新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT1 An exchange student

[00:03.98]Module 8 LIFE¹ ON AN AMERICAN FARM
[00:08.80]UNIT 1 It's important² to be polite³
[00:12.75]and helpful⁴.
[00:14.99]1 Listen and read.Then say.
[00:20.23]Bye, Mum.I'm going⁵ to miss you.
[00:23.71]I'm going to miss you goo, son.
[00:26.14]Are the presents for
[00:27.89]the Turner family in you bag?
[00:30.46]Yes, they are.
[00:32.69]Remember,  you're very luckly to be chosen
[00:35.19]to go to America as⁶ an exchange⁷ student,
[00:38.91]so make sure you behave⁸ properly⁹.
[00:41.19]That's right, it's important to be polite
[00:44.56]and helpful while¹⁰ you're staying
[00:46.80]with the Turners.
[00:49.12]Don't worry, I won't forget.
[00:51.69]See you in four weeks!
[00:54.74]How far is yor farm from the city, Mrs Turner?
[00:59.73]Oh, quite far.It's about two hours' drive.
[01:04.25]We don't usually go to the city;
[01:06.76]we usually go to Huntsville to shop.
[01:09.51]It's the nearest town from our farm.
[01:12.08]We buy all our things there.
[01:14.92]What do you grow on your farm? Rice.
[01:18.88]Really? I didn't know rice was¹¹ grown
[01:22.30]in the USA!
[01:24.23]Oh yes.There are a lot of rice farms
[01:27.38]in northern¹² California¹³.
[01:28.38]

1 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

2 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

3 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

4 helpful   

adj.有帮助的，有用的，

参考例句：

• Computers are very useful and helpful.电脑非常有用，也有益。
• I try to be very helpful.我尽量使自己有助于人。

5 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。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 exchange   

n.交换，汇兑，交易所；v.交换，交易，兑换

参考例句：

• You two boys exchange places.你们两个孩子交换一下位置。
• He likes to exchange ideas with others.他喜欢与别人交流思想。

8 behave   

vt./vi.举动；举止；行为表现

参考例句：

• The children behave well.孩子们行为良好。
• Not all kings behave in a kingly way.并非所有国王都有王者风范。

9 properly   

adv.适当地；正当地；严格地

参考例句：

• He has disposed of the rubbish properly.他已经适当地处理了垃圾。
• Do your shoes fit properly?你的鞋适合吗？

10 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

11 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

12 northern   

adj.在北方的；北方的

参考例句：

• The park is in the northern part of the city.公园位于该城市的北部。
• That's a large city in northern Greece.那是希腊北部的一个大城市。

13 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。