鲁教版英语八年级下册课文翻译及挖空练习.docx

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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、Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinter