初中英语人教版03九年级09

[00:09.40]Lesson 33   1.Read and act
[00:15.46]Do you think the air in Beijing is bad?
[00:20.43]Yes,it's often quite dirty.
[00:24.79]But don't you think it's better than it used¹ to be?
[00:29.44]Well,I can't say for sure.
[00:33.59]I've only lived here for a year.
[00:37.43]Me too.But my uncle knows.
[00:42.00]He's lived here all his life. Oh,rally! What does he say?
[00:48.35]He says Beijings sky is much clearer than a few years ago,
[00:54.52]although people still complain a lot.
[00:58.46]Hmm... Did he tell you why it's better?
[01:03.50]Yes,he waid that fewer homes are using coal for cooking and beating.
[01:10.35]Also,most of the factories that produced pollution
[01:15.70]have been closed or moved out of the city.
[01:20.56]That's true.And many more parks will appear before the 2008 Olympic Games.
[01:28.61]Yes,and the city is planting more trees near the roads.
[01:34.48]My uncle also told me that more public transportation³ is planned by the city.
[01:41.15]That's really good.
[01:44.80]I think Beijing has too many cars and trucks. I agree.
[01:50.86]If more people leave their cars at home when they go to work,
[01:56.22]that will help a lot.
[02:06.48]Lesson 34
[02:09.83]2. Read  The sky of los Angeles
[02:15.58]When most Americans mention Los Angeles,they think of lots of sun and fun.
[02:22.34]They picture the place with palm⁴ trees,beaches,and Hollywood⁵,
[02:28.01]where so many famous movies have been made.
[02:32.14]Los Angeles,or LA,is in south California⁶.
[02:37.70]It is the largest city in the state
[02:41.96]and the second largest city in the United⁷ States.
[02:46.61]Its western part lies by the Pacific⁸ Ocean.
[02:52.25]To its east are the Santa Monica Mountains.
[02:57.40]Los Angeles,meaning "city of angels⁹" in Spanish¹⁰,
[03:02.75]is only 200 kilometres from Mexico¹¹.
[03:07.92]It is a city of immigrants,many of whose grandparents came from Mexico,
[03:14.87]the Philippines,China,and Japan.
[03:19.86]Millions of Americans from other states have also moved to LA.
[03:26.03]  You might imagine that LA must be a very beautiful city.
[03:30.89]Althought it often is,
[03:34.44]it also has days when the sky is not so clear.
[03:39.48]On these days,you cannot see the mountains.
[03:44.24]Some people stay inside so that they don't have to breathe¹² the bad air.
[03:51.18]A lot of work has been done to improve the air in the past thirty years,
[03:56.75]though much still needs doing.
[04:01.19]  As early as 1953,natural gas was used instead of coal.
[04:08.45]Later on,cars were made to drive with cleaner petrol¹³.
[04:14.62]Factories were told to control their smoke,
[04:18.87]and thousands of buses were provided¹⁴.
[04:23.03]Most importantly,
[04:26.50]people realized that they must learn to care for their living environment.
[04:32.46]  During the 1970s,many people moved to LA from other places.
[04:39.41]The city was growing very fast.
[04:43.27]At that time,air pollution was a very serious problem.
[04:48.52]Cars jammed the roads in teh mornings and evenings.
[04:53.59]It was called rush hour
[04:57.25]because everyone was in a hurry to get to work or leave work.
[05:04.01]The air was filled with smog¹⁵ coming from hundreds of factories
[05:09.66]as well as the heavy traffic.
[05:13.52]City planners knew they had to do something.
[05:18.17]More public transportation was provided and cars were made to drive cleaner.
[05:25.30]Nowadays the air in LA is usually quite good.
[05:35.07]Lesson 35  2.Read and act
[05:42.02]Hey,Bill,I'm tired of driving in heavy traffic every morning.
[05:48.26]Me too.I'm also tired of looking for a place to park my car.
[05:54.80]Well,I don't have that problem.
[05:58.77]My company gives me a place,although I have to pay a lot of money for it.
[06:05.32]My wife has the same problem.
[06:09.37]Bill,what do you say if we try a car pool?
[06:15.12]Why,that's a good idea.And we can get Steve to join us!
[06:21.36]3 Read  Read and pick out the sentences in passive¹⁶ voice.
[06:29.09]People had been talking about it for months

[06:33.85]although few knew what it really was.
[06:39.12]It was called "Ginger¹⁷".
[06:43.20]We were told it was invented by Dean¹⁸ Kamen,a 49 year-old American scientist.
[06:52.34]Some people said it would change the way we do things every day.
[06:58.90]Others said it would be the greatest invention since the personal computer.
[07:05.85]This invention had been kept secret until December 3,2001
[07:13.79]when Ginger was shown to the world.
[07:18.33]It is an "HT"--Human Transport².
[07:24.21]It looks at bit like a very short scooter.
[07:29.25]One can make it turn left,turn right or stop very easily.
[07:36.83]It is faster than a bike but not as fast as a motorbike.
[07:43.39]It gets its power from a big battery¹⁹.
[07:48.24]It is heavier than a bike but not as heavy as a motorbike.
[07:54.78]It is so small that only one person can ride on it.
[08:01.23]The company hopes to sell millions of these machines

1 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。

2 transport   

n.运输、运输工具；(常用复数）强烈的情绪、狂喜或狂怒； vt.运输；流放；为强烈的情绪所激动

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• The books are packed up for transport.书已包扎好待运。

3 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

4 palm   

n.手掌，棕榈，胜利；vt.与…握手，藏…于掌中

参考例句：

• That woman had her husband in the palm of her hand.那女人牢牢地控制住她丈夫。
• Palm trees grow all around the island.岛上到处长着棕榈树。

5 Hollywood   

n.好莱坞；美国电影业

参考例句：

• She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
• The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。

6 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

7 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

8 pacific   

adj.和解的，平静的；[P-]太平洋的；n.[the P -]太平洋

参考例句：

• China lies on the east of the Pacific.中国位于太平洋东部。
• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。

9 angels   

n.天使( angel的名词复数 )；可爱的人；品行高洁的人；大好人（感激某人时所说）（非正式）

参考例句：

• Angels are usually shown in pictures dressed in white. 图画中的天使通常身穿白衣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Angels are celestial beings. 天使是天上的神灵。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 Spanish   

adj.西班牙人的，西班牙的，西班牙语的；n.西班牙语

参考例句：

• She grew up in Spain,so her first language is Spanish.她在西班牙长大，第一语言是西班牙语。
• I can read Spanish but can't translate into it.我能阅读西班牙语，但不能翻译成西班牙语。

11 Mexico   

n.墨西哥

参考例句：

• They took me to Mexico.他们把我带到墨西哥。
• Mexico is a beautiful country.墨西哥是个美丽的国家。

12 breathe   

vi.呼吸；vt.轻声说，流露感情，注入

参考例句：

• We have to breathe in and out so many times a minute.我们每分钟都得呼吸那么多次。
• How does a fish breathe under water?鱼在水里怎么呼吸？

13 petrol   

n.（英）汽油（[美]gasoline）

参考例句：

• After a long journey,we got to a petrol station at last.一场长途跋涉后，我们终于赶到了加油站。
• Nowadays petrol costs too much.如今的汽油太贵了。

14 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。

15 smog   

n.烟雾 (由smoke+fog合成的词)

参考例句：

• Smog blankets the city.烟雾笼罩着这个城市。
• The sky over the city was overspread with a heavy smog.城市上空罩上了一层烟雾。

16 passive   

adj.被动的；消极的

参考例句：

• He has a passive expression on his face.他脸上有一种漠然的表情。
• It lands the manager in a passive position.它使经理处于被动地位。

17 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

18 Dean   

n.(大学)院长，系主任，教务长

参考例句：

• The students much like the new dean.学生们很喜欢这位新系主任。
• Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?外语系主任是谁？

19 battery   

n.电池；一批；金属物件；群；【律】殴打

参考例句：

• He is charging a storage battery.他在为蓄电池充电。
• The battery has run down.电池用完了。