二便宜的方式，但是因为天气不好，你也需要在机场等几个小时。
Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip! 好吧，我希望这对你有帮助，祝旅途愉快。
Module 5 Lao She Teahouse
Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
The story of Teahouse 茶馆的故事
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years. 茶馆是老舍最著名的戏剧之一。它写于1957年。该戏剧有三个场景并且表演了从19世纪末期到20世纪中期中国普通大众的生活。它告诉我们王丽芳的故事以及他在北京茶馆的客人。它描述了中国社会50年的变化。
Lao She 老舍
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924, Lao She left home and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century. 老舍1899年出生于北京。他的妈妈在1913年送他去私塾。在1918年完成学业之后，他成为了小学的老师，1924年，老舍离开家去了英国。他在英国大学里教授中文并在五年后回到中国。他写了很多的戏剧，小说以及关于人们生活的短篇小说，被称为人民艺术家。老舍是20世纪最伟大的作家之一。
Lao She Teahouse 老舍的茶馆
At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world. 在今天的老舍茶馆，顾客们可以饮茶，吃好吃的北京食物。如果你喜欢京剧，传统的音乐或者魔术秀，你也可以在茶室欣赏他们。老舍的茶馆非常欢迎全世界的每个人。
Module 6 Animals in Danger
Unit 2 The WWF is working hard to save them all
An animal in danger 处于危险中的动物
Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas in the wild today. Zoos and research centers are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientists are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live. 熊猫处于危险之中。现在野生熊猫只有大概1600只。动物园和研究中心正在照顾大约340只熊猫。熊猫没有很多的孩子而且幼小的熊猫经常会死。现实变得越来越困难。科学家正在做很多得研究来帮助熊猫生更多得孩子，帮助幼小得熊猫成活。
The panda’s home 熊猫的家
Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home. 熊猫住在中国西南部的森林和山里。每一只猫每天都需要吃很多的竹子。竹林变得越来越小，所以熊猫们渐渐失去他们的家园。
Nature Parks for pandas 给熊猫的自然公园
In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed the pandas. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks. 为了保护野生熊猫，政府开始建立自然公园然后发展其他的计划。自然公园将会变得更大，以及会有更多的竹子来喂养熊猫。出生在动物园里的会回去住在自然公园里。
WWF and animals in danger 野生动物保护基金会以及处于危险中的动物
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) wants to protect all animals. And it chose the panda to be its symbol. We do not want to lose tigers, elephants or any other animals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all. 野生动物保护基金会想要保护所有的动物，它选择熊猫作为它的象征。我们不想要失去老虎，大象以及其他任何的动物，所以野生动物保护基金会会努力拯救他们所有。
Module 7 a famous story
Unit 2 She was thinking about her cat.
Alice was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister’s book. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by. 爱丽丝正和她的姐姐一起坐在河边。她姐姐正在读一本书。爱丽丝没有事可做。一次或者两次她看着她姐姐的书。”为什么一本书没有图片和对话呢？” 爱丽丝想。
There was nothing strange about that. She heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I’ll be late!” and she did not think it was strange. Then the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it. A rabbit with a pocket and a watch? Alice got up and ran across the field after it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground. 关于那也没什么可奇怪的，她听到兔子说。”哦，亲爱的，哦亲爱的，我要迟到了。” 她没有觉得很奇怪。然后兔子从它的口袋里拿出一块手表然后看着它。一只有口袋和手表的兔子？爱丽丝站起来然后追赶它穿过田野。 她看着它钻进地面上一只很大的兔子洞。
Then Alice went down after it, but never thought about how she was going to get out again. She found that she was falling down a very, very deep hole. It was too dark for her to see anything. She was falling for a long time. While she was falling, she was thinking about her cat, Dinah. Suddenly she landed on some dry leaves. 然后爱丽丝追赶着它，但是从来没有思考过它要怎么再出去。她发现她正在掉入一个很深很深的洞里。对她来说太黑了而不能看清任何东西。她下降了很长一段时间。当她下降的时候，她在想她的猫，Dinah。突然她掉落在了一些干叶子上。
Module 8 accidents
Unit 2 I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again.
Smile, please 请微笑
One day, when Henry was working in a restaurant, a snake suddenly appeared and bit his hand. 有一天，当亨利在饭店里工作时，一条蛇突然出现然后咬了他的手。
A few days earlier, the snake arrived from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out and hid somewhere. 几天前，这条蛇在一盒香蕉里从亚洲到达。它爬出来藏在了某个地方。
“I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again. I threw it across the kitchen, and it landed on a table.” 当他再次咬我的时候，我正尝试把它捡起来。我把它扔到厨房，它爬到了桌上。
While the snake was lying on the table, Henry quickly picked up his mobile phone and took a photo with it. Then the snake hid behind the fridge.当蛇躺在桌上的时候，亨利很快拿起它的收集，然后给它拍了一张照片。然后这条蛇藏在了冰箱后面
When Henry was trying to find the snake, his hand began to hurt badly. He hurried to hospital. As the doctors were checking him, the pain got worse. But they could not help him because they did not know what kind of snake bit him. 当亨利试图找到这条蛇的时候，他的手开始严重疼痛了。当医生们正在检查他的时候，疼痛更加李浩了，但是他们无法帮助他意外呢他们不知道是什么样的蛇咬了他。
As he was lying there in great pain, Henry suddenly remembered the photo. The doctors sent the photo to a zoo. As soon as they learnt what kind of snake bit him, they gave Henry the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day. 当他疼痛的躺在那里的时候，亨利突然记起了照片。医生们把照片送到动物园。他们一研究出是什么类型的蛇咬了他，他们就给亨利正确的药，然后他第二天就离开了医院。
“So if a snake bites you, take out your mobile phone or camera. Take its photo, and show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Henry. “But as you know, the snake won’t smile!” “所以如果蛇咬了你，拿出你的手机或相机，拍一张照片，然后把照片给医生看” 亨利建议说，”但是正如你所知道的，蛇不会笑”
Module 9 population
Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.
Could it be your town? 它会是你的城镇吗？
Jo is fifteen and lives in Parkville. When Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville, it was a quiet village. They had a small house, close to fields and hills. Jo 15岁了，住在Parkville。当Jo的祖父母第一次来到这个地方，那只是一个安静的乡村。他们有一个小的靠近田野和山的小房子。
Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people. People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find jobs, and they needed places to live. However, it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the centre. Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick, and Arnwick became a city with over a million people. Jo’s family lives in one of those flats. It is very crowded, and rubbish is also a problem. Parkville 靠近Arnwick，一个拥有20万左右人口的城市。来自Parkville的人们搬到Arnwick寻找工作，他们需要房子住。然而，住在城市中心太贵了，所以政府在中心外围早了一些公寓。不久，Parkville 成为了Arnwick的一部分，Arnwick 成为超过百万人口的城市。Jo的家庭住在这些公寓其中一幢。所以非常挤，垃圾也成了一种问题。
The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago, so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils. It takes an hours to get there by bus. There is a lot of traffic and pollution. Parkville的一所当地的一所小的学校五年前关闭了，所以Jo现在不得不去在Arnwick一家有着2000个学生的小学。乘公共汽车去那里需要一个小时，所以也有着很多的交通和污染问题。
It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals. It needs fresh air, clean water and better public services. It also needs more police to protect its people. But to do all these things, it needs more money. 很显然Arnwick需要更多的学校，公共汽车和医院，它也需要新鲜的空气，干净的水质以及更好的公共服务。也需要更多的警察来保护它的人民。但是为了做这些事情，它需要更多的钱。
However, can money help solve all these problems? Do we need more big cities like this? In fact, this is just a story. But it describes what is happening all over the world. Could it be your town some day? 然而，钱可以解决所有这些问题吗？我们需要像这样的更多的大的城市吗？事实上，这只是一个故事。但是它描述了世界上正在发生什么。它可能会在某天变成你的城镇吗？
Module 10 The weather
Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.
When is the best time to visit the US? 去美国最好的时间是什么时候？
The US is a very big country. It is about 3,000 miles from the east coast to the west coast, so choose carefully the places to see the time to go. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.美国是一个很大的国家。从东海岸到西海岸大约有3000英里，所以认真选择恰当的地方，选择恰当的时间去。带上一幅地图因为你可能想要环游。
New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in May or October, but in winter there is a lot of snow. 纽约和华盛顿在五月或者十月是最适合去的，但是冬天有很多雪。
The best time to visit New England is in September. The weather gets cooler, and the green leaves start to turn gold, then brown. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees. 去新英格兰最好的时间是9月，天气变得凉爽了，绿叶开始变成金色，然后是棕色。带上你的相机，你就可以拍秋天树的照片。
California is on the Pacific coast, and the weather is find all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December. 加利福尼亚是在太平洋海岸，天气全年都很好。带上你的泳衣因为你可能会想要在海里游泳，即时在11月。
In Seattle, in the northwest, it is not very cold but it rains a lot, so bring an umbrella. In Alaska, the days are long and warm in summer, but may be cool in the evening. In winter, Alaska can be very very cold. If you want to visit Alaska, you had better go in summer. Do not forget to bring a warm sweater with you.在西雅图，在西北地区，并不是很冷，但是下很多雨，所以需要带把伞。在阿拉斯加，夏天的白天变得长又温暖，但是晚上会变得很凉爽。冬天，阿拉斯加会非常非常冷。如果你想要去阿拉斯加，你最好夏天去。不要忘记带一件暖和的毛衣。
In Texas and the southeast, it is usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn. 在德克萨斯州和东南部，对比其他地方通常会很热而且天气很晴朗。在夏天和秋天不时的会有一些暴风雨。
So when is the best time to visit the US? Any time you like! 所以去美国最好的时间是什么时候？你喜欢的话，任何时间都可以。
Module 11 Way of life
Unit 2 In England, you usually drink tea with milk.
My experiences in England 我在英国的经历
By Wang Hui
I went to England last year. I enjoyed my stay, and I noticed something interesting with the English way of life. 我去年去了英国。我享受待在那里的时光，我注意到英国的生活的一些有趣的东西。
For example, you must say Mr. or Mrs. when you meet someone for the first time. When you get to know each other better or when they ask you to, you can just use their first names. 比如说，当你第一次见到某人的时候，你必须说…先生或者…夫人。当你开始了解彼此或者当他们叫你的时候，你可以开始使用他们的名字
One day, we visited some friends and had afternoon tea together. Afternoon tea is not just a drink but a light meal at around 4 pm. We ate sandwiches and a large fruit cake. In England, you usually drink tea with milk. So I tried to drink tea with milk too. 有一天，我们拜访了一些朋友然后一起喝了下午茶。下午茶不只是一种饮料而是一种在下午4点左右轻食。我们吃三明治以及一个大的水果蛋糕。在英国，你通常会喝加奶的茶。所以我也一起喝加奶的茶。
Fish and chips is traditional food in England. You can buy it and eat it in special fish and chip shops on the high street, or you can take it away and eat it with your fingers! It is delicious! 鱼和薯条是英国传统食物。你可以在特殊的鱼和薯条店吃或者买它。或者你可以带走，用你的双手吃。非常美味。
At the bus stop, you must not push your way onto the bus. You need to stand in a line and wait your turn. Sometimes people are slow to get on the bus. Once I noticed a gentleman touch a young man on the shoulder, smile politely and say, “Excuse me! Are you waiting for this bus?” He was really polite. 在公共汽车站，你不能挡着车，你需要站着排队，有时候人们上车很慢。有一次我注意到一个绅士碰到了一个年轻人的肩膀，礼貌的微笑然后说, ”不好意思，你在等这辆车吗？”他真的很有礼貌。
Module 12 Help
Unit 2 Stay away from windows and heavy furniture.
What to do in an earthquake 地震时该做什么
Earthquakes always happen suddenly, so it is difficult to warn people about them. Usually people have little or no idea about what to do during an earthquake, so here is some advice: 地震总是突然发生，所以很提前提醒人们。通常人们关于在地震时做什么只有很少或者几乎没有想法。所以此处有一些建议
Inside: 在里面
1. Do not jump out of high buildings 在高楼的话不要向外跳
2. Hide under a table. Stay away from windows and heavy furniture. Keep clear of fires. 藏在桌子下面，远离窗户和大件的家具，远离明火。
3. Leave the building quickly when the ground stops shaking, but do not use the lift. 当地面停止抖动时快速离开大厦，但是不要使用电梯。
4. Keep calm, especially when you are with other people. Be brave and be helpful. 保持冷静，尤其当你和其他人在一起的时候，勇敢一点，做有帮助的人。
Outside 在外面时
1. Move away from buildings, because parts of a building may fall on you. 远离大厦因为大厦碎片会掉到你的身上。
2. Do not stand near street lights or under power lines. 不要站在离交通灯很近或者在电线下
3. Stay away from bridges and trees. If you are in a bus or car, stay in it. 远离桥和树。如果你在公共汽车或者轿车里，待在里面
4. In the mountains, be careful of falling rocks. 在山上，小心落石
5. On a beach, run away from the sea and move quickly to higher ground. 在沙滩上，远离大海以及快速移动到高处。
In short, follow what you learnt in school. You can be safe and you can also help save others. 简而言之，跟着你在学校的所学。你可以安全你也可以帮助拯救其他人。

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