Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?
读过 《 金银岛》
When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I’ve
当 第一 到达 岛 一无所有 发现 船 制造 一艘 小船
brought back many things I can use— food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost
带 回 很多 东西 食物 饮料 工具 小刀 虽然 失去
everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. I have already
一切 失去我的生命 将 放弃 等待 另一艘 船 已经
cut down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food.
砍倒 树 建造 房子 出去 带着 几乎 杀死 动物 鸟 作为食物
I’m even learning to grow fruits and vegetables.
甚至 学会 种植 水果 蔬菜
A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How
几周前 发现 记号 另一个 人的 脚 沙子 其他的 岛
long have they been here? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a broken
多久 在 这儿 不久 以后 看见 一些 食人族 试着 杀死 两个 人 从 破
ship. One of them died but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now
船 之一 死了 另一个跑 向 房子 帮 他 杀 食人族 人 现在
lives with me and helps me. I named him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I
生活 和 我 帮助 叫 他 星期五 因为 遇见 聪明
have already taught him some English.
已经 教 他 一些 英语
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
乡村 音乐 歌曲 改变 她 生活 永远
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago,
当 莎拉 青少年 过去常常 争吵 几乎 每样东西 和 家人
while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the
当 学习 国外 英国 听到 歌 充满 感情 关于 回家
radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she
广播 使 莎拉 想起 家人 朋友 美国 逐渐 意识到 多么
actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
确实地 想念 所有 他们 从那时起 成为 歌迷 美国 乡村 音乐
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the
乡村音乐 传统的 种类 音乐 来自 南方 州 美国 纳什维尔 田纳西州
home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the
发源地 乡村 音乐 许多 歌曲 现在 关于 现代 生活 美国 例如
importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us
重要性 金钱 成功 属于 一类 然而 乡村 音乐 带
back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us
回到 过去的好时光 人们 善待 彼此 信任 互相 提醒
that the best things in life are free—laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
最好的事情 生活中 免费的 欢笑 朋友 家人 美丽 大自然 乡村
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about
莎拉 没有去过 纳什维尔 还 梦想 去 那儿 一天 已经 读了很多 关于
the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in
地方 做了一些 研究 关于 知道 有 乡村 音乐 名人堂 博物馆
Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers,
纳什维尔 有 也 总 很多 伟大的 乡村 音乐 演唱会 著名的 音乐家 歌手
like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful
像 加思 布鲁克斯 莎拉 已经 听过 大部分 歌曲 加思 之一 最 成功的
musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!”音乐家 美国 历史 售出 多于 百万 唱片 希望 看见 现场演唱
重点内容:
1. saw … trying看见 … 试着 see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
2. one of 之一 one of 后面的名词要复数,加-s 形容词要最高级, 最高级前面要定冠词the
3. named= called 叫做 4. not long 不久 5. cut down 砍倒 6. go out 出去
7. give up 放弃 8. wait for 等待 9. full of 充满 10. think about 思考 11.Ever since then从那时起 12. kind of 种类 13. these days 现在
14. belong to 属于 15. each other= one another互相, 彼此
17. more than= over 多于 less than 少于