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八上 Unit 2 School life
1. Education is our passport to the future.
教育是我们通往未来的通行证。
2. give suggestions on how to improve school life
就如何改善学校生活提出建议
3. understand the importance of education
了解教育的重要性
importance (n.)重要性
the importance of… …的重要性
important (adj)重要的
be important to... 对…重要
be of importance to... 对…重要
Welcome to the unit
4. Children live far away from school.
孩子们住得离学校很远
5. Heavy floods happen often.
大洪水经常发生。
① sth happen 发生(偶然发生的事件)
What happened? 发生什么?
happen to do sth碰巧做某事
happen to sb发生在某人身上
② sth take place 发生;举行(计划)
sb hold sth举办活动
6. Many children from poor families work at train stations or on trains.
许多来自贫困家庭的孩子在火车站或火车上工作。
7. Do you know any unusual schools around the world?
你知道世界上有什么不寻常的学校吗?
all over the world/across the world/ the whole world
8. During the rainy season, there’s much more rain in Bangladesh than in many other parts of the world.
在雨季,孟加拉国的降雨量比世界许多其他地区多得多。
9. With the boat school, children have a chance to learn even when there are floods.
有船校,当有洪水时,孩子们也有机会学习。
have a chance to do sth有机会做某事
get to do sth有机会做某事
10. What a good way to get the children learning!
这是让孩子们学习的好方法!
get sb (not) to do sth让某人(不)做某事
get sb doing sth 让某人处于正在做某事的状态中
11. Another example is the bottle school.
另一个例子是瓶子学校。
12. People in the Philippines and Guatemala build this kind of school with used plastic bottles.
菲律宾和危地马拉的人们用用过的塑料瓶建造这种学校。
13. This is very cheap and good for the environment.
这非常便宜,对环境也有好处。
Reading
14. Our school is small, so we have fewer students and smaller classes than most schools.
我们的学校很小,所以我们的学生和班级都比大多数学校少。
15. We go to different classrooms for different lessons.
to have different lessons.
我们去不同的教室上不同的课。
16. There are many interesting subjects to choose from, such as drama and foreign languages.
有许多有趣的科目可供选择例如戏剧和外语。
① choose…from… 从…中选择…
choose to do sth选择做某事 (过)choose→chose
choose sth./sb. to do选择……做…
choose sb as/to be… 选择某人为…
② foreign (adj.)外国的 foreigner (n.)外国人
17. To us, learning Chinese may not be as simple as learning French or German, but I am looking forward to having a go.
对于我们而言,学习汉语可能并不像学习法语或德语那么简单,但是我期待试一试。
① look forward to sth 盼望某事
look forward to doing sth盼望做某事
② have a go 尝试,试图
18. Being creative is great and it helps us study better in other subjects.
有创造力很棒,它可以帮助我们更好地学习其他科目。
creative (adj.)有创造力的、创造性的
create (v.)创作、创造、产生
19. Time flies when we are enjoying school!
当我们享受学校时,时间过得真快!
20. Japan is one of the countries with the most earthquakes in the world, so our school offers different safety programmes to teach us how to survive in the face of danger.
日本是世界上地震最多的国家之一,所以我们学校提供不同的安全课程,来教我们面对危险时如何生存下来。
① offer to do sth主动提出做某事
offer sb sth =offer sth to sb为某人提供某物
② give sb sth = give sth to sb
③ provide sth for sb = provide sb with sth
21. We get plenty of hands-on experience from these programmes.
我们从这些课程中获得了丰富的实践经验。
22. Our school also pays a lot of attention to food education.
我们学校也很关注饮食教育。
① pay attention to sth注意某事
pay attention to doing sth 注意做某事
② focus on 关注
23. In this way, we are more aware of the importance of a healthy diet.
这样,我们就更了解健康饮食的重要性。
be aware of… 知道,意识到…=know/realize
be aware +从句
24. Cleaning is another important tradition in Japanese schools.
清洁是日本学校的另一个重要传统。
25. Every day at school, we clean classrooms, toilets and other school areas carefully by ourselves.
在学校,我们每天都会自己仔细打扫教室、厕所和学校其他区域。
26. This helps us develop good habits from an early age.
这有助于我们从小养成良好的习惯。
① develop (v.)形成;开发;(使)发展
develop/form the habit of…养成…的习惯
② development (n.)
with the development of 随着…的发展
③ developed(adj.)发达的a developed country
④ developing(adj.)发展中的a developing country
27. Tomoya’s school has different programmes to help students stay safe.
智也的学校有不同的课程来帮学生保持安全。
28. We get to do all kinds of hands-on activities.
我们有机会进行各种实践活动。
29. It is a chance for us to be creative with our learning.
这是一个让我们在学习中发挥创造力的机会。
30. This car gets its energy from the sun, so it is quite clean.
这辆车从太阳中获取能量,所以它非常干净。
31. He offered to help when we had a problem, and now the car works.
当我们遇到问题时,他主动提供帮助,现在汽车可以工作了。
32. I will pay special attention to everything and tell you all about it in next time.
我会特别留意每一件事,下次再全部告诉你。
Grammar
33. 数量的比较
多many→more→most(修饰可数)
多many→more→most(修饰不可数)
少few→fewer→fewest(修饰可数)
少little→less→least(修饰不可数)
34. 和…一样as…as;表示同级的比较;
基本结构为: …as+ adj./ adv.原级 +as…
否定式为: …not as/so +… +as…
not as...as = less...than和…不一样,不及
A is not so/as interesting as B. A不如B有趣。
= A is less interesting than B. A不如B有趣。
= B is more interesting than A. B比A有趣。
常见句型
as…as possible尽可能地…
as…as sb can/could
as often as before和以前一样经常
as well as和…一样;也,还
as good as几乎和…一样;简直
as soon as 一…就…
as long as只要
倍数的表达:
…times +as 形容词/副词原级+as…
…times +形容词/副词比较级+than…
…times +the+度量名词+as…
35. among the three of us在我们三个人中
36. have…off休息(一段时间)
have two weeks off 休息两周
=have a rest for two weeks
=have a two-week holiday
=have two weeks’ holiday
37. Both of our school gardens have lots of trees and flowers.
我们的两个学校花园都有很多树木和鲜花。
Word power
38. 国名→国家的/语言
America美国→American
Australia澳大利亚→Australian
Canada加拿大→Canadian
China中国→Chinese
England英国→English
France法国→French
Hungary匈牙利→Hungarian
India印度→Indian
Italy意大利→Italian
Japan日本→Japanese
Russia俄罗斯→Russian
Spain西班牙→Spanish
Sweden瑞典→Swedish
Vietnam越南→Vietnamese
39. Millie is interested in the language spoken in Spain.
米莉对西班牙使用的语言很感兴趣。
40. I am learning to speak Russian. 我正在学俄语。
I am learning speak the language of Russia.
41. I go to an international school in Vietnam with students from all over the world.
我在越南的一所国际学校上学,那里有来自世界各地的学生。
42. This summer, I’m planning a vacation to Spain, so I can practice my Spanish.
今年夏天,我计划去西班牙度假,以便练习西班牙语。
英式英语与美式英语
practise<英式>=practice<美式>
holiday<英式>=vacation<美式>假期,度假
film<英式>=movie<美式>电影
biscuit<英式>=cookie<美式>饼干
Integration
43. My school back home in the USA is quite different from Sunshine Middle School.
我在美国的家乡的学校与阳光中学完全不同。
44. Our classes are not as big as the ones here, and we have fewer students in each class.
我们的班级没有这里的班级那么大,每个班级的学生也更少。
45. Students here do not change classrooms as often as we do.
这里的学生不像我们那样经常换教室。
46. We often need to borrow books from the library or search online to finish our homework.
我们经常需要去图书馆借书或上网搜索来完成作业。
① search...for…搜查...找…
search sb 搜某人的身
search for sth=look for sth寻某人/某物
② finish doing sth完成做某事
47. Toby gets 1.5 hours for lunch, so there is lots of time to eat and then relax for a while.
托比有 1.5 小时的午餐时间,所以有很多时间吃饭,然后放松一会儿。
48. know how to eat with chopsticks
现在知道如何用筷子吃饭
49. get to watch movies during lunchtime
有机会在午餐时间看电影
50. I had an interesting chat with my Chinese friend Millie.
我和我的中国朋友米莉聊了一次有趣的话。
51. We talked about the differences in lunchtime between our two schools.
我们谈了我们两校在午餐时间上的差异。
① difference (n.)差异,不同(之处)
tell about the difference between…and…
谈论…和…间的不同之处
make a difference to sth/doing sth对...产生影响
② different (adj.)不同的
be different from与...不同
52. What makes your school life special?
是什么让你的学校生活与众不同?
53. I’m a member of the Tennis Club, and I love practising with my partner to win matches.
我是网球俱乐部的成员,我喜欢和我的搭档一起练习以赢得比赛。
54. We have many happy moments together.
我们在一起有很多快乐的时刻。
55. My days are never boring with so many friends.
我的日子从来不会无聊,有这么多朋友。
56. write down your suggestions
写下你的建议
① suggestion(可数);
advice建议(不可数)
a piece of advice一条建议
give sb advice on… 给某人关于…的建议
take/follow sb's advice 采纳/听从某人的建议
② suggest (v) 建议
suggest doing sth建议做某事
suggest sth to sb 建议某人…
suggest + that从句
③ advise (v) 建议
advise sb (not) to do sth建议某人(不)做某事
57. I am writing to make some suggestions on how to improve some parts of our school life.
我写这封信是为了就如何改善我们学校生活的某些方面提出一些建议。
improve (v.) 改进,改善=make…better
58. First, I would like to suggest that our school should provide more ping-pong tables, so more students can play ping-pong during breaks.
首先,我想要建议我们学校应该提供更多的乒乓球桌,这样更多学生能在课间打乒乓球。
59. Second, I think we should have more books in the library because the library is a great place for us to enjoy reading and open our minds.
其次,我认为图书馆里应该有更多的书,因为图书馆是我们享受阅读和打开思维的好地方。
60. Moreover, we need more computers in the library so that it is easier for us to search online.
此外,我们需要图书馆里更多的电脑,以便我们更容易在线搜索。
moreover (adv.) 此外; What’s more 而且
so that 以便,为了;所以
61. I hope my suggestions help improve our school life.
我希望我的建议有助于改善我们的学校生活。
Further study
62. The book series tells the story of…
该系列丛书讲述了......
63. He often gets into trouble, but he always manages to find a way to get out of it.
他经常惹上麻烦,但他总能想办法摆脱困境。
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