初中英语山东版九年级--Unit 8

Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.
[00:06.83]Section 1 Before you read
[00:09.46]PAIRWORK
[00:10.98]1a Write how you would feel
[00:13.96]if you received the following gifts.
[00:17.51]1b Discuss your answers with a partner.
[00:21.67]Would you have the same feeling?
[00:24.47]Section 2 While You Read
[00:28.13]Learning¹ strategy²:
[00:30.75]PERSONALIZING WHAT YOU LEARN
[00:33.79]To learn something effectively³,
[00:36.43]it is important to "make it your own".
[00:39.91]Instead of learning the example in the book,
[00:42.55]create one yourself,using your own experience
[00:45.74]and ideas.
[00:47.68]Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.
[00:51.98]Many books have been written
[00:53.80]about "the art of giving".
[00:56.50]But what about the art of receiving?
[01:00.38]Sometimes,receiving a gift can be difficult,
[01:04.02]especially when someone buys you a gift
[01:06.57]you don't want!
[01:08.45]"I remember when I was about twelve years old,
[01:12.25]my parents bought me a purple purse,"
[01:14.99]laughs Guo Xiaojing.
[01:17.21]"It really made me feel embarrassed⁴,
[01:19.75]because to be honest,
[01:21.73]I thought the purse was really ugly!
[01:25.07]Still, I pretended⁵ that I liked it
[01:27.91]because I knew it would make my parents happy!"
[01:31.67]Han Ling agrees.
[01:33.53]"That sounds like my grandparents!
[01:36.20]A few years ago,my grandparents gave me
[01:39.15]an orange sweater for my birthday.
[01:42.00]I used⁶ to wear it every time I visited them,
[01:45.01]but when I left their house,I took it off!
[01:48.21]Of course, this made me feel guilty⁷.
[01:50.91]It was a very nice thought,
[01:53.31]but my grandparents and I have different tastes!
[01:56.81]I think it's hard to buy clothes
[01:59.15]or other personal things for people."
[02:02.70]To make things easier,
[02:04.59]some people would rather just give money.
[02:07.87]In some cultures, however,
[02:09.96]receiving money can make people uncomfortable.
[02:13.66]"When someone gives me money,
[02:15.54]it just makes me think they're being⁸ lazy,"
[02:18.79]says John Wilson.
[02:20.42]"In England, we have a saying:
[02:22.60]It's the thought that counts.
[02:25.51]When someone gives me money,
[02:27.77]I feel they didn't think at all.
[02:30.54]I prefer to receive a gift
[02:32.31]that has some thought behind it.
[02:35.03]I don't mind if it's something I don't need.
[02:37.62]If someone has thought about a gift for me,
[02:40.94]it always makes me happy."
[02:43.83]Different people have very different thoughts
[02:47.00]on this subject!
[02:48.56]So maybe the art of receiving
[02:51.14]is even more difficult than the art of giving!
[02:54.32]What do you think?
[02:55.97]Section 3 After You Read
[02:59.37]3a Finish the sentences according⁹ to the reading¹⁰
[03:04.52]3b Choose an adjective¹¹ from the reading
[03:07.99]that expresses a feeling.
[03:10.18]To "make the word your own",
[03:12.08]write about a time when you felt this way.
[03:15.50]Section 4 Go For It!
[03:18.54]Imagine Tina and Peter are your classmates.
[03:21.85]Make some suggestions for gifts for each of them
[03:24.93]Then discuss and decide with a group which gift
[03:27.78]would be best.
[03:29.42]If you have time!
[03:30.90]Make notes about a gift that you have received.
[03:35.29]Tell your group about this experience.
[03:38.45]1.What was the gift,who gave it to you and why?
[03:43.81]2.How did you feel when you opened it,
[03:47.35]and do you think the person who gave it thought
[03:49.65]carefully about it?
[03:50.53]

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。

3 effectively   

adv.有效地，有力地，实际上

参考例句：

• This method worked effectively.这方法很见效。
• The public should be educated to use resources more effectively.应该教育大众更有效地使用资源。

4 embarrassed   

adj.尴尬的，不好意思的

参考例句：

• He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
• He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。

5 pretended   

adj.假装的；徒有外表的；传说的；号称的v.假装( pretend的过去式和过去分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy. 他假装辞职是他长远事业规划的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He politely pretended not to have heard this remark. 他有礼貌地假装没有听到这句话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

7 guilty   

adj.犯罪的；有罪的；内疚的

参考例句：

• There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.没有充分的证据证明他有罪。
• Really honest people are ofter made to feel guilty.真正老实的人常被弄得感到犯了罪似的。

8 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

9 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

10 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

11 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。