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外研版英语（九年级下册）课文及翻译
Module 1 Travel
Unit 1 We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
2 Listen and complete the notes.
Ok, we've checked in.
好的，我们安检过了。
What's next
接下来做什么？
It's nearly 8 o'clock and the plane leaves at 8:30.
大约8点钟了，飞机在8点半起飞。
How long is the journey
航程大概多久？
About ten hours.
大约10小时。
Ten hours
10小时？
And it's eight hours' time difference.
而且还有8小时的时差。
So will we arrive at 2:30 in the afternoon
那么我们会在下午2点半到达吗？
Announcement:
播报:
Hello, passagers!
乘客们，大家好！
Flight CA 938 from London to Beijing was going to leave at 8:30 pm.
从伦敦飞往北京的CA 938航班原计划在晚上8点半起飞。
However, we're sorry to tell you that it will be three hours late.
但我们很抱歉的通知您飞机将晚点3小时。
We'll give you more information as soon as we can.
我们会尽快给您更详细的信息。
Three hours late!
晚点3小时！
That means we'll leave at 11:30.
那意味着我们将要在11点半起飞。
So we'll arrive at 5:30 in the afternoon
那么我们会在下午5点半到达？
Yes, that's right.
是的，没错。
So we'll need to call your mother and let her know.
所以我们需要给你妈妈打电话让她知道。
3 Listen and read
Welcome back, everyone!
欢迎大家回来！
Hi, Lingling! How was your holiday
嗨，玲玲！你假期过得怎么样？
Not bad! I went to see my grandparents in Henan Province.
还不错！我去河南省看望了我的外公外婆。
The train was full of people,
火车上挤满了人，
and I had to stand for over three hours!
我不得不站了三个多小时！
Bad luck. Why is travel so difficult in winter
真倒霉。为什么在冬天旅行这么困难？
Well, it's the busiest season in China because of the Spring Festival.
嗯，因为春节的缘故，冬季成了中国最繁忙的季节。
Where's Tony
托尼在哪儿？
He went to stay with his family in the UK.
他回英国跟家人团聚了。
He's flying back today.
他今天飞回来。
But the flight is late.
但是航班晚点了。
Where did you go, Daming
大明，你去哪儿了？
We flew direct to Hong Kong -
我们直接飞去了香港，
and the plane left a bit late too!
而飞机起飞也有点晚！
But the pilot succeeded in landing on time.
不过飞行员成功地按时着陆了。
Then we took a boat to Lantau Island and went to Disneyland.
然后我们乘船去了大屿山，并且去了迪斯尼乐园。
It was great fun!
我们玩得很开心！
How about you, Betty
贝蒂，你呢？
We had quite a good time in Beijing.
我们在北京玩得十分开心。
We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
我们乘公交车和计程车参观了北京城。
Last weekend,
上周末，
we took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace
我们乘大巴去颐和园游玩，
and went for a long walk around the lake.
并且绕着湖逛了很长时间。
That sounds great! But now, we'd better get back to work.
听起来不错！但是现在我们最好回到学习上来。
We're going to have a big exam at the end of the term.
我们将在本学期末有一场大型考试。
There's nothing to worry about as long as you work hard.
只要你努力，没什么好担心的。
And after the exam, there's the school-leavers' party.
并且考试过后，学校有毕业生典礼。
We're all looking forward to it!
我们都很期待！
Exactly! We'll have a great time!
正是如此！我们将会玩得很开心！
6 Listen and mark the pauses.
How about you, Betty
贝蒂，你呢？
We had quite a good time in Beijing.
我们在北京玩得十分开心。
We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
我们乘公交车和计程车参观了北京城。
Last weekend, we took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace
上周末，我们乘大巴去颐和园游玩，
and went for a long walk around the lake.
并且绕着湖逛了很长时间。
That sounds great! But now, we'd better get back to work.
听起来不错！但是现在我们最好回到学习上来。
We're going to have a big exam at the end of the term.
我们将在本学期末有一场大型考试。
Unit 2 It's a long story.
2 Read the play and number the expressions in Activity 1 in the order they appear.
(Li Lin and Li Wei are on the station platform, saying goodbye to each other.)
（李林和李伟正在站台上跟彼此告别。）
Tell Mum and Dad I'll miss them ... I'll miss you all.
你跟爸爸妈妈说我会想念他们的……我会想念你们所有人的。
And we'll miss you too.
我们也会想你的。
See you at the Spring Festival.
春节见。
Take care. Bye!
保重。再见！
(Li Lin gets on the train and looks for his seat.)
（李林登上火车，寻找他的座位。）
Excuse me, sir. I'm afraid you're sitting in my seat.
先生，打扰一下，我想您坐在我的座位上。
I'm sorry, young man. What did you say
年轻人，对不起，你刚说了什么？
I can't hear very well.
我听不太清楚。
You've taken the wrong seat.
您坐错座位了。
Really But ... I thought it was my seat.
是吗？但是……我认为这是我的座位。
Where's my ticket
我的票在哪儿？
(The elderly man looks for his ticket in his pocket, his bag and finally in his wallet.)
（老人在他的口袋里，提包里寻找车票，最后在钱包里找着了。）
Here it is. Car 9, Seat 12A. This is Seat 12A, isn't it
你看，9车厢，12A座。这难道不是12A座吗？
(The ticket officer arrives.)
（检票员进来了。）
Tickets, please. Please have your tickets ready.
车票，请大家准备好车票。
Excuse me, is this Seat 12A
打扰一下，请问这是12A座吗？
Yes, it is. Let's have a look at your ticket.
是的。让我看看您的车票。
Oh, I see the problem. This is Seat 12A,
哦，我知道问题出在哪儿了。这是12A座，
but you should be in Car 9. This is Car 8.
但是你应该在9车厢，这是8车厢。
Oh, how stupid of me! I'd better go and find Car 9.
哦，我太蠢了！我马上离开去找9车厢。
(The elderly man gets up and starts to collect his bags.)
（老人起身，开始收拾他的包。）
Wait a moment, sir! Please stay here.
先生，等等！请坐在这儿吧。
I'll take your seat in Car 9.
我去9车厢坐你的座位。
Well, that's very good of you. Thank you.
嗯，你真善良，谢谢。
Yes, thank you, young man.
好的，年轻人，谢谢你啊。
(Li Lin goes past people standing in the train to Car 9.)
（李林穿过站在车厢里的人群，走向9车厢。）
10A ... 11A ... 12A, here it is. That's my seat.
10A座……11A座……12A座，在这儿，找到我的座位了。
(His friend, Wen Peng, is sitting in Seat 12B.
他的朋友文鹏坐在12B座。
He is surprised to see Li Lin.)
他看到李林很吃惊。）
Hi, Li Lin! What a surprise!
嗨，李林！真是个惊喜啊！
Hey, Wen Peng! It's great to see you.
嘿，文鹏！很高兴见到你。
Great to see you too. Wonderful!
我也很高兴见到你。人生真奇妙！
I'll have someone to talk to on the long journey.
我在漫长的旅途中有说话的人了。
Now, take off your jacket.
现在，脱掉你的夹克，
Sit down and make yourself comfortable.
坐下来吧，别拘束。
But why are you so late
但是你为什么来得这么晚？
Oh, it's a long story ...
哦，说来话长……
Unit 3 Language in use
5 Listen and number the notes.
Good morning.
早上好。
Can you help me with flight to Australila
能帮我定去澳大利亚的航班吗？
I'm going to Sydney.
我要去悉尼。
And I also want to visit friends in Hong Kong.
我还想看望在香港的朋友。
A flight to Sydney, Australia stopping in Hong Kong
去澳大利亚悉尼的航班，中途停在香港？
Yes, plesase.
是的。
How long is the flight
飞机航程多久？
The flight from London to Hong Kong is 12 hours.
航班从伦敦飞往香港需要12小时。
Then from Hong Kong to Sydney, it takes another 9 hours.
从香港飞往悉尼还另需9小时。
That sounds good.
听上去不错。
How far is it from the airport to the center of Hong Kong
从机场到香港中心地区有多远？
It takes about an hour from the airport.
从机场过来需要一个小时左右。
And how much will that flight cost
这个航班的费用是多少？
From London to Sydney, stopping in Hong Kong, the flight works out at 1199 pounds.
从伦敦到悉尼，中途停香港，航班共需1199英镑。
You can book a hotel in Hong Kong with us well.
你也可以定香港的酒店。
The flight and the hotel together comes a total of 1247 pounds.
机票和酒店一共是1247英镑。
On the return flight, would I stop in Hong Kong again
在返回的航班上，我还能在香港停吗？
Do you want to stop in Hong Kong on the way back as well
你在回返的航班上也想停在香港？
Or do you want to fly direct from Sydney to London
还是想直接从悉尼飞到伦敦？
That flight takes 24 hours and it costs 1190 pounds.
航班需要24小时，共花费1190英镑。
We could also book here to a hotel near the airport in Sydney.
我们也可以在这人定悉尼机场附近的酒店。
That's 70 pounds more.
另需花费70英镑。
How far is the airport from the center of Sydney
机场距离悉尼市中心有多远？
About 20 kilometers.
大约20公里。
7 Read the passage and complete the table.
Concorde could carry one hundred passengers
协和式超音速喷射客机可以搭载一百名乘客，
and flew faster than the speed of sound.
并且飞行速度比声音的速度快。
Many people think Concorde was one of the greatest planes.
很多人认为协和式飞机是最棒的飞机之一。
But now Concorde is just part of history.
但是现在协和式飞机只是历史的一部分。
For twenty-seven years,
有27年了。
passengers travelled across the Atlantic Ocean on this plane.
乘客乘坐着这架飞机横渡大西洋，
Most of them were businesspeople, film stars, rock stars and sports heroes.
他们中大多数是商人、电影明星、摇滚歌星和体育英雄。
Flying at more than twice the speed of sound,
协和式飞机载着乘客以超过音速两倍多的速度，
Concorde took people from London or Paris to New York in just over three hours.
仅仅用了三个多小时就从伦敦或者巴黎飞到了纽约。
The invention of Concorde was a huge step forward.
协和式飞机的发明是前进中的巨大一步。
The plane was like a time machine.
飞机就像时光机器。
If Concorde left London at 10:30 am,
如果协和式在上午十点半离开伦敦，
it arrived in New York at about 8:30 am (1:30 pm London time) the same day.
它在当天大约上午八点半即伦敦时间下午一点半就能到达纽约。
However, the plane had many problems.
然而协和式飞机存在很多问题。
It was very noisy.
它噪声很大。
Some believed that its noise was bad for the environment,
一些人认为它的噪声对环境不利，
and that it could hurt people's ears.
并且可能会伤害人的耳朵。
In a terrible accident in 2000, near Paris, 113 people died,
2000年在巴黎附近发生了一起恐怖事故，
and after that fewer people wanted to fly on Concorde.
死了113个人，那之后，很少有人想坐协和式飞机。
It became too expensive to continue the service.
继续飞行的代价太高了。
At the end of October 2003, Concorde stopped flying.
2003年10月底，协和式停止飞行。
Module 2 Education
Unit 1 They don't sit in rows.
2 Listen and complete the sentences.
Hi, Tony.
你好，托尼。
Hi, Da Ming.
你好，大明。
It's good to see you again.
很高兴又见到你。
How was London
伦敦怎么样？
It was in wet.
它很潮湿。
The weather was nice.
天气不错。
And what did you get up to
那你要做什么去？
Not much really.
没有什么很多的事。
I visited a friend.
我去看了一个朋友。
Her name is Susie.
她叫苏西。
I went along to her school, too.
我还去了她的学校。
I played football with some of her classmates at lunch time.
午休时我和她的几个同学踢了足球。
You went to school on your holidays
你假期时去学校？
Tony, let me give you some friendly advice.
托尼，让我给你一些友好的建议。
When you go on a holiday, you're supposed to be stay away from school.
当你度假时，你应该远离学校。
Haha, well... I didn 't go on lessons.
哈哈，嗯......我并没有去上课。
I was just visiting.
我只是去参观。
3 Listen and read.
Hey, Tony! Did you enjoy yourself in London
嘿，托尼！你在伦敦玩得高兴吗？
Yes! I went to see my friend Susie.
是的！我去看望了我的朋友苏茜，
And I visited her school.
并且参观了她的学校。
What are English schools like
英国的学校是什么样的？
Here are a few photos. I took them myself.
这里有一些照片。我自己拍的。
Let's have a look.
让我们看看。
So this is Susie's school.
那么，这是苏茜的学校。
It's got about 700 pupils, like most schools in England.
像英国的大多数学校一样，这个学校大约有700名学生。
How many pupils are there in a class in England
在英国一个班有多少名学生？
About thirty.
大约有三十名。
We have forty in our class.
我们班有四十名。
So ours is a bit bigger.
因此我们的数量大一点。
Look, everyone is wearing a jacket and tie!
看，每个人都穿着夹克衫，系着领带！
Yes, every student wears school clothes in England.
是的，在英国每个学生都穿着校服。
And everyone is sitting around tables in the classroom.
并且大家在教室是围着桌子坐。
That's right. They don't sit in rows.
确实如此。他们不成排地坐。
Look at the swimming pool and the huge sports ground.
看游泳池和巨大的操场。
Most English schools have sports grounds.
大多数英国学校都有运动场。
Kids there really enjoy playing football.
那里的孩子特别喜欢踢足球。
We like playing football too.
我们也喜欢踢足球。
And we also have an excellent swimming team.
并且我们有一支优秀的游泳队。
I hope I can visit Susie's school one day.
我希望有一天我能参观苏茜的学校。
It looks really great.
它看起来真棒。
Our school is great too,
我们的学校也很棒，
and we have more students here.
并且我们这儿有更多的学生。
This means more people to play with.
这意味着能与更多的人玩。
And more friends too.
还有更多的朋友。
6 Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
Hey, Tony! Did you enjoy yourself in London
嘿，托尼！你在伦敦玩得高兴吗？
Yes! I went to see my friend Susie.
是的！我去看望了我的朋友苏茜，
And I visited her school.
并且参观了她的学校。
What are English schools like
英国的学校是什么样的？
Here are a few photos. I took them myself.
这里有一些照片。我自己拍的。
Unit 2 What do I like best about school
2 Read the passage and answer the quwstions.
My school life
我的校园生活
My name is Susie Thompson, and I'm fifteen.
我叫苏茜 汤普森，我十五岁了。
I've been at River School, London, since I was eleven.
从我11岁开始，我就在伦敦的里弗学校读书了。
If I pass my exams next year, I'll stay here until I'm eighteen.
如果我明年通过考试，我将在这儿上到18岁。
River School is a secondary school,
里弗学校是一所中学，
about twenty minutes away from my home by bike.
从我家骑自行车到学校大约要20分钟。
Before I came here, I went to the primary school near my home.
在我来这儿之前，我去我家附近的小学上学。
I started primary school when I was five and stayed there for six years.
我五岁的时候开始上小学，并且一上就是六年。
We go to school every weekday from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm.
我们每个工作日从上午8:45上到下午3:15。
Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent.
上课之前，我们的老师会检查学生的出勤情况。
Then everyone goes to the main hall.
然后大家去大礼堂。
There, our head teacher tells us news about the school.
校长会在那里给我们讲学校的新闻。
At 9:05 am the bell rings, and lessons start.
上午9:05，铃声响了，开始上课。
Each lesson lasts for an hour.
每节课持续一个小时。
We have a break from 11:05 am until 11:15 am,
我们从上午11:05到上午11:15有课间休息，
then another lesson, and then lunch for an hour.
然后是第二节课，再然后是一个小时的午休时间。
In the afternoon, we have two more lessons before school finishes.
下午，我们在放学之前上两节多课。
This year I have ten subjects:
今年，我学十个科目：
maths, English, physics, chemistry, French, history, geography, music, IT and PE.
数学，英语，物理，化学，法语，历史，地理，音乐，信息技术和体育。
Some people learn German instead of French.
一些学生不学习法语，而学习德语。
It's lucky we don't have exams in every subject.
幸运的是，我们并不是每门功课都要考试。
We have a large sports ground for football and tennis,
我们有一个可以用来踢足球和打网球的大操场，
where we can play both during and after school hours.
上学期间或者放学之后，我们都可以在那儿玩。
After-school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies,
课外活动像运动俱乐部、
are popular too.
语言社团也都很受欢迎。
During the school year there are usually visits to museums
在每个学年中，通常会有去博物馆参观，
and to camps for activities such as climbing and walking in the country.
以及像爬山和在乡间散步这样的野营活动。
Last year a group of us even went to Japan.
去年我们一群人甚至去了日本。
There are parties and a sports day,
还有一些聚会和运动会，
and school plays are really popular.
并且校园剧真的很受欢迎。
Once a term, there is a parents' meeting,
每个学期都有一次家长会。
so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress.
因此家长和老师可以谈谈我们有何进步。
What do I like best about school
我最喜欢学校的什么？
English, chemistry, music, sports clubs, school plays ...
英语？化学？音乐？运动俱乐部？校园剧？……，.
and above all, my friends!
所有这些，都是我的最爱！
Unit 3 Language in use
6 Listen and answer the questions.
Hi, my name's Kate and I'm a year nine people here with the school
I'm studying with math, science and English with everyone else.
嗨，我叫凯特，我是一名在这里上学的九年级学生，我和其他人一样学习数学，科学，和英语。
But I've chosen German this year because I like learning languages and I want to go to Germany with my family next year.
但是今年我选修了德语因为我喜欢学习语言，而且明年我想和家人去德国。
I'm a member of a language club.
我是语言社团的成员。
We're learning Chinese and we have a teacher from China at our school this year.
我们在学汉语，今年我们学校还有一位来自中国的老师。
I'm also a member of the tennis team and I practise every Wednesday afternoon after school.
我还是网球队成员，我每周三放学后练习网球。
We have matches on Saturday mornings.
我们周六早上有比赛。
Last year, we were the best team, so this year, we must try hard to stay the best.
去年，我们是最好的一队，因此今年，我们须努力保持最好的成绩。
Hi, I'm Pete, I'm a student here in River School, too.
你好，我是彼得，我也是在大河学校的一名学生。
But I'm in year ten.
但我是十年级。
This year, I'm taking math, science, and English like everyone else.
今年，我和其他人一样学习数学，科学和英语。
But I have chosen geography as my special subject because I'm really interested in other places and I want to travel a lot in the future.
但我选修了地理作为我的特别学科因为我真的对其他的地方和感兴趣，而且未来我想游遍世界各地。
I'm a member of the language club so I can learn more languages.
我是语言社团的一名成员因此我能学习多种语言。
That would help when I travel.
那将会在我旅行的时候有所帮助。
I'm also a member of the chess club.
我同时也是象棋社团的成员。
I played chess since I was in primary school and I'm the best player in the school.
从我上小学起就下象棋而且我是学校里最棒的选手。
I plan to win all my chess matches next year.
明年我打算赢得所有的象棋比赛。
I'm not so good at sport but I go to football practise every Wednesday afternoon to stay fit and healthy.
我不很擅长运动但我每周三下午练足球，以保持身体健康。
8 Read the passage and say where you think ift comes from.
The schoolday begins at 9 am.
教学日从上午九点开始上课。
Class teachers meet the class and check who is present or absent at the start of the day.
班主任每天在课前来教室检查学生的出勤情况。
All the classes meet once a week on Fridays.
所有的班级每周五集合一次。
The head teacher speaks to the whole school.
校长面对全校师生发表讲话。
Morning lessons begin at 9:20 am.
上午的课从上午9:20开始，
There are three forty-minute lessons,
共有三节课，每节课为40分钟，
with a twenty-minute break in between.
课间休息20分钟。
The lunch break is from 12 pm to 1 pm.
午休时间是从中午12:00到下午1:00。
Afternoon lessons begin at 1 pm and the schoolday finishes at 3 pm.
下午的课从下午1:00开始，然后下午3:00放学。
All the students study and take exams in maths, science and English.
所有的学生都学习数学，科学和英语，并参加这三个科目的考试。
They also choose one subject from history, geography, art, French and Chinese.
他们还从历史，地理，美术，法语和中文中选修一个科目。
All the students take PE lessons, but no exams are required.
所有的学生都上体育课，但是没有考试。
The chess, music, language and theatre clubs often have meetings after school.
象棋俱乐部，音乐俱乐部，语言俱乐部和戏剧俱乐部经常在放学后聚会。
Students may join as many clubs as they like,
学生们可以尽可能多地参加他们喜欢的俱乐部，
but they must join at least one.
但是至少要参加一个。
After-school sports practice and matches take place on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
学生们每周三下午和周六上午进行体育锻炼和比赛。
The school has a good record in sports.
学校在体育方面有不错的记录。
Last year, we were the best in football and tennis,
去年，我们是足球和网球赛冠军，
and some students won prizes for swimming and running.
还有一些学生获得游泳和跑步方面的奖。
Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
2 Listen and answer the questions.
Teacher: So for history homework, I'd like you to write about life in the past, and life today.
老师：关于你们的历史作业，我想让你们写写过去的生活，和今天的生活。
Please answer the question: Is life today better than it was in the past
请回答这个问题：今天的生活是否比过去更好？
Yes, Betty
好，贝蒂？
Betty: Can we write about anything, such as medicine and pollution
贝蒂：我们可以诸如医药，污染等任何的事情吗？
Teacher: Yes, think about how our midical knowledge is grown.
And of course the environment is an important part of our life today.
老师：是的，思考一下我们的医学知识是如何发展起来的。而且当然环境也是我们今天生活的重要组成部分。
Daming: And what about personal safety
大明：那么个人安全呢？
Teacher: That's a good idea, Daming.
老师：这是个很好的想法，大明。
Do you think we are safe today
你认为我们今天很安全吗？
Daming: Well... I think that there are few accidents in the past.
Life is safer certainly.
大明：嗯......我认为过去有不少的事故。今天确实安全些了。
Teacher: And why do you think this is true
老师：那你为什么认为是这样的？
Daming: Probably because there are so many laws to protect us today.
大明：也许因为今天有很多的法律来保护我们。
Teacher: OK, You can write about personal safety as well.
老师：好，你也可以写写个人安全。
Remember to hand in your homework next Monday.
记得下周一上交你们的家庭作业。
3 Listen and read.
It's getting late, Betty.
很晚了，贝蒂，
How is your homework
你的家庭作业完成得怎么样？
Nearly finished.
快完成了。
Mum, do you think that life is better today than in the past
妈妈，你认为今天的生活比过去的生活好吗？
Yes, of course, I do.
是的，当然了。
I do too. People are wealthier today,
我也认为变好了。今天的人们更富裕了，
and they live longer than they did in the past.
他们比过去活得时间长。
That's true. We know more about medicine today,
那是事实。我们现在了解更多的医疗知识，
and there's less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
并且不用太担心生病，因为我们知道如何应对普通的疾病。
But people don't take as much exercise as they used to.
但是人们的运动量没有以前的大。
I suppose that's because more people have cars,
我想那是因为更多的人买了小汽车，
and they walk or use their bikes less.
他们步行或者骑自行车更少了。
Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.
一些人认为过去的生活比现在的生活更简单也更健康。
More wealth sometimes means less health.
有时候财富越多意味着健康越少。
When the number of cars is doubled,
当小汽车的数量翻倍的时候，
the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.
污染也加倍，甚至更严重。
What about work
那工作怎么样呢？
Do people work as hard as they did fifty years ago
人们像五十年前一样费力地工作吗？
Yes, and they sometimes work harder.
是的，他们有时候更拼命地工作。
People seldom say they have enough spare time!
人们很少说他们有充裕的业余时间！
Why don't you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour
你为什么不去问问我们的邻居李太太呢？
She's over seventy years old. She's seen how life has changed.
她70多岁了。她目睹了生活的变化。
That's a good idea. I'll go and ask her.
好主意。我这就去问问她。
Remember to speak up! She's a bit deaf now.
记得说话大点儿声，她现在有点儿耳背了。
5 Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.
一些人认为过去的生活比现在的生活更简单也更健康。
More wealth sometimes means less health.
有时候财富越多意味着健康越少。
When the number of cars is doubled,
当小汽车的数量翻倍的时候，
the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.
污染也加倍，甚至更严重。
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
2 Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.
Life now and then
过去与现在的生活
By Betty King
作者：贝蒂 金
Mrs Li is over seventy years old.
李太太已经70多岁了。
She has lived in Beijing all her life.
她一辈子都生活在北京。
I asked her about life today and in the past.
我向她了解过去和现在的生活。
What was your life like in the past
你过去的生活是什么样的？
My family lived in a tiny house.
我们一家人住在一个小房子里。
There were no electric lights, only candles.
没有电灯，只有蜡烛。
My father was a postman,
我爸爸是邮递员，
and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
不管是在寒冷的冬天还是炎热的夏天，他在外面常常一天工作十二个小时。
My mum was a farm girl before she met my father.
我妈妈在遇到我爸爸之前是个农场女工。
She was a kind and loving mother.
她是个善良慈爱的母亲。
She didn't go out to work.
她没有出去工作。
There were five children in my family,
我们家有五个孩子，
and looking after us was more than a full-time job.
照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。
I remember the family meals.
我记得全家吃饭的情景。
The food was simple, We could only eat meat once or twice a year.
食物很简单。我们一年只能吃一次或者两次肉。
I wasn't sent to school because my family couldn't afford it,
我没有被送去上学，我的家庭负担不起，
and what's more, because I was a girl.
更重要的是因为我是个女孩。
How has life changed
生活发生了怎样的变化？
Families have got smaller than they were in the past.
现在的家庭比过去的家庭小了。
Today most people only have one child!
今天，大多数人只有一个孩子！
The role of women has changed too.
女性的地位也发生了改变。
My daughter is really lucky.
我的女儿真幸运。
She has a good education,
她接受了良好的教育。
and she goes to work even after getting married.
她甚至在结婚后还去工作。
I'm happy to see she's busy working every day,
我很高兴看到她每天忙着工作，
but sometimes I feel lonely because she can't come to see me often.
但是我有时候感到孤独，因为她不能常来看我。
Transport and travel are easier today.
今天，交通变得更便利，旅行也变得更容易了。
When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike.
我年轻的时候，不管去哪儿，都是靠步行，有时候骑自行车。
Now you can take the bus everywhere,
现在你可以乘公交车到任何地方，
and there's also the underground.
并且还有地铁。
And you young people can take a plane to anywhere in the world.
而且你们年轻人可以乘飞机去世界上任何地方。
The only thing I don't like, though, is that there's so much more traffic.
不过我唯一不喜欢的事情就是有那么多的交通工具，
It's so difficult to cross the road.
过马路太困难。
Of course, we didn't have television when I was a child.
当然了，我们小时候没有电视。
I really enjoy watching television today.
我现在特别喜欢看电视。
There're so many good programmes, like the Beijing Opera and old films.
有那么多好的节目，像京剧和老电影。
But some of the shows are too noisy for me.
但是有些节目对我来说太吵了。
Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
总的说来，我认为今天的生活更好了。
We eat better and we live longer.
我们吃得更好，活得更长了。
Unit 3 Language in use
4 Read the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.
Dear Christine,
亲爱的克里斯廷：
You asked me for help about your school project —
你向我求助，问我有关你们学校的课题——
the lives of children in Victorian Britain.
维多利亚时代英国儿童的生活的资料。
I was also interested.
我也很感兴趣。
I searched online and found out the following.
我在网上搜索，发现这些信息。
In Victorian Britain,
在英国维多利亚时代，
thousands of people came to the cities to work in the factories.
成千上万人来到城里，到工厂工作。
Instead of the green, open countryside,
人们住在很小很拥挤的房子里，
people lives in very small houses, very close to each other,
不再是绿意盎然、地势开阔的乡下，
with no space for children to play.
没有孩子们玩耍的空间。
Families in those days were quite big.
那时候的家庭相当的大。
Often, there were four or five children in one family,
一个家庭往往有四个或五个孩子，
and they all had to sleep in houses of just two rooms.
他们不得不一起睡在只有两个房间的房子里。
Sometimes, a whole street had to share one outside toilet.
有时候，一整条街不得不共用一个厕所。
Can you imagine that
你能想象到吗？
Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.
多数大城市又脏又不健康。
The pollution from factories filled the air.
空气中全是来自工厂的污染物。
People put their rubbish outside in the streets.
人们在街道上随处扔垃圾。
As a result, there were many illnesses.
结果，出现了各种各样的疾病。
And life was harder for children in those times.
并且那时候的生活对儿童来说更艰难。
They didn't always go to school,
他们不能一直上学，
because they had to work instead.
因为相反，他们必须去工作。
Many children started work in factories when they were only four or five years old.
很多孩子在只有四岁或者五岁的时候就开始在工厂工作。
They worked twelve hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money.
他们从事危险的工作，一天干十二个小时，挣的钱很少。
Many were hurt in accidents with machines.
很多孩子在机器事故中受伤。
I hope this is helpful.
我希望这个对你有帮助。
Write to me if you need more information.
如果你需要更多的信息，就给我写邮件。
With love,
爱你的，
Gran
格兰
6 Listen and complete the table.
My grandmother had eight brothers and sisters.
我祖母有八个兄妹。
She strated school when she was eight years old and left when she was fourteen.
她八岁时开始上学十四岁辍学。
She didn't go to university.
她没有上大学。
She started to work after she left school.
她辍学后就开始工作。
She worked very hard in a factory.
她在工厂里工作很努力。
She went to work at 8 o'clock in the morning and finished at 6 o'clock in the evening.
她早上八点就去工作晚上六点收工。
She worked six or even seven days a week, and had only a few holidays.
她一周工作六到七天，仅有很少的几天假。
She got married when she was eighteen and had a baby the following year.
她十八岁结婚，第二年有了孩子。
She had four children.
她共有四个孩子。
She continue to working until she was fifty years old.
她继续工作一直到五十岁。
My mother start school when she was six years old.
我妈妈六岁开始上学。
At eighteen, she went to university.
十八岁时她上了大学。
She started to work when she was 22.
二十二岁时她开始工作。
She works as a teacher.
她是一名教师。
She works five days a week and has a long holidays in summer and winter.
她每周工作五天，而且有很长的寒暑假。
She got married when she was 24 and had a baby the next year.
她二十四岁时结婚，第二年有了孩子。
She only has one child, me!
她只有一个孩子，就是我！
My mother will continue to work until she's 55.
我妈妈会一直工作到五十五岁。
Module 4 Rules and suggestions
Unit 1 You must be careful of falling stones.
2 Listen and answer the questions.
Mom, I'm leaving early tomorrow moring.
妈妈，明天早上我要早早出发。
It's the trip to the western hills.
我们要去西山郊游。
Have you got everything ready
你把东西都准备好了吗？
Yes, I've just put everything in my bag.
准备好了，我把每样东西都装在我背包里了。
So who's leading the group
那么谁领队呢？
Mr Jackson.
杰克逊老师。
He'll tell us everything about personal safety.
他要给我们讲所有关于人身安全的事情。
Do you have to take anything to eat
你们得带些吃的东西吗？
Yes, we do.
是的。
Everybody is bringing a picnic lunch.
每个人都要带野外的午餐。
You should take a plenty of water.
你应该多带些水。
You mustn't drink water from the stream.
你不能喝溪水。
And don't walk too close to the side of the hill path.
也不要走得太贴近山路的边缘。
It's very high in places.
有些地方是很高的。
It's OK, mom, relax.
没关系，妈妈，放心吧。
It's a walking trip.
这是徒步旅行。
There's nothing much to worry about.
没什么可担心的。
3 Listen and read.
OK, please pay attention for a moment!
好吧，请注意一下！
Before we set off, there are a few rules and suggestions for you.
在我们出发之前，要告诉你们一些规则和建议。
Yes, Mr Jackson.
好的，杰克逊老师。
First, is everyone wearing strong shoes and thick socks
首先，大家都穿着结实的鞋子和厚袜子吗？
Yes, Mr Jackson.
是的，杰克逊老师。
OK, whenever you go walking in the hills,
好了，无论何时在山里行走，
you should always wear proper clothes.
你始终都应该穿合适的衣服。
Now, you mustn't walk too close to the edge of the hill path
现在，你千万不能走得离山路边缘太近，
because you might fall and hurt yourselves. Is that clear
因为你可能会摔下去伤到自己。听清楚了吗？
Yes.
听清楚了。
And you have to keep together so you don't get lost.
并且你们必须结伴而行，这样才不会走失。
You mustn't go off on your own.
千万不要独自离开。
No, We won't, Mr Jackson.
是的，杰克逊老师，我们不会的。
Can we have something to eat now I'm starving!
我们现在能吃东西吗？我都快饿死了！
No, you can't, Daming! You just had breakfast an hour ago.
大明，不能！你一个小时之前刚吃过早餐。
Let's start walking, and we'll stop at noon for our picnic.
我们开始走路吧，我们将在中午停下来，进行野餐。
Don't drink all your water in one go.
不要一下子喝光所有的水。
You may need some later.
稍后，你可能会需要一点。
Can we go rock climbing
我们可以去攀岩吗？
No, you can't. And you must be careful of falling stones.
不可以。还有你必须当心掉下的石头。
OK, off we go, down this path,
好了，我们出发吧，沿着这条路，
and across the stream, and then we'll ...
穿过这条小溪，然后我们将……
... have lunch
……吃午餐？
... have lunch when we get up to the top.
当我们到达山顶时……吃午餐。
Come on! I'll lead the way.
走吧！我来带路。
It should be a fairly smooth walk to begin with
刚开始走的时候应该相当顺利，
because it's a straight path,
因为这是一条直路，
but it'll start to get difficult soon!
但是很快就开始有难度了哦！
6 Read and predict how the speaker is likely to link the words.
Whenever you go walking in the hills,
无论何时在山里行走，
you should always wear proper clothes.
你始终都应该穿合适的衣服。
Now, you mustn't walk too close to the edge of the hill path
现在，你千万不能走得离山路边缘太近，
because you might fall and hurt yourselves.
因为你可能会摔下去伤到自己。
Unit 2 We must keep the camp clean.
2 Read the passage and answer the quwstions.
fastWatch out! Bears about!
当心！附近有熊！
On the first evening,
在第一个晚上，
the three of us were tired after walking for about eight hours.
我们三个人经过了大约八个小时的跋涉后累了，
We soon fell asleep.
我们很快就睡着了。
In the middle of the night, I heard a strange noise outside.
半夜，外面传来奇怪的声音。
But when I looked out of the tent, there was nothing there.
但当我从帐篷往外看时，外面什么也没有。
In the morning, I got up to make break.
早上，我起来做早饭，
The bag of food was open.
发现食品袋是开着的。
"Bears," said Joe.
“是熊，”乔说，
"We should hang the food in a tree tonight."
“我们今晚应该把食物挂在树上。”
Later that day, we stopped in a beautiful field by a stream.
后来那天，我们在溪边的一片美丽的田野上停了下来。
We put up the tent and fell asleep.
我们支起帐篷，很快就睡着了。
During the night, the bears came again.
夜里，熊又来了，
This time they took the food from the tree.
这次它们从树上拿走了食物。
"It wasn't high enough. Bears can climb trees.
“挂的地方不够高，熊会爬树，
They can smell food from a long way away." said Ben.
他们可以从远处闻到食物的味道。”本说道。
"We must keep the camp clean," I said.
“我们必须保持营地干净，”我说，
"Bears might think our rubbish is food."
“熊可能把我们的垃圾当成食物了。”
"OK, let's tidy up and move on.
“好吧，我们把营地清理一下，
And we should make lots of noise too.
然后继续走吧。
If they know where we are, they may not come any closer." said Joe.
还有，我们应该弄出很多声音来。如果它们知道我们在哪，它们就不会靠得那么近了。”乔说。
"But if you see a bear," said Ben,
“但是如果你看见一只熊，”本说，
"you mustn't make any sudden moves or make a sound.
“你绝对不能做任何突然的举动或者发出任何声音。
And above all, you mustn't run.
最重要的是，你绝对不能跑。
No one can run faster in the forest than a bear.
在森林里没有人会比熊跑得快。
And remember, we don't have a gun to keep us safe!"
并且记住，我们没有可以保证我们安全的枪！”
That night, we went to sleep ... or we tried to.
那天晚上，我们去睡觉了……或者说我们尽力去睡。
The next day, we stopped at eleven o'clock for a break.
第二天十一点，我们停下来休息。
While the others were resting,
当其他的人都在休息的时候，
I went for a walk in the forest.
我去森林里散步。
Suddenly, I saw a baby bear playing with some sticks and stones.
突然，我看见一只小熊在玩一些树枝和石头。
He looked so soft and friendly,
它看起来那么的温顺和友好，
and I remember thinking, "If I reach out,
而且我记得当时想过，“如果我伸出手去，
I can just touch him."
我就可以摸到它了。”
There was a loud noise behind me.
我身后传来巨大的声响。
I stood very still. I didn't even turn my head.
我站在那里一动不动，甚至没有转过头去。
There was another loud noise.
身后又有一声巨响。
The baby bear looked up, and ran towards me.
那只小熊抬起头来看了看，然后向我跑来。
I turned pale and he ran past me into the woods.
我脸色变得苍白，它从我身边跑过去，进入森林里。
I was still for a few minutes. Then slowly I turned round,
我一动不动地站了几分钟。然后我慢慢地转过身，
and I saw the baby bear and his huge mother walking away.
我看见那只小熊和它庞大的妈妈离开了。
I ran back to my friends. I have never run so fast.
我以前所未有的速度飞快地跑回到我朋友那里。
For the next ten days, every time there was a sudden noise, my blood went cold.
在接下来的十天里，每当我听到一种奇怪的声音，我都会感到非常惊恐。
Unit 3 Language in use
6 Read the passage and answer the questions.
With his drawing in his hand,
十二岁的张文鹏手里拿着他的画说道，
twelve-year-old Zhang Wenpeng said that people must wake up to the fact that pollution is causing damage to the progress we've made.
人们必须清醒地意识到这个问题，那就是污染正在破坏人们已经取得的进步。
"To save water is to save lives," he said.
“节约用水就等于拯救生命。”他说。
His classmate from the same primary school in the hilly countryside of western China, eleven-year-old Zhou Zhiyun,
他的同班同学，十一岁的周志云，同样来自中国西部山村的一所小学，
has painted a big shining light, with the message that people must not waste electricity.
他画了一个发着光的大灯，并写着“人们绝对不能浪费电”这样的话。
The students were members of a project to discuss "changes in the climate all over the world and what we can do about them".
这两个学生是一个课题讨论组的成员，他们要讨论“全球气候变化以及我们为此能做什么”。
The school suggested that students should pass on what they have learnt in school to their parents and neighbors.
学校向学生们建议，他们应该把他们在学校学到的传递给父母和邻居。
"I told my family why we should turn off the light when we leave a room," said one student.
“当我们离开房间的时候，我们为什么要把灯关掉。我把原因告诉了我的家人。”一个学生说道。
China now has many green schools like this one.
中国现在有很多这种绿色学校。
In order to become a "green school", a school must include education about the environment as part of the timetable.
为了成为“绿色学校”，学校的教育中就必须包含有环境的教育课程。
"Education is important and can help children and young people change their habits.
“环境教育很重要，它可以帮助孩子们和年轻人改变他们的坏习惯。
At the same time, they can pass on knowledge to their neighbors,"
同时，他们可以把相关知识传递给左邻右舍。”
said a director of the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
环保部的主任说道。
7 Listen and complete the sentences.
Today on open country, we're talking to Jane King.
今天在打开国门栏目中，我们将对话简.金。
Jane takes group of people walking in the countryside.
简带领一队人在乡间徒步。
Jane, lots of people listening are interested in walking in the countryside.
简，很多听众都对你在乡间徒步的故事感兴趣。
What advice can you give them about taking people for a walk
你对于领队徒步有什么好的建议送给我们？
Well...the first thing you have to do is to plan a walk carefully.
嗯......首先你要谨慎地设计出行计划。
You should think about where you are going to walk and whether there are clearly marked paths.
你应该考虑你要去哪里，那里是否明确地标有路标。
You should only take marked paths.
你应该只选择有路标的路段。
Farmers don't like people walking off paths because they might made the animals afraid or cause other problems.
农民们不希望人们走出这些路段因为他们也许会吓到动物或引起其他的问题。
What about timing your walk
怎么计划旅途的时间？
Yes, that's something you must do, too.
没错，那也是你必须做的。
People can't walk a long way without food and water.
人们不能在没有食物和水的情况下走很长的路。
Make sure you know where you can stop for lunch.
确信你知道哪里可以停下来吃午饭。
Maybe a picnic area or somewhere like that.
也学是一个野餐区或者其他什么喜欢的地方。
It must be somewhere you can stay out of the rain.
那必须要是一个能够避雨的地方。
And don't forget to tell people to bring the food for the picnic.
而且不要忘记告诉大家带野餐的食物。
Don't walk when it's too hot or in very bad weather.
不要在太热或者太恶劣的天气出行。
It's also important that you know where you are going if you are the leader of the group.
如果你是领队，知道要行至何处对你来说也是很重要的。
You mustn't try out a new walk with the group.
你绝对不可以带整个团队尝试一条新路。
You have to know every step of the way yourself first.
你必须自己首先知晓这条路的每一步怎么走。
Revision module A
1 Listen to the conversations and choose the correct answer.
Conversation A
对话A
Hi, John, how was your weekend
你好，约翰，周末过得怎么样？
Great.
很好。
I went fishing in the river near my house.
我在我的住所附近的河边钓鱼。
Fishing!
钓鱼！
That sounds fun!
听上去很有趣啊！
ish.
但是你要知道，最大的那条鱼是我妈妈钓上的。
And what about you Yes, you spend hours waiting, and then suddenly there's a fish on your line, then it's really exciting.
是啊，你要用几小时去等待，然后突然一条鱼上钩，那时才叫人兴奋呢。
Our family had a comptition and my father caught the most.
我们家比赛，我爸爸钓上的鱼最多。
He caught seven fish in one day.
他一天钓上来七条鱼。
Wow, that's great!
哇，好棒啊！
But you know, my mother caught the biggest f
那你呢？
I only caught one.
我只钓上了一条鱼。
But mom said it tasted the best of all.
但妈妈说那条鱼尝起来最美味。
Conversation B
对话B
Hello, Betty.
你好，贝蒂。
Hi, Tony.
你好，托尼。
You don't look very well, what's wrong with you
你看上去不太好，你怎么了？
I've got a toothache and a bad cough.
我牙疼，咳嗽很严重。
You must have caught a cold.
你肯定是感冒了。
Have you seen a doctor
你去看医生了吗？
Yes, he took my tempreture.
是的，他量了我的体温。
It seemed all right.
看上去不错。
What did the doctor say then
那医生说了什么？
Oh, he said it was nothing serious, just a bad cold.
哦，他说不碍事，只是重感冒。
He gave me some medicine and told me to take it three times a day.
他给我开了些药并告诉我每日服三次。
Don't worry.
别担心。
You'd better drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep.
你最好多喝水，保持充足睡眠。
That's the best medicine for a cold.
那是对于感冒来说最好的药物。
I will.
我会的。
Thank you.
谢谢你。
Hope you get well soon.
希望你早日康复。
Conversation C
对话C
Hello, is that Daming
你好，是大明吗？
Yes.
是的。
Hi, Lingling!
你好，玲玲！
Hey!
嘿！
Are you free tomorrow
你明天有空吗？
Ur...yes, I think so.
呃......是的，我想是这样。
What's happening
什么事呀？
The nature club is going on a trip to the forest park.
自然社团组织了一次去森林公园的郊游。
Would you like to come
你愿意过来吗？
Great, I'd love to.
好极了，我愿意。
When and where are we going to meet
我们什么时候在哪里见面呢？
At the school gate at 7:10.
7点十分在学校门口。
Then we'll go to the forest park by bus.
然后我们乘公交去森林公园。
The bus leaves at 7:30.
公交七点三十分离开。
It will take us forty minutes to get there.
到达那里大约需要四十分钟。
Do I need to bring anything
我需要带什么吗？
Oh yes, everyone's going to bring their favorite food and drink.
哦需要的，每个人都要带上他们最喜欢的食物和饮料。
We are going to have a picnic in the forest.
我们要在森林里野餐。
Great, I can't wait!
太棒了，我都等不及了！
I'm sure we'll have a good time.
我确信我们会玩得很愉快的。
See you tomorrow.
明天见。
Remember 7:10 in the morining.
记得是早上七点十分。
Don't worry.
别担心。
I won't be late.
我不会迟到的。
Conversation D
对话D
Can I help you
需要我帮助吗？
Yes, I'd like to buy tickets to London, please.
是的，我要买去伦敦的票。
When would you like to fly
你想什么时候起飞？
On the fifth of May.
5月5号。
The fifth...let me see...
5号.......我查查......
Umm...I'm sorry, we don't have any flights to London on that day.
嗯......很抱歉，那天飞往伦敦的航班没有了。
What about the fourth
4号的可以吗？
No, I can't leave before the fifth.
不，5号前我没法离开。
Then we have a flight on the sixth.
那我们在6号有航班。
What's the flight number
航班号是多少？
It's CA757.
是CA757
CA757.
CA757.
At what time does it leave Shanghai
它什么时间离开上海？
It takes off at 12:55.
十二点五十五分起飞。
How many seats please
请问您要几个座位的？
I'd like three seats.
我要三个座位的。
Just a moment please.
请稍等片刻。
Conversation E
对话E
Would you like to see a film with me tonight, David
戴维，今晚你想和我去看电影吗？
Go to the cinema
去电影院？
Are you crazy
你疯了吗？
We've got an exam tomorrow.
我们明天要考试的。
Aren't you going to go over the lessons
你不是要去复习功课吗？
I go over my lessons every day.
我每天都复习功课。
I'm not worried.
我并不担心。
I'd like to do something relaxing before the exam.
我想在考试前做些放松身心的事情。
You always work so hard, Kate.
你一直学习这么用功，凯特。
No wonder you never worry about exams.
难怪你从不担心考试。
You seem to do well in every subject: English, Chinese, history, physics...
你几乎每门功课都那么好：英语，汉语，历史，物理......
Except math.
除了数学。
But it's no use working out math problems before an exam.
但是考试前解决数学问题是没有用的。
You're right.
没错。
But I'd study tonight or I'll fail the exam.
但是我今晚得学习否则我会考试不及格的。
OK, try to go to bed early and good luck.
好的，早点上床休息，祝你好运。
So thanks!
那就谢谢了！
I hope next time I can see a film with you.
我希望下次我可以陪你一起去看电影。
Have a good time!
玩得尽兴！
2 Listen and complete the table.
Look, dad, the music kids are going to play at the sports center next month.
你看，爸爸，音乐小子们下个月要到体育中心看演唱会。
They were a fantastic group.
他们是一支神奇的乐队。
We must try to get tickets.
我们一定买到门票。
Where can we buy tickets
我们可以在哪儿买到门票？
At the sports center from 9 o'clock on Saturday morning.
星期六早上九点在体育中心。
That will be difficult, Tony.
那很难啊，托尼。
We'll have to get there early and stand in line for a long time.
我们必须早早赶到然后排很久的队。
We can also buy tickets online.
我们还可以在网上买票。
There's a website address.
有一个网址。
OK, let's try it.
好的，我们试试。
Look, they are on sale already.
看，他们已经在开始售卖了。
Here we are.
就是这儿了。
Now how many tickets do you want
你想要几张票？
Let's get four for Daming, Lingling, Betty and me.
咱们买四张吧，给大明，玲玲，贝蒂和我。
OK.
好的。
Oh no, we can only buy two.
哦不，我们只能买两张。
They won't sell more than two tickets for the time.
他们不会同时买超过两张票的。
Well...let's forget about Lingling and Betty then.
嗯......那就不算玲玲和贝蒂了吧。
I don't think they really like the banding anyway.
我觉得她们也未必真的喜欢乐队什么的。
Let's get two tickets, one for Daming and one for me.
我们就买两张，一张给我，一张给大明。
They are playing on Wednesday and Thursday.
他们周三和周四开演唱会。
I'd like to go on Wednesday.
我想周三去。
What time does it start
它几点开始？
Let me see...oh yes, it starts at 7 o'clock.
让我看看......哦，是七点钟开始。
What time does it finish
几点钟结束？
At 11 o'clock, it's late.
十一点结束，太晚了。
I'll meet you outside.
我会在外面和你碰面。
Great!
好的！
How much
多少钱？
They are 300 yuan each.
每张三百元。
Thanks, dad.
谢谢爸爸。
6 Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
British eating habits are different from those in China.
英国的饮食习惯与中国的饮食习惯大不相同。
People in the UK do not usually have rice or noodles for breakfast.
英国人早餐通常不吃米饭和面条，
They eat bread instead.
而是吃面包。
Hot tea, coffee and milk are their usual breakfast drinks.
热茶，咖啡和牛奶通常是他们的早餐饮品。
Lunch is taken later in the UK, at about 1 pm.
英国的午餐要吃的晚一点，大约在下午一点。
While Chinese people like a hot, filling lunch,
中国人喜欢热腾腾的分量十足的午餐，
many British people today may just have a sandwich,
而今天的英国人可能只吃一个三明治，
especially if they work in a busy city like London.
尤其是如果他们在像伦敦这样繁忙的城市工作，那么更是如此。
There are also differences in the way schoolchildren eat lunch.
小学生吃午餐的习惯也是不同的。
In the past, British children ate hot lunches at school,
在过去，虽然两国的食物不同，
as most in China do now, although the food was different.
但是英国的孩子跟现在中国的大多数孩子一样吃热乎乎的午餐。
Today, it is more common for British schoolchildren to bring their own lunches to school.
今天，英国的小学生带自己的午餐到学校更为常见。
They will usually eat a sandwich and a piece of fruit,
他们通常吃一个三明治和一个水果，
and drink fruit juice or other soft drinks.
喝一些果汁或者其他的软饮料。
Some children like to buy food from shops outside school,
一些学生喜欢到校外的商店买吃的，
but often this is not allowed.
但是这常常是不允许的。
The evening meal is the most important meal in both countries.
晚餐在两个国家都是最重要的一餐。
In China people have dinner at about 6 pm, and so do many people in the UK.
在中国，人们大约在晚上六点吃晚餐，在英国很多人也是如此。
In most families in the UK there's meat with two or three vegetables
在英国的大多数家庭中，晚餐有肉和两三种蔬菜，
and then something sweet.
以及一些甜的食物。
But in China people often have more dishes,
但是在中国，人们常常吃更多的菜肴，
and usually with some soup.
通常还有一些汤。
And of course, in both countries people look forward to their most important festivals:
还有当然了，两个国家的人都很期待他们最重要的节日：
Christmas in the UK, and the Spring Festival in China.
在英国是圣诞节，在中国是春节。
Although the food they eat then is different,
虽然他们那时吃的食物不同，
there is one thing that people in the UK and China share —
但是在英国和中国有一件事是相同的，
the happiness of being with their families and loved ones.
那就是与家人和爱人团聚的喜悦。
7 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs
Shanghai, a beautiful city during the day,
上海是一个在白天美丽，
becomes even more beautiful at night.
在晚上更美丽的城市。
At the end of the day, both the older part of the city around the Bund
在一天结束时，不管是外滩周围的老城，
and the more modern part in Pudong are full of colourful lights.
还是位于浦东的新区都亮起了五颜六色的灯。
The buildings, both new and old, look very different and exciting.
不管是新的建筑还是老的建筑，看着都很与众不同，令人兴奋。
If you look across the Huangpu River,
如果你从黄浦江看过去，
you can see the beautiful Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower and the Jin Mao Tower.
你能看到美丽的东方明珠广播电视塔和金茂大厦。
If you take a boat along the river, you will have a wonderful experience.
如果你乘船沿河而行，你将会有一次前所未有的切身体会。
If you like walking in the streets, try the famous Nanjing Road.
如果你喜欢在街道上散步，就去著名的南京路吧。
There are busy shops and coffee bars,
那里有人来人往的商店和咖啡馆，
and you'll see thousands of people enjoying themselves.
并且你会看到成千上万的人在高兴得玩。
Most of the shops close at 10 pm,
大多数商店在晚上十点关门，
but at that time teahouses are still open,
但是那个时候，茶馆仍然开着，
where you can meet old friends and make new ones.
你可以在那儿与老朋友相聚，并结交新朋友。
If you are in Shanghai for the first time,
如果你是第一次到上海，
make sure you visit Xintiandi, a very popular area.
一定要去新天地，那是一个很受欢迎的地方。
You can see both Western buildings and Chinese buildings side by side.
你能看到一座挨一座的西方建筑和中国建筑。
Most of the buildings are modern and there are shops, restaurants and coffee houses inside.
其中大多数建筑是现代建的，里面有商店，餐馆和咖啡屋。
8 Read the passage and complete the notes about Rosie and John.
Sometimes we feel lonely even though there are lots of people around.
有时候即使身边有很多朋友，我们还是会感到孤独。
We spoke to some young people about being lonely to find out what we can do about it.
我们与一些青少年谈论了有关孤独的话题，希望能找到摆脱孤独的办法。
Rosie left the primary school near her home to live at a high school two hours away by bus.
罗西离开位于她家附近的小学，住在中学里，从那儿乘公交车到家要两个小时。
It was the first time she had stayed away from her family.
那是她第一次离开家。
She did not know anyone at her new school, and she was very lonely.
她在新学校里没有认识的人，她感到很孤独。
We asked her about it and she told us why she felt so lonely.
我们询问她有关感觉孤独的事，她把为什么感觉那么孤独告诉了我们。
"I was the only person from my village at my new school
“我是我们那儿唯一一个来新学校上学的，
and I didn't know anyone at all."
并且我谁都不认识。”
She explained to us what she did about it.
她跟我们解释了她是如何做的。
"I decided to join some students' clubs and take part in as many activities as I could.
“我决定参加一些学生俱乐部，并尽可能多参加活动。
I introduced myself to the other students and tried not to worry.
我把自己介绍给其他同学，并尽量放宽心。
Slowly, I made friends,
慢慢地，我有了朋友，
and now I'm so busy that I'm almost never lonely."
现在我过得很充实，几乎不会感到孤独了。
Next, we spoke to John.
接着，我们与约翰交谈。
Last year, his family moved to a new city and he started at a new school.
去年，他们一家人搬到一个新城市，他开始在新学校上学。
He told us what he did to become part of the new school by being patient when he started to worry or feel sad.
他跟我们讲了他是怎么适应新学校的，他说当他开始忧虑，感到难过的时候，靠的就是耐心。
"It takes time to make new friends," he said.
“交新朋友是需要时间的，”他说，
"At first, it's a bit difficult to trust new people,
“一开始，要信任刚认识的人有点难度，
but after a while, it gets easier."
但是不久，就容易多了。”
As these young people found out,
正如这两个青少年找到的办法，
there are things you can do to help yourself when you feel lonely.
当你感到孤独的时候，你可以做点事情帮你摆脱孤独。
You can change your way of thinking,
你可以改变你思考的方式，
and you can also change what you do to help yourself.
你也可以改变你做的事情，从而帮你摆脱孤独。
Module 5 Look after yourself
Unit 1 We'd better get you to hospotal.
2 Listen and answer the questions.
Have you ever had an accident, dad
你出过意外事故吗，爸爸？
Well...yes, I cut my finger once.
嗯......是的，我有次切到自己的手指。
And it took about a month for the wood to become better.
而且伤口大概一个月才好起来。
Oh, and I fell out of my bike as well.
噢，而且我还从自行车上摔下过。
I was lying on the ground for about 10 minutes.
我在地上躺了将近十分钟。
My knee and my shoulder hurt for a long time after that.
那之后很长一段时间我的膝盖和肩膀都很疼。
Did you have a temperture after that？
那之后发过烧吗？
No, I didn't.
没有。
Why do you ask
怎么问这个？
Oh, I'm just reading personal safety and accident in mountains for my school trip.
噢，我刚刚在读关于山中郊游人身安全和意外伤害的内容。
I should think the only thing you'll get is stomachache because you eat too much.
我觉得你唯一可能的伤害是肚子疼因为你吃得太多。
Dad, that's not true!
爸爸，那不是真的！
3 Listen and read.
I'm tired, Mr Jackson.
杰克逊老师，我太累了。
Let's wait for the others.
我们等等其他人吧。
They'll catch up in a few minutes.
他们一会儿就能赶上来。
Who's missing
谁掉队了？
Tony and Daming.
托尼和大明。
They're always at the back of the group.
他们总是落在队伍的后面。
I thought we had an agreement to stay together.
我认为我们有协议说要待在一起。
They were walking more slowly than us.
他们走得比我们慢多了。
I think it's going to rain.
我想快要下雨了。
I'll go back and look for them.
我得回去找找他们。
(Moving closer) Help! It's Daming. He's had an accident.
（靠得更近时）救命啊！是大明。他出意外了。
He fell over when he was running down the steps.
他从台阶上跑下来时摔倒了。
He's hit his head and his leg hurts.
他撞伤了他的头，他的腿感到很疼。
I think he's broken his leg.
我想他摔断腿了。
When did he fall
他什么时候摔倒的？
About ten minutes ago.
大约十分钟前。
OK, show me where he is ... There he is!
好吧。告诉我他在哪儿……他在那里！
Hey, Daming, how do you feel
嘿，大明，你觉得怎么样？
My leg hurts, and I can't see very well.
我的腿痛，我看不清楚东西。
Will I go blind
我要瞎了吗？
No, you've just hit your head.
没有，你只是撞伤了你的头。
You've cut your knee too.
你还伤到了你的膝盖。
There's blood on your leg.
你腿上有血。
Can you move your foot
你能挪动你的脚吗？
Yes. Ouch! But I can't walk.
可以，哎哟！但是我不能走路了。
We'd better get you to hospital.
我们最好送你去医院。
I'll call for help on my mobile.
我要打电话求助。
Is it serious Will I live
很严重吗？我会活着吗？
Of course you will! It's nothing serious.
你当然会了！没什么大事。
Tony, tell everyone we have to call off the walk and go back home.
托尼，跟大家说我们不得不取消这次徒步旅行，都回家吧。
6 Listen and mark the pauses.
It's Daming. He's had an accident.
是大明。他出意外了。
He fell over when he was running down the steps.
他从台阶上跑下来时摔倒了。
He's hit his head and his leg hurts.
他撞伤了他的头，他的腿感到很疼。
I think he's broken his leg.
我想他摔断腿了。
7 Read aloud. Make sure you pause in the right places.
Of course you will! It's nothing serious.
你当然会了！没什么大事。
Tony, tell everyone we have to call off the walk and go back home.
托尼，跟大家说我们不得不取消这次徒步旅行，都回家吧。
Unit 2 Get off the sofa!
2 Read the passage and match the rules with the pictures.
Five rules for a healthy life
健康生活的五条规则
Thanks to better health care,
由于医疗保健的进步，
most people are living healthier and longer lives.
大多数人较以往活得更健康，更长寿。
Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century.
今天出生的人有望比19世纪出生的人多活35年。
It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthdays,
有人甚至在想将来会有越来越多的人庆祝他们的百岁生日。
Here are five rules for a healthy life.
以下是健康生活的五条规则。
1 Get off the sofa!
1 离开沙发！
Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV.
当然了，坐在沙发上看电视很舒服，
But doctors say you should get off the sofa.
但是医生建议应该离开沙发。
To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every day.
为了保持身体健康，你每天至少要走10000步。
In the past, people's jobs required more physical effort.
过去，人们的工作需要更多的体力劳动。
They often had to walk for miles every day.
他们每天经常要走好几英里。
When farmers were working in the fields,
当农民们在地里劳作的时候，
they were keeping fit at the same time.
他们同时在保持着健康。
Think about it: Do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past
想一下：你今天的运动量能达到人们过去的运动量吗？
2 Eat healthy food!
2 饮食健康！
It important to eat food that is fresh and natural,
吃新鲜的天然食品很重要，
for example, fruit and vegetables.
例如水果和蔬菜。
Fast food is not healthy.
快餐是不健康的，
You should only have it once in a while.
偶尔吃点就行了。
Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health.
吃太多垃圾食品会损害你的健康。
3 Rest while you can!
3 尽量多休息！
When we were babies, we slept for much of the night.
当我们是孩子的时候，我们晚上大多数时间都在睡觉。
Teenagers do not need as much sleep as babies,
青少年跟孩子不一样，不需要太多睡眠，
but it is important for you to get about eight hours' sleep a night.
但是保证大约8个小时的睡眠很重要。
At weekends, you have got more time,
在周末，你会有更多的时间，
so use it not just for your friends, but for rest too.
因此，不要仅仅把它花费在与朋友玩耍上，也要注意休息。
4 Do not worry. Be happy!
4 不要烦恼，开心一点！
Many people believe that happiness is important for our general health.
很多人认为快乐对于我们的整体健康来说很重要。
Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager
有时候对于青少年而言并不容易，
because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships.
因为有学习的困难，考试的压力和糟糕的人际关系。
If you are worried about something,
如果你为某事烦恼
talk to your parents or your teacher.
就找你的父母或者老师倾诉。
5 Say no to smoking!
5 拒绝吸烟！
Yes, you knew I was going to say this!
是的，你知道我要提到这一点，
It is so important. Smoking is not cool.
但是它真的很重要。吸烟一点都不酷。
It is dangerous.
它很危险。
It harms nearly every part of your body.
它几乎损害了你身体的各个部分。
Think about how your family and friends will feel,
想想你的家人和朋友们的感受吧，
and think about what it will do to your health.
也想想抽烟将给你的健康带来的影响。
Unit 3 Language in use
6 Listen and answer the questions.
Doctor: Mr. Maxwell, please.
医生：马克威尔先生，请。
Pacient: Hello, doctor.
病人： 你好，医生。
Doctor: How are you？
医生：你怎么样？
Patient: I'm fine, thank you, doctor.
病人：我还好，谢谢医生。
But I need your advice.
但我需要您的建议。
I want to give up smoking.
我想戒烟。
Doctor: That's a good idea.
医生：那是很好的想法。
Smoking is very bad for your health.
吸烟对身体害处很大。
How much do you smoke
你吸多少烟？
Pacient: Quite a lot.
病人：很多。
Doctor: Umm...and when did you start smoking
医生：嗯......那你是什么时候开始吸烟的呢？
Pacient: I started smoking when I was 19.
病人：我十九岁时开始吸烟。
That was 25 years ago.
那是二十五年前了。
Have you tried to give up
你试过要戒烟吗？
Pacient: Yes, I've tried several times, but I always start smoking again.
病人：是的，我试过几次，但我总是又一次开始吸了。
Now my daughter has asked me to give up and I want to try again.
现在我女儿要求我戒烟，我想再试一次。
She's very worried about my health and I want to succed this time.
她担心我的健康状况，而且我也希望这次可以成功。
Doctor: Well...let's see...
医生：嗯......让我看看......
I'll do some tests.
我要做些测试。
Have you got a cough
你咳嗽吗？
Pacient: Yes, I have.
病人：是的，我咳嗽。
And I'm not fit.
而且我不太健康。
I get a lot of colds.
我总是感冒。
Well...it's a very good idea to stop smoking.
嗯......那么戒烟是个很好的想法。
Smoking causes many illnesses.
吸烟会引发很多疾病。
Pacient: How can I succeed
病人：我怎样才能成功？
Doctor: One thing you can do is to join a group.
医生： 你可以加入一个戒烟团队。
That often works because you have other people to help you.
那样可以有效戒烟因为会有其他人去帮助你。
8 Read the email and match the ideas with the paragraphs.
Dear Dad,
亲爱的爸爸，
I'm writing this email because I want to ask you to stop smoking, and it's too difficult to talk about it face to face.
我在给你写这封邮件是因为我想让你戒烟，而当面与你谈这件事对我来说太难了。
I've looked up a lot of information about smoking and I've found out about its dangers.
我找了很多关于吸烟的资料，我也找到了它的害处。
You already know that smoking is bad for you.
你已经知道吸烟是对你有害的了。
I've found out that it causes many illnesses.
我查到吸烟会导致很多的疾病。
Did you know that thousands of people die from smoking every year in Britain
你知道吗？每年英国数以千计的人死于吸烟。
I don't want you to be one of them.
我不想让你成为他们中的一员。
When Mum asks you to smoke outside, you think she's just being difficult.
当妈妈让你出去吸烟时，你觉得她变得很苛刻。
Well, I don't think she is.
嗯......我认为她并不是那样的。
Not many people like the smell of smoke in their house or on their clothes, and Mum doesn't like it either.
没有很多人会喜欢烟的味道留在房中或衣服上，而妈妈也不喜欢。
What's more, doctors have found that more and more people who don't smoking are falling ill.
此外，医生发现越来越多不吸烟的人也生病。
It's caused by secondary smoking, which could make Mum and me ill too.
那是由二手烟造成的，它会导致我和妈妈也生病。
I know that it is very difficult to stop smoking, but you must try.
我知道戒烟很难，但你必须一试。
Please see the doctor and ask him for help.
请去看医生，向医生寻求帮助。
We will do anything we can to help you.
我可以帮你做任何的事。
Please don't smoke!
请不要再吸烟！
Your loving daughter,
你亲爱的女儿，
Kate
凯特
Module 6 Eating together
Unit 1 When is the school leavers' party
1 Listen and complete the invitation.
Mrs Jackson: Hello, Mrs Jackson here.
杰克逊太太：你好，我是杰克逊太太。
Betty: Hello, Mrs Jackson.
贝蒂：你好，杰克逊太太。
It's Betty here.
我是贝蒂。
I'm sorry to call for you at home.
很抱歉打电话到您家里。
Can I speak to Mr Jackson please
请问我能跟杰克逊老师说句话吗？
Mrs Jackson: Hold on, please.
杰克逊太太：请稍等。
I'll go in get him.
我去叫他。
Mr Jackson: Hello, Betty, what can I do for you
杰克逊老师：你好，贝蒂，我能帮你什么忙吗？
Betty: I'm doing the invitations for the school leavers' party.
贝蒂：我在做校毕业生的邀请函。
I need to check some information.
我需要确认一些信息。
Is it on Saturday
是在星期六吗？
Mr Jackson: Yes, it's on Saturday, the 30th of the May, at 5 pm.
杰克逊老师：是的，是在星期六，5月30日，下午5点。
Betty: Saturday, the 30th of the May, at 5 pm
贝蒂：星期六，5月30日，下午5点？
And where will it be held
那它要在哪里举行？
Mr Jackson: Oh, in the school hall.
杰克逊老师：噢，在学校礼堂。
Betty: What about food
贝蒂：食物呢？
Mr Jackson: Ask everyone to bring a traditional dish.
杰克逊老师：让每人带一道传统菜。
But make sure is finger food, something easy to eat.
但一定要确保是手指食物，方便吃的。
And Daming's looking after the music.
大明要管音乐
2 Listen and read.
When is the school-leavers' party
学校毕业典礼晚会什么时候举行？
Look at the school calendar!
看校历！
It'll be held on the 30th of May. We're all invited.
将在5月30日举行，我们都被邀请了。
In fact, I was chosen to play the dance music.
事实上，我被选去演奏舞曲。
And I was asked to bring some balloons and paint some pictures for the party.
还有，我被要求带一些气球，并为晚会画一些画。
The teachers have asked everyone to prepare a traditional dish from their home country.
老师让每个人准备一道自己国家的传统菜肴。
Can we cook it at school
我们可以在学校烹调吗？
We can heat it up in the school kitchen,
我们可以在学校的食堂里加热一下，
but it should be cooked at home.
但是要在家里做好。
What are you going to make
你打算做什么？
Hot and sour soup.
酸辣汤。
It's made with chicken and vegetables.
它是由鸡肉加上蔬菜做成的。
But the invitation says finger food!
但是邀请函上说是手抓食品！
That means you eat it with your fingers,
那就是说你必

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