深圳牛津版九年级 课文

初三（下）

课文（翻译）

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Unit 1 课文（翻译）

Great explorations[ekspl?'re??(?)n]探索

郑和下西洋

The voyages ['v???d?] 航行of Zheng He

郑和是中国著名的探险家。1405，他发起了中国七大航海史上的第一次。这比哥伦布第一次航行发现美洲新大陆早了近一个世纪。他的旅行是如此重要，人们至今仍然研究。

Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1404, he set off 出发from China on the first of seven great voyages ['v???d?] 航行. This was nearly['n??l?]差不多 a century ['sent??r?] 世纪before Christopher['kr?st?f?(r)] Columbus[k?'l?mb?s] first set sail启航 on his journey['d???n?]旅途of discovery[d?'sk?v(?)r?]发现to America. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.

郑和 1371 出生于云南，后来成为明朝永乐皇帝可信任的官员。皇帝下令郑造访并探索中国以外的土地，他的任务是发展关系，建立与国外贸易通道。Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to 升迁；上升到become a trusted受信任的official [?'f??(?)l]官员of the Yongle Emperor['emp(?)r?]皇帝of the Ming Dynasty['da?n?sti]朝代. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore[?k'spl??; ek-]探索the lands outside China. His task[tɑ?sk]任务was to develop relations[d?'vel?p]发展关系and set up建立trade[tre?d]贸易routes[ru?t]路线；航线 with foreign countries.

在短短几年内，他建造船舶组成了一支庞大的舰队，是当时世界上最大的。这

些船被称为宝船，它们大到足以承载25,000 人以及非常多的货物。

In a few years, he built a great fleet [fli?t] 舰队of ships, the biggest in the world at that time. The ships were known as 被称作treasure['tre??]财宝ships. They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as 以及；还very large quantities of['kwɑnt?ti]大量的goods货物.

从 1405 年至 1433 年，郑和前后共进行了七次远游，并参观了东南亚，中东，甚至非洲的东海岸。看上去没有哪能远到他们去不了的地方。这些航行使得中国通过贵重物品如黄金、白银和丝绸进行贸易。

From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia[?e???]亚洲, the Middle East and even the east coast[k??st]海岸 of Africa. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. These voyages['v???d?]航行allowed China to trade[tre?d]交易valuable['v?lj?b(?)l]贵重的goods like gold, silver['s?lv?]银 and silk[s?lk]丝绸.

每次航次结束，郑和返回时都带回在中国从没见过的很多东西，譬如来自非洲的长颈鹿。除了发展贸易，航行也带动了文化和技术的交流，帮助了这些国家和地区的发展。

At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe[d??'rɑ:f]长颈鹿from Africa['?fr?k?]非洲. Besides[b?'sa?dz]除了developing trade发展贸易, the voyages also encouraged[?n'k?r?d?; en-]鼓励 the exchange[?ks't?end?]交换of cultures['k?lt??]文化and technologies[tek'n?l?d??]技术. They helped the

development[d?'vel?pm(?)nt]发展of those countries and regions['ri?d?(?)n]地区.

1433 年，郑和在他最后一次航行中去世了。然而，他的航行成就是如此巨大，人们仍然铭记他，视他为开拓世界各地不同民族之间文化交流的先驱。

Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage['v???d?]航行. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement [?'t?i?vm(?)nt] 成就that people still remember him as a pioneer[pa??'n??]先锋 in opening up 开创 cultural ['k?lt?(?)r(?)l] 文化的contacts['k?nt?kt]接触；联系between different peoples around the world.

阅读下面的对话和对练吧。注意蓝色的字词。

Read the conversation[k?nv?'se??(?)n]交谈；会话 below[b?'l??]在下面 and practice['pr?kt?s]练习 it in pairs两个两个地. Pay attention to 注意the words in blue.

嗨，Tony，我今天错过了历史课，你能告诉我学了什么吗？

Doris: Hi, Tony. I missed错过 the History lesson today. Can you tell me what you learnt, please?

当然可以，我们学了郑和他的航行。

Tony: Of course. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages.

对不起，请再说一遍。

Doris: Sorry, could you repeat[r?'pi?t]重复 that, please?

好的，我们学了郑和他的航行，他用贵重商品，如黄金、白银和丝绸做贸易。

Tony: Sure. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages. He traded[tre?d] 交易valuable['v?lj?b(?)l]贵重的 goods货物 like gold, silver['s?lv?]银 and silk[s?lk]丝绸.

对不起，我没听清，你说他买卖黄金、白银和……？

Doris: Sorry, I didn’t quite catch明白you. You said he traded gold, silver and…?

丝绸，有一次，他甚至带回来一只长颈鹿！

Tony: Silk. Once[w?ns]一次；曾经；一旦 he even brought back带回 a giraffe[d??'rɑ:f]长颈鹿!

马可·波罗

Marco Polo

在杭州西湖，有一个旅行者的小雕像，他的名字叫马可·波罗。

By West Lake[le?k]湖, in the city of Hangzhou, there is a small statue['st?t?u]雕像 of a traveler. His name was Marco Polo.

马可·波罗在威尼斯城长大，在现今的意大利。1271 年，当他 17 岁的时候，他跟随他的父亲和叔叔开始了他的亚洲旅程，并且在长达 24 年中一直没有回家。他的旅程横穿亚洲，沿着丝绸之路，游遍整个中国。他很喜欢杭州，以至于他将其形容为“世界上最好的城市”。

Marco Polo grew up长大in the city of Venice['venis]威尼斯, in present-day['prez?nt'dei] 当今的Italy. In 1271, when he was 17 years old, he set off出发on a journey to Asia [?e???] 亚洲with his

father and uncle, and did not return home until 24 years later. His travels took him across[?'kr?s]横穿Asia, along the Silk Road and throughout[θru?'a?t]贯穿 China. He loved Hangzhou so much that he described [d?'skra?b] 描述it as “the finest city in the world”.

当马可·波罗最终回到威尼斯时，当时有一场战争，他被抓获了。他在监狱里时，他把他的旅行故事告诉了另一个人。这个人把这些故事写成了一本书，取名叫《马可·波罗游记》。因为书中对亚洲生活的精彩描述，很快马可·波罗的旅游在欧洲被众所周知了。

When Polo finally returned to Venice, there was a war[w??]战争 and he was captured['k?pt??]俘获. While he was in prison['pr?z(?)n]监狱, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo. Because of the interesting descriptions[d?'skr?p?(?)n]描述of Asian[?e??n, ?e??n]亚洲的life in the book, Polo’s travels soon became well known变得著名 in Europe['j?r?p]欧洲.

这些故事让许多欧洲人第一次了解亚洲人民的生活和文化。马可·波罗讲到的许多神奇的东西在欧洲是闻所未闻的，如：纸币。他还写了一篇是关于中国的发展，和她的大城市以及通信系统。他的书让欧洲人越来越对东方感兴趣，这也影响了许多其他的探险家，包括克里斯托弗·哥伦布。1324 年，马可·波罗临死前说的最后一句话是：“我看到的，还有一半没有告诉你们。”

The stories gave many Europeans[j??r?'pi??n]欧洲人 their first look at the life and culture['k?lt??]文化；文明 of the people in Asia. Polo told of many amazing[?'me?z??] 令人惊异的things that were unknown to Europe, such as paper money. He also wrote about China’s

development[d?'vel?pm(?)nt]发展, with its large cities and systems['s?st?m]系统；制度 of communication[k?mju?n?'ke??(?)n]通讯；交流. His book made Europeans more and more interested in the East. It also influenced['?nfl??ns]影响many other explorers[ek'spl??r?(r)]探险家, including [?n'klu?d??] 包括Christopher Columbus. Polo died in 1324. His last words were: “I did not tell half of what I saw.”

Culture corner

Ferdinand Megellan

Ferdinand Megellan (1480—1521) was a Portuguese [,p??tj?'gi?z; -t??-] 葡萄牙的explorer[ek'spl??r?(r)]探险家. In 1519, he led the first voyage to sail[se?l]航行around the world. It was also the first voyage to sail from the Atlantic[?t'l?nt?k] Ocean['???(?)n]大西洋to the Pacific[p?'s?f?k] Ocean太平洋. Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name, which means “peaceful['pi?sf?l; -f(?)l]和平的；平静的sea”in Portuguese[,p??tj?'gi?z; -t??-]葡萄牙语. However, Magellan himself was killed in a battle['b?t(?)l]战役；斗争before the voyage was finished. Only one of his ships, the Victoria[v?k't??r??]维多利亚, completed[k?m'pli?t]完成the journey.

Would you like to travel around the world? How would you do it and where would you go?

Unit 2 课文（翻译）

Culture['k?lt??]文化 shock[??k]冲击；休克；震惊

在其他国家生活

Living in another country

我的名字是Brad Li。今天我在这里给大家介绍一下我去年作为一个交换学生在美国的经历。

My name is Brad Li. I’m here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange[?ks't?e?nd?; eks-]交换 student in the United States last year去年.

我必须承认，第一次到美国对我来说是一个很大的文化冲击。许多事情对我来说都很怪异：语言，食物，甚至学校。

I must admit[?d'm?t]承认that at first America was a big culture shock[??k] for me. Many things were strange to me, the food and even the school.

我的寄宿家庭是住在一个小镇上。主人家的父母，Hurst 先生和夫人都很亲切。他们在我的空闲时间里组织了大量的活动，所以我不会想家或感到孤独。

I stayed with a host family寄宿家庭 in a small town. My host[h??st]主持；主人 parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very kind. They organized ['?rɡ?na?z]组织 a lot of activities [?k't?v?t?]活动for me in my spare time[spe?]空余时间so that I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely.

然而，一定程度上，在美国的生活还是很难习惯。我的主要问题是语言。前几

个星期里我很多都听不明白，因为每个人都说得很快。尽管我很快就设法去适应它，还是因为他们用了很多成语而产生了问题。例如：当他们身体不舒服时，他们常说自己是“根据天气”。他们的日常英语与我们在中国学习的有很大不同。

However, to a certain degree[d?'gri?] 在某种程度上, life in the US was hard to get used to习惯. My main[me?n]主要的 problem was with the language['l??gw?d?]语言. I failed to 未能understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast. Though I soon managed to['m?n?d?]设法，努力 get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms['?d??m]成语；习语. For example, they often say they are “under the weather”when they are ill. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.另一个方面是食物。我的寄宿家庭总是吃面包、土豆和沙拉。我真的很想念家里的饺子、米饭和美味佳肴。

Another difference was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really missed the dumplings['d?mpl??]饺子, rice[ra?s]米饭 and delicious[d?'l???s]美味的 dishes['di?iz]菜肴；盘；碟子 from home.

学校也是一个很大的冲击。它们不要求学生穿校服，所以学生几乎可以穿任何他们喜欢的衣服。有些学生整的奇怪的发型也是如此，有些甚至把头发染成粉红色或紫色！

School was a big shock too. They do not require[r?'kwa??]需要；要求students to wear uniforms['ju?n?f??m]制服, so students can wear almost whatever they like. Some students have strange hairstyles['he?sta?l]发型as well也. Some students even have pink[p??k]粉色的 or purple['p??p(?)l]紫色的 hair!

无论如何，当年我还是有许多美好的回忆的，尤其是冬天在雪地里玩耍，打打棒球。在万圣节，我打扮成《哈利·波特》里的一个角色；在感恩节，我们有一个大火鸡大快朵颐。

Anyway['en?we?]不管怎样；总之, I have many great

memories['mem(?)r?]记忆 of that year, especially[?'spe?(?)l?; e-]尤其；特别playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball['be?sb??l]棒球. At Halloween[?h?l??'i?n]万圣节, I went to a party dressed as打扮成Harry Potter. At Thanksgiving[,θ??ks'ɡ?v??]感恩节, we had a big dinner with a huge turkey['t??k?]火鸡；笨蛋.

这是令人激动的一年，对我来说是宝贵的教育经历。现在，我更多地了解美国文化。我的美国朋友问我了许多关于在中国生活的问题，这让我想起我自己的文化也是如此。

It was an exciting year, and it was a valuable['v?lj?b(?)l] 珍贵的education[edj?'ke??(?)n]教育 for me. Now I understand more about American culture. My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made me think about my own culture as well 也.

Sam，一名交换生，正在与他的中国老师——李老师，讨论美国和中国的节日。阅读他们的对话，两人一组练习，注意蓝色的字词。

Sam, an exchange[?ks't?end?]交换 student, is discussing [d?'sk?s]讨论festivals['fest?v(?)l]节日 in the US and China with his Chinese teacher, Mr Li. Read their conversation[k?nv?'se??(?)n]交谈；会话and practice['pr?kt?s]练习it in pairs. Pay attention to [?'ten?(?)n] 注意the words in blue.

Sam，你享受你在中国的第一个春节？

Mr Li: Sam, did you enjoy your first Spring Festival['fest?v(?)l]春节 in China?

是的，我很享受。在这个节日期间，许多家庭成员聚在一起。

Sam: Yes, I did. During this festival, many family members ['memb?]成员get together聚在一起.

是的，我听说在感恩节美国人也聚在一起吃些特殊的食特，这听起来很相似。

Mr Li: Yes, I hear that at Thanksgiving[,θ??ks'ɡ?v??]感恩节Americans also get together for a special meal[mi?l]一餐；一顿饭. It sounds similar.

是的，挺相似的。在这些节假日，无论是中国人和美国人，都赶回家举行一个很大的晚餐。这很有趣。

Sam: Yes. It’s similar. During these holidays, both the Chinese and Americans come home and have a big dinner. It’s great fun.

你认为春节和感恩节之间的主要区别是什么？

Mr Li: What do you think are the main[me?n]主要的differences between the Spring Festival and Thanksgiving?

嗯，我们参加不同的活动，吃不同种类的食物。在中国，人们通常燃放烟花和吃饺子；而在美国，我们通常观看感恩节游行和电视上的美式足球比赛，我们还吃火鸡。

Sam: Well, we take part in参加 different activities[?k't?v?t?]活动 and eat different kinds of food. In China, people usually set off fireworks ['fa??w??k]放烟花and eat dumplings['d?mpl??]饺子. In the US, we usually watch a Thanksgiving parade[p?'re?d]游行；阅兵and an American football game on TV. We also eat turkey['t??k?]火鸡.

那很有意思。

Mr Li: That’s interesting.

Read the article['ɑ?t?k(?)l]文章 about education[,?d?u'ke??n]教育in the UK and discuss[d?'sk?s]讨论 the differences between education in the UK and China. Then complete [k?m'pli?t]完成the table['te?b(?)l]表格 below.

英国的教育

Education in the UK

在英国，每个孩子都必须接受全日制教育，直到16岁。父母可以选择送子女去公立学校，（这类学校）是免费的，或者去一所私立学校，（这类学校）需要付费。

Every child in the UK must receive[r?'si?v]收到 a full-time 专职的；全日制的education until the age of 16. Parents can choose to send their children either to a state school, which is free, or to a private['pra?v?t]私人的school, where a fee[fi?]费用is required[r?'kwa??]需要；要求.

每学年一般分为三个学期。每个学期结束后是假期。暑假是最长的，一般从 7 月中旬持续到 9 月初。

The school year is generally['d?en(?)r?l?]通常divided into [d?'va?d]分成three terms[t??m]学期；术语. Each term ends in a holiday. The summer holiday is the longest and usually lasts from the middle of July to the beginning of September.

教育主要有两个阶段——小学和中学。5 岁至 11 岁是上小学。主要科目是数学，英语，历史，地理，科学，美术，音乐和体育。中学是从 11 岁至 16 岁或 18 岁。授教相同的科目，以及其他科目，如外语（通常是法语，德语或西班牙语）、技术和计算机学。

Education has two main stages[ste?d?]阶段；舞台—primary school['pra?m(?)r?]小学 and secondary school['sek(?)nd(?)r?]中学. Primary schools are for students from the age of 5 to 11. The main subjects[?s?bd?ekt]科目are Maths[m?θs]数学, English, History, Geography[d??'?gr?f?]地理, Science, Art, Music and PE体育. Secondary schools are for students from the age of 11 to 16 or 18. The same subjects are taught there, as well as 以及other subjects such as foreign languages ['l??gw?d?] 外语(usually French, German or Spanish['sp?n??]西班牙语), Technology[tek'n?l?d??]技术and Computer Studies.

16 岁后，学生可以选择找工作或是在学校或学院继续深造，直到他们18 岁。

16 到 18 岁，学生只能选择 3 到 4 个科目进行学习。两年（学业）结束后，必须参加一些重要的考试。如果他们考得好，他们就可以上大学学习。英国有超过 100 所大学，最有名的是牛津大学和剑桥大学。

After the age of 16, students can either finds a job or continue their studies at a school or college['k?l?d?]大学 until they are 18. Between the age of 16 and 18, students must choose only three or four subjects [?s?bd?ekt]科目 to study. At the end of the two years, they must take some important exams. If they do well, they can then go on to study at university [ju?n?'v??s?t?]大学. There are over 100 universities in the UK, and the most famous are the University of Oxford ['?ksf?d]牛津and the University of Cambridge[?kembr?d?]剑桥.

English around the world

Just like many other languages['l??gw?d?]语言, there are different varieties [v?'ra??t?]多样；种类of English, and not everyone speaks English in the same way.

The two most important varieties of English are British ['br?t??]英国的 English and American English. They have many small differences in grammar ['gr?m?]语法and vocabulary [v?(?)'k?bj?l?r?]词汇. For example, the British say “trousers”['tra?z?z]裤子while Americans usually say “pants”[p?n(t)s]裤子. However, the biggest difference is in pronunciation[pr?,n?ns?'e??(?)n]发音.

What other varieties of English do you know about? Do you know how they are different?

Unit 3 课文（翻译）

The environment[?n'va?r?nm(?)nt; en-] 环境

世界正处于危险之中

The world is in danger ['de?n(d)??] 危险

我们的世界正处于危险之中，我们必须做些什么来保护环境。但是，什么是我们面临的主要问题呢？

Our world is in danger. We must do something to protect [pr?'tekt]保护 the environment. But, what are the main[me?n]主要的 problems we face?

温室效应

The greenhouse ['gri?nha?s]温室 effect [?'fekt]影响；效果

围绕着地球的大气层对一切生物来说，是不可或缺的。它像一个玻璃温室，让阳光照进来并避免热量流失。没有它，地球将会像月亮一样冷冰而且没有生命。

The atmosphere ['?tm?sf??]大气；气氛around the Earth is necessary ['nes?s(?)r?]必需的 for all living things. It is like the glass of a greenhouse, letting sunlight['s?nla?t]日光 in and keeping heat [hi?t]热量from getting out. Without[w?e'a?t]没有it, the Earth would be the same as the Moon—cold and lifeless['la?fl?s]无生命的.

当我们燃烧燃料时，如汽油和煤炭，会产生一种叫做二氧化碳的气体。这种气体如果太多，就会对空气造成污染，并使其保持过多的热量。温室效应结果，就是地球的温度增加。这将导致海平面上升，并且未来可能会导致城市的消失。

When we burn [b??n]燃烧fuels[fj??l]燃料 such as petrol['petr(?)l]汽油and coal [k??l]煤炭, we produce [pr?'dju?s]生产；产生 a gas [g?s]气体called carbon ['kɑ?b(?)n]碳 dioxide [da?'?ksa?d]

二氧化物. Too much of this gas pollutes [p?'lu?t]污染the atmosphere ['?tm?sf??]大气, and causes[k??z]引起；原因 it to keep in too much heat. As a result of [r?'z?lt] 结果the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s temperature ['temp(?)r?t??]温度is increasing[?n'kri?s]增加. This causes [k??z]引起；原因sea level ['lev(?)l] 海平面to rise[ra?z]上升, and in the future在未来may cause cities to disappear[d?s?'p??]消失.

砍伐森林

Cutting down砍伐 forests ['f?r?st]森林

每年，我们都乱砍乱伐毁掉大面积的自然森林。这导致温室效应更加糟糕，因为树木能吸收二氧化碳产生氧气。乱砍乱伐还破坏了生活在森林的动物的家园，并造成土壤表面水土流失。这可能导致洪水泛滥，对环境造成更大的危害。

Every year, we destroy[d?'str??]破坏nature by cutting down huge [hju?d?]巨大的areas ['e?r??]地区；区域of forests. This makes the greenhouse effect worse because trees take in 吸收CO2 （carbon ['kɑ?b(?)n] dioxide[da?'?ksa?d] ）and produce[pr?'dju?s]生产oxygen['?ks?d?(?)n]氧气. Cutting down trees also destroys [d?'str??]破坏 the homes of the animals that live in our forests, and causes [k??z] 引起the surface ['s??f?s]表面 of the soil [s??l]土地；土壤to be easily destroyed by rain. This can result in 导致floods[fl?d]洪水 and even more damage['d?m?d?]损害；损毁 to the environment [?n'va?r?nm(?)nt; en-]环境.

陋习

Bad habits['h?b?t] 习惯

我们的很多（坏）习惯造成污染。人们经常使用一次性的东西，或者把它们扔

在地上形成垃圾。这将导致垃圾堆积如山，污染我们的土地和海洋。

Many of our habits cause [k??z]引起 pollution [p?'lu??(?)n]污染. People often use things once and then throw them away扔掉, or leave them on the ground [gra?nd]地面 as作为 litter ['l?t?]垃圾. This creates[kri?'e?t]创造；造成；创作mountains of 大量的rubbish ['r?b??] 垃圾and pollutes [p?'lu?t] 污染our land and seas.

为了保护环境，我们必须采取适当的措施。我们应该有别于某些消费者，而成为“绿色消费者”。这意味着，我们应该只购买和使用对环境无害的产品。很多东西我们还应该尽我们所能进行回收，可以再重复使用，或者将其用于新用途。只要我们学会以一种新的方式生活，我们是可以有所作为的。

In order to 为了protect the environment [?n'va?r?nm(?)nt]环境, we need to take proper ['pr?p?] action采取合适的行动. We should be different from 不同于many consumers[k?n'sju?m?]消费者and become “green consumers”.This means that we should only buy and use products ['pr?d?kt]产品 friendly to the environment[?n'va?r?nm?nt]环境. We should also recycle [ri?'sa?k(?)l]重复利用 as many things as we can. We can reuse[ri?'ju?z]再使用things for the same purpose['p??p?s]目的 as before, or we can use them for new purposes. If we just learn to live in new and different ways, we can make a difference有影响.

阅读下面的对话并结伴练习，注意蓝色的字词。

Read the conversation [k?nv?'se??(?)n]对话 below [b?'l??]下面地and practice['pr?kt?s]练习 it in pairs两个两个地. Pay attention to 注意the words in blue.

你有没有注意到最近城里的空气非常差？

Amy: have you notices['n??t?s]注意 that the air in the city is very dirty ['d??t?]脏的 recently['ri?sntl?]最近?

是的，我注意到了。我很担心，因为雾霾使很多人难以呼吸。

Kevin: Yes, I have. I’m worried about 担心that because the smoke [sm??k]烟makes it difficult for any people to breathe [bri?e]呼吸.

我担心污浊的空气可能会使一些年幼的孩子生病。

Amy: I’m concerned [k?n's??nd] 关心的；担心的that the dirty air might make some young children ill.

我也是。我认为我们应该倡导人们更多地乘坐公共交通出行。

Kevin: Me too. I think we should ask people to use public transport ['tr?nsp?rt]公共交通 more often.

一个塑料瓶的旅程

The journey['d???n?]旅行 of a plastic['pl?st?k] 塑料的bottle

我是一个塑料瓶。一个星期前，我在一家超市货架上。同我所有的兄弟姐妹——其他装满水的瓶子——一样，有一个正常的生活。我觉得真开心。

I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket ['su?p?mɑ?k?t; 'sju?-]超市shelf[?elf]架子. I had a normal['n??m(?)l]正常的life, the same as all my brothers and sisters—other bottles full of water. I felt really happy.

后来，一个高个子的女人拿起我，把我放在了她的篮子里！女人把我带回家，把我放在冰箱里。那里很冷，但我很快和里面的其它瓶瓶罐罐成了朋友。可是，仅仅几个小时后，她把我从冰箱中取出来，把我装的水喝了，然后把我扔进垃圾桶。我从来没有感到我的生活是如此的空虚寂寞。

Then a tall woman picked me up拾起来 and put me in her basket! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge[fr?d?]冰箱. It was cold, but I soon made friends with the cans金属罐and bottles in it. However, only a few hours later, she took me out of the fridge and drank the water inside me. Then she threw me into a dustbin ['d?s(t)b?n]垃圾箱. I have never felt so empty and alone in

my life.

第二天一大早，一个男人把我从垃圾箱里倒出来。把我和其他垃圾一起投入到一辆卡车的后箱里。这里的气味太难闻了。接着，我与其他垃圾堆在了一起，很快我就完全挤扁了，我简直不敢相信我能瘦成这样了。

Early the next morning, a man took me out of the dustbin ['d?s(t)b?n]垃圾箱. He threw me and the other rubbish['r?b??]垃圾 into the back of a truck[tr?k]卡车. There were so many horrible ['h?r?b(?)l] 可怕的；极讨厌的smells. Then I was pushed together with the rest of剩下的the rubbish. Soon I was completely[k?m'pli?tl?]完全地flat [fl?t]平的；公寓. I cannot believe[b?'li?v]相信 how thin I became.

我睡了一会儿，当我醒来时，发现自己在一个可怕的地方。我周围全是丑陋的东西，而且散发着难闻的气味。我很害怕。我一直希望我会被移到其它什么地方。接着一辆巨大的卡车开过来，把我们覆盖到了一层土壤下面。

I slept for a while一会儿. When I woke up醒来. I found myself in a terrible['ter?b(?)l]可怕的；糟糕的 place. Everything around me was ugly['?gl?]丑陋的and had horrible ['h?r?b(?)l]可怕的；极讨厌的smells. I felt afraid. I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else. Then huge trucks[tr?k]卡车came and covered us with a layer['le??]层 of soil [s??l]土地；土壤.

我问另一个瓶子接下来我们将会怎么样。他说，我们永远无法离开这个可怕而拥挤的地方，必须在这里呆上几千年。“为什么他们不能重复使用或回收利用我们呢？”我哭了。

I asked another bottle what would happen to us. He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded['kra?d?d]拥挤的 place, but would have to stay here for thousands of years.

“Why can’t they reuse [ri?'ju?z]再使用 or recycle[ri?'sa?k(?)l]重复利用us?” I cried[kra?d]哭泣；喊叫.

Culture corner

Your carbon['kɑ?b(?)n]碳 footprint['f?tpr?nt]脚印（碳排放量）

The total['t??t(?)l]全部的amount of 总额carbon dioxide [da?'?ksa?d] 二氧化碳(CO2) you produce[pr?'dju?s]生产；产生 a year is called your carbon footprint. Besides breathing ['bri?e??]除了呼吸, there are two other ways you can produce CO2. First, you can do it directly[d?'rektl?; da?-]直接地, by driving a car or using a gas[g?s]stove [st??v]煤气炉. Second, you can do it indirectly [,?nd?'rek(t)l?]间接地, by buying or using products ['pr?d?kt]产品 that produced CO2 when they were made.

Generally['d?en(?)r?l?]通常, you should make your carbon footprint as small as possible. For example, you can use public transport[tr?n'sp??t; trɑ?n-]公共交通 instead of而不是 a car, or you can walk or cycle ['sa?k(?)l]循环；骑单车.

What other things can you do to reduce [r?'dju?s]减少 your carbon footprint?

初三（下）

课文（翻译）

4—6

Unit 4 课文（翻译）

Natural disasters [d?'zɑ?st?] 灾害；灾难

大洪水

The great flood [fl?d]淹没；洪水

在上周的地理课上，我们学习到如果南北两极所有的冰都融化了，全世界的海平面就会上升，许多城市将被淹没并消失。

Last week in Geography [d??'?gr?f?]地理 class, we learnt that if all the rice in the North and South Poles [p??l]杆；极点