Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B
Ⅰ. The words and phrases
n. 流行音乐;流行乐曲 pop music 2.n. 摇滚乐;岩石rock
3.乐队band 4.乡村音乐 country (music) 5.adv. 永远 forever
eg:(1)我外婆60多岁啦,但是她喜欢流行音乐。
(1) My grandmother is in her sixties, but she likes pop music.
(2)爱丽丝认为摇滚音乐太吵太疯狂啦。他不喜欢它。
(2)Alice thinks rock music is too noisy and crazy. She doesn’t like it.
(3)不要害怕改变,因为没有什么是一成不变的。
(3)Don’t be afraid of the changes because nothing will stay the same forever.
6.adv. 在国外;到国外abroad 不能与 in, at, to 等介词连用,但可与from连用
(1)出国 go abroad (2)在国内外at home and abroad
(3)住在国外live abroad (4)在国外学习/工作study/work abroad
7.adv. 真实地;事实上actually adj. actual
eg:事实上,我发现在短期内学好语文很难。
Actually, I find it hard to learn Chinese well in a short time.
8. ……迷 a / the fan of 9.从那以后 ever since then
eg:从那以后,她成为一名美国乡村音乐爱好者。
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
adj. 南方的 southern
eg:广州位于中国的南方。Guangzhou is in the southern part of China.
adj. 现代的;当代的 modern
eg:(1)现代科技发展的如此快!How quickly modern technology is developing!
12.n. 成功success → adj. successful →adv. successfully →v.succeed
(1)成功做某事 succeed (in) doing sth.=be successful in doing sth.
(2)失败是成功之母。(格言)Failure is the mother of success.
(3)他取得了巨大成功。He got a great success.
13.v. 属于;归属 belong to sb./sth.
eg:这个小岛是属于我国的。我们必须尽我们最大努力把它保护好。
The island belongs to our country . We must try our best to protect it well.
14.互相 one another = each other
eg:他们互相看着对方,没有说一句话。 They looked at one another without saying a word.
15.n. 笑;笑声laughter—— v. laugh (1)嘲笑某人laugh at sb.
eg:不要嘲笑那些陷入麻烦的人。Don’t laugh at others who are in trouble.
16.n. 美;美丽beauty——adj.beautiful ——adv.beautifully
eg:我们被张家界山的美丽所震惊。We were all surprised at the beauty of the mountains in Zhangjiajie.
17.一百万 one million (1)数以百万计的millions of
18.n. 唱片;记录 v. 录制;录(音)record
(1)保持纪录 keep record (2)打破纪录break a record (3)创造纪录set a record
eg:(1)这个游泳者练习很刻苦,并且创下了许多世界纪录。
(1)The swimmer practiced hard and set a number of records.
(2)他的新唱片在同学们之间很流行。(2)His new record is popular among the students.
19.v. 介绍;引见 introduce ——n.介绍;引言 introduction
(1)把某人/某物介绍给某人 introduce sb./sth. to sb. (2)自我介绍 introduce oneself
eg:(1)我想要把我最好的朋友介绍给你。I’d like to introduce my best friend to you.
(2)你可以把我们的传统文化介绍给他们。(2)You can introduce our traditional culture to them.
(3)关于你生活中的变化,你能给我们介绍一下吗?
(3)Could you give us an introduction about the changes in your life
20.n. 行;排line (1)这本书的第一行 the first line in the book
(2)老师要求我们占成两排 (2)The teacher asked us to stand in two lines.
21.出海 go out to sea 22.两周后到期be due in two weeks 23....的迹象the marks of ...
24.朝...跑去 run towards...25.留下leave behind 26....的数量the number of
27.因某事和某人打架 fight over sth. with sb. 28.在收音机上on the radio
29.(1)提醒某人 remind sb. that ... (2) 提醒某人做某事remind sb. to do sth.
(3)使某人想起某人/某物 remind sb. of sb. / sth.
eg:1.它提醒我们,生命中最美的东西是免费的——欢笑、朋友、家人及自然与乡村之美。
It reminds us that the best things in life are free——laughter , friends , family and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
请提醒我回家前完成做作业。(2)Please remind me to finish my homework before going home.
这首歌总是使我想起过去的日子以及我家人的爱。
The song always reminds me of the old days and the love of my family.
30.读了很多关于...的书read a lot about ... 31.对某事/某物做研究do some research on sth.
32.现场演唱sing live 我希望有一天去看他现场演唱!I hope to see him sing live one day!
Ⅱ.I am a translator.
1.当莎拉年少时,她常常几乎每件事都要和家人争吵。
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family.
2.但是五年前,当她正在英格兰留学时,她在收音机里听到了一首充满感情的有关回家的歌曲。
But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio.
3.她逐渐意识到,事实上她是多么想念他们所有人。从那以后,她就成了美国乡村音乐的一个歌迷。
She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
乡村音乐是一种起源于美国南部几个州的传统类型的音乐。田纳西州的纳什维尔是乡村音乐的发源地。
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music.
5.如今的许多歌曲只是关于美国的现代生活,比如金钱和成功的重要性,而与群体归属感无关。
Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group.
然而,乡村音乐把我们带回到“过去的美好时光”中,那时人们彼此善待、互相
信任。
However, country music brings us back to the “good old days" when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
6.萨拉还没有去过纳什维尔,但她梦想将来有一天能去那里。
Sarah hasn't been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day.