鲁教出版英语八学年下册课本教学材料翻译及挖空理解练习.docx

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鲁教出版英语八学年下册课本教学材料翻译及挖空理解练习

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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.Moreandmorepeoplearebecominginterestedinhisworks.

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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!

Thanksforcomingtomyparty.”hesaid.“Thanksforinvitingme.Itlookslikeagreatparty,”Ireplied.ButIhadasecretfeelingoffear.IrealizedthatIdidn’tknowanyonethere.Imovedtowardsthedrinkstableandgotadrink.ThenInervouslystoodinacorner,notquitesurewhattodo.

Finally,Iturnedtothepersonnexttomeandintroducedmyself.“Hi,”Isaid.“Myname’sBen.”“Hi,I’mTania,”thepersonrepliedshyly.ThentherewasalongsilenceasIkepttryingtothinkaboutwhattosaynext.Ifeltmoreandmorenervousandotherpersonwaslookinguncomfortable,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,smalltalkisacommonformofcommunication.Businesstravelers,forexample,alwaysmeetnewpeopleandusuallymakesmalltalkbeforediscussingseriousbusiness.Theymightbeaskedabouthowtheygottothemeetingoriftheirhoteliscomfortable.Workersinshopsorrestaurantsalsofindsmalltalkhelpfulwhentheyareservingcustomers.

Peoplemakesmalltalkinalmosteverycountry.Whattheysaymaybeverydifferent,butthebasicrulesofsmalltalkareoftenthesame.Inmostcultures,itisimportanttosmileandkeeptheconversationlightandhumorous.Makingotherpeoplesmilecanmakethemfeelrelaxed.

Thingsweshoulddiscusscanalsodependonculture.InChina,wecanaskpeopleiftheyaremarriedorwhethertheyhavechildren.However,manywesternpeoplethinktheseareprivatesubject,sotheyshouldbeavoided.Also,thecommonChinesegreeting“Haveyoueatenyet?

”wouldseemstrangetoanEnglish-speakingperson.

Therefore,weshouldusuallydiscuss“safe”subjectsliketheweather,whichiscommoninmanycultures.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,themostpopularchoiceofjobiscomputerprogramming.

Whatarethedreamsofteenagers

Teenagershaveallkindsofdreams.Somearemorerealisticthanothers.Forexample,manystudentssaidtheywouldliketobevolunteersifBeijingcouldholdtheWorldCup,maybeworkingastranslatorsortourguides.Andquiteafewsaidtheydreamofgoingtothemoononeday.

Accordingtothesurvey,lessrealisticdreamsarealsocommon,butmanystudentsreportedthattheywerewillingtoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.Quiteafewdreamofbecomingfamous,perhapsfamoussportspeopleorsingers.Somesaidthey’dliketogoonexcitingtrips;onestudentssaidshe’dlovetosailacrossthePacificOcean.Andthentherearedreamsthatareimpossible;threestudentssaidthey’dliketobeabletofly!

Conclusion

Itwasclearfromthesurveythatteenagershavesimilarhopes.Itseemsthatmoststudentshopetohaveagoodeducationandfindagoodjob.Ontheotherhand,studentsdreamofverydifferentthings:

goodthings,andevencrazythings.Itisveryimportanttodream,soholdonyourdreams;onedaytheymayjustcometrue.

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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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HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?

Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon

Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goo