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九年级英语3A课文原文
九年级英语3A课文原文
九年级3A课文原文
HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish
Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!
SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviestoo.AlthoughIcouldnot(couldn't)understandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetitbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceof
requirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”
Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?
TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS
Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?
WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?
Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsaremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!
”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesomanythingsmadeinChina―footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!
”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.
Unit6Whenwasitinvented?
AnAccidentalInvention
Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?
Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.
Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.
Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!
”
Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingelse,either.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?
”Onewomanintheareasawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”
Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?
Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.
Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.
WhatDoYouFeelLikeWatchingToday?
Whilesomepeopleonlysticktoonekindofmovie,IliketowatchdifferentkindsdependingonhowIfeelthatday.
WhenI’mdownortired,Iprefermoviesthatcancheermeup.ComedieslikeMeninBlackorcartoonslikeKungfuPandahavefunnydialoguesandusuallyhaveahappyending.Thecharactersmaynotbeperfect,buttheytrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblems.Afterwatchingthem,theproblemsIhavesuddenlyseemlessseriousandIfeelmuchbetteragain.Laughingfortwohoursisagoodwaytorelax!
Idon’twatchdramasordocumentarieswhenI’msadortired.DramaslikeTitanicmakemefeelevensadder.DocumentarieslikeMarchofthePenguinswhichprovideplentyofinformationaboutacertainsubjectcanbeinteresting,butwhenI’mtiredIdon’twanttothinktoomuch.Idon’tmindactionmovieslikeSpider-ManwhenI’mtootiredtothink.Icanjustshutoffmybrain,sitbackandenjoywatchinganexcitingsuperherowhoalwayssavestheworldjustintime.
Onceinawhile,Iliketowatchmoviesthatarescary,Theycanbefun,butI’mtooscaretowatchthemalone.Ialwaysbringafriendwhoisn’tafraidofthesekindsofmovies,anditdoesn'tfeelsoscaryanymore.
Unit10You’resupposedtoshakehands.
WhereI’mfrom,we’reprettyrelaxedabouttime.Wedon’tliketorusharound,sowedon’tmindifpeoplearealittlelatesometimes.Ifyoutellafriendyou’regoingtotheirhousefordinner,it’sOKifyouarriveabitlate.Weliketoenjoyourtimeslowly.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homesifwehavetime.Wedon’tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenweseeeachother,it’spoliteforboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideoftheface.Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!
InSwitzerland,it’sveryimportanttobeontime.We’rethecapitalofclocksandwatches,afterall!
Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyou’reexpectedtobethereatnoon.Ifyou’reeven15minuteslate,yourfriendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.Ialwaysleavethehouseearlytoavoidheavytraffic.Idon’tmindbecauseIthinkit’simpolitetokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriend’shousewithoutcallingfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.
U11
TheShirtofaHappyMan(Part1)
Alongtimeago,inarichandbeautifulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking,Hesleptbadlyanddidn’tfeellikeeating.Hisfacewasalwayspaleaschalk.Heoftencriedfornoreason.Thismadethequeenandhispeopleworried.
Oneday,adoctorwascalledintoexaminetheking.Buthefoundnothingwrongwithhisbody.“It’sallinhismind.Neithermedicinenorrestcanhelphim.Whatheneedsistheshirtofahappypersontowear.That’llmakehimhappy.”
Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.Butwhentheyexplainedtheking’ssituationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavealotofpower,itdoesn’tmakemehappy.I’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmypower.Manypeoplearetryingtotakemyposition.”
Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace.“Oh,I’mafraidI’mnothappyeither,”hesaid.“Ihavealotofwealth,butI’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmymoney.Someonetriestostealmymoneyeveryday.”
Next,thepalacesingercametotheking’sroom.Butthiswaswhathesaid:
“It’struethatI’mfamousandeveryonelovesmysongs.ButI’mnothappybecauseI’malwaysworriedaboutbeingfollowedbyothers.Icannotbefree!
”
Finally,theking’stopgeneralwastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthreedays’time.
Unit12
LifeIsFulloftheUnexpected
InMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:
30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.
Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:
00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmhadnevergoneoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayIhavetakeninayear,andnowIm’vemissedyplane.Whatbadluck!
”I
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