1、FIRSTFIRST IMPRESSIONSIMPRESSIONS第一印象第一印象Han Jings World 韩静的世界 7：00 a.m.上午 7：00 So this is itsenior high school at last! Im notoutgoing so Im a little anxious right now. I want to make a good first impression. Will I make anyfriends? What if no one talks to me?就是这样终于到了高中学校了！我性格并不外向，所以现在有点儿焦虑。我想给别人留下
2、好的第一印象。我会交到朋友吗？要是没人跟我说话怎么办？12: 30 p.m.中午 12：30I just had my first maths class at senior high school! The class was difficult,but the teacher was kind and friendly. He even told us a funny story, and everyone laughed so much! Ifound most of my classmates and teachers friendly and helpful.我刚刚上完高中的第一节数
3、学课！这堂课很难，但老师却很和蔼可亲。他还给我们讲了一个有趣的故事，每个人都笑得很开心！我发现我的大多数同学和老师都很友好， 而且乐于助人。 5: 32 p.m. 下午 5：32This afternoon, we had our chemistryclass in the science lab. The lab is new and the lesson was great, but the guy next to me tried to talk tome the whole time. I couldnt concentrate on the experiment. I really
4、wanted to tell him to please bequiet and leave me alone!今天下午，我们在科学实验室上了化学课。实验室是新的，这节课也很精彩，但坐在我旁边的那个家伙一直试图跟我说话。我无法集中精力做实验。我真想对他说：请安静点，别烦我！ 10:29 p.m. 晚上 10： 29What a day! This morning, I was worried that no one would talk to me. ButI was wrong. I didnt feel awkward or frightened at all. I miss my fri
5、ends fromjunior high school, but I believe I will make new friends here, and theres a lot to explore at senior high.I feel much more confident than I felt this morning. I think that tomorrow will be a great day!多好的一天啊！今天早上，我担心没有人会跟我说话。但我错了。我一点儿也不觉得尴尬或害怕。我想念我初中的朋友，但我相信我会在这里会结交到新朋友，而且高中有很多事物等着我去探索。我感觉
6、比今天早上自信多了。我相信，明天将是非常不错的一天！Ann,Ann, 1515 安：安：1515 岁岁LakesideLakeside HighHigh SchoolSchool 湖滨高中湖滨高中USAUSA 美国美国My name is Ann Wells and Im a Grade 10 student at Lakeside High School. Im an active person and Ilove sports. Im curious about everything. I often ask questions, but I learn best by doing. My
7、 favouritesubject is physics. Dancing and skating are my hobbies, and I also like to read short stories. I plan tobecome an engineer in the future.我叫安?韦尔斯，是湖滨高中 10 年级的学生。我性格活泼，喜欢运动。我对一切事物都充满好奇。我经常提出问题，动手操作时我的学习效果最好。我最喜欢的科目是物理。我的爱好是跳舞和滑冰，我也喜欢读短篇小说。我计划将来要成为一名工程师。Thando,Thando, 1616 桑多：桑多：1616 岁岁SouthS
8、outh HillHill HighHigh SchoolSchool 南山高中南山高中SouthSouth AfricaAfrica 南非南非Im Thando Gowon. Im 16 this year. I come from South Africa. Im a Grade 10 student at South HillHigh School. I look good, think fast, and play hard. Youll never see me without a book or a pen. If Imnot in class, Im either in the
9、library or in the computer lab. At the weekends, I play computer games ifIm not busy studying. My dream is to start my own IT company!我是桑多?戈翁。我今年 16 岁，来自南非。我是南山高中 10 年级的学生。我长得挺好，思维敏捷，该玩的时候就玩得很卖力。不论什么时候，你都会看到我拿着书或握着笔。如果我不在上课，就一定在图书馆或计算机实验室。周末如果不忙于学习，我就玩电脑游戏。我的梦想是创办一家自己的信息技术公司！THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE 新
10、生的挑战Hi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to seniorhigh school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.嗨！我叫亚当，是高中一年级的新生。从初中过渡到高中真是一项巨大的挑战。第一周有点让人迷茫。First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.
11、 The school adviser helped mechoose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chineseis a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that Ishould sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im go
12、od at it.首先，我必须非常认真地考虑我想选哪些课程。学校的指导老师帮我选择了适合我的课程：数学、英语、化学、世界史和中文。我知道中文是一门非常难学的语言，但我希望毕业时能说得很流利。因为我喜欢英语而且成绩不错，我的指导老师建议我选修高级文学。I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach toldme that I didnt play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I
13、 wont quit. Ill find a way to improveon my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.我还得选一些课外活动。我想参加学校足球队，但教练说我踢得不够好。显然，我很不开心，但我不会放弃。我会自己想办法提高，这样我明年就能加入球队了。不过，我还是参加了一个志
14、愿者社团。每周三，我们会在食品救济站里干活，把食物分发给社区里的无家可归者。I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for alot more. Im a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and itll bequite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still, I
15、m happy to be here. Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.我知道作为一名高中生，我必须得更加努力地学习，学会习惯对更多的事情负责。我有点担心在高级课程中无法跟上其他学生，而且要适应所有的作业会相当困难。不过，我还是很高兴来到这里。努力学习并不总是有趣的，但我会为未来上大学或是任何其他的事情做好充分准备。10 September 20182018 年 9 月 10 日Dear Worried Frien
16、d,亲爱的有烦恼的朋友，You wrote that you are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you areanxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends toomuch time online.你信中写道，你很担心你的朋友陈雷。我完全理解你焦虑和担忧的心情。你认为你的朋友玩电脑游戏过于频繁，而且花太多时间在上网。I recommend
17、 that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of yourgeneration to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time onlineis unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even becomeaddicted t
18、o the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourageyour friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you,since you are his good friend.我建议你直接和你的朋友谈谈他的行为。对于你们这一代的青少年来说，被电脑游戏和网络世界所吸引并不稀奇。但是花太多的时间上网有损健康，也会让你很难集中精力
19、在生活中的其他事情上。一些学生甚至沉迷于网络，无法集中精力在学校和家庭生活上。我认为你应该鼓励你的朋友尝试一些新的爱好。你们为什么不一起讨论这个问题呢？我相信他会听你的，因为你是他的好朋友。All the best, 祝一切顺利！Susan Luo苏珊?罗PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas: narrow, dry, flat landrunning along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest
20、. 秘鲁是位于南美洲太平洋沿岸的一个国家，由三个主要地区构成：狭窄的 、干燥的、平坦的沿海地区，安第斯山脉和亚马孙热带雨林。In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperorlived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruleduntil 1821. It is for this reason that Spa
21、nish is the main official language of Peru.在 15 至 16 世纪期间，秘鲁曾是强大的古印加帝国的中心。印加帝王就住在现闻名于世的马丘比丘。西班牙在 16 世纪开始掌控秘鲁， 并一直统治到 1821 年。 正因为如此， 西班牙语才是秘鲁的主要官方语言。TRAVEL PERU畅游秘鲁Amazon Rainforest Tour亚马孙热带雨林之旅A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, youllspend one
22、day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can thenspend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animalsunique to the rainforest.从库斯科出发的短途航班会带您从安第斯山脉飞抵亚马孙雨林。从那儿，您将乘一天的船前往位于森林深处的住宿地。在接下来的三天里，您可以在当地导游的陪同下，深入雨林进行探索，欣赏雨林独有的动植物
23、。Machu Picchu Tour马丘比丘之旅This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way tothe city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and beamazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas dry stone method of
24、building. Incabuilders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than theperfect fit of the stones.为期四天的徒步旅行将带您在通往马丘比丘的途中，踏上穿越安第斯山脉的神奇之路。到达目的地后，您将有一天时间来探索这座令人叹为观止的古城。 尤其令人惊奇的是印加人的干式石头搭砌的建造方法。印加的建筑工人将石头切割成精确的尺寸，仅仅凭着石头间的完美贴合，即可稳固墙体。Cusco Tour 库斯科之旅Spend four day
25、s enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, thecapital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums,admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.在安第斯山脉上的库斯科畅玩四
26、天，尽情享受独特的西班牙和当地印第安文化。库斯科是 13 世纪至 16世纪印加帝国的首都。您将入住当地酒店、参观博物馆、欣赏建筑物，品尝当地美食，并在当地市场购物。Lake Titicaca Tour的的喀喀湖之旅Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cuscoto Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for
27、three days.Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake. 沿着连接库斯科到的的喀喀湖的新建公路，您可以欣赏到乡村美景。在那里，一艘小船将把您送至岛上的当地乌鲁斯家庭共度三天。岛屿和乌鲁斯人的住房都是由湖中的水生植物建造而成的。So come and experience what Peru has to offer: everything from the ancient Inca culture andcenturies-old Spanish villages to deep
28、rainforests, high mountains, and a beautiful coastline. 所以，欢迎来体验秘鲁的万种风情：这里有古印加文化和数百年历史的西班牙村庄，还有茂密的雨林、雄伟的山脉和美丽的海岸线。For more brochures about other package tours around Peru, contact us at tourinfotravelperu. org.如需获得更多有关秘鲁其他旅游套餐的宣传册，请与我们联系：tourinfotravelperu. org。To: 收信人： Cc: 抄送:Subject: A travel plan
29、 to Xian主题：西安旅行计划Dear Xiao Li, 亲爱的小李，My time here in China is going well. I love my new school and classmates. Over the October holiday,my parents and I are planning to go to Xian to see the Terracotta Army. Ive heard that it is an amazingsight, and I cant wait to go. To me, the story of the Terraco
30、tta Army is almost unbelievable. Itsamazing that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one in modern times knew about them untilthe 1970s.我在中国一切都好。我喜欢我的新学校和新同学。十一放假期间，我和父母打算去西安参观兵马俑。我听说兵马俑是一个令人惊叹的景点，我已经迫不及待了。对我来说，兵马俑的故事简直令人难以置信。那里有 8000 多座俑像，直到 20 世纪 70 年代才为人所知，想想这一切，真是非常神奇。Were also planning to
31、 visit several other places in Xian. My dad and I are both looking forward togoing to the Shaanxi History Museum, because my dad loves history and I have heard that thismuseum is known as a “Chinese treasure house”! Were also going to the Xian City Wall and a fewother famous sights.我们还计划去游览西安的其他景点。爸
32、爸和我都期待着参观陕西历史博物馆，因为我爸爸热爱历史，而我听说这家博物馆被誉为“中国宝库”！我们还打算游览西安古城墙和其他一些著名的景点。Were taking the train, leaving the day before the October holiday begins. Were arriving at 9: 30 a.m.and will start sightseeing right away, so I hope we sleep well on the train!我们打算坐火车，在十一假期开始的前一天出发。上午 9：30 到达到西安之后，我们马上开始观光，但愿我们能在火
33、车上睡个好觉！I guess thats all for now! Ill write again soon and send photos! Do you have any plans for the comingholiday? Hope to hear from you soon.我想今天就写到这里吧！我很快会再给你写信和发照片的！你对即将到来的假期有什么安排吗？希望收到你的来信。Your friend,你的朋友，Richard理查德LIVING LEGENDS 活着的传奇Help us choose some “Living Legends of Sports”. They must
34、be athletes who are masters in theirsports and also set good examples for others. Here are our first two choices.来帮助我们选出“体育界的活传奇”吧。他们必须所在运动项目上的大师，并且是他人学习的楷模。以下是我们首批筛选出来的两位传奇人物。Lang Ping 郎平As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the Chinawomens volleyball t
35、eam to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Pingis loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup,her determination was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the bestplayers had been injured, and
36、 the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing twoimportant players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced difficultiesbefore, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weekslater, they were world champions! T
37、hen in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold inBrazil.作为一名运动员，郎平为她的国家带来了诸多荣誉。作为一名教练，她带领中国女排在世界锦标赛和奥运会上屡获殊荣。作为个人，郎平深受国内外深受球迷的喜爱。当中国队在准备 2015 年世界杯时，她的决心受到了考验。郎平组建的团队处于崩溃的边缘。最优秀的队员中有一人受伤了，而且队长也因心脏问题而离队。失去两大主力队员是一个巨大的挑战，但郎平并没有灰心。她以前也遇到过各种困难，她知道只要她这些年轻的运动员们拧成一股绳通力合作，就能获胜。两周后，她们真成了世界冠军！随
38、后在 2016 年，郎平又带领她的排球队在巴西勇夺奥运会金牌。Michael Jordan 迈克尔乔丹When Michael Jordans feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player who became knownas “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordans skills wereimpressive, but the mental strength that he showed made him un
39、ique. In the final seconds of a game,Jordan always seemed to find a way to win. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning fromhis failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.” Losinggames taught him to practise harder and never give up. In
40、life, Jordan has learnt to share his successwith others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago has been helping young peoplesince 1996.迈克尔乔丹双脚离地的那一瞬间时，时间似乎都凝固了。这位被称为“飞人乔丹”的运动员用他那优雅的动作和跳跃改变了篮球运动。乔丹的球技令人赞叹，然而他所展示出来的精神力量使他脱颖而出。在比赛的最后几秒钟，乔丹似乎总能找到办法获胜。乔丹说，他成功的秘诀在于从失败中学习。 “我可以接受失败，每个人都会遭遇失败；
41、但我决不能接受不去尝试。 ”赛场上失利教会他更努力地训练和永不放弃。在生活中，乔丹学会了与他人分享自己的成功。他在芝加哥创建的“男孩女孩俱乐部”从 1996 年至今一直在帮助年轻人。Send your suggestions for “Living Legends of Sports” to LLS.请将你推荐的“体育界的活传奇”发送至 LLS。GOING POSITIVE 积极向上I always wanted to look like the slim girls on TV even though I knew that it was impossible. I worriedabout
42、 my weight and tried every new diet I read about online. I tried no-fat, low-fat, 5: 2, only bananas,no bananasI almost went bananas, too.我总是想让自己看起来像电视上的那些苗条女孩，尽管我知道明知这不可能。我非常担心我的体重，也尝试了我网上看到的每一种新的减肥饮食方案。我试过无脂肪、低脂肪、5：2 饮食法、只吃香蕉、不吃香蕉(最后)我几近疯狂。Then I read an article that said instead of asking “Am I f
43、at?” I should be asking “Am I fit?” I had no ideaa letter could make such a difference! Once I started thinking about fitness rather than weight, thingsbegan to change. Instead of saying “I want to lose three kilos”, I would say “I want to run two kilometresin eight minutes” or “I want to be able to
44、 do 30 push-ups”. Rather than cutting out the foods I enjoyed,I added healthy foods to my meals. I could still have a burger now and then, but I would add a salad oran apple.后来，我看到一篇文章，说不要问自己“我胖吗？”而应该问“我健康吗？” 我没料到一词之差，能有如此大的区别！一旦我开始考虑健康而不是体重，情况就有了变化。我不会说“我想减掉三公斤”，我会说“我要在八分钟内跑完两公里”或者“我希望能做 30 个俯卧撑”。我
45、不再抗拒我喜爱的食物，而是在自己的三餐中添加健康食品。我仍然偶尔可以吃一个汉堡，但我会加上一份沙拉或一个苹果。Finally, I stopped comparing myself with actresses and models and looking for things that were wrongwith my face or body. Instead, I made a list of the things I liked about myself. By being positive aboutmyself and my body, I became both happier
46、 and healthier.最后，我不再拿自己与女演员和模特比较，不再寻找我的脸蛋或身材的缺陷。相反，我把对自己满意的地方列了一张清单。通过积极看待自我和自己的身体，我变得更快乐、更健康了。THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDNT SLEEP地球的一个不眠之夜Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days，the waterin the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell. There were deep
47、cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous toeat，and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide，andfish jumped out of the water. At about 3：00 a.m., on 28 July
48、1976，bright lights were seen in the skyoutside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the citys one million people were asleepas usual that night.河北省东北部的农村地区怪事连连：一连几天，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏，井壁上出现了深深的裂缝。至少有一口水井的裂缝冒出臭气。鸡甚至猪都焦虑不安，不愿进食；狗拒绝进入屋内。老鼠跑到田外，寻找藏身之所，鱼儿也跳出水面。1976 年 7 月 28 日凌晨 3: 00 左右，唐山城外
49、的天空中出现了耀眼亮光，接着又传来巨大的声响。然而，那天晚上城里的百万居民仍像往常一样沉睡在梦乡。At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Elevenkilometres directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, aquake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of thewhole nation felt it! A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide, cut across houses, roads,and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins.Two thirds of the people who lived there were
