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鲁教版英语八年级下册课文翻译及挖空练习
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MoYan
ChinesewriterMoYanhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature!
MoisthefirstChinesewhowontheprize.Whenheheardthenews,Mosaidheneverexpectedtowintheprize,asthereweresomanygoodwritersallovertheworld.
MoYanisthewriter'spenname.HisrealnameisGuanMoye.Hewasbornintoafarmer'sfamilyinGaomi,Shandong,inFebruary1955.Whenhewas12,hedroppedoutofschoolandstartedtowork,firstinhisvillageandlaterinafactory.
LittleMoyeenjoyedreading.Butatthattime,therewereonlyafewbooksavailableinhisvillage.Hehadtotryeverymeanstofindbookstoread.Withnomorebooksathand,hestartedreadingaChinesedictionary.Hereaditsomanytimesthathefoundseveralmistakesinit.
In1976,hejoinedthearmy.Duringthattime,hebegantostudyliberatureandwritestories.Hisfirstshortstorywaspublishedin1981.Hebecamefamousin1987whenhisnovelRedSorghumwasmadeintoafilmbythefamousdirectorZhangYimou.Healsowonthe18thMaoDunLiteraturePrizein2011forhisnovelFrog.
MoYanisafamouswriterintheworldnow.Moreandmorepeoplearebeinginterestedinhisworks.
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FryderykChopin
FryderykChopinwasafamouspianistandmusicwriter.TodaymanypianomusicloversstilllistentohisfamousworkssuchasMinuteWaltz.HewasbornonMarch1,1810inasmallvillageinPoland.EveryoneinChopin’sfamilywasamusician.Hisfatherplayedtheviolin,andhismotherandsisterplayedthepiano.HisfamilymovedtoWarsawwhenChopinwassevenmonthsold.
Whenhewas6yearsold,hestartedtotakepianolessons.Soonheplayedevenbetterthanhisteacher.Atthattime,healsostartedtowritemusic,andbegantogiveconcertswhenhewasonlyseven!
In1825,whenhewas15yearsold,peoplesaidhewasthebestpianistinWarsaw.Theycalledhimthepoetofthepianobecausehismusiccouldtouchtheheartsofhislisteners.
Inhislateryears,heenjoyedplayingathisapartmentforafewfriendsmorethangivingbigconcerts.Chopinbecameseriouslyillwhenhewasonly25andcontinuedtohavebadhealthintohisoldage.Inhislastyears,hewasveryweakbutkeptonwritingmusicuntilhediedin1849.Theworldlostamusicaltalent,buthisspiritcontinuestoliveinhisworkstoday.
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Aloneamongstrangers:
Dealingwithadifficultsituation
ItwasFridaynightandIcouldhearloudmusicandpeopletalkingasIwalkedthroughthedoor.Myfriendsawmeandcameover.“Hey,Ben!
Thanksforingtomyparty.”hesaid.“Thanksforinvitingme.Itlookslikeagreatparty,”Ireplied.ButIhadasecretfeelingoffear.IrealizedthatIdidn’tknowanyonethere.Imovedtowardsthedrinkstableandgotadrink.ThenInervouslystoodinacorner,notquitesurewhattodo.
Finally,Iturnedtothepersonnexttomeandintroducedmyself.“Hi,”Isaid.“Myname’sBen.”“Hi,I’mTania,”thepersonrepliedshyly.ThentherewasalongsilenceasIkepttryingtothinkaboutwhattosaynext.Ifeltmoreandmorenervousandotherpersonwaslookingunfortable,too.Intheend,allIcouldsaywas,“Well,itwasnicemeetingyou.”AndIquicklywalkedaway.IfeltsoembarrassedthatIlefttheparty.
Benisn’ttheonlypersonthathasexperiencedthissituation.Somethingsimilarhasprobablyhappenedtomostofusbefore.It’snaturaltofeelunsureofourselveswhenstartingconversationswithstrangers.Agoodstartingpaintistoaskthepersonquestionsabouthimselforherself,ortalkaboutsomethingyoubothlikesuchasfootballorpopmusic.Thiscanmakesocialsituationsmorerelaxed.Thenyou’llbegladyouwenttotheparty.
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Introductionto“smalltalk”
Smalltalkisrelaxeddialogthathelpspeoplepassthetimewhentheymeetothers.Emptysilencesoftenmakeusfeelnervoussothisisawayoffillingthoseperiods.InEnglish,peopleoftensayit“breakstheice”.Youcanmakesmalltalkwhenwaitinginlineatairportorbusstop.Thoughthethingswetalkaboutarenotusuallyimportant,smalltalkitselfis.Itmakesothersfeelrelaxedanditpassestimenicely.
Forsome,smalltalkisamonformofmunication.Businesstravelers,forexample,alwaysmeetnewpeopleandusuallymakesmalltalkbeforediscussingseriousbusiness.Theymightbeaskedabouthowtheygottothemeetingoriftheirhotelisfortable.Workersinshopsorrestaurantsalsofindsmalltalkhelpfulwhentheyareservingcustomers.
Peoplemakesmalltalkinalmosteverycountry.Whattheysaymaybeverydifferent,butthebasicrulesofsmalltalkareoftenthesame.Inmostcultures,itisimportanttosmileandkeeptheconversationlightandhumorous.Makingotherpeoplesmilecanmakethemfeelrelaxed.
Thingsweshoulddiscusscanalsodependonculture.InChina,wecanaskpeopleiftheyaremarriedorwhethertheyhavechildren.However,manywesternpeoplethinktheseareprivatesubject,sotheyshouldbeavoided.Also,themonChinesegreeting“Haveyoueatenyet?
”wouldseemstrangetoanEnglish-speakingperson.
Therefore,weshouldusuallydiscuss“safe”subjectsliketheweather,whichismoninmanycultures.PeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather,probablybecauseitchangessomuch.However,themostimportantthingistogivetheotherpersonachancetospeakandlistentowhattheyhavetosay.
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TravelSpotlight:
Paris
Foryournextvacation,whynotconsidervisitingParis.ParisisthecapitalofFranceandisoneoftheliveliestcitiesinEurope.Itdoesn'thaveanybeachesormountains,buttherearestillmanythingstodothere.Forexample,ithassomefantasticsights,includingtheEiffelTowerandNotreDameCathedral,oneofthemostfamouschurchesintheworld.
TravelingaroundParisbytaxicostsalotofmoney,butit'susuallyconvenienttotaketheundergroundtraintomostplaces.Ingeneral,though,Franceisquiteanexpensiveplace.OnethingthatisnotexpensiveinFrance,however,isthewine!
MostpeopleinFrancehavelearnedEnglish.Butmanypeopledon'tliketospeakEnglish,especiallyinParis.SounlessyouspeakFrenchyourself,it'sbesttotravelwithsomeonewhocantranslatethingsforyou.
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I’dlovetosailacrossthePacific
Wealldreamaboutthingsthatwewouldliketodowehopetoachieveinthefuture.Butareeverybody’sdreamsthesameHerearesomeofthefindingsofasurveyabouthopesanddreams,inwhichthousandsofstudentsacrossChinatookpartinit.
Whatarethehopesofteenagers
Wereceivedseveraldifferentanswerstothequestion:
whatwouldyouliketodoafterfinishingyoureducationItseemssomestudentswouldliketostartworkassoonaspossible,sothattheycanhelpprovidebetterlivesfortheirparents.Otherstudentshopetocontinuestudyingafterfinishingschoolandtogotouniversity.Althoughmoneyisimportant,manyteenagerssaidtheywanttodojobstheyenjoy.Accordingtothesurvey,themostpopularchoiceofjobisputerprogramming.
Whatarethedreamsofteenagers
Teenagershaveallkindsofdreams.Somearemorerealisticthanothers.Forexample,manystudentssaidtheywouldliketobevolunteersifBeijingcouldholdtheWorldCup,maybeworkingastranslatorsortourguides.Andquiteafewsaidtheydreamofgoingtothemoononeday.
Accordingtothesurvey,lessrealisticdreamsarealsomon,butmanystudentsreportedthattheywerewillingtoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.Quiteafewdreamofbeingfamous,perhapsfamoussportspeopleorsingers.Somesaidthey’dliketogoonexcitingtrips;onestudentssaidshe’dlovetosailacrossthePacificOcean.Andthentherearedreamsthatareimpossible;threestudentssaidthey’dliketobeabletofly!
Conclusion
Itwasclearfromthesurveythatteenagershavesimilarhopes.Itseemsthatmoststudentshopetohaveagoodeducationandfindagoodjob.Ontheotherhand,studentsdreamofverydifferentthings:
goodthings,andevencrazythings.Itisveryimportanttodream,soholdonyourdreams;onedaytheymayjustetrue.
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HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish
Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.TheteacherspokesoquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Iwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofmypronunciation.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.
ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!
SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviesaswell.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.
NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.
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HowCanYouBeeaSuccessfulLearner?
Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsinmon
Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn
Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearn