第一篇：牛津高中英语课文原文
牛津英语必修二课文原文及中文翻译1
M1U
2 Home alone Act One Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter. Dad: It’s so nice to be home!
Mom: Yes, I can’t wait to surprise the boys!
Suddenly the door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly. Eric: Mom!
Dad!
You’re back early! (looking around room, sounding
frightened)
But, but … you weren’t supposed to come home until
tomorrow! The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad.
Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, he’s so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left?
Dad: And look at this room—garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel! Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I can explain …
Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper. Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel. Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me, young man—we left you in charge! We thought you could act like an
adult, but look at the mess! I don’t know why the house
is so dirty ... Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions ...
Dad: How can we trust you any more? We won’t tolerate
such behavior in our house! Daniel: (shouting) Stop shouting at me. I’m still a teenager!
Why is everything always my fault? Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out. End of Act One Act Two, Scene One Daniel and Eric’s bedroom. Eric sits on his bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset. Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself.
I hate them!
Eric: You don’t hate them. I can tell them we had an
emergency. Then they won’t be mad any more.
Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything. Anyhow, they didn’t trust
me. They don’t deserve an explanation. Let them think
what they want.
Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and we
used the money to take him to the clinic ... Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him,
and that is why we had no time to clean the house ... but
no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead
of shouting at me? Act Two, Scene Two
Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps
there is a reason why the house is a mess ... Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel
like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us.
Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult? Mom sighs. End of Act Two
小鬼当家
第一幕
妈妈和爸爸外出度假，比预期的时间提前一天返回家中。妈妈和爸爸进门时，窗帘紧闭，起居 室里黑咕隆咚的。
爸爸：
回家的感觉真好啊!
妈妈：
是啊，我迫不及待地要给儿子们一个惊喜呢!
突然，门开了，一只足球飞了进来。埃里克随后跑进起居室，身后跟着一条大狗，走路慢吞吞的。 埃里克：妈妈!爸爸!你们这么早就回来了呀!
(四下打量，惊慌地)可是、可是……你们应该
明天才到家的呀! 狗缓缓地走到妈妈和爸爸身边。
妈妈：
(俯身抚摸着狗)埃里克，狗怎么又累又饿的啊! (看了看桌子)买狗食的钱不见了，
可是小斑点看上去都饿坏了!你俩用我们留给你们的钱做什么了?
爸爸：
还有，你们看看这起居室——垃圾满地都是!你哥哥在哪儿?
(生气地喊)丹尼尔! 丹尼尔：(跑进起居室)妈妈，爸爸，我可以跟你们解释……
爸爸拉开窗帘，光线一下子照进屋里。起居室里一片狼藉：地板上堆放着比萨饼盒子，洗碗池 里全是脏碗碟。角落里有只垃圾桶，在其周围还有垃圾和废纸。 妈妈和爸爸同时转向丹尼尔。
爸爸：
(非常生气地)听我说，年轻人——我们将这个家交给你负责!我们原以为你的行为举
止能像个大人样了，可看看这片狼籍!我不知道为什么这个房子弄得这么脏…… 妈妈：
丹尼尔，我们还以为你是成年人了，是一个会做出正确决定的人…， 爸爸：
我们怎么能再信任你?在我们家里可不能容忍这种行为!
丹尼尔：(叫喊着)别对我大喊大叫好不好?我还只是个少年!为什么什么事总是我的过错? 丹尼尔冲进自己的卧室，愤怒地关上房门。妈妈和爸爸面面相觑，灯光灭。 第一幕完 第二幕，第一场
丹尼尔和埃里克的卧室：埃里克坐在床上，丹尼尔双臂抱在胸前，看起来很不高兴。 丹尼尔：
他们压根儿就不给我一个辩解的机会。我讨厌他们：
埃里克：
你可不要讨厌他们!我可以告诉他们发生了紧急情况：解释之后他们就不会再生气了。’ 丹尼尔：
别，什么都不用跟他们说。不管怎样，他们不信任我：他们不配得到解释。他们愿意
怎么想就让他们怎么想好了。
埃里克：
可是丹尼尔.如果他们知道小斑点生病了.我们用那笔钱带小斑点去看了兽医…… 丹尼尔： 还有，我们昨天在兽医那儿呆了一整天，正因为如此，我们才没有时间打扫房子……
可是，不，埃里克，为什么他们不问问我到底发生了什么事就对我大喊大叫呢? 第二幕，第二场
妈妈：
你觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔是不是太苛刻了呢?有可能家里一团糟是有原因的…… 爸爸：
也许吧，可是既然他对我们那么粗鲁无礼.那我觉得我们有必要教训教训他，要不然
他不会尊重我们的。
妈妈：
哎，干嘛非得这么麻烦啊? 妈妈叹了口气。 第二幕完
M1U2 project
Growing pains Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through. Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same. Life never seems to be going fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control. Has anyone else ever felt this way?
很多青少年感到孤独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。日子一天天过去， 而所有事情似乎都是不同的，可又都是一成不变的。生活似乎从不过得足够快;而从别的方面看，生活似乎过得太快甚至于失控，像开赛车一样。别的人也有过同感么?
These feelings are a common part of adolescence—the time of life between child and adult. And, though it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone—every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you. It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing pains—the difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults.
这些感觉是青春期——介于孩童和成人之间的人生阶段——的正常组成部分。而且，虽然有时难以相信，并非只有你才是这样——每一个成年人都经历过青春期，而你的朋友和你一样正经历这个阶段。对青少年而言，感到孤独和被误解是很普遍的。这些情感可以看作是成长的烦恼——是青少年迈向成年时所面对的困难。
As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them. During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes. They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments.
在青少年成长的时候，对自己无论体内还是体外的状态变化感到困惑对他们而言是正常现象。在青春期，青少年经历着身体上的巨大变化。他们个子长高，声音变低，还有很多其他的成长发育。
Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard. Many boys become risk-takers—they want to find their own limits and the limits of the world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behavior. At the same time, girls often want someone –anyone –to talk to, as they try to deal with their strong feelings.
与这些生理变化同时而来的，还有很多心理上的变化。男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同很多男孩成为危险尝试者——他们希望找到自己的局限和他们周边世界的局限，但也许并不具有对其行为做出正确抉择的智慧。而与此同时，女孩则通常需要和某个人——或任何人——进行交谈，因为她们试图面对自己强烈的情感。
In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves. They may badly want and need their parents’ love, yet feel distant; they may want to be part of the group, yet desire independence. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in society.
在大千社会中，随着青少年长大，他们努力地自力更生。他们或许迫切需要父母的关爱
却又感觉疏远;他们或许想要成为团体的一员，但又渴望独立。正因为青少年们在平衡这些需要时有困难，所以他们经常质疑自己到底是谁以及怎样融入社会。
The good news is that these kinds of growing pains do not last. In the end everything turns out OK—the teenager becomes a healthy adult, and this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life. 好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。最终一切都会好起来——青少年成长为健康的成年人而青春期的变化和挑战则转变为成人生活中的种种变化和挑战。
M1U3 Reading
想瘦身想得快死了……
(第一封电子邮件) Dying to be thin … Hi Zhou Ling How are you? I haven’t heard from you for weeks. Is everything OK with you? Do you still go to the gym every day? I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more. I know another way to stay slim. Looking good is important to women, isn’t it? Most young women want a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada. I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body. Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV show, I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less, which are quite popular among young women here. I hope to lose at least 10 kilograms. I take two pills a day and don’t need to exercise.
The pills really work! I’m becoming slimmer and slimmer. I’ve lost 7 kilograms in the last two months. However, sometimes I don’t feel so energetic. My mother, who you met last year, keeps telling me not to take them because they are dangerous. She says health is the most important thing, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. Write soon! Love
Amy
Dear Zhou Ling Things change so quickly! I’m now in hospital recovering from liver failure. I regret taking those weight-loss pills. They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. The pills were going to completely destroy my liver if I continued taking them. My mother insisted on sending me to the hospital, where I received good medical treatment. It was a really painful experience, but I’m feeling better now. I follow my doctor’s advice and exercise for at least half an hour every day (but I seldom go to the gym!), and eat lots of fruit and vegetables. People should look after their bodies. My mother is right: don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn’t worth it. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look, should we? I hope to hear from you soon. Love, Amy
Dear Amy My computer was broken so I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today. I’m so sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering. You’re right. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. I think you look great as you are, and you’re a wonderful person. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health. It’s the same in China—many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. I hope they can learn from your story. Love Zhou Ling
嗨，周玲：
你好。好几个星期都没收到你的来信了。一切顺利吗?
你现在还是每天去健身房吗?我以前常去健身房，一周三次，可我现在不再锻炼了。我有了另外一种保持苗条身材的方法。显得美丽对女性来说很重要，难道不是吗?如今，大部分年轻女性都想拥有苗条的身材，在加拿大这里尤其是这样。我目前在努力减肥，因为我的体型让我觉得非常羞愧。由于我正准备出演一部新的电视剧，所以我在服用一种名叫Fat—Less的减肥药片，这种药片很受加拿大年轻女性的欢迎。我希望能够至少减去10公斤。我每天服用两片，因而也就不用锻炼了。
减肥药片还真的管用哦!我现在可是越发苗条了。前两个月我就减去了7公斤。可是，有时候我感到没有精神。我妈妈(你去年见过她的)一直告诫我不要服用减肥药片，因为减肥药危及健康。她说，健康是最重要的，我同意这个观点，可是我现在看上去多么苗条。
快些给我写信哦 !
爱你的
埃米
亲爱的周玲：
情况变化实在是太快了!我现在住院了，患的是肝衰竭，正在恢复中。我很后悔服用了那种减肥药片。那些减肥药片里含有某种有害的化学物质，导致了我肝功能衰竭。如果我当时继续服用这些药片，我的肝脏就彻底毁了。我妈妈坚持将我送进了医院。在这儿我得到了很好的治疗。
这的确是一段令人痛苦的经历，但是现在我感觉好多了。我听从医生的建议，每天锻炼至少半小时(但我很少去健身房!)，吃很多的水果和蔬菜。人们应该照顾好自己的身体。我妈妈是对的：不要为了苗条、动人的身材毁了自己的健康，那样做是得不偿失的。我们不应该为自己的外表感到羞愧，不是吗?
我希望能够早点儿收到你的回信。
爱你的
埃米
亲爱的埃米：
我的电脑出了故障，所以直到今天才能够看到你的两封电子邮件。得知你的病情我非常难过，但让我感到高兴的是，你现在感觉良好，身体正在恢复中。
你说得对。我们不应该因为自己的体重感到难为情。我觉得你目前这个样子看上去就很棒，而且你是一个非常优秀的人。我知道，保持身材苗条的压力是问题的症结所在，对一个女演员来说尤其是这样。但是，你妈妈她最清楚不过：没有什么比健康更重要。
在中国也是一样的情况——许多人，其中有些人压根儿就不超重，总是在节食，或者是吃减肥药片，这些做法往往是危险的。我希望他们能够从你的经历中汲取教训。
爱你的周玲
M1U3
Project
Making a booklet on keeping fit The truth is, diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, the good news is that you can feel better, look better and have more energy if you eat the right food and exercise regularly. Healthy eating along with regular exercise is probably the only way to become fit. Diets are useless in the long term, yet approximately 20% of teenagers say they have tried going on a diet and skipping meals to control their weight. If you eat properly and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit and feel great. As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip meals, you don’t get enough energy, and then you feel tired. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water—six to eight glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair. Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. That is easy to do! Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. Often, teenagers give up sport, saying they have no time left after their studies.长句
Many teenagers are surprised to learn that when you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and relaxed and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night. A good amount of sleep every night is also important for your health. When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to come. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night. As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight. If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all!
制作健康小册子
实际情况是，对青少年而言，饮食习惯和生活方式往往是个问题。但好消息是，如果合理饮食，经常锻炼，你就可以感觉更好，气色更好，精力越发充沛。
健康的饮食加上经常锻炼也许是变得健康的唯一途径。从长远角度来看，节食并不能奏效，然而有大约20%的青少年声称，他们曾尝试过节食或者有时不吃饭，以控制自己的体重。如果你适当饮食并经常锻炼，你就会减轻体重，保持健康状态，感觉很棒。
作为青少年，给予你的身体所需要的足够能量是很重要的。如果不吃饭，你就不能得到足够的能量，因此就会感到疲倦。至于健康的饮食，你应该主要地摄入米饭、面包、蔬菜和水果。你还需要喝很多的水——一天需要6—8杯。水有助于保持人体内部系统清洁。足量饮水会改善你的皮肤，让你拥有健康的头发。
锻炼能够让你气色好、感觉好、身体健康。专家建议，青少年每周至少应该锻炼五次，每次至少30分钟。这一点是很容易做到的!步行和骑自行车就算，校内体育活动也算。常常有这样的情况：有些青少年干脆放弃体育锻炼，声称学习繁忙，没有时间进行体育锻炼。很多青少年吃惊地得知，当你锻炼时，你的体内会产生某些化学物质，这些化学物质让你感到平静、放松，增强学习时的注意力。这些化学物质甚至还有助于你改善睡眠呢!
每晚保证充分的睡眠对你的健康也是很重要的。睡觉的时候，你的身体就帮你为下一天作好准备。青少年每晚需要8—10小时的睡眠。事实上，失眠会使你面容疲倦，甚至身体发胖。
如果你能遵循以上建议，用不了多久你就会气色好得多、感觉棒得多!
第二篇：牛津高一上课文原文
U1Reading Body language
Read this story in a school newspaper. Debbie and Simon are college students. They have part-time jobs at a travel agency. They are sitting in the office.
Debbie and Simon looked up as a well-dressed lady entered. The lady glanced at them both, then walked over to Debbie.Debbie greeted her cheerfully. The lady said, ‘I want to go by train to…’
Simon sighed and took some papers over to the fax machine. Mr. Young, a senior employee, was standing there. ‘What’s up, Simon? You don’t look very happy.’
‘People always prefer Debbie to me. I can’t understand it.’
‘I can. It’s the way you communicate.’
‘How can that be? I don’t even get a chance to speak to them.’
‘Communicating is more than speaking and listening. Your body language is important, too.’
‘Body language?’
‘It’s the way you stand and sit. It’s your gestures and the expression on your face and in your eyes. Your whole appearance communicates things. The way you look at people doesn’t give them a good impression,Simon. You often rest your head on your hand. You look downwards. You never smile. You don’t turn your head or body towards people. Look at Debbie. She’s holding her head up. She looks at people’s eyes. She smiles. Your body language is telling people to go away. Debbie’s body language is making them feel welcome. That’s why they go to her for assistance, and not to you.’
After that, Simon decided to improve his body language. He sat up and smiled at people. This seemed to work. Minutes later, a very beautiful girl entered. She looked at Debbie and then Simon. Without hesitation she went to Simon and gave him a big smile. A few moments later, she left, still smiling.
Mr. Young came over at once and remarked, ‘You made a good impression on her.’
‘That was my sister,’ said Simon. ‘She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday.’
U1MR Eye contact Eye contact is a form of communication which can mean different things in different cultures. Read this article about eye contact on a website.
Thoughout the history of mankind, people have communicated with body language. In many situations, the way you say something is far more important than what you say.
Eye contact is sometimes the key to communication. It can signal friendliness or hostility, interest or boredom, and understanding or confusion.
In Western cultures, maintaining eye contact in conversations is necessary. As a matter of fact, a westerner might consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest. In Spain, Italy and Greece, where people stand clost together talking to each other, eye contact is more frequent and lasts longer.
In many Asian cultures, avoiding eye contact shows respect. It is done when talking with anyone in authority or with anyone older.
Habits like this can cause problems when people do not understand them. For instance, an Asian might close his eyes in concentration or look down while listening to a speaker. A Western speaker might think the man is not interested.
Eye contact is a subtle thing. Avoiding eye contact might be considered impolite, but staring at others is also considered rude and should be avoided.
U2Reading Care for your hair
A new hairdressing salon has opened near your home. Read this leaflet from the salon.
Connie’s
191 Fanhua Road, near Luxi Road
Open 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. daily
For a new hairstyle to suit your new lifestyle, come to Connie’s!
We guarantee our hirstyles will make you feel on top of the world. Choose the one that is right for you. Get free advice from our experts.
What sort of hairstyle is best for me?
Is your face round, square, long or heart-shaped? Short styles usually suit round faces. Short hair with curls will make the face look longer. Longer styles suit square faces. They hide the angles of the face.
How can I keep my hair healthy?
Keep yourself healthy. Eat a balanced diet and get plenty of exercise. You will shine and so will your hair. In addition, look after your hair. City air is dirty and polluted, so it is wise for you to shampoo your hair often. Here are some of the things you need for effective hair care at home.
Shampoo and conditioner
Choose a shampoo that suits your type of hair (i.e., oily, dry or normal hair). Apply it after wetting your hair with warm water. After shampooing, squeeze out the extra water and apply conditioner. This will make your hair soft and shiny.
Hairbrushes and combs
These should be soft enough not to damage your hair. Before shampooing, brush your hair thoroughly. This helps loosen any dirt in your hair. After washing out the shampoo, apply the conditioner and comb it into your hair so that every hair so that every hair is covered.
Towels and hairdryers
Dry your hair gently with a towel before using the hairdryer. Always set it a low temperature. Hold it at least 10 cm from your hair.
Remember not to overuse your hairdryer. That will dry out your hair.
U2MR Being happy with your hair
Read this article from a website that tells people how to take good care of their hair.
Some people have a lot of hair while others have a little. Some people have no hair on the top of their head: they are bald. The important thing is ---- are you happy with the hair you have?
Problem hair is often a result of an unhealthy diet and lifestyle.
To ensure your hair looks its best, pay attention to what you eat. Lack of protein and iron makes your hair less shiny. So, you need adequate amounts of green vegetables, fruits and dairy products. Drink eight to ten glasses of water a day. This will help keep your hair from becoming dry. Avoid eating sweets or high-fat foods. They can slow hair growth.
Stress in your life can also secretly rob your hair of its shiny beauty. Relaxing music and more rest are both remedies for stress.
In addition, remember to rinse your hair thoroughly after you shampoo it. Brushing your hair regularly will help it grow. It will also make it look healthy. Do not rub your hair too quickly when you dry it. It could damage your hair.
Last, be sure to choose the right hair products. The choices you make are the key to healthy hair.
U3Reading Places of interest
Wendy is a student in Beijing. Her penfriends in England are planning to visit China, so Wendy has collected some information from different travel brochures for them. Read the cuttings below.
The Great Wall twists and turns along the tops of mountain chains in northern China. It is more than 4,000 kilometres long.
Construction of the wall began in the fifth century BC. The wall finally took shape in the third century BC. From Beijing, you can visit the Great Wall at Badaling, 65 kilometres north-west of the city. The Great Wall opens at 6.30 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m. in summer.
The Shanghai Museum was designed by Xing Tonghe. Construction of the museum was completed in 1996. The building is a magnificent structure with a square base and a rund top. From a distance, it looks like a ding, an ancient Chinese container for food. The museum includes galleries with ancient Chinese bronze ware, sculptures, paintings, calligraphy, seals and furniture. It is open between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The scenery along the Li River in Guilin is just like a beautiful landscape painting. Take a boat trip, and you will be attracted by the odd peaks along the river and their reflections in the river and their reflections in the clear water. You can also walk or cycle along the paths near the river, or take mud baths in nearby caves. Guilin is a good place to go in Spring.
U3MR More places to visit
Wendy and her parents want to take a trip overseas soon. She is looking at this webpage on travel to see where they can go.
Angkor Wat
The remains of Angkor Wat, with its sculptures and ancient temples, are the pride of Cambodia. Angkor Wat was the captial of the Khmer people. After the Khmer Kingdom was destroyed in 1431, the city was abandoned. It was largely forgtten until it was discovered again in 1858. You can now easily access Angkor Wat by air, and it has hotels nearby.
Colosseum
The Colosseum was built in Rome, Italy, in AD 72. This huge stadium could hold more than 50,000 people. It was a popular place for races and fights. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Colosseum fell into ruin. The site is now the place to see in Italy. You can sit in the stands and imagine the past.
Great Pyramids of Giza
The Great Pyramids of Giza overlook the Nile River in Egypt. They were built around 4,500 years ago as tombs for kings. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest of all. It is made of 2.3 million stone blocks. Each side of the base is 230 metres long. The Pyramids have been damaged over time, but they are still a wonder to see.
U4Reading Surprises at the studio
Read the excerpt from the novel Mandy and Angela Go to Europe. In this excerpt, Mandy and her friend Angela attend the filming of a TV quiz programme.
‘Five minutes until we start filming.’ Shouted the director. ‘Is everyone ready?’ ‘I’m glad that I’m not one of the contestants!’whispered Mandy. ‘They must feel really worried now!’
‘Oh, I would love to be a contestant,’ said Angla.
The three contestants were sitting at their desks on the stage, waiting. The hot lignts were shining down upon them. Suddenly, one of them, a woman, stood up and then fell forward across her desk.
‘Oh, she’s fainted because it’s too hot,’ gasped Mandy. A cameraman helped the woman off the stage.
The director hurried down from the control room opposite the stage. ‘We need another contestant before the show begins,’ he shouted. ‘Who wants to be on TV?’ Angela raised her hand. ‘You’re on!’ the director shouted. After he seated her on the stage, a make-up artist rushed forward. She quickly powdered Angela’s face and combed her hair. ‘Ten seconds,’ shouted the director. ‘Smile, everyone. Cue Lester!’ Everyhone in the audience started clapping.
The announcer’s voice boomed, ‘ It’s time for Travel Quiz, and here’s your host, Lester Li!’ Lester Li came running out and stood in front of the desks. The quiz programme had begun.
Angela was terrific. Since she answered the questions easily, she was soon ahead of the other two contestants.
Mandy, however, was tense. She sat on the edge of her seat and chewed her fingernails while she watched.
Twenty-five minutes later, Angela had beaten the other contestants. She had to answer six mor questions to win the grand prize.
Mandy was so excited. She could hardly keep still. Angela kept getting the questions right. There was just one question to go.
‘And finally, where is the Colosseum?’ asked Lester.
‘In Rome, Italy,’ replied Angela.
‘Right!’ shouted Lester, as the audience clapped. ‘You have won tonight’s grand prize----a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris!’
U4MR New trends in entertainment technology
Read about new trends in entertainment technology from this article in the style section of a newspaper.
Have you ever wanted to feel like part of the action while you watched a film? You can, at an Imax Dome Theatre like the one at the Shanghia Science and Technology Museum. The screen at these theatres surrounds the audience. As the sound system has 44 speakers behind the screen, the sound seems very real. Many of the films shown at these theatres are nature films.
You can achieve a similar effect in your own sitting room with a home entertainment system. A home entertainment system uses a wide, flat-screen TV. Often, this is suspended on the wall like a picture. Stereo speakers are arranged round the viewers. Digital technology makes both the picture and the sound clear. For music lovers, there is always MP3. Since MP3 players were introduced in 1997, people have taken them everywhere. An MP3 player uses digital technology to record and play music. Most MP3 players are smaller than cigarette lighters. They can record hundreds of hours of music. With an MP3 player, you can listen to high-quality music while you are doing nearly anything. You no longer have to carry CDs or cassettes with you.
U5Reading Very vegetarian
Read this transcript from the weekly TV programme Sally and Sam. In this scene, Sally and her friend Sam are having lunch in a restaurant.
Sally:
For lunch, I think I’ll have the mixed grill — steak, pork chops, chicken and sausages. Does that sound good to you?
Sam:
Sounds horrible! I’m having a salad. No more bits of dead animals for me. I’ve become a vegetarian — a persan who does not eat meat.
Sally:
Since when?
Sam:
Since I saw this programme on TV.
Sally:
You’re always influenced by these programmes. Last month, you saw a programme on space and so you wanted to become an astronaut. What did you see this time?
Sam:
A programme on the meat industry. You shouldn’t eat meat, you know. The animals you eat had to spend their lives crowded together in tiny spaces. Then they were killed.
Sally:
Poor animals! Oh, here’s my mixed grill!
Sam:
Animals kept this way can easily get sick, so they have to be given drugs. These drugs may still be in the meat when you eat it. It may be dangerous. Sally? Are you listening to me?
Sally:
Yes. Please continue. By the way, can you pass the pepper?
Sam:
You did not have to eat that! You ought to eat some salad instead. We should use land to grow food for people instead of cattle. Then there’d be no more hungry people in the world.
Sally:
You will never make me lose my appetite for meat. I need meat because it contains vitamins and minerals not found in vegetables. Vegetables can also be dangerous, you know. Lots of people are made ill because of the pesticides the farmers use on them. Some vegetables even…
Sam:
I don’t want to hear this. Let’s change the subject.
Sally:
OK. Do you know where I can buy some…
U5MR Neither too little, nor too much
What kind of diet is right for you? Read this short article on diet and health in a leaflet from a hospital to find out.
Many people believe that sugar is not healthy for you. Others say that sugar is the best source of energy. Some people eat meat while others are vegetarians. Who is right? What is your opinion?
The importance ofhaving a variety of food in one’s diet is quite clear. Scientists advise a balanced diet. A balanced diet is one with food from each of the five food groups: whole grains or wheat, vegetables, fruit, milk and dairy products, and meat and beans. Scientists warn us that a lack of certain kinds of food is dangerous, especially for children. Children’s bodies cannot grow properly without a balanced diet. On the other hand, having too much of anyhthing, including one’s favourite food, is equally dangerous. They say, for example, people who eat lots of cheeseburgers and milkshakes will increase their risk of heart attacks.
Therefore, we cannot decide what to eat without first doing intelligent research. Scientific information about the body’s needs for fats, proteins, minerals and vitamins can help us decide on the right choice and the right amount. It can also help us tell facts from wrong opinions.
U6Reading The changing colours of our crops
Read this newspaper article about Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development of Zone in Shanghai.
Recently, agriculture has become more colourful. ‘Green agriculture’ means traditional farming that grows plants in soil. ‘Blue agriculture’ farms fish or water plants in natural sources of water such as oceans or lakes. The newest of the colours is ‘white agriculture.’ It is practised at Sunqiao Modern Agricultureal Development Zone in Shanghai.
With white agriculture, plants are grown in water. Sometimes sand or small stones are used to help hold up the plants. However, soil is not used. The plants are nourished only by a mixture of water and fertilizer. White agriculture is useful for places with poor soil quality since it makes the best use of both water and fertilizer. Sunqiao is both an experimental research facility and a business enterprise. The research involves making green agriculture more profitable and finding farming techniques which do not use man-made chemicals. It also produces seeds which help famers grow better crops. However, the most unusual aspect of Suqiao is their research on white agriculture.
Through this new technology, Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development Zone has proved to be one of the fastest developing areas in China. Seeds and new varieties of plants from Sunqiao have brought economic benefits to more than 16,000 farming families. The farmers that it has helped now have bigger and better harvests. Their lives have been changed forever.
People who live in cities used to regard farming as boring and backward. However, the introduction of modern technology has made Sunqiao famous. Every week, about 5,000 people visit Sunqiao. They appear amazed to see the vegetables which Sunqiao grows without using soil. Farming has become exciting and high-tech. This is a place where technology and nature work well together.
U6MR Balancing world diets
How are Western and Asian diets different? Look at this article from a magazine about new trends to find out.
Today, in Western countries, weight problems, heart disease and many forms of cancer are becoming more common. In Asia, such kinds of health problems are not as common as in Western countries. Asians appear to live longer as well. Their diets might account for these differences.
Asian diets generally have less meat and fewer dairy products. Eggs and chicken are eaten only a few times a week. Sweet food is eaten only in moderation. In contrast to Westerners, Asians eat much rice or noodles. Leafy vegetables like cabbage are on themenu of most Asian meals. Fresh fruit is eaten many times a day. Soya products are often used in cooking. Eating such a variety of food helps Asian people stay healthy. The methods of preparing meals are also different. Vegetable oils are commonly used in Asian cooking. In comparison, butter is used more often in Western cooking.
However, fast-food restaurants and Western-style eating patterns have become more common in Asia. This leaves fewer differences between Western and Asian diets. Asians whose diets are like westerners experience more disease and weight problems. Fortunately, many Asians who are aware of this development are paying closer attention to their diets than ever before.
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M1 U1 Reading School life in the UK 在英国的学校生活
Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. 在英国上了一年的中学对我来说是一段非常令人愉快和兴奋的经历。 I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. 我很喜欢英国中学的作息时间，因为学校每天上午大约9点上课，下午大约3点半放学。 This means I could get up an hour later than usual, as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. 这意味着我每天可以比以往晚一个小时起床，因为在中国学校每天上午8点之前就开始上课了。 On the first day, all of the new students attended an assembly in the school hall. 开学第一天，所有的新生都去学校礼堂参加晨会。 I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana. We soon became best friends. 我当时坐在一个名叫黛安娜的女孩身边。我们很快就成了最好的朋友。 During the assembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. 在晨会上，校长向我们宣布了校规。 He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades. This sounded like my school in China. 他还告诉我们，赢得尊重的最佳途径就是专心学习并取得好成绩。这听起来倒是像我在国内就读的学校。 I had many teachers in the past year. Mr Heywood, my class teacher, was very helpful. 过去的一年里我有过许多老师。海伍德先生，我的班主任，对我的帮助很大。 My favourite teacher was Miss Burke–I loved the lessons that she gave in English Literature. 我最喜欢的老师是伯克小姐——我喜爱她教的英国文学课程。 In our class there were 28 students. This is about the average size for British schools. 我们班上一共有28个学生。英国中学的班级差不多就是这么大。 We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. 我们上不同的课得去不同的教室。 We also had different students in some classes, so it was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names. 上某些课的时候，班上的同学也不一样，所以对我来说记住所有的人的面孔和名字可是一件难事。 I found that the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school. 我发现这里布置的家庭作业不像我以前在原来学校时那么繁重，可一开始我还是觉得有些挑战性，因为所有的作业都是英语的。 However, it was a bit challenging for me at first, because all the homework was in English. 让我感到幸运的是，所有的老师都给了我很多鼓励， I felt lucky, as all my teachers gave me much encouragement and I enjoyed all my subjects: 因此，我也喜欢我所学的每一门功课： English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French. 英语、历史、英国文学、计算机、数学、科学、体育、艺术、烹饪和法语。
My English improved a lot, as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library. 我天天都在使用英语，每天还花一个小时在图书馆里阅读英文书籍，因此，我的英语有了很大进步。 I usually went to the Computer 牛津高中英语模块1
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Club during the lunch break, so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for free. 午饭休息时间我常去电脑俱乐部，这样我就可以免费给国内的家人和朋友发电子邮件了。 I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings. 我还额外选了一门功课——每个星期二晚上去听法语。 Cooking was really fun as I learnt how to buy, prepare and cook food. 当我学会如何买菜、配菜和做菜的时候，我发现烹饪真是一种乐趣。 At the end of term we held a class party and we all had to cook something. 学期末，我们班开了一个派对，我们每个人都要为派对做点吃的。 I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake that I made. 我们班上所有的同学都喜欢我做的蛋糕，这可真让我高兴。 Students at that school have to study Maths, English and Science, but can stop studying some subjects if they do not like them, for example, History and French. 数学、英语和科学是该校的必修课，但是，如果不喜欢某些科目是可以中断学习的，如历史和法语。 They can choose other subjects like Art and Computer Science, or languages such as Spanish and German. 学生可以选修其他的科目，如艺术、计算机或者是西班牙语、德语之类的语言课。 In the Art class that I took, I made a small sculpture. Though it did not look very beautiful when it was finished, I still liked it very much. 在艺术课上我做了一件小雕塑。尽管完工之后它看上去并不十分漂亮，但我仍然非常喜欢它。 I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch. 每到吃午餐的时候我就非常想念中国菜。 British food is very different. 英国的饮食很不一样。 British people like eating dessert at the end of their main meal. 英国人在正餐结束时喜欢吃甜点。 After lunch, we usually played on the school field. Sometimes I played football with the boys. 午餐后我们通常去学校运动场上玩耍。有时我和男生们一起踢足球。 Sometimes I just relaxed under a tree or sat on the grass. 有时我干脆在树下休息休息或是在草地上坐一坐。 I was very lucky to experience this different way of life. 我很幸运能够体验到这样一种不同的生活方式。 I look back on my time in the UK with satisfaction, and I really hope to go back and study in Manchester again. 回顾在英国的日子我很满意，真希望有朝一日能够重返曼彻斯特，在那里读书学习。
Project Writing a report on growing pains Growing pains 成长的烦恼
Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through. Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same. Life never seems to be going fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control. Has anyone else ever felt this way? 很多青少年感到孤独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。日子一天天过去，而所有事情似乎都是不同的，可又都是一成不变的。生活似乎从不过得足够快;而从别的方面看，生活似乎过得太快甚至于失控，像开赛车一样。别的人也有过同感么? These feelings are a common part of adolescence – the time of life between child 牛津高中英语模块1
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and adult. And, though it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone – every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you. It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing pains – the difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults. 这些感觉是青春期——介于孩童和成人之间的人生阶段——的正常组成部分。而且，虽然有时难以相信，并非只有你才是这样——每一个成年人都经历过青春期，而你的朋友和你一样正经历这个阶段。对青少年而言，感到孤独和被误解是很普遍的。这些情感可以看作是成长的烦恼——是青少年迈向成年时所面对的困难。 As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them. During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes. They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments. 在青少年成长的时候，对自己无论体内还是体外的状态变化感到困惑对他们而言是正常现象。在青春期，青少年经历着身体上的巨大变化。他们个子长高，声音变低，还有很多其他的成长发育。 Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard. Many boys become risk-takers – they want to find their own limits and the limits of the world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behavior. At the same time, girls often want someone – anyone – to talk to, as they try to deal with their strong feelings. 与这些生理变化同时而来的，还有很多心理上的变化。男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同。很多男孩成为危险尝试者——他们希望找到自己的局限和他们周边世界的局限，但也许并不具有对其行为作出正确抉择的智慧。而与此同时，女孩则通常需要和某个人——或任何人进行交谈，因为她们试图面对自己强烈的情感。 In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves. They may badly want and need their parents’ love, yet feel distant; they may want to be part of the group, yet desire independence. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in society. 在大千社会中，随着青少年长大，他们努力地自力更生。他们或许迫切需要父母的关爱，却又感觉疏远;他们或许想要成为团体的一员，但又渴望独立。正因为青少年们在平衡这些需要时有困难，所以他们经常质疑自己到底是谁以及怎样融入社会。 The good news is that these kinds of growing pains do not last. In the end everything turns out OK – the teenager becomes a healthy adult, and this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life. 好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。最终一切都会好起来一—青少年成长为健康的成年人，而青春期的变化和挑战则转变为成人生活中的种种变化和挑战。
Unit 3 Reading Dying to be thin … 想瘦身想得快死了„„ Hi Zhou Ling嗨，周玲： How are you? I haven’t heard from you for weeks. Is everything OK with you? 你好。好几个星期都没收到你的来信了。一切顺利吗? Do you still go to the gym every day? I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more. I know another way to stay slim. 你现在还是每天去健身房吗?我以前常去健身房，一周三 牛津高中英语模块1
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次，可我现在不再锻炼了。我有了另外一种保持苗条身材的方法。 Looking good is important to women, isn’t it? Most young women want a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada. I’m trying to lose weight because I’m ashamed of my body. 显得美丽对女性来说很重要，难道不是吗?如今，大部分年轻女性都想拥有苗条的身材，在加拿大这里尤其是这样。我目前在努力减肥，因为我的体形让我觉得非常羞愧。 Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV show, I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less, which are quite popular among young women here. 由于我正准备出演一部新的电视剧，所以我在服用一种名叫Fat-Less的减肥药片，这种药片很受加拿大年轻女性的欢迎。 I hope to lose at least 10 kilograms. I take two pills a day and don’t need to exercise. 我希望能够至少减去1 0公斤。我每天服用两片，因而也就不用锻炼了。 The pills really work! I’m becoming slimmer and slimmer. I’ve lost 7 kilograms in the last two months. However, sometimes I don’t feel so energetic. 减肥药片还真的管用哦!我现在可是越发苗条了。前两个月我就减去了7公斤。可是，有时候我感到没有精神。 My mother, who you met last year, keeps telling me not to take them because they are dangerous. She says health is the most important thing, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. 我妈妈(你去年见过她的)一直告诫我不要服用减肥药片，因为减肥药危及健康。她说，健康是最重要的，我同意这个观点，可是我现在看上去多么苗条。 Write soon! 快些给我写信哦! Love Amy爱你的埃米 Dear Zhou Ling亲爱的周玲： Things change so quickly! I’m now in hospital recovering from liver failure. 情况变化实在是太快了!我现在住院了，患的是肝衰竭，正在恢复中。 I regret taking those weight-loss pills. They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. The pills were going to completely destroy my liver if I continued taking them. 我很后悔服用了那种减肥药片。那些减肥药片里含有某种有害的化学物质，导致了我肝功能衰竭。如果我当时继续服用这些药片，我的肝脏就彻底毁了。
My mother insisted on sending me to the hospital, where I received good medical treatment. 我妈妈坚持将我送进了医院。在这儿我得到了很好的治疗。 It was a really painful experience, but I’m feeling better now. I follow my doctor’s advice and exercise for at least half an hour every day (but I seldom go to the gym!), and eat lots of fruit and vegetables. 这的确是一段令人痛苦的经历，但是现在我感觉好多了。我听从医生的建议，每天锻炼至少半小时(但我很少去健身房!)，吃很多的水果和蔬菜。 People should look after their bodies. My mother is right: don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn’t worth it. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look, should we? 人们应该照顾好自己的身体。我妈妈是对的：不要为了苗条、动人的身材毁了自己的健康，那样做是得不偿失的。我们不应该为自己的外表感到羞愧，不是吗? I hope to hear from you soon. 我希望能够早点儿收到你的回信。 Love Amy爱你的埃米 Dear Amy亲爱的埃米： My computer was broken so I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today. I’m so sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering. 我的电脑出了故障，所以直到今天才能够看到你的两封电子邮件。得知你的病情我非常难过，但让 牛津高中英语模块1
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我感到高兴的是，你现在感觉良好，身体正在恢复中。. You’re right. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. I think you look great as you are, and you’re wonderful person. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health. 你说得对，我们不应该因为自己的体重感到难为情。我觉得你目前这个样子看上去就很棒，而且你是一个非常优秀的人。我知道，保持身材苗条的压力是问题的症结所在，对一个女演员来说尤其是这样。但是，你妈妈她最清楚不过：没有什么比健康更重要。 It’s the same in China – many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. I hope they can learn from your story. 在中国也是一样——许多人总是节食或者吃减肥药(他们有些人根本一点也不胖)，其实这是很危险的。我希望他们能从你的故事中有所收获。 Love Zhou Ling 爱你的周玲 模块1-单元3 Project(背诵)
The truth is, diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, the good news is that you can feel better, look better and have more energy if you eat the right food and exercise regularly. 实际情况是，对青少年而言，饮食习惯和生活方式往往是个问题。但好消息是， 如果合理饮食，经常锻炼，你就可以感觉更好，气色更好，精力越发充沛。 Healthy eating along with regular exercise is probably the only way to become fit. Diets are useless in the long term, yet approximately 20% of teenagers say they have tried going on a diet and skipping meals to control their weight. If you eat properly and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit and feel great. 健康的饮食加上经常锻炼也许是变得健康的唯一途径。从长远角度来看，节食并不能奏效。然而有大约20%的青少年声称，他们曾尝试过节食或者有时不吃饭，以控制自己的体重。如果你适当饮食并经常锻炼，你就会减轻体重，保持健康状态，感觉很棒。 As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip meals, you don’t get enough energy, and then you feel tired. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water—six to eight glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair. 作为青少年，给予你的身体所需要的足够能量是很重要的。如果不吃饭，你就不能得到足够的能量，因此就会感到疲倦。至于健康的饮食，你应该主要地摄入米饭、面包、蔬菜和水果。你还需要喝很多的水——一天需要6—8杯。水有助于保持人体内部系统清洁。足量饮水会改善你的皮肤，让你拥有健康的头发。 Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. That is easy to do! Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. Often, teenagers give up sport, saying they have no time left after their studies. Many teenagers are surprised to learn that when you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that make you 牛津高中英语模块1
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feel peaceful and relaxed and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night. 锻炼能够让你气色好、感觉好、身体健康。专家建议，青少年每周至少应该锻炼五次，每次至少30分钟。这一点是很容易做到的!步行和骑自行车就算，校内体育活动也算。常常有这样的情况：有些青少年干脆放弃体育锻炼，声称学习繁忙，没有时间进行体育锻炼。很多青少年吃惊地得知，当你锻炼时，你的体内会产生某些化学物质，这些化学物质让你感到平静、放松，增强学习时的注意力。这些化学物质甚至还有助于你改善睡眠呢! A good amount of sleep every night is also important for your health. When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to come. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night. As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight.每晚保证充分的睡眠对你的健康也是很重要的。睡觉的时候，你的身体就帮你为即将到来的一天作好准备。青少年每晚需要8—1 0小时的睡眠。事实上，失眠会使你面容疲倦，甚至身体发胖。 If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all. 如果你能遵循以上建议，用不了多久你就会气色好得多、感觉棒得多!
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Unit 1 ReadingAdvertisements Nowadays, we can find advertisements almost wherever we go. We are so used to them that we often do not even realize how many we see and hear in a day. I did some research on advertisements, and have some very important information to share with you.
如今，无论我们走到哪里，几乎都可以看见广告。我们已经对广告习以为常，甚至常常都意识不到在一天中看见或听见多少广告。我对广告进行了一些研究，有一些非常重要的信息要与你分享。
What is an advertisement? 什么是广告? An advertisement uses words and pictures to persuade people to buy a product or a service, or to believe in an idea. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio and television are the most common places to find them. There are two main types of advertisements---commercial advertisements and public service advertisements (PSAs). A commercial advertisement is one which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and are meant to educate people about health, safety, or any other problem that affects public welfare.
广告使用文字、图片来说服人们购买一种产品或服务，或者接受某种观念。报纸、杂志、互联网、广播和电视是最常见到广告的地方。广告有两种主要的形式——商业广告和公益广告(简称PSAs)。商业广告是为了推销某种产品或服务而花钱做的广告。公益广告往往是免费投放的，旨在就有关健康、安全或影响到公共福利的任何其他问题教育人们。
Does an advertisement tell people the complete truth? 广告告诉人们全部实情了吗? There are laws toprotect people from advertisements that cheat people. However, we still must be aware of the skilful methods used in ads to try and sell us things. Even if an ad does not lie, it does not mean it is altogether innocent. One toothpaste ad declares, ‘Bright-Teeth fights bad breath!’ This statement tries to fool you into assuming that the toothpaste cures bad breath, yet it does not say that! All it says is that it fights it, and that is not the same thing at all. One grocery tells customers, ‘You are proud of your cooking, so shouldn’t you buy the very freshest food?’ This ad is very clever, because it tells customers they are good cooks. However, it never says that this grocery has the freshest food! The grocery just hopes that when you read the ad, you will feel pleased with the nice comment, remember the words ‘freshest food’, and make a mental connection with the food in the grocery. We must not fall for this kind of trick!
尽管有法律保护人们免受虚假广告的侵害。但是我们仍然应该了解广告中试图向我们兜售东西的常用技巧。即使一则广告没有撒谎，也并不意味着它就是完全“清白”的。
一则牙膏广告宣称
“亮齿牌牙膏挑战口臭!”这一表述试图糊弄你，让你误以为这种牙膏可以治愈口臭，但事实上广告中并没有这样说!广告所说的就是牙膏“挑战”口臭，这和“治愈”根本不是一回事。一家食品杂货店告诉顾客.“您为自己的厨艺骄傲，难首您不应该购买最新鲜的食品吗?”这则广告非常聪明，聪明就聪明在它恭维顾客是好厨师。但是，它决不声称本店供应的是最新鲜的食品。这家食品杂货店只是希望当你读到这则广告时，你会很乐于 1
看到其中的恭维，记住“最新鲜的食品”这个词，在心理上将其与该店里的食品联系起来。我们切莫掉进这类陷阱中。
Public service advertisements 公益广告
Not all ads play tricks on us though. PSAs use some of the same methods, like attractive pictures and clever language, but they are made to serve the public. PSAs aim to teach us and help us lead better lives. Our government understands this and has been using PSAs to educate people for many years. China began a nationwide public service advertising campaign in 1996, and since then various types of PSAs have appeared around the country. You have probably seen or heard some of them yourself, such as, ‘Yes to life, no to drugs’ and ‘Knowledge changes life’. These ads deal with widespread social concerns. There are also PSAs that encourage people to support public service projects, such as Project Hope. Its motto is ‘Project Hope---educating every child’. There are even PSAs to teach us how to live healthy lives. One of these is, ‘When you smoke cigarettes, you are slowly killing yourself.’ All of these ads are meant to benefit the public, and you can often learn a lot by following the advice they give.
但并非所有的广告都跟我们玩花招。公益广告使用一些同样的方法，例如用吸引人的图片和巧妙的文字，但是它们的目的是服务公众。公益广告旨在教育我们，并帮助我们过上更好的生活。我们的政府了解这一点，多年来一直用公益广告教育人们。中国于1996年开始一场全国性的公益广告宣传活动，从那时起、多种形式的公益广告在中国出现。你自己可能就看到过或听说过其中的一些，例如“珍爱生命，远离毒品”以及“知识改变命运”。这些广告关注普遍存在的社会问题。还有一些公益广告鼓励人们支持公益事业项目，例如希望工程。希望工程的宣言就是：“希望工程——让每一个孩子都可以上学。”甚至还有一些公益广告指导人们如何健康地生活。其中之一是
“吸烟等于慢性自杀。”所有这些广告都旨在使大众受益。遵循这些广告给出的建议，你往往可以学到很多东西。
Finally, I wish to tell you this: think about why you should do the things the ad suggests, or buy the product or service the ad promotes. When it comes to advertisements, we must all use our intelligence and not be a slave to them!
最后，我想告诉大家：想想你为什么要做广告建议你做的事情，或者为什么要买广告推销的产品或服务。谈及广告，我们都必须运用自己的智慧，而不要做广告的奴隶。 如何策划广告宣传活动?
不同于一则单独的广告，广告宣传活动是预先策划的系列广告，利用各种广告形式去影响特定的受众。当你要开始一项成功的广告宣传活动时，你的头脑中必须有明确的目标和受众。重要的是，你得确切弄清楚(figure out)想要告诉受众什么、想让他们做什么。在一场广告宣传活动中，你可能需要运用多种不同的媒体(media)，包括海报(poster)、报纸、杂志、广播和电视。
你首先必须考虑三个主要问题：
1.谁是你广告宣传活动的受众?
你想影响的人群是你的目标(target)受众。为了确定(determine)目标受众，你需要事先做一点研究和分析(analysis)。你需要去探明受众已有的想法。了解受众非常重要，这样你才可以针对合适的对象给出恰当的信息。
2.你希望你的广告宣传活动说什么?
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反应(react)，始终努力去吸引(appeal to)他们是非常重要的。你可以从你的调研中收集此类信息。在策划一场公共福利宣传活动时，你可能需要问自己以下问题：
·我的受众对这个问题已经了解了多少?
·他们会关心或者担忧这个问题的哪些方面? ·他们感兴趣的这个问题有没有某种历史背景? ·这个问题如何影响到他们的私人生活? 3.你如何吸引你的受众?
当你组织一场广告宣传活动时，有许多不同的方式可用来传达讯息。你必须决定你用哪一种方法。这个决定应该主要取决于你的受众目标和哪一种广告最能吸引这群人。
反对吸烟广告宣传活动
每年全球有成千上万人死于吸烟。 每一包香烟都含有可以导致肺癌和心脏病的有毒化学物质。 这让许多国家花费了大量的金钱，给人的福祉造成了极大的损害。在亚洲有大量的吸烟者。这就是为什么我们选择反对吸烟作为我们广告宣传活动的主题。
我们的目标受众是高中的青少年。我们的主要目的是劝阻年轻人，要他们不要吸烟。我们的研究表明年轻人关注他们的健康和未来。我们将告诉他们吸烟对身体造成不良的后果， 以及吸烟如何影响他们身边的人。我们将说明不吸烟额的好处，例如省下钱来花在其他地方。 我们的采访还表明年轻人在乎什么是酷以及他们的朋友喜欢什么。我们会告诉他们吸烟为什么不酷，为什么没有吸引力，因为吸烟会让他们身上有难闻的气味，让他们的牙齿腐蚀，皮肤变差、指甲变黄。如果我们可以说服年轻人不要开始吸烟，他们也有可能会督促他们的父母和其他人戒烟。
我们的广告宣传活动将于5月31日世界无烟日开始。 我们将在学校周边张贴大幅海报，海报上有我们的标志和口号。我们的网站将为学生提供更多有关吸烟的信息。我们还会在学校杂志上发表一篇文章告诉学生们吸烟的害处， 并组织一次作文竞赛。
我们的口号：吸烟导致死亡!
我们的标志：(图片，吸烟的骷髅头)
许多人认为吸烟很酷或者很享受，但是他们没有充分认识到吸烟对健康造成的伤害。这就是为什么我们选择这幅图作为我们的标志。我们希望警醒人们，让他们认识到许多吸烟者过早地死于与吸烟有关的疾病。
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奥林匹克运动会
老师们，同学们，下午好。 作为国际奥委会的一名成员，我非常高兴应邀前来贵校，跟大家谈谈奥运会的历史和重要性。 我会和你们分享一些有趣的事实和故事，然后会留有提问的时间。
你们知道古代奥运会是何时开始的吗?那是在公元前776年。古代奥运会每4年在古希腊奥林匹亚举行一次，这大概持续了12个世纪，直到公元394年。
古代奥运会的一些运动项目今天仍然可以见到，例如跳远、摔跤和跑步。 在古代奥运会上按照传统，运动员都是男性，他们必须裸体竞技。 单身女性可以参加他们自己的竞技比赛。 比赛在一个专门纪念赫拉(希腊神话中众神之神宙斯的妻子)的节日举行。今天无论国籍，来自世界各地的男女运动员都可以参加比赛。
现代奥运会于1896年在雅典第一次举行。让奥运会得以重生的是法国人皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦。他梦想着奥运会可以让各国人民和平相处。 现在，全世界人民都致力于实现这一梦想。他们中有许多是著名的运动员。
有史以来第一次引起公众瞩目的最著名的拳击手可能是在1960年罗马奥运会上，这一情
况你们是否知道? 他为美国赢得了金牌，当时他还用原名卡修斯·克莱。此后，这个年轻人又赢得了1964年世界重量级拳击锦标赛冠军，后来他改了名，即众所周知的穆罕默德·阿里。 他重返1996年的亚特兰大奥运会，在开幕式上点燃了奥运圣火。
另一位我想提到的体育明星是迈克尔·乔丹。每个人都知道他在NBA的成功，但是你们知道他帮助美国篮球队赢得了1984年洛杉矶奥运会的金牌吗?许多年后乔丹也重返奥运会，但与阿里不同，他依然为奖牌角逐赛场。在1992年巴塞罗那奥运会上，乔丹作为“梦之队”成员之一赢得了他的第二枚奥运金牌。
中国运动员也为奥运会做出了重要贡献。在1984年洛杉矶奥运会上，中华人民共和国在缺席奥运32年后又重新返回奥运赛场。我相信当许海峰为祖国赢得第一枚金牌时，整个中国都为之感到自豪。邓亚萍也许是世界上最伟大的女乒乓球运动员，她在1992年和1996年奥运会上共赢得4枚奥运金牌。在2004年雅典奥运会上，当刘翔成为第一个赢得男子110米栏金牌第一位亚洲人的时候，所有的亚洲人都为之激动。
中国在2008年北京奥运会上独领风骚，赢得51枚金牌。中国女子体操队历史上第一次赢得金牌。但是对一些人人来说，印象最深的是前羽毛球世界冠军张宁。她已经33岁，比其他运动员年纪要大很多，但她依然努力，在决赛中获得了金牌。
运动员们不断尝试着挑战人类极限，为全世界人们带来欢乐，上述这些只是其中的一些例子。我们期待在未来看见更多这样的例子。让我们一起祝愿奥林匹克运动有一个成功的未来，彰显往日的荣光。
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一项体育运动如何成为奥运项目?
一项体育运动要成为奥运项目可能是一个漫长的过程。一项运动必须达到许多要求，国际奥委会才会予以考虑。首先，该运动必须有自己的国际组织。其次，必须有至少75个国家，4个大洲的男子从事这项运动，或至少40个国家、3个大洲的女子从事这项运动。这还并非全部要求。要增加一个新的运动项目，就必须淘汰另一个当前的运动项目。这有助于奥委会控制奥运会的预算。
哪些运动项目被淘汰了?
有些运动曾经是奥运会的项目但又被取消了。这包括大家熟悉的运动，如棒球。还有一些比较特殊的项目。 如汽艇。人们认为这些运动不再那么流行了，必须为一些更受欢迎的、新的运动项目让路。
哪些运动项目入选了?
有些运动只是最近才得以增补进入奥运会，例如跆拳道在2000你奥运会才首次被列为奥运项目。国际奥委会计划在未来几年内调整一些运动项目。 橄榄球和高尔夫曾经是奥运项目，后来被取消，但是2016年这两项运动将重返奥运，因为他们现在非常受欢迎，在世界各地都有人从事这些运动。
哪些运动项目仍在争取?
武术仍然在申请加入奥运会。国际奥委会还没有同意。因为他们要注意不同种类的运动之间的平衡——在奥运会上已经很多项目与搏击相关，如跆拳道和拳击。但是，国际奥委会正在考虑调整未来奥运会体育项目的数目和种类，所以武术迷们将可能梦想成真。
赢并不是全部
足球比赛已经接近尾声，但是两只球队都还没有进球。鹿队的队长把球传给一名队员，
然后跑近袋鼠队的球门前。他的队友把球回传给他。但踢得太高了。鹰队队长用手把球拨回地面，然后踢球，球进了。裁判吹响了口哨，比赛结束，鹰队获胜。当然，那个进球本该不算数的，但现在一切都太晚了。
后来，一名记者就所发生的事采访了鹰队队长。
“我们赢了，这是最重要的。”队长说。
袋鼠队被淘汰出局，而鹰队晋级。但是，裁判现在紧盯鹰队，鹰队全力比拼却输了接下来的一场比赛。后来，他们抱怨裁判不公平。
鹰队在联赛上铩羽而归，因未能赢得联赛而愤愤不平。与此同时，袋鼠队也回家了，他们比以前训练得更加刻苦。
在接下来的联赛中，袋鼠队以5比1的比分击败了鹰队。 他们一路杀进决赛，对手是熊队，离比赛结束还有几分钟的时间，还是平局。袋鼠队队长靠近熊队大门。一名队员把球传给他，球意外地撞到了他的手。袋鼠队队长示意暂停比赛，让熊队开球。数分钟之内，熊队进球，赢得比赛。
后来，一位记者就所发生的事采访了袋鼠队队长。
“他们赢了，”队长说，“他们是一支更优秀的队伍。”
袋鼠队骄傲地回到家乡，因为他们已经竭尽全力。许多袋鼠队的球员和熊队的球员成了终身好友。袋鼠队虽然失败了，但是找到了比胜利更宝贵的东西——他们找到了友谊，荣誉和尊重。
Unit 3 reading
不仅仅是看电影
RealCine—— 人人都能享受的虚拟现实电影
这次演讲将告诉大家有关RealCine的一些信息： 它是如何应用的，为什么它比电影更好，它还有什么其它的用途。感受RealCine将让你惊叹，你一定会认为这是一项卓越的技术，值得进一步发展。
RealCine技术实质上是虚拟现实(VR)。电影仅仅让观众被动地看和听屏幕上发生的事，而RealCine 与电影不同，它让你参与到剧情活动中，以一种主动的方式与你的视觉、听觉、嗅觉和触觉联系起来。想像一下，一名VR使用者在“游览”喜马拉雅山。他/她不仅能感受到攀登珠穆朗玛峰顶每一步都艰辛，还能体验到周围环境的寒冷、气味、景观和声音;到达顶峰时,他/她将会享受到一种愉悦感和成就感。
RealCine的工作原理是让用户感觉到他们实际上是在一个新世界——一个只存在于电脑程序中的世界。为了达到这一目标，工程师们设计了特殊的VR头戴式耳机，它可以使观众看到环绕在他们周围的三维图像，听到周围的声音。耳机的移动表明观众想去的方向。观众还会戴上特制的手套，这样他/她就可以触摸到他/她看见的人和物体了。给RealCine虚拟世界锦上添花的是，耳机上甚至还有一些小孔，可以释放出与环境相匹配的气味。耳机和手套都与虚拟工作室里的电脑联网。
科学研究已经证明VR技术可以用于治疗有社交障碍的人。在一个案例中科学家利用VR技术治疗一位害怕与他的同学交谈和玩耍的少年。在RealCine创造的虚拟世界中，他成为巴西足球队队长，并在世界杯决赛中踢进了致胜的一球。这鼓励了他在与人交往时更加自信。
有人提出不同意见，认为一些用户可能会对RealCine失望，因为虚拟现实毕竟不是真的。但是，有了VR技术我们可以做许多在现实生活中完全不可能实现的事情。例如，在RealCine的帮助下，一位70岁的老爷爷最近到非洲去旅行了一趟。在现实中，他因为残疾而不能行走，但是，借助VR工作室里的便利设备，他能看见并触摸一头狮子。
除此以外，VR技术还可以用来做安全的环境中训练一些技能， 否则这些技能训练可能
相当危险。例如，消费者可以利用RealCine安全地进行训练，而不需要冒着受伤的危险，闯进着火的大楼。VR技术也能被运用在课堂上。老师可以让学生置身于古代的城镇，从而让历史重现;也可以让学生作为鲸鱼或者松鼠来体验世界，用这种方式来进行生物课的教学。
最后，RealCine为城市规划提供了绝望的技术。 工程师们可以把某个街区的设计输入电脑，然后利用VR技术在街区中走走，看看这个街区怎么样，并在动工之前作出适当的调整。 长远来说，与现在大多数的城市规划方式相比，这种城市规划方式更经济，更实用。我建议政府在未来的城市规划中运用这种技术。
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《地心游记》
儒勒·凡尔纳
1863年，奥托·林登布罗克教授在他新买的一本古书里发现一个秘密。这个秘密叙述了一次从冰岛的一座火山口进入地心的旅行。他立即收拾行李启程去冰岛，还强迫他的侄子阿克塞尔和他同行。
在冰岛，教授雇佣了一名叫汉斯的导游。他们三人到达火山后，通过一个小山洞，开始地下的旅行。许多天之后，他们来到一个巨大的房间，里面是一片浩瀚的海洋。海岸上有森林和巨型蘑菇。头顶上，天空充满像太阳一样放射出光芒的气体。
三个人造了一条小船，开始航行。突然两条恐龙钻出水面，争斗起来。在他们得以逃走之前，小船差点被恐龙掀翻。
他们上了岸，开始森林探险。他们遇到了巨型昆虫很多奇怪的生物。 当他们到处转悠时，发现远处有一个人背靠树坐着——那一个人至少4米高。三个人非常害怕，飞奔回船。
他们继续航行，看到一个像出口的地方，但是出口被从洞顶掉下来的石头堵住了。他们制造了一颗炸弹来炸碎石头。炸弹爆炸之后，他们的小船失控了，向前冲进了一个大洞里，并顺着水流而下。这一切发生得太快了，他们根本没有时间逃跑，只能在恐惧中抓紧小船。
最终，他们落到了洞底。然后，水把他们推向高处。他们向上漂流了几英里。水猛烈地冲击着他们的船底，把他们推出洞口，进入阳光中。此刻他们发现自己置身于意大利的一座火山中——他们的探险结束了，但一次新的探险又即将开始。
《时间机器》
H. G. 威尔斯
这是我的时间机器。只要你坐在这里。握着这两个白色手柄，就可以到未来或者过去旅行。
我上个星期才完成这台机器，我决定去看看未来。当我拉动一个手柄时，周围的世界开始变得模糊。白天，黑夜飞速交替，一切都在眼前变换。建筑物和城市如闪电般出现又消失。最后，我听到一声巨雷，一切都停止下来。我面前是一座城市，看起来很老很破旧。
我现在是在公元802701年，人类进化成为两个种类，艾洛伊人和莫洛克人。艾洛伊人很小，像孩子一样。他们居住在地面之上，所有的时间都在娱乐。相反，莫洛克人看起来像白色的野兽。他们住在地下，让机器保持运转，这样艾洛克人就会很开心，被喂养的很好。
起初，我以为艾洛克人强迫莫洛克人做所有的工作，这样艾洛伊族就可以玩乐。但是，后来我发现我的印象是错误的: 莫洛克人数真正的主人。他们之所以照顾艾洛伊人，是因为他们靠屠杀和食用艾洛伊人为生。莫洛克人甚至试图抓住并杀掉我，但幸运的是，我可以用时间机器逃跑。
然后，我继续向未来旅行了三千万年。我现在站在海滩上，面前是一片汪洋大海，但是既没有风，也没有浪，似乎几乎没有生命的迹象。我继续向未来穿越，太阳变得越来越大、越来越红、越来越暗，大地变冷，被冰雪覆盖。一切都是静止的——没有任何生命，也没有任何运动。
当世界变成一片漆黑时，我拉动了另一个手柄，发现我已经回到了自己的房子里，还在当天，时间仅仅过去三个小时。
第五篇：牛津高中英语模块一课文翻译 UNIT1.
在英国的学校生活
在英国高中读一年书对于我来说是一个有趣又刺激的经历。我对学校的作息时间很满意因为学校在上午9.00左右开始上课在下午3.30放学。这意味着我可以比往常晚起一个小时因为中国的学校在8.00之前上课。
第一天，所有的学生都去参加了会议。我坐在一个叫戴安娜的女孩边上。我们很快成了很要好的朋友。在会议期间。校长把有关学校的校规告诉了我们。他还告诉我们在学校赢得别人尊重最好的方法就是努力读书取得高分。这听起来就像是我中国的学校。
在过去的一年里我有很多老师，他们每一个人都只教一门功课。海伍德先生是我的班主任。我最喜欢的老师是伯克老师。她是教我们英国文明的老师。在我们的班级里只有29个学生。这是英国学校每个班的学生平均数。我们不得不为了上不同的课程而去不同的教室。在一些教室，我们还有不同的同学，所以记住所有同学的长相和名字是很困难的。
我发现家庭作业也没有我以前的学校所布置的多了，但是起初它对于我来说是一个挑战因为所有的功课都是英语。我感到很幸运因为我所有的老师都很乐于助人并且我很喜欢我所有的课程：英语，历史，英国文明，电脑技术，数学，自然科学，体育，艺术，烹饪和法语。 我的英语改善了不少因为我每天都在使用英语并且每天花一个小时在图书馆看英语书。我经常在午餐时间到电脑俱乐部，所以我可以免费回复我家人和朋友的电子邮件。我在周二晚上也有一个额外的法语。烹饪是真的很有趣因为我学会了怎样去买，准备以及烹饪食物。在学期结束时我们还举办了班级派对。我们都烹饪了些东西。当我的朋友很喜欢我制作的蛋糕时我很快乐。
在那个学校的学生必须学习数学，英语和科学，但是可以放弃一些他们不喜欢的科目，比如历史，法语和艺术。他们可以选择其他科目例如木工制作，电脑技术或者是像西班牙语德语的语言。在木工制作的课程上我做了一个小桌子。尽管他刚完工的时候看上去不像一个桌子，我仍然很喜欢它。
在午餐时间我也很想中国的食物。英国的食物实在是很不同。英国人在他们主食之后会吃很多的甜点。午饭后，我们经常在学校的操场上玩耍。有时候我也和男孩们一起踢足球。有时候我只是坐在树下或草地上休息。
能体验到如此不同寻常的生活方式我感到很幸运，而且我也很希望有一天我还能回来继续在曼彻斯特读书。