牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文之欧阳与创编.docx

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牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文之欧阳与创编

M1U1schoollifeintheUK

时间：

2021.03.08

创作：

欧阳与

GoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyearwasaveryenjoyableandexperienceforme.IwasveryhappywiththeschoolhoursinBritainbecauseschoolstartsaround9a.m.andendsabout3.30p.m.ThismeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusual,asschoolsinChinabeginbefore8a.m.

Onthefirstday,allofthenewstudentsattendedanassemblyintheschoolhall.IsatnexttoagirlwhosenamewasDiana.Wesoonbecamebestfriends.Duringtheassembly,theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschool.Healsotoldusthatthebestwaytoearnrespectwastodevoteourselvestostudyandachievehighgrades.ThissoundedlikemyschoolinChina.

Ihadmanyteachersinthepastyear.MrHeywood,myclassteacher,wasveryhelpful.MyfavouriteteacherwasMissBurke--IlovedthelessonsthatshegaveinEnglishLiterature.Inourclasstherewere28students.ThisisabouttheaveragesizeforBritishschools.Wehadtomovetodifferentclassroomsfordifferentclasses.Wealsohaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses,soitwasastruggleformetorememberallthefacesandnames.

IfoundthatthehomeworkwasnotasheavyaswhatIusedtogetinmyoldschool.However,itwasabitchallengingformeatfirst,becauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.Ifeltlucky,asallmyteachersgavememuchenjoymentandIenjoyedallmysubjects:

English,History,EnglishLiterature,ComputerScience,Maths,Science,PE,Art,CookingandFrench.

MyEnglishimprovedalot,asIusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary.IusuallywenttotheComputerClubduringthelunchbreak,soIcouldsende-mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree.IalsohadanextraFrenchclassonTuesdayevenings.CookingwasreallyfunasIlearnthowtobuy,prepareandcookfood.Attheendoftermweheldaclasspartyandweallhadtocooksomething.IwasgladthatallmyclassmateswerefondofthecakethatImade.

StudentsatthatschoolhavetostudyMaths,EnglishandScience,butcanstopstudyingsomesubjectsiftheydonotlikethem,forexample,HistoryandFrench.TheycanchooseothersubjectslikeArtandComputerScience,orlanguagessuchasSpanishandGerman.Thoughitdidnotlookverybeautifulwhenitwasfinished,Istilllikeditverymuch.

ImissedChinesefoodalotatlunch.Britishfoodisverydifferent.Britishpeoplelikeeatingdessertattheendoftheirmainmeal.Afterlunch,weusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.SometimesIplayedfootballwiththeboys.SometimesIjustrelaxedunderatreeorsatonthegrass.

Iwasveryluckytoexperiencethisdifferentwayoflife.IlookbackonmytimeintheUKwithsatisfaction,andIreallyhopetogobackandstudyinManchesteragain.

M1U2HomeAlone

Actone

MomandDadarrivebackfromvacationadayearlierthanexpected.ThecurtainsareclosedandthelivingroomisdarkwhenMomandDadenter.

Dad:

It’ssonicetobehome!

Mom:

Yes,Ican’twaittosurprisetheboys!

Suddenlyadooropensandasoccerballfliesthroughtheroom.Ericrunsinafterit,followedbyabigdog,walkingveryslowly.

Eric:

Mom!

Dad!

You’rebackearly!

（lookingaroundroom,soundingfrightened）But,but---youweren’tsupposedtocomehomeuntiltomorrow!

ThedogslowlywalkstoMomandDad.

Mom:

（bendingtotouchdog）Eric,he’ssotiredandhungry!

（lookingattable）Themoneywithwhichyouweretobuydogfoodisgone,butSpotlookssohungry!

Whatdidyoudowiththemoneyweleft?

Dad:

Andlookattheroom---garbageallovertheplace!

Whereisyourbrother?

（shoutingangrily）Daniel!

Daniel:

（runningintoroom）Mom,Dad,Icanexplain---

Dadopensthecurtainsandlightcomesintotheroom.Theroomisinamess,withpizzaboxesontheflooranddirtydishesinthesink.Inthecorner,thereisagarbagecanaroundwhicharepiecesofgarbageandwastepaper.

MomandDadbothturntowardsDaniel.

Dad:

（soundingveryangry）Listentome,youngman----weleftyouincharge!

Wethoughtyoucouldactlikeanadult,butlookatthemess.Idon’tknowwhythehouseissodirty---

Mom:

Daniel,wethoughtyouwereanadult,apersonwhowouldmakegooddecisions…….

Dad:

Howcanwetrustyouanymore?

Wewon’ttoleratesuchbehaviorinourhouse!

Daniel:

（shouting）Stopshoutingatme.I’mstillateenager!

Whyiseverythingalwaysmyfault?

Danielrunsintohisbedroomandshutsthedoorangrily.MomandDadlookateachotheraslightsgoout.

Acttwo,sceneone

DanielandEric’sbedroom.Ericsitsonhisbed.Danielhashisarmscrossedandlooksupset.

Daniel:

Theyneverevengavemeachancetodefendmyself.Ihatethem!

Eric:

Youdon’thatethem.Icantellthemwehadanemergency.Thentheywon’tbemadanymore.

Daniel:

No,don’ttellthemanything.Anyhow,theydidn’ttrustme.Theydon’tdeserveanexplanation.Letthemthinkwhattheywant.

Eric:

ButDaniel,iftheyknewthatSpotwassickandweusedthemoneytotakehimtotheclinic---

Daniel:

Andthatwespentallofyesterdaywaitingthereforhimandthatiswhywehadnotimetocleanthehouse---butnoEric,whydidn’ttheyaskmewhathappenedinsteadofshoutingatme?

Acttwo,scenetwo

Mom:

DoyouthinkweweretoohardonDaniel?

Perhapsthere’sareasonwhythehouseisamess…..

Dad:

Maybe,butnowthathehasbeensorudetous,Ifeellikewehavetopunishhimorhewon’trespectus.

Mom:

Oh,whydoesthishavetobesodifficult?

Momsighs.

Endofacttwo.

M1U3Dyingtobethin...

HiZhouLing

Howareyou?

Ihaven’theardfromyouforweeks.IseverythingOKwithyou?

Doyoustillgotothegymeveryday?

Iusedtogotothegymthreetimesaweek,butIdon’tworkoutanymore.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.Lookinggoodisimportanttowomen,isn’tit?

Mostyoungwomenwantaslimfigurethesedays,especiallyhereinCanada.I’mtryingtoloseweightbecauseI’msoashamedofmybody.SinceI’mpreparingtoactinanewTVshow,I’mtakingweight-losspillscalledFat-Less,whicharequitepopularamongyoungwomenhere.Ihopetoloseatleast10kilograms.Itaketwopillsadayanddon’tneedtoexercise.

Thepillsreallywork!

I’mbecomingslimmerandslimmer.I’velost7kilogramsinthelasttwomonths.However,sometimesIdon’tfeelsoenergetic.Mymother,whoyoumetlastyear,keepstellingmenottotakethembecausetheyaredangerous.Shesayshealthisthemostimportantthing,andIagree,butthenIlooksoslimatthemoment.

Writesoon!

Love

Amy

DearZhouLingThingschangesoquickly!

I’mnowinhospitalrecoveringfromliverfailure.Iregrettakingthoseweight-losspills.Theycontainaharmfulchemicalthatcausemylivertofail.ThedoctortoldmethatIwoulddieifIcouldn’tgetanewliver.Mymotherisamatch,butsheistoooldforsuchalongoperation.IthoughtIwasgoingtodie.Thenthedoctorfoundthatsomeoneinyourcountry,whosenameisLiDong,wasanexactmatchforme..Hedonatedmorethanhalfofhislivertosavemylife.Iwasverylucky,wasn’tI?

I’mfeelingbetternow.Ifollowmydoctor’sadviceandexerciseforatleasthalfanhoureveryday,andeatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Peopleshouldlookaftertheirbodies.Mymotherisright:

don’tdamageyourhealthforaslimandattractivefigure.Itisn’tworthit.Weshouldn’tbeashamedofthewaywelook,shouldwe?

Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

Love,

Amy

DearAmy

MycomputerwasbrokensoIcouldn’treadyourtwoe-mailsuntiltoday.I’msosorrytohearaboutyourproblem,butI’mgladyou’refeelingbetterandarerecovering.

You’reright.Weshouldn’tbeembarrassedaboutourweight.Ithinkyoulookgreatasyouare,andyou’reawonderfulperson.Iknowthatthepressuretostayslimisaproblem,especiallyforanactress.However,yourmotherknowsbest:

nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.

It’sthesameinChina—manypeople,someofwhomarenotoverweightatall,arealwaysgoingonadietortakingweight-losspills,whichareoftendangerous.Ihopetheycanlearnfromyourstory.

Love

ZhouLing

M2U1Boymissing,policepuzzled

PoliceinAmericahavesteppeduptheirsearchforafifteen-year-old-boy，whowentmissingtwodaysagoinDover,NewHampshire.Peoplehaveshowngreatinterestinhisdisappearanceduetosightingsofpuzzlinglightsintheskyandreportsofalienvisitaroundthetimeofhisdisappearance.

JustinFoster,ahighschoolstudent,wentmissinglastFridaynight.Atfirst,Justin'smother,whowenttosleepearlythateveningbecauseofaheadache,thoughtthattheteenagerwasspendingthenightwithafriend.MrFoster,whowasworkingthatnight,wassurprisedthathissondidnottellanyonethathewasstayingoutlate.WhenJustindidnotshowupatthefamilylunchthenextday,MrsFosterbecameworriedandtoldherhusbandtocallthepolice.

However,policefoundthatJustindidinfactreturnhomeonFridaynightatabout11p.m.Thateveningat8p.m.,Justinlefthometoplaybaseballwithtwofriends,whobothsayJustinwenthomeafterthegame.WitnessesalsosaytheysawJustinwalkingtowardshishomeat10.45p.m.

Justin'ssister,Kelly,sayssheheardherbrotherreturnhomeatabout11p.m.'Iwasgettingreadyforbed.'shesaid.'Justinwentstraighttohisroom.Ididn'tseehimbutIheardhimputtingonhisfavouriteCD.That'swhenthelightscame.'

AccordingtoKelly,abrightlightthenappearedaccordingtoherwindow.Atfirst,theyounggirlthoughtitwasthelightofthefullmoon,butthensherealizeditwasmovingandcomingcloser.'Ipulledbackthecurtainsandsawalargespaceshipflyingoutside.Ithadmulti-colouredlightsallarounditandthereweremanywindows.Standinginsidewerel