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我上高中的第一天\Module1My FirstDay atSenior HighMyname isLi Kang.I livein Shijiazhuang,a citynot farfrom Beijing.It is the capitalcity ofHebei Province.我叫李康居住在石家庄,一座离北京不远的城市这座城市是河北省省会Today ismy firstday atSenior High school and I Kingdown mmywrthoughtsabout it.今天是我上高中的第一天,我将我对这一天的看法写下来My newschool is very goodand Ican seewhy.The teachersare very enthusiastic andfriendly and the classroomsare amazing.我的新学校很好,并且我能够明白其原因老师非常热情、友好,课堂令人感到惊奇Every roomhas a computer witha specialscreen,almost asbig asa cinemascreen.每个教室都有一台计算机,并配有特别的显示屏,其大小几乎同电影院的银幕一样The teacherswrite on the computer,and theirwords appearon thescreen behindthem.老师写在电脑上,单词就出现在后面的屏幕上The screensalso showphotographs,text andinformation fromwebsites.Theyre brilliant!屏幕还可展示图片、课文、和网站上的信息简直太精彩了!The Englishclass is really interesting.The teacheris averyenthusiasticwoman calledMs Shen.英语课真的很有趣老师是很热情的女老师,称为沈老师We reusing a new textbookand Ms Shen,smethod ofteaching isnot hinglike theteachers atmy Junior Highschool.我们使用一种新教材,沈老师的教学方法与我的初中老师的教学方法不同She thinksthat readingcomprehension isimportant,but wespeak a lot in class,too.她认为阅读理解很重要,但我们课堂上说得也很多And we have fun.I dont thinkI willbe boredin Ms Shen lass!s c我们很快乐我认为我不会厌烦沈老师的课Today weintroduced ourselvesto each other.We didthis ingroups.今天,我们彼此介绍了自己我们是分组介绍的Some studentswere embarrassedat firstbut everyonewas veryfriendly andit wasreally nice.有些学生起初很为难,但每个人都很友好,真是太好了MsShengave usinstructions and then weworked byourselves.沈老师给我们一些指导,我们开展了独自学习MsShenwants tohelp usimprove ourspelling andhandwriting.We dothis in a funway,with spellinggames and other activities.沈老师想帮助我们改进拼写和书法我们做得很有趣,有拼写游戏和其他活动I like her attitudevery much,and thebehaviour of the otherstudents showsthat theylikeher,too.我非常喜欢她的态度,其他学生的表现表明了他们也很喜欢她There aresixty-five students in myclass—more thanmy previousclass inJuniorHigh.Forty-nine of them aregirls.我班有位学生一一比我先前初中时班里的学生多名女生6549In otherwords,there arethree timesas manygirls asboys.换句话说,女生人数是男生人数的倍3They saythat girlsare usuallymore hard-working thanboys,but inthis class,everyone ishard-working.人们说女生通常比男生更努力,但是,在这个班里,人人都很努力For ourhomework tonight,wehave towrite adescription of the streetwhere welive.Im lookingforward it!我们今天晚上的作业是,我们必须写一篇描写我们所居住街道的短文我正期待着做作业背诵并默写下面的范文我的课外活动My After-school Activities当学生们的现代时期,我们有彩色的学校生活As thestudents ofmodern times,we havecolorful schoollife.我们每天都学习很多知识不同主题的教室里上课Everyday,we learnplenty ofknowledge ondifferent subjectsinclass.和我们的学校组织许多课外活动,以帮助我们把我们所学到的知识运用到实践中去And our school organizesmany extracurricularactivities inorder tohelp usput whatwe havelearned intopractice.课后,我们参加各种活动,比如踢足球、篮球、羽毛球等After class,we takepart invarious activities,like playingfootball,basketball,badminton,etc.他们对我们的身体很好They aregood forour health.此外,我们还能参加这个讲座举办的文学艺术、音乐团体,协会,你可以在那里享受集团最著名的作品,学会演奏乐器或画画Besides,we areable tojoin in the lecturesorganized byliterature association,music group,art group,where youcan enjoyfamous works,learn toplay instrumentsor drawpictures.同样地,有机会为我们使用计算机实验室,跟一些外国老师关于任何东西我们有兴趣去英语角Also,there arechances forus to use computersin thelaboratory andtalk with some foreignteachers about anything weare interestedinat theEnglish corner.现在,大部分人都可以自由地操作计算机,更好地掌握英语口语Now,most of us mayoperate computersfreely andhave agood commandof spokenEnglish.除了这里提到的课外活动,仍有许多其他如运动会,辩论、社会调查等In additionto theafter-class activitiesmentioned here,there arestill manyothers suchas sportsmeeting,debate,social investigation,etc.所有这些活动使我们的学校生活更有吸引力和有趣All thoseactivities makeourschoollife attractiveand interesting.我们将利用经验,在未来的We willtake advantagesof theexperience in the future.Moudle2My NewTeachersThey saythat firstimpressions arevery important.My firstimpression ofMrs.Li wasthat she was nervousand shy.人们常说第一印象很重要李老师给我留下的第一印象是既紧张又胆怯I thinkperhaps shewas,as it was herfirst lessonwith us.But now,after two weeks,the classreally likesworking withher.我想,可能她就是这样,因为这是她给我们上的第一节课但是,过了两周了,全班学生真的喜欢上她的课Shes kindand patient,and she explains Englishgrammar soclearly thateven Ican understandit!她非常和蔼,又有耐心,英语语法解释得如此清楚,连我都能够明白!她避免让人She avoidsmaking youfeel stupid!Ive alwayshated makingmistakes orpronouncing aword incorrectlywhen Ispeak English,感到愚笨!讲英语时,我总是憎恶出错或者是憎恶发音不正确,but Mrs.Li justsmiles,so thatyou don*t feelcompletely stupid!但是,李老师只是笑一笑,因此,你不会感到完全愚笨!I thinkmaybe shegoes abit tooslowly forthe fasterstudents,but forme itswonderful!I feelIm goingto makeprogress withher.我想可能对于好学生来说她的课进行得有点慢,但对我来说,真是太棒了!我觉得我跟着她学习肯定将取得进步Id guessthat Mrs.Chen is almost sixty.Shes verystrict—we dontdare tosay aword unlessshe asksus to.Shes alsovery seriousanddoesnt smilemuch.我猜想陈老师几乎快60岁了她很严格----------------除非她让我们讲话,我们一句话也不敢说她还很严肃,很少微笑When sheasks youto dosomething,you doit immediately!当她要求你做某事时,你就马上去做!There area fewstudentsinour classwho keepcoming toclass latebut theyrealways ontime forMrs.Chens lessons!陈老师的课,我们班几位不断迟到的学生,总是准时上陈老师的课Some ofour classdon*t ikeher,but mostofusreally appreciateher becauseher teachingis sowell organisedand clear.And a fewstudents evenadmit likingher!我们班有的同学不喜欢她,但大多数同学都很欣赏她,因为她的课讲得很清楚、教学组织得又好一些学生甚至承认喜欢她!During scientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactly whatis happeningand asa resultmy workis improving.在做科学实验时,她对发生的现象解释得很准确,因此,我在实验方面在取得进步川Physics wnever bemy favouritelesson,but Ithink thatIII dowell in the examwith MrsChen teachingm物理绝对不是我最喜欢的科目,但我想由陈老师教我,我会考出好成绩Mr.Wus onlybeen teachingus fortwoweeksand hes alreadyvery popularthis.isl thinkbecausehe reallyenjoys-一teaching Chineseliterature-吴老师仅仅教过我们两个礼拜,他已经很受欢迎了我想这是因为他的确喜欢教中国文学he lovesit,in fact!Hes gotso muchenergy,this is one classyou donot fallasleep in!Hesrather good-looking.实际上,他喜爱中国文学!他精力是那样充沛,上他的课,你不会想睡觉(不会感到困倦)!我想他大约岁,28长得很帅He talksloudly andfast,and waveshis handsabout alot whenhe getsexcited.Hesreallyamusing awhenhe thinkswere gettingbored.他讲话语速快、声音洪亮,当讲到兴奋的时候,不时挥手他上课真很有趣,当他认为我们疲倦的时候,就给我们讲笑话Even thingslike compositionsand summariesare funwith Mr.Wu.I respecthim alot.即使是象作文和总结这样的事情,吴老师也搞得很有趣我很尊敬他我的首次火车之旅Module3My FirstRide on a TrainMyname isAlice Thompson.I comefrom Sydney,Australia andIm18years old.我是爱丽丝•汤普森我来自澳大利亚的悉尼,今年岁18Recently Ihad myfirst rideona long-distance train.And whata ride!A friendandItraveled onthe famousGhan train.近来我进行了首次远程火车之旅真是太棒了!我和一位朋友乘坐的是有名的阿富汗火车We goton inSydney andwe gotoff inAlice Springs,right inthe middle of Australia,more thanfour thousandkilometers away.我们在悉尼上车,在澳大利亚中部的艾丽普林斯下车,行程四千多公里We spenttwo daysand nightsonthe train.整个旅程花费了我们两天两夜The trainwas wonderfuland thefood wasgreat.We ategreat mealscooked byexperts!坐火车很舒服而且车上的食物也很可口我们吃的美味饭菜是烹饪大师们做的For the first fewhundred kilometresof thejourney,the scenerywas verycolourful.在旅程开始的几百公里,风景优美There werefields andthe soilwas darkred.有成片的田野,那里的土壤是深红色After that,itwasdesert.The sunshone,there wasno windand therewere noclouds inthe sky.接着是沙漠艳阳高照,没有风而且晴空万里可是接着,Suddenly,it lookedlike aplace fromanother time.We sawabandoned farmswhich werebuilt morethan ahundred years ago.时空像是突然发生了转变映入眼帘的是建造于一百多年前一些废弃的农庄The trainwas comfortableandthepeople werenice.火车很舒服而且车上的人也都很友好During theday,I satand lookedout of the window,and sometimestalked toother passengers.白天,我坐着看窗外,有时和别的旅客说说话I readbooks andlistened tomy Chinesecassettes Imstudying Chineseat school.我看书,听着汉语录音带我在学校学汉语One night,at aboutmidnight,I watchedthe nightsky forabout anhour.The starsshone likediamonds.一天晚上,大约是在半夜,差不多有整整一个小时我都在注视着夜晚的天空星星像钻石一样眨着眼Why is thetraincalled theGhan Along timeago,Australians neededa wayto travelto themiddleofthe country.为什么火车叫阿富汗号?很久以前,澳大利亚人到国家中部地区有很长一段路程They triedriding horses,but thehorses didntlike thehot weatherand sand.他们试着骑马,但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠A hundredand fiftyyearsago,they broughtsome camelsfrom Afghanistan.Ghan isshort forAfghanistan.一百五十年前,他们从阿富汗带入了一些骆驼是阿富汗的缩写GhanCamels weremuch betterthan horsesfor travellingalongdistance.作长途旅行,骆驼比马匹强多了For manyyears,trained camelscarried foodand othersupplies,and returnedwith woolandotherproducts.多年来,经过训练的骆驼驮运食物及其他用品,返回时还带着羊毛和其他产品The Afghansand theircamels didthis untilthe1920s.直到二十世纪二十年代,阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作Then thegovernment builtanewrailway line,so theydidnt needthe camelsany more.那时政府建了一条新的铁路线,所以阿富汗人不再需要骆驼了In1925,they passeda lawwhich allowedpeople toshoot theanimals ifthey werea problem.在年,他们通过了法律,如果它们引发问题,允许人们射杀骆驼1925In1935,the policein atown shot153camels inone day.在年,一个城镇的警察仅一天就射杀头骆驼1935153Moudle4a socialsurvey-my neighbourhood—.A livelycityIts greatto seeyou again,John.约翰,很高兴又见到你了Its greatto seeyou!Ifs beensix yearssince welast saweach other,you know.见到你真是太好了!要知道,我们年没见面了6And this isthefirst timeIve visitedyourhometown.Yes,Im soglad youcould come.而且这是第一次来到你的家乡是的,你能来,我真是很高兴你知道,我去过中国很多地方,也游览过一些美丽的城市,但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一You know,Ive seenquite alot ofChina andl*ve visitedsome beautifulcities,but thisisone ofthe most attractiveplaces Ivebeen to.它生机勃勃,人们Its solively,and everyoneseems sofriendly.Yes,ifs oneofthemost interestingcities onthe coast,everyone saysso.看上去都那么友好是的,大家都说这是最富有的沿海城市之一I feelvery fortunateliving here.And Ilove livingby theseaside.You liveinthenorthwest ofXiamen,is thatrightYes,thats right.生活在这里我感到很荣幸我喜欢在海边生活你住的地方是在厦门的西北面,对吗?是的Whats theclimate likePrettyhot andwet inthe summer,but itcan bequite coldinthewinter.这里气候怎么样?夏天相当热,相当潮湿,可是冬天可能很冷Sounds OKto me.There arealot of touristsaround.Dont theybother you对我不成问题这里到处都有游客他们对你们有干扰吗?Yes,they canbe anuisance inthe summerbecause thereare somany of them.是的,游客太多了,夏天有时候会有点讨厌Oh,look atthat hugeapartment blockiYes,theyve justcompleted it.哎哟,看看那栋高大的公寓楼!是啊,刚刚完工的The rentfor anapartment thereisveryhigh.I believeyou!This areasso modern!租一套那儿的公寓要不少钱呢这我相信!这是一个很现代化的地方啊!Yes,thisisthe business district.Theyve putup alotofhigh-rise buildingsrecently.And thereare somegreat shoppingmalls.对,这是商业区最近他们建造了许多摩天大厦,也有一些大商场See,were justpassing onenow.My wifesjust boughta beautifuldress fromoneofthe shopsthere.瞧,我们正好经过一个商厦呢我太太刚从那边的一家买了件衣服,好漂亮Maybe Icould buyafewpresents there.Ill takeyou theretomorrow.Now wereleaving thebusinessdistrictand approachingthe harbour.也许我可以去那买些礼物明天我带你去那吧现在我们要离开商业区去港口Were enteringthe westerndistrict,themostinteresting partofthecity.Its gotsome reallypretty parks...我们即将进入西区,也就是这个城市最有趣的地区那有一些非常漂亮的公园……It seemslovely.Is thatGulangyu Island,just acrossthe waterYes,it is.Its agorgeous islandwithsomereallyinteresting architecture.看上去很不错水那边是鼓浪屿海岛吗?是的那是个很迷人的海岛,岛上有一些非常有意思的建筑So theytell me.Do youthink wecould stopand walkaround fora whileYes,I wasjust goingto dothat.We canpark overthere.他们也是这么跟我说的你觉得我们可以停下来逗留一会儿吗?可以啊,我正想那么做呢我们可以在那边停车A friendstold meaboutanice littlefish restaurantnear here.Shall wego therefor lunchThat soundsgreat.Im starving!有朋友跟我说起过这附近有一家很不错的渔家小饭馆,我们去那吃午餐怎么样?听起来不错我快饿死了!Moudle5a lessoninaLabPassage A很难想象没有金属的世界It ishard tothink ofa worldwithout metals.不同的金属有不同的用处,比如说,钢材用于制造汽车,铁用于制造电子设备Different metalshave differentuses,for example,steel is used incars,and ironisusedin electricalequipment.当我们使用金属的时候,知道它们和不同物质的反应是很重要的,例如水和氧气When weuse metals,it isimportant toknow howthey reactwith differentsubstances,for example,water andoxygen.金属和这些物质的反应是有顺序的Moudle6the internetand telecommunications因特网是世界上的信息最大储存源,它可以通过电脑来访问The Internetisthebiggest sourceof informationinthe world,and itsaccessible throughacomputer.它含有数以百万计的数据It consistsof millionsof pagesof data.年,美国的一个防御组织发明了一种通过电话把多台电脑进行连接的方式1969DARPAIn1969,DARPA,a U.S.defence organisation,developed away forall theircomputers totalk toeachotherthrough thetelephone.他们创建了一个叫做的电脑网络DARPANETThey createda networkof computerscalled DARPANET.在年间,只有美国军方可以利用这种交流系统15For fifteenyears,only the U.S.army coulduse thissystem ofcommunication.年,美国的国家科学基金会发明了网1984NSFNETThen in1984,theU.S.National ScienceFoundation NSFstarted theNSFNET network.它使得大学也可以利用这种系统It thenbecame possiblefor universitiesto usethe systemas well.就以内部网络或“因特网”而闻名NSFNETNSFNET becameknown asthe Inter-Network,or Internet.万维网是一个网络系统,它允许电脑用户通过因特网来访问众多网站上的信息The World Wide Webthe webisacomputer networkthat allowscomputer usersto accessinformation frommillions ofwebsitesvia the Internet.目前,大约百分之八十的网络用语都是英语,但这一比率正在下降At themoment,about80percent ofweb trafficis inEnglish,but thispercentage isgoing down.到年时,较多的用语可能会是汉语2020By2020,much webtraffic couldbe inChinese.全球信息网是于1991年由一个英国的科学家蒂姆・贝尔纳斯-李创建的TheWorld WideWeb wasinvented in1991by anEnglish scientist,Tim Berners-Lee.读大学时,贝尔纳斯-李用一台废旧电视机制成了他的第一台电脑!Berners-Lee built年,当他在his firstcomputer while hewasat universityusing anold television!1989瑞士工作时,他提出了创建万维网的想法He cameup withthe ideaoftheWorld WideWeb in1989whilehewas workingin Switzerland.蒂姆・贝尔纳斯・李使得每一个人而不仅仅是大学或军队来使用因特网Berners-Lee madeit possiblefor everyonetousethe Internet,not justuniversities andthe army.他设计了第一个“网页浏览器”,它使得计算机用户可以访问其他电脑的文件He designedthefirstweb browser,which allowedcomputer usersto accessdocuments fromother computers.从那时起,网站日益增多,因特网也日益普及在五年内,因特网用户就从万户增加到万户604000From thatmoment on,the webandtheInternet grew.Within fiveyears,the numberof Internetusers rosefrom600000to40million.因特网已经使得千万人成为百万富翁,但是,蒂姆・贝尔纳斯-李却不是其中的一个TheInternet hascreated thousandsof millionaires,but Berners-Lee isnot oneofthem.世界上的任何人都可以用他的万维网进入因特网Everyone intheworldcan accesstheInternetusing hisWorldWideWeb system.如今他还是一名位于波士顿的麻省理工大学里的讲师He nowworks asa lecturerat MassachusettsInstitute ofTechnology inBoston.。
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