UNIT 8 Celebrating Me! Lesson 61:I Am a Good Person

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[0:01.004]UNIT 8 第八单元
[0:02.663]Celebrating Me! 赞美我！
[0:05.749]Lesson 61: 第61课：
[0:07.794]I Am a Good Person 我是一个好人
[0:11.537]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:13.234]·Do you like to talk about yourself³ to others⁴?
[0:16.553]Why or why not?
[0:19.176]·What do you do when you feel nervous⁵?
[0:22.996]·What do you strive⁶ to do well every day?
[0:27.394]It is time for Li Ming to give his report⁷. 是李明作报告的时间了。
[0:30.674]He stands in front of the class. 他站在全班同学面前。
[0:33.066]Before class, he was⁹ nervous about his report. 上课前，他对自己的报告感到紧张。
[0:36.423]Then his friend Jenny gave¹⁰ him some good advice¹¹. 他的朋友珍妮给了他一些好建议。
[0:39.818]Ms. Liu and Wang Mei also encouraged¹² him. 刘老师和王梅都鼓励他。
[0:43.561]Now he feels confident¹³. 现在他感到有自信了。
[0:45.683]Here is what he says to the class. 这就是他对全班同学说的。
[0:48.731]I'd like to begin by introducing¹⁴ myself¹⁵. 我想首先做自我介绍。
[0:51.701]I am Li Ming - a good person, an excellent¹⁶ student and a hard worker. 我叫李明——一个好人，一个出色和勤奋的学生。
[0:57.296]"I know I am a good person, because I have many friends. “我知道我是一个好人，因为我有很多朋友。
[1:01.154]You, my classmates, are all my friends. 你们，我的同学，都是我的朋友。
[1:04.588]We work together. 我们一块儿工作。
[1:05.939]We help each other. 我们互相帮助。
[1:07.405]We make ourselves¹⁷ strong!" 我们使自己更强大！”
[1:09.913]"I study a lot. “我学习了很多。
[1:11.379]I strive to do well in school. 我努力在学校做得很好。
[1:13.501]I do my homework and I study for my exams¹⁸. 我做作业，为考试而学习。
[1:16.780]I would¹⁹ like to go to college²⁰ someday²¹. 我想有一天能上大学。
[1:19.018]I'd like to be an English teacher." 我想成为一名英语老师。”
[1:21.796]"Strive" means²² to work hard! “Strive”意思是努力工作学习。
[1:25.153]"I am very good at English. “我擅长英语。
[1:27.429]I write letters and talk to my English friends. 我写信给我的英国朋友，和他们交谈。
[1:30.824]This gives me confidence²³ to speak English." 这给了我说英语的自信。”
[1:34.027]"Last week, Ms. Liu asked me to talk to the class about my techniques²⁴ for learning²⁵ English. “上周，刘老师要我给全班同学讲我学习英语的技巧。
[1:40.509]I felt proud²⁶." 我感到很自豪。”
[1:42.438]"I love to sing. “我爱唱歌。
[1:43.981]I also like to play ping-pong²⁷. 我也喜欢打乒乓球。
[1:43.055]Sometimes I lose²⁸, but usually I win. 有时会输，但通常我都赢。
[1:47.145]I am one of the best players²⁹ in the school." 我是学校打得最好的人之一。”
[1:50.243]"I like myself!" “我喜欢自己！”
[1:52.018]LET'S DO IT!
[1:53.716]There are many famous³⁰ people around you, such³¹ as⁸ football players, movie stars and singers.
[2:01.510]Is there a famous person whom³² you admire³³?
[2:04.613]Talk about him or her with a partner³⁴.
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1 celebrating   

庆祝（现在进行时 ing形式）

参考例句：

• People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob. 庆祝停战的人们象一群狂欢的暴民。
• The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. 这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。

2 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

3 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

4 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

5 nervous   

adj.神经的；紧张不安的，神经过敏的

参考例句：

• He feels nervous when he faces so many people.面对那么多人，他感到紧张。
• He was over nervous.他太紧张了。

6 strive   

vi.努力，奋斗，力争

参考例句：

• Don't strive merely for quantity of production.在生产中不要单纯地追求数量。
• The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。

7 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

8 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

11 advice   

n.忠告，建议，劝告

参考例句：

• After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
• You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。

12 encouraged   

v.鼓励( encourage的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；促进；鼓动

参考例句：

• Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into new crops. 目前正鼓励农民兼种新的农作物。
• My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career. 在我选择职业时父母总是鼓励我。

13 confident   

adj.确信的，自信的，有信心的

参考例句：

• I am confident in him.我对他有信心。
• We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.我们需要一个有信心的领导者来克服这些困难。

14 introducing   

v.提出( introduce的现在分词 )；介绍；引进；作为…的开头

参考例句：

• Farmers are introducing in novations which increase the productivity. 农民们正引进提高生产力的新方法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were arguing for a delay in introducing the new mower to the public. 他们主张推迟向公众推出这种新型割草机。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

16 excellent   

adj.极好的；优秀的

参考例句：

• She is an excellent teacher.她是个优秀的教师。
• I'm sure you can make an excellent job next time. 我相信你下次会干得更好。

17 ourselves   

pron.我们自己

参考例句：

• We walked home by ourselves.我们独自走回家。
• We fight only for ourselves!我们只为自己而战！

18 exams   

abbr.examinations 考试n.考试( exam的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I made a real balls-up of my exams. 我考试考得一塌糊涂。
• Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. 杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。

19 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

20 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

21 someday   

adv.(今后)有一天

参考例句：

• He'll forgive me someday.总有一天他会宽恕我的。
• My hope is that someday you will move to this town.我希望你有朝一日能搬到这个城市里来。

22 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

23 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

24 techniques   

n.技巧( technique的名词复数 )；手法；技术；技能

参考例句：

• It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work. 从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。
• The artist combines different techniques in the same painting. 这位艺术家在同一幅画中把不同的画法结合在一起。

25 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。

26 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

27 ping-pong   

n.乒乓，桌球

参考例句：

• The two boys are playing ping-pong.这两个孩子在打乒乓球。
• How many years have you been playing ping-pong?你打乒乓球多少年了？

28 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

29 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

30 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

31 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

32 whom   

pron.谁（who的宾格）

参考例句：

• That is the man whom I met in Beijing last year.他就是我去年在北京碰见的那个人。
• He married a wife by whom he had two daughters.他娶了妻子并跟她生了两个女儿。

33 admire   

vt.钦佩，赞赏，羡慕；称赞，夸奖

参考例句：

• Don't forget to admire the baby.不要忘了夸奖那孩子。
• I admire him for what he has done.我对他所做的事很钦佩。

34 partner   

n.合作者，搭档；v.同...合作，做...的搭档

参考例句：

• I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必须和我的合伙人碰头。
• Are you sure you want him as your partner for life?你决定要他做你的终生伴侣吗？