Unit 5 Play by the rules-Developing ideas-Listening and speaking课文要点讲义2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册
Developing ideas-Listening and speaking
【课文要点】
1. “To be, or not to be: that is the question.”
“生存还是毁灭，这是一个问题。”
- famous line 著名台词
- play n. 戏剧；v. 玩耍
- describe v. 描述
- decision n. 决定（由decide + -sion构成）
- e.g. This is a ____________ line from the movie.
2. People often use this sentence to describe difficult decisions.
人们经常用这句话来描述艰难的决定。
- use...to do 用......来做......
- difficult adj. 困难的（反义词 easy）
- e.g. We can use this word ____________ describe the picture.
3. Of course, we should not break rules.
当然，我们不应该违反规则。
- of course 当然
- break rules 违反规则（反义 follow rules）
- e.g. We should not ____________ the school rules.
4. But in some very special situations, breaking rules can't be avoided.
但在一些非常特殊的情况下，违反规则是无法避免的。
- special adj. 特别的
- situation n. 情况，情形
- avoid v. 避免
- avoid doing 避免做某事
- e.g. In this ____________, you should stay calm.
5. Just like this taxi driver.
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就像这位出租车司机一样。
- taxi driver 出租车司机
- driver n. 司机（由drive + -er构成）
- e.g. The ____________ is taking a passenger to the hospital.
6. People should not break rules. We have rules for a reason.
人们不应该违反规则。我们制定规则是有原因的。
- for a reason 有原因地
- reason n. 原因
- e.g. Everything happens ____________ a reason.
7. The taxi driver could cause an accident.
出租车司机可能会造成事故。
- could 可能（情态动词，表推测）
- cause v. 导致，引起
- accident n. 事故
- e.g. Careless driving can ____________ accidents.
8. He might hurt someone.
他可能会伤害到别人。
- might 可能（情态动词，表推测，语气比may弱）
- hurt v. 伤害（过去式 hurt）
- someone pron. 某人（用于肯定句）
- e.g. Be careful not to ____________ yourself.
9. In some urgent situations, it might be okay to break certain rules without causing harm.
在一些紧急情况下，在不造成伤害的前提下打破某些规则也许是可以的。
- urgent adj. 紧急的
- certain adj. 某些；确定的
- harm n. 伤害（不可数名词）
- do harm to 对......造成伤害
- e.g. This is an ____________ matter. We need to act now.
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10. Rules are important for society.
规则对社会很重要。
- society n. 社会
- social adj. 社会的
- e.g. Rules help keep ____________ in order.
11. They can have very bad effects.
它们可能产生非常不好的影响。
- effect n. 影响，效果
- have an effect on 对......有影响
- e.g. This rule has a positive ____________ on people's behaviour.
12. When taking part in a debate, start by stating your arguments.
在参加辩论时，先陈述你的论点。
- take part in 参加
- debate n. 辩论；v. 辩论
- state v. 陈述
- argument n. 论点，论据
- e.g. I want to ____________ part in the school debate.
13. Then use examples or personal experiences to support your arguments.
然后用例子或个人经历来支持你的论点。
- support v. 支持
- personal adj. 个人的
- experience n. 经历（可数）；经验（不可数）
- e.g. Can you ____________ your idea with some examples?
14. Finally, summarise your main points using short, clear sentences.
最后，用简短清晰的句子总结你的主要观点。
- finally adv. 最后
- summarise v. 总结
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