人教新目标版八年级下册英语Notes on the Text跟读

Notes on the Text

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Unit 1 What's the matter?

第 1 单元 怎么了？

... bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road

⋯⋯26 路公交车正行驶在中华路上，

when the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road.

这时司机看到一位老人躺在路边。

The bus driver ... stopped the bus without thinking twice.

公交司机⋯⋯没有多想便停下了车。

Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers,

多亏了王先生和乘客们，

the man was saved by the doctors in time.

医生及时挽救了老人的生命。

There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents.

有好多次，阿伦差点因为意外丢掉性命。

After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

失去了手臂之后，他写了一本名为《生死两难》的书。

This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.

它的意思是“处于一个你似乎无法摆脱的困境之中”。

Unit 2 I'II help to clean up the city parks.

第 2 单元 我将帮助清理城市公园。

They told me stories about the past and how things used to be.

他们给我讲过去的生活经历，讲过去是什么样子的。

I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners faces.

当我看到动物们（病情）渐好，看到它们主人脸上的喜悦表情时，我产生出那么一种极强的满足感来。

She could read by herself at the age of four.

她在四岁时就能够独自看书了。

Volunteering here is a dream come true for me.

在这里当志愿者对我来说是梦想成真。

You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.

有了你的帮助，我才有可能拥有“幸运儿”（狗名）。

She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog.

她与“动物帮手”组织联系，试图给我找一条特殊的、经过训练的狗。

Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?

第 3 单元 你能打扫一下你的房间吗？

Tony, could you please help out with a few things?

托尼，你能帮忙做几件事吗?

... because Mom will be back from shopping any minute now.

⋯⋯因为妈妈随时都会买完东西回来。

'What happened?' she asked in surprise.

她惊讶地问道:“发生什么事了？”

It is the parents' job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.

在家中给他们的孩子提供一个干净、舒适的环境是家长们的事情。

And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.

反正我觉得干点家务也不太难。

The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.

孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。

Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents?

第 4 单元 你为什么不和你父母谈谈？

Although she's wrong, it's not a big deal.

尽管她做得不对，但也没什么了不起的。

Hope things work out.

希望事情会好起来。

They fight a lot, and I really don't like it.

他们经常争吵，我真的不喜欢这样。

Sad and Thirteen

伤心 13

Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but ...

或许我可以减掉他们几个活动，但⋯⋯

People shouldn't push their kids so hard.

人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

第 5 单元 暴风雨来临时你在干什么？

With no light outside, it felt like midnight.

外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。

Ben's dad ... while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.

本的爸爸⋯⋯，同时他妈妈在确认手电筒和收音机都能正常使用。

On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.

这一天，马丁·路德·金博士遇害了。

... most Americans remember

⋯⋯绝大多数美国人都记得

what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.

纽约世贸中心被恐怖分子摧毁时他们在做什么。

She remembers working in her office near the two towers.

她记得当时（自己）正在距两座塔楼不远的办公室工作。

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.

第 6 单元 愚公移山。

But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?

但是不把山移开，愚公还能做什么呢?

Once upon a time, there was a very old man ...

很久以前，有一位老翁⋯⋯

But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.

但是如果他不能把尾巴藏起来，他就不能把自己变成人。

One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow.

有一年，天气太千旱，以至于粮食颗粒不长。

We thought you were never coming back.

我们以为你们再也不回来了。

As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.

你们一醒来就必须和爸爸去森林里。

It's leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and candy.

它在把我们引向那座由面包、蛋糕和糖果做成的美妙房屋。