上海牛津初中英语八年级下--CHAPTER 5 READING Som

CHAPTER FIVE  READING  Some Days
[00:10.68]I didn't find it interesting,listening, I didn't find it interesting,talking,
[00:23.07]so I lelf the house-I went miles and miles-
[00:31.32]And I didn't find it interesting,walking,
[00:36.96]I didn't find it interesting,reading,I didn't find it interesting,writing,
[00:48.72]so I left the house-I went miles and miles-And that wasn't terribly,exciting.
[01:01.60]I didn't find it interesting,television there wasn't much on, that night,
[01:12.75]so I sat in a chair and I went to sleep,a dull old day,Alll right.
[01:23.93]Kit Wright Never a dull moment If you like to keep lively,
[01:32.89]If you hate being bored,Just come down to our house find knock on the door.
[01:41.96]It's the noisiest house In the whole of our town,
[01:48.12]There's doors always slamming² find things foiling³ down.
[01:55.20]There's my dad,who keeps shouting,find my mum,who breaks things.
[02:03.56]The baby (who'll bite you!) find our dog running rings.
[02:11.21]There's my sister the screamer find my brother who roars⁴,
[02:19.86]and a grandpa who's stone deaf (He's the one who slams⁵ doors).
[02:27.91]So come down to our house,you don't need the address,
[02:35.48]you'll hear it ten miles away find the outside s a mess.
[02:42.74]you won't mind the racket,you'll just love the din¹
[02:50.40]—For there's never a dull moment In the house we live in!
[02:57.53]Tony Bradman
[03:00.56]LISTENING Correcting mistakes in a poem
[03:10.09]Benny has written a poem about a typhoon⁶ (in Hong Kong),
[03:16.65]but he made some mistakes when he wrote it out.
[03:23.52]Listen.Benny is saying the correct words.
[03:30.89]Cross out tht mistakes and write the correct words. one is done for you.
[03:46.35]A typhoon is coming. It's coming this way!
[03:53.01]There are planes in the harbour,Some blue and some brown,
[04:02.08]But a typhoon Is coming,To blow them away.
[04:08.32]There were people at work And people at home.
[04:14.98]Now the typhoon is here,They've all gone away.
[04:22.06]A waiter was holding    Ten plates on a table.
[04:28.23]But the typhoon came slowly,And blew them away.
[04:35.88]There were houses in Shatin,Just eating their sandwiches,
[04:43.14]When the typhoon came in And blew it away.
[04:49.59]Now the typhoon has gone,'Thank goodness⁷!'we say,
[04:56.96]And we won't have another,For many a week.
[05:03.02]SPEAKING  A Talk time  Saying you are concerned;
[05:17.47]making,accepting and rejecting a suggestion
[05:52.52]J:What's the matter,David?
[06:00.25]D:I'm bored.J:Why don't we go bowling⁸?
[06:08.12]J:And afterwards,let's go for a snack somewhere.
[06:14.28]D:No,thanks.I don't feel like eating.
[06:18.72]MORE PRACTICE
[06:23.87]B One,two,Put on your shoe.  Three,four.Open the door.
[06:35.34]Five,six,Pick up sticks.  Seven,eight,Sit up straight.
[06:44.58]Nine,ten,Give me a pen.
[06:49.73]C  Read For Fun
[06:55.06]There was a tree that stood in the ground.
[07:00.05]The prettiest tree that you ever did see;
[07:05.38]The tree in the wood,and the wood in the ground,
[07:11.12]And the green grass grew all round,round, round.
[07:17.47]And on this tree there was a limb⁹,The prettiest limb you ever did see;
[07:25.34]The limb on the tree,and the tree in the wood,
[07:30.19]The tree in the wood,and the wood in the ground,
[07:35.84]And the green grass grew all round, round, round.
[07:42.08]And on the limb there was a nest,The prettiest nest you ever did see;
[07:50.44]The nest on the limb,and the limb on the tree,
[07:55.51]The tree in the wood,and the wood in the ground.
[08:01.44]And the green grass grew all round,round,round.
 

1 din   

n.喧闹声，嘈杂声

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

2 slamming   

n.砰击v.砰地关上（门或窗）( slam的现在分词 )；用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔

参考例句：

• When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him. 当理查德夫人向他走去时，他把门“砰”的一声关上就跑开了。 来自《用法词典》
• "All right,'said Vance, slamming the coach door, and the conveyance rolled away. “行了，"万斯说，砰的一声关上车门，车子就上路了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 foiling   

n.叶形饰v.挫败，使受挫折( foil的现在分词 )

参考例句：

4 roars   

n.吼叫声，咆哮声，呼啸声( roar的名词复数 )v.咆哮( roar的第三人称单数 )；大笑；大哭；熊熊燃烧

参考例句：

• She was frightened by the roars of a lion. 她被狮子的吼叫声吓呆了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion? 当他像狮子般地咆哮时，谁敢和他顶嘴？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 slams   

v.砰地关上（门或窗）( slam的第三人称单数 )；用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔

参考例句：

• I'm sick of your slams. 对于你的谩骂我真受够了。 来自辞典例句
• Kentucky steal Ball and Ron Mercen slams for two. 肯塔基队争到球，罗恩默塞扣篮得2分。 来自互联网

6 typhoon   

n.台风

参考例句：

• A typhoon is now approaching Hong Kong.台风现正逼近香港。
• The typhoon hit the coastal areas.台风侵袭沿海地区。

7 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

8 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

9 limb   

n.树枝，四肢，枝干，边缘；vt.切断手足，切断树干

参考例句：

• She sat on a limb of the tree and looked down.她坐在一根大树枝上往下看。
• His refusal to agree left him out on a limb.他拒不表示同意，致使自己处于孤立地位。