新标准初中英语七年级上(2012版)--Module 9-Unit 2

Unit¹ 2 They're waiting for buses or trains.
第二单元 他们在等公车或火车。
Reading³ and vocabulary⁴
阅读与词汇
Activity⁵ 2 Read the news⁶ report⁷ and match the paragraphs⁸ with the pictures in Activity 1.
活动2 阅读新闻报道，将每段文字与活动1中的图片搭配起来。
At this moment, in different places of the world, people are doing different things.
此刻，世界各地的人们都在做着不同的事情。
A In London, it's five o'clock in the afternoon and people are leaving work and are going⁹ home.
A 在伦敦，现在是下午5点钟，人们都在下班回家。
They're waiting for buses or trains.
他们在等公车或火车。
Some people are driving home.
有些人开车回家。
Some are getting off¹⁰ buses or trains.
有些人在下公车或火车。
Some are having afternoon tea at home or having a drink.
有些人在家喝下午茶，或是喝饮料。
B In Moscow¹¹, it's eight o'clock in the evening, so people aren't having afternoon tea.
B 在莫斯科，现在是晚上8点钟，所以人们没有在喝下午茶。
They are having dinner at home or in restaurants.
他们在家或餐馆吃晚饭。
Some are going to the theatre¹² or watching a film.
有些人要去剧院或看电影。
Some are watching television¹³ or playing games at home.
有些人在家看电视或玩游戏。
C In Beijing, it's one o'clock at night, so people aren't having dinner.
C 在北京，现在是晚上1点，所以人们没有在吃晚饭。
Most people are sleeping.
大部分人都在睡觉。
Some people are still working and some are going home from work.
有些人还在工作，有些人正下班回家。
D In Los Angeles, it's nine o'clock in the morning.
D 在洛杉矶，现在是早上9点钟。
People aren't sleeping. They're working.
人们没有在睡觉。他们在工作。
Children are starting their lessons.
孩子们开始上课。
E² In New York, it's twelve o'clock.
E 在纽约，现在是12点。
People aren't working. They're having lunch.
人们没有在工作。他们在吃午饭。
They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or cola¹⁴.
他们在吃汉堡包或热狗，喝咖啡或可乐。
Some people are seeing friends, calling home or shopping.
有些人在见朋友，有些人在打电话回家，有些人在购物。

1 unit   

n.单位，单元，部件，元件，装置

参考例句：

• This unit is very hard.这个单元很难。
• This textbook has twenty units.这本课本有二十单元。

2 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 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。

4 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

5 activity   

n.活动

参考例句：

• Their activity came to a full stop.他们的活动完全停止了。
• Do you like the activity?你喜欢这个活动吗？

6 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

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 paragraphs   

n.段落( paragraph的名词复数 )；短篇报道

参考例句：

• He transcribed two paragraphs from the book into his notebook. 他把书中的两段抄在笔记本上。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The text falls into three paragraphs. 这篇课文共分3段。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

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。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

10 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

11 Moscow   

n.莫斯科(俄罗斯首都)

参考例句：

• Moscow is a very cold place in winter.冬季莫斯科非常寒冷。
• He joined a flying school in Moscow.他进了莫斯科一所飞行学校。

12 theatre   

n.剧场，剧院

参考例句：

• Shall we go to the theatre this evening?我们今晚去看戏好吗？
• During our visit to London we often went to the theatre.我们在伦敦逗留时常去看戏。

13 television   

n.电视(机) [=TV]

参考例句：

• Do you often watch television?你经常看电视吗？
• Please turn off the television.请把电视关上。

14 cola   

n.可乐

参考例句：

• Oh,I'll bring some bottles of orange and coca-cola.噢，我带几瓶橙汁和可乐。
• Cola is a soft drink.可乐是一种不含酒精的软性饮料。