新目标初中英语九年级--Unit 9

Unit 9
[00:02.90]By the time I got outside,the bus had already left.
[00:08.78]SECTION A
[00:11.73]1a Listen and match the sentence parts
[00:52.38]2a Listen to Tina continue her story.Number the pictures[1-4]in the correct order.
[01:30.83]2b Fill in the blanks with the correct verb¹ forms.
[01:37.18]Then listen again and check your answers.
[02:08.94]3a Read the story and write the events in the correct order.
[02:15.42]I've never been late for school,but yesterday I came very close.
[02:21.95]My alarm clock didn't go off,and by the time I woke up,
[02:28.01]my father had already gone into the bathroom and I had to wait for him to come out.
[02:34.85]I had to really rush.
[02:38.41]I took a quick shower,and had some breakfast,and then ran off to the bus stop.
[02:45.85]Unfortunately,by the time I got there,the bus had already left.
[02:52.51]I started walking,but I knew I couldn't get to school on time.
[02:58.68]Luckily,my friend Tony and his dad came by in his ded's car
[03:05.34]and they gave me a ride.
[03:08.58]When I got to school,the final bell was ringing.
[03:13.31]I only just made it to my class.
[03:17.67]SECTION B
[03:24.12]2a Dave,Nick,and Joe are talking about April Fool's Day.
[04:34.18]2b Listen again.Who says each of the phrases² below?
[04:41.44]Write"D"for Dave,"N"for Nick,and"J"for Joe.
[05:48.60]3a Which of these stories is the most believable? Why?
[05:55.97]Which is the least believable?
[05:59.84]Why? Would you be fooled by any of the stories?
[06:05.58]In 1938,a radio program by actor Orson Welles announced
[06:12.43]that aliens³ from Mars⁴ had landed on the Earth.
[06:17.76]He descrided where they had landed
[06:21.62]and told how they were moving across the United⁵ Stares.
[06:27.47]Wesses was so convincing⁶ that hundreds of prople believed the story,
[06:33.64]and panic⁷ the whole country.
[06:38.29]By the time the authorities⁸ revealed⁹ that thestory was a hoax¹¹,
[06:43.75]thousands of people had fled¹² from their homes.
[06:49.03]One April Fool's Day.
[06:52.97]a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti¹³
[06:59.45]because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
[07:05.40]Many people ran to their local supernmarket to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
[07:13.06]By the time people realized that the story was a hoax.
[07:18.91]all of the spaghetti across the country had been bought.
[07:23.87]A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day.
[07:31.00]He asked her to marry him.
[07:34.48]she was thrilled,because she really wanted to get married.
[07:39.94]However,when she said"Yes",he replied"April Fool!"
[07:45.89]That little joke didn't have a very happy ending.
[07:50.65]The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show.
[07:59.90]READ                Changing English
[08:06.37]Tody,one in four people,or a quarter of the world's population uses English,
[08:13.92]and as many as one billion people are learning¹⁵ it.
[08:18.49]The world's 375 million native speakers from Canada to New Zealand feel lucy.
[08:26.75]They already know the language everyone wants to learn.
[08:31.71]New types of English are common wherever English is spoken.
[08:37.04]Singaporeans speak Singlish,their mixture of Chinese and English.
[08:43.39]For example,to ask,Where are you going?
[08:48.07]they mix Exhlish words with Chinese grammar:You go where?
[08:54.23]In India,many people speak Hinglish,a mixture of Hindi and English.
[09:01.78]When you go to Egypt,people always say,"Welcome in Egypt."
[09:08.15]Even Egyptian English language teachers say this instead of"Welcome to Egypt."
[09:15.31]Why do they say this?It's an example of how English changes over time
[09:22.96]and from place to place.Using"in"after"welcome"is normal in Egypt,
[09:32.40]but it sounds strange to native English speakers.
[09:37.07]Languages are always changing.
[09:41.22]A hundred years ago,German was the most popular language for science.
[09:47.89]Scientists had to learn German to read the latest information in science books.
[09:54.55]But by 1950,American inventions and ideas had helped to make English more popular.
[10:02.88]Some language teachers believe that if China begins to develop important technologies
[10:09.93]such as new types of comprters
[10:14.01]then Chinese might become the language every scientist wants to learn.
[10:20.17]Already,many business people are learning Chinese to help them do business in China.
[10:27.93]Some native speakers may not like the changes to their language.
[10:33.21]It might be difficult to understand what new English speakers are saying.
[10:39.27]Native English speakers
[10:42.72]often have problems when they go to other English-speaking countries.
[10:48.59]In South Africa,for example,when you ask for street directions,you might hear,
[10:55.75]"Turn right at the next robot."
[10:59.20]What does this mean?Robot is the South African English word for traffic light.
[11:06.75]The South African dictionary has 10,000 words
[11:12.31]that are not found elsewhere¹⁶ in the world.
[11:16.68]Another thing native English speakers may not like is the competition for jobs.
[11:23.44]A person who speaks English as a second language has two very significant¹⁷ skills
[11:30.99]speaking English and speaking their own native language.
[11:36.63]When two people try for the same position,
[11:41.20]the one with two languages will often be the one who gets the job.
[11:47.37]Words and Expressions in Each Unit 9
[11:55.62]oversleep            bell                 ring                 go off
[11:59.75]v.睡过头,睡得过久    n.钟,铃              v.鸣,响              闹响
[12:03.88]rush                 run off              on time              give sb.a ride
[12:08.35]v.冲,奔              跑掉                 准时                 让某人搭便车
[12:12.81]lock                 break down           costume              show up
[12:16.90]v.锁                 损坏                 n.服装               出席
[12:20.99]exhausted            embarassed           empty                fool
[12:25.12]adj.极其疲惫的       adj.窘迫的           adj.空的,闲的        v.愚弄
[12:29.24]April Fool's Day     announce             describe             convince¹⁸
[12:33.96]愚人节               v.宣布,通告          v.描述               v.使确信
[12:38.67]panic                set off              authority            reveal¹⁰
[12:42.91]n.恐慌               激起                 n.权威机构           v.揭示
[12:47.14]hoax                 flee                 spaghetti            girlfriend
[12:52.13]n.骗局               v.逃跑               n.意大利式细面条     n.女朋友
[12:57.12]show                 marry                thrill¹⁴
[13:00.09]n.演出               v.嫁,娶              v.使非常驻机构激动
[13:03.07]get married          reply                ending
[13:06.25]结婚                 v.回答               n.结局
[13:09.42]Reading
[13:11.98]quarter              population           native               speaker
[13:16.02]n.四分之一           n.人口               adj.本国的           n.说话者
[13:20.05]wherever             Singaporean          India                Hindi
[13:24.43]adv.无论哪里         n.新加坡人           n.印度               n.印地语
[13:28.80]German               invention            business             light
[13:33.04]n.德语,德国人        n.发明,创造          n.生意               n.灯
[13:37.27]traffic light        significant          position
[13:40.65]交通信号灯           adj.重大的           n.位置
[13:44.03]control              intersection¹⁹
[13:48.56]v.控制               n.交叉点
 

1 verb   

n.[语]动词

参考例句：

• The sentence is formed from a verb and two nouns.这句子由一个动词和两个名词构成。
• These are the finite forms of a verb.这些是一个动词的限定形式。

2 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 aliens   

n.外国人( alien的名词复数 )；外侨；局外人；外星人

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders. 我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Both women had hired illegal aliens for child care. 两个女人都曾雇过非法入境者照看孩子。 来自辞典例句

4 Mars   

n.火星，战争

参考例句：

• As of now we don't know much about Mars.目前我们对火星还知之甚少。
• He contended that there must be life on Mars.他坚信火星上面一定有生物。

5 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

6 convincing   

adj.使人信服的，有力的，令人心悦诚服的

参考例句：

• The data you have collected is not enough to be convincing.你们收集的材料说服力不足。
• His version of the accident seemed most convincing.他对该事件的叙述似乎最令人信服。

7 panic   

n.恐慌，惊惶；adj.惊慌的，没有理由的，恐慌的；vt.使惊慌，使狂热；vi.惊慌

参考例句：

• There was a panic when the building caught fire.大楼起火时，人们一片惊慌。
• She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car.她突然惊慌失措起来，于是停住了车。

8 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 revealed   

v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 reveal   

vt.揭露，泄露；展现，显示

参考例句：

• The journalist did not want to reveal the identity of his informant.那个新闻工作者不想透露消息提供人的身份。
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes.它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。

11 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

12 fled   

v.逃走，逃掉( flee的过去式和过去分词 )；逃离，逃避

参考例句：

• The robbers fled empty-handed. 抢劫犯一无所获地逃走了。
• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 spaghetti   

n.意大利式细面务

参考例句：

• I think you like spaghetti.我以为你喜欢意大利面条。
• People served a spaghetti supper in the parish house.人们在教堂交谊厅吃意大利面晚餐。

14 thrill   

n.震颤，激动，刺激性，一阵激动；vi.震颤，抖颤，激动；vt.使激动，使颤动

参考例句：

• The news sent a thrill of joy to my heart.这消息使我感到一阵喜悦。
• His speech caused a thrill among the audience.他的演说引起了听众的极大兴奋。

15 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

16 elsewhere   

adv.在别处，到别处

参考例句：

• Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
• I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。

17 significant   

adj.相当数量的；意义重大的；意味深长的

参考例句：

• Your success today may be significant for your whole future.你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是重要的。
• She cast him a significant smile.她向他投去意味深长的一笑。

18 convince   

vt.使确认，使信服；使认识错误

参考例句：

• It requires a lot of talking to convince him.要说服他很费口舌。
• I have given over trying to convince him.我已经不再试图说服他了。

19 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。