1.我对阳光城很了解；四岁时随父母一起搬到了这里，从那以后就住

在这里；

I know Sunshine Town very well.

I moved here with my parents when I was four years old. I have lived here since then.

2.我们先住在城北；几年后，我们搬到城中心的另一座公寓； We first lived in the northern party of town.

A few years later, we moved to another flat in the centre of town. 3.现在阳光城已发生了很大变化，看起来就像一个美丽的大公园。

Now Sunshine Town has changed a lot. It looks like a big beautiful park. 例二 要点：

1.阳光城变化很大；政府已将这个地方变成了一个公园；我们有了一

个大型购物中心和一个剧院，也有了开阔的空地和美丽的花园；

Sunshine Town has changed a lot.

The government has turned the place into a park. We have a large shopping mall and a theatre. We have open spaces and pretty gardens too.

2.然而，要看到一些老朋友就有困难了；他们已搬到了北京或其他地

方，我时而感到有点寂寞；

However, it is difficult to see some of my old friends.

They have moved to Beijing or other places, and I feel a bit lonely from time to time.

3.有时，他们回来看我，那使我很高兴。

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Sometimes they come back to see me, and that makes me very

happy.

９. 著名人物Famous people

例一 要点：

1.谭盾1958年出生在中国湖南省中部；很小的时候就表现出对音乐

的兴趣；

Tan Dun was born in 1958 in central Hunan, China.

When he was very young, Tan showed an interest in music. 2.对他而言，最好的音乐来自自然界；由于他喜欢大自然的声音，他

经常在自己的音乐里使用它们； To him, the best music comes from nature.

As he likes the sounds of nature, Tan uses them a lot in his music. 3.谭盾成功地把中国音乐和西方音乐融合在一起；在东西方之间架起了桥梁；用他自己的话讲，“我的音乐梦想无边界。”

Tan has successfully brought Chinese and Western music together. He has helped build a bridge between the East and the West. In his words, “My music is to dream without boundaries.” 例二 要点：

1.谭盾是当今世界最伟大的艺术家之一；他在年轻的时候用石头、纸

张等常见的物品来制作音乐；

Tan Dun is one of the greatest artists in the world today.

He used to make music with common objects like stones and paper when he was young .

2.他喜欢来自大自然的声音；他经常在自己的音乐里使用它们； He loves the sounds of nature. He uses them a lot in his music.

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3.比如，在他的一部作品《水乐》中，他没有使用任何乐器；通过

控制水流的速度，他用水制造出了五十多种声音；那真是太神奇了！

For example, in one of his works, water, he doesn’t use any musical instruments He makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water flow. That’s really amazing!

10. 我的家乡 My hometown

例一 要点：

1.我的家乡在中国的东部，是个小城镇；

My home town is in the east of China. It is

a small town.

2.城里有个美丽的公园，在那里我们可以散步，也可以看到小山、树

和湖；城里有一些高楼，最高的楼有二十四层；有很多商店，我们经常去购物；

In it there is a beautiful park. We can go walking there. We can

see hills, trees and lakes too.

There are some tall buildings in the town and the tallest one has

twenty-four floors.

There are lots of shops. We often go shopping in them. 3.我很喜欢我的家乡。

I like my home town very much. 例二 要点：

1.我住在一个小城市的附近；我的房子外便是公交车站；乘公交车到

市中心约需十分钟；

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I live near a small city. Outside my house is a bus stop. It takes

about ten minutes to get to the city centre by bus.

2.在市中心有许多建筑物，包括一个大型购物中心、一个青年中心和

一个博物馆，还有一个公园；

There are lots of buildings there, including a large shopping mall,

a youth centre and a museum. There is a park too.

3.青年中心是我最喜欢的地方，周末我经常和朋友们去那里。

The youth centre is my favourite place. I often go there with my friends at the weekend.

11. 颜色 Colours

例一 要点：

1.一些颜色让人感到平静和安宁；蓝色便是其一；蓝色也表示难过；

感到难过的人会说：“我感到忧伤”；

Some colours make people feel calm and peaceful.

Blue is one of these colours. Blue can also represent sadness. Someone who is feeling sad may say, “I’m feeling blue.” 2.让人感到平静和安宁的另一种颜色是白色；白色代表纯洁；如果你

感到压力大，就可以穿白色的衣服。

Another colour that makes people feel calm and peaceful is white. White is the colour of purity.

You could wear white if you are feeling stressed. 例二 要点：

1.一些颜色能让你感到温暖；生活在气候寒冷地区的人们，更喜欢用

暖色来给他们的家一种温暖和舒适的感觉；

Some colours can make you feel warm.

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