新标准初中英语七年级(下):Module12 HUA MULAN(1)

[00:03.17]Module 12 HUA MULAN
[00:06.89]3 Listen and read.
[00:09.97]The Story of Hua Mulan
[00:13.17]Part one
[00:14.91]One day,a young Chinese girl named Hua Mulan,
[00:19.68]hears that the emperor¹ wants lots of young men
[00:22.89]to join the arm.
[00:25.19]The emperor says that one man form² every family
[00:29.30]must join the army³.Mulan is sad.
[00:33.51]Her father is very old and cannot join the army
[00:37.40]Her brother is very young
[00:39.60]and he cannot join the army either⁴.
[00:43.05]Mulan wants to help the emperor
[00:46.09]fight⁵ for his country.
[00:48.92]Mulan suddenly⁶ has an idea.
[00:51.44]"I'm going⁷ to join the army!
[00:53.60]I'm going to wear my father's clothes,
[00:55.85]and I'm going to look like a man.
[00:58.26]The captain⁸ of the army
[00:59.51]will think that I'm a man!"
[01:01.66]So,Mulan wears her father's old clothes.
[01:05.73]She goes to the market⁹ and buys a horse.
[01:09.00]Then she says goodbye
[01:10.98]to her mother and father.
[01:12.67]"Please don't be sad,Father and Mother.
[01:15.05]I'm going to fight for our country.
[01:18.11]I'm going to come back soon,"she says.
[01:21.34]Mulan then rides her horse
[01:23.64]to go to join the army.
[01:26.76]She travels¹⁰ past the Yellow River
[01:29.29]and the Black Mountains,
[01:31.25]to go the army many miles¹¹ away.
[01:35.16]She travels by herself¹².
[01:37.55]After traveling¹³ for many weeks,
[01:40.47]Mulan finally¹⁴ reaches¹⁵ the army.
[01:43.55]Mulan is brave¹⁶ in the war¹⁷
[01:46.33]with the other soldiers¹⁹.
[01:48.19]The captain tells her,
[01:50.16]"You're a brave man and a great soldier¹⁸."
[01:52.70]

1 emperor   

n.皇帝，君主

参考例句：

• He is a good emperor.他是个好皇帝。
• The daughter of an emperor does not worry about finding a husband.皇帝女儿不愁嫁。

2 form   

n.形式，形状，表格；v.形成，组成，建立

参考例句：

• It is an art form.它是一种艺术形式。
• My garden is in the form of a square.我的花园是方形的。

3 army   

n.军队，陆军，正规军，野战军

参考例句：

• The army numbered four to five thousand at the start.这支军队开始才有四五千人。
• What is the total strength of the enemy army?敌军人数总共有多少？

4 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

5 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。

6 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

7 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。

8 captain   

n.队长；首领；船长，舰长；（军）上校

参考例句：

• Have you seen our captain?你看到队长了吗？
• The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。

9 market   

n.市场；集市

参考例句：

• The next market is on the 15th.下一次集市是15号。
• There is no market for these goods.这些货物，没有销路。

10 travels   

n.旅途， （非正式）旅行笔记，游记；旅行( travel的名词复数 )；移动；游历；[机械工程]机械运动（尤指往复运动）v.行进( travel的第三人称单数 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• Stories about his travels abound. 有关他游历的故事多得很。
• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 Miles   

n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇

12 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

13 traveling   

adj.同行的；活动的；移动的n.带球走步，走步违例

参考例句：

• Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

15 reaches   

n.河段；流域；（上、中或下）游；（外）围；（远）处；（组织或机构中的）层级

参考例句：

• His secretary acts as a gatekeeper, reading all mail before it reaches her boss. 老板的秘书负责把关，所有邮件都由她先过目再呈送给他。
• Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning. 上午8、9点钟之间是交通高峰期。

16 brave   

adj.勇敢的；v.勇敢地面对(危险等)；抵抗

参考例句：

• He is a brave soldier.他是一位勇敢的战士。
• I think you are very brave.我认为你非常勇敢。

17 war   

n.战争；vi.作战

参考例句：

• We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
• The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。

18 soldier   

n.士兵，战士

参考例句：

• He is a good soldier.他是个好战士。
• He is a brave soldier.他是一个勇敢的士兵。

19 soldiers   

n.士兵，军人( soldier的名词复数 )；兵员；士卒

参考例句：

• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。
• soldiers brutalized by war 在战争中变得残酷无情的士兵