英语八年级下册第五单元

He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. 他和家人走了出去，发现社区周遭都处于杂 乱之中。
Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. 到处都有倒下的树木，坏了的窗户和垃圾。
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. 再近一些，大部分美国人记得他们当时正在 干什么当纽约的世界贸易中心被恐怖分子 摧毁的时候。
Linda: What was I doing at 8? Oh, I know. taking a shower. When you called, I was ______ Mary: But then I called again at 9. Linda: Oh, I _____ was sleeping at that time. Mary: So early? That’s strange. did Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why _____ you call so many times? Mary: I needed help with my homework. So sleeping I called Jenny while you were ________ helped and she ________ me.
I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true. 我起先不相信他，但之后我看窗外外，意识 到这是真的。 I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”我是如此害怕以至于我几 乎在那之后都不能清楚地去思考。
The storm brought people closer together.
风暴把人们更拉近在了一起。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. 在阿拉巴马，本可以听见屋外的强风。 Black clouds were making the sky very dark. Make+名词+形容词 乌云使得天空变得很黑。
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times? 那么多次 Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny 当你在睡觉的时候，我打电话给Jenny并且她 帮了我。 and she helped me.
She remembers working in her office near the two towers. 她记得她正在2幢塔附近的办公室里工作。
“My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! 我的朋友喊道有架飞机撞击上世贸中心。
第四自然段 Ben could not sleep at first. 首先，本不能睡着。
He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down减弱at around 3:00 a.m. 当凌晨3点左右的时候，风开始小下去，他最 后睡着了。 When he woke up, the sun was rising. 当他醒来时，太阳正在升起。
Even the date--September 11,2001--has meaning to most Americans. 甚至这个日期--2001.9.11在绝大多数的美国 人心中也有着意义。 This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. 这是凯特斯密斯将永远无法忘记的一天。
Unit5 what were you doing when the rainstorm came？
2d Role-play the conversation.
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? 昨天晚上你在做什么？ I called at seven and you didn’t pick up. 七点钟 接 Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either. 接
2b
Do you remember what you were doing?
你还记得你当时在干什么呢？
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. 人们经常记得当他们听到历史上重大事件时， 他们正在干些什么。
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were Mary: What ______ you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn’t up pick ____. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. again at 8 and you Mary: I see. I called _____ either didn’t answer then _______.
" I was at home with my parents,"Robert remembers. 我和我的父母在家里。罗伯特回忆道。 We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio.
我们正在厨房里吃饭当我们在收音机上听到 这个消息。 The news reporter said, "Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago!“ 新闻报道员说“马丁死于10分钟之前”。
With no light outside, it felt like on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. 电视报道上的新闻说在这个区域中有场暴风雨。
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. 社区里的每个人都很忙。
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. 他们加入邻居们去帮忙打扫社区。 Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. 尽管暴风雨破坏了很多东西，但是它使家人 和邻居们更相近了。
In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4,1968. 在美国,例如,很多人能够回想起他们在1968年4月 4日正在做什么。
This was an important events in American history. 在美国现代历史上，这是一个重要的日子。 On this day, Dr Martin Luther Martin King was killed. 在那天，马丁· 路德· 金博士被杀了。
Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know.
When you called, I was taking a shower. 当你打电话的时候，我正在洗澡. Mary: But then I called again at nine. Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time. 在那个时候，我正在睡觉 Mary: So early? That’s strange.
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 本的爸爸正在窗外放着一片片木头，他的妈妈也 正在确认闪光灯和收音机正在工作运行。 She also put some candles and matches on the table. 她也放了些蜡烛和火柴在桌子上。
My parents were completely shocked!
我的父母完全地震惊了。
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. Keep silent保持沉默 我的父母在那之后没有讲话，我们在沉寂中 吃完了我们剩余的饭。
Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
尽管有些人们会不记得谁杀了他，但是他们 记得他们当他们听到这个消息时，当时正 在干什么。 Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. 罗伯特艾伦已过50岁了,但是他那时候还是个 小学生.