八年級英語短文-

1、1 Chinese New YearChinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Western calendar changes from year to year. However, Chinese New Year takes place between

2、 January 1 and February 19. On the Chinese calendar every year has an animals name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. T

3、he other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the oxs back, and then at the end jumped over the oxs head to arrive first! The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of that

4、 animal. lunar 月(亮)的 exact 確切的 calendar 日歷 rat 鼠 ox 公 牛 rabbit 兔子 ram 公羊 rooster 公雞 legend 傳說 name after 按.命名 particular 特殊的 characteristic 特征春 節(jié)對于全世界的華人來說，中國的新年是最重要的節(jié)日。人們也稱它為春節(jié)或農(nóng)歷新年。 公歷春節(jié)的確切日期每年都在變化。但是春節(jié)一般都在 1 月 1 日 到 2 月 19 日 之間。 在農(nóng)歷中，每年都有一個生肖。這些生肖是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗和豬。據(jù)傳說，這十二個動物舉行了一次賽跑，第一年就以獲勝

5、者鼠命名，其他十一年就根據(jù)動物們到達終點的順序命名。聰明的鼠跳在牛背上，在最后時刻跳過牛的頭頂?shù)谝粋€到達終點！中國人相信在某一年出生的人具有這一年生肖的一些特征。2 A Teenagers Joke: Guidelines for Doing SchoolworkMy school had a policy about homework. Students should not spend more than ninety minutes per night doing homework. This is how I use the time for my work. Fifteen minu

6、tes looking for assignment; Eleven minutes calling a friend for the assignment; Twenty three minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and does not like teenagers; Eight minutes in the bathroom; Ten minutes getting a snack; Seven minutes checking the TV Guide; Six minutes telling my parents that th

7、e teacher never explained the assignment; Ten minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment. guideline 指導(dǎo)方針 policy 政策 per 每 assignment 作業(yè) mean 低劣的 snack 小吃 TV guide 電視指南 有關(guān)青少年的一則笑話做作業(yè)的指導(dǎo)方針我的學(xué)校有一項針對作業(yè)的政策。學(xué)生每天晚上做作業(yè)的時間不應(yīng)該超過九十分鐘。以下就是我如何為完成作業(yè)而使用這九十分鐘的。 花十五分鐘找作業(yè)；花十一分鐘打電話

8、向同學(xué)問作業(yè)； 花二十三分 鐘抱怨 老師為什么總是那么討厭，為什么不喜歡我們這些十幾歲的孩子； 花八分鐘在洗手間里；花十分鐘找小吃； 花七分鐘查看電視節(jié)目預(yù)告；花六分鐘告訴父母，老師從沒解釋過所布置的作業(yè)； 花十分鐘坐在餐桌旁等媽媽或者爸爸來做作業(yè)。3 The Toad and the FrogA toad saw a frog near the road. He was a fat old frog. He sat and moaned and groaned. The toad said, “Do not moan and groan, Mr. Frog. Hop like me. Hop

9、 down the road.” So the frog and the toad went down the road to a big oak tree. “I am home,” said the toad. “Come in and I will make tea.” But Mr. Frog said, in a deep croak, “I must not roam far from home. I will be off to my home near the pond.” toad 蟾蜍,癩蛤蟆 moan 呻吟 hop 跳躍 oak 橡樹 croak 一種低而嘶啞的聲音 癩蛤

10、蟆和青蛙一只癩蛤蟆在路邊看到一只青蛙。那是只又胖又老的青蛙。他坐在那里呻吟嘆息著。 癩蛤蟆說：“青蛙先生，不要呻吟嘆息了。像我一樣跳吧。沿著這條路跳?！?所以青蛙和癩蛤蟆一起沿著小路跳到一棵大橡樹下。 “我到家了，”癩蛤蟆說，“進來吧，我來泡茶?！?但青蛙用低沉的聲音說：“我不能在離家遠(yuǎn)的地方閑逛，我要回我在池塘邊上的家。”4. A was an apple pie A是一個蘋果(APPLE)派 B bit it B咬了(BIT)它一口 C cut it C切開(CUT)它 D dealt with it D來分發(fā)(DEALT)它 E ate it E吃了(EAT)它 F fought for

11、 it F為了它而與人打斗(FOUGHT) G got it G得到了(GOT)它 H had it H擁有了(HAD)它 I inspected it I來檢查(INSPECTED)它 J jumped for it J為得到了蘋果派而歡蹦亂跳(JUMPED) K kept it K保存(KEPT)起了蘋果派 L longed for it L渴望(LONGED)得到蘋果派 M mourned for it M因沒得到蘋果派而傷心落淚(MOURNED) N nodded at it N對蘋果派點頭(NODDED) O opened it O打開了(OPENED)它 P peeped in i

12、t P覬覦(PEEPED)它 Q quartered it Q把個蘋果派分成了四份(QUARTERED) R ran for it R為了它跑 (RAN) S stole it S偷了它(STOLE) T took it T拿走了(TOOK)蘋果派 U upset it U打翻了(UPSET)它 V viewed it V審視著(VIEWED)它 W wanted it W想得到(WANTED)它 X，Y，Z and ampersand all wished for a piece in hand. XYZ和&都希望手上能有一塊蘋果派。bit bite 咬的過去時 dealt with dea

13、l with 處理的過去時 inspect 檢查long for 渴望 mourn 哀悼 nod 點頭 peep 窺視 quarter 分成四份upset upset 弄翻的過去時 view 觀察 ampersand 記號名稱5 Homestay in the USMy name is Jenny and I did a homestay in America. When I first met my host mother, Mary, she gave me a big hug. I was really shocked because I had never been hugged be

14、fore, and I wasn sure how to respond. By the time I left America, though, I came to enjoy hugging and being hugged. Shaking hands was also a challenge. My homestay father, Peter, looked at me straight in the eye and squeezed my hand firmly. Both Mary and Peter wanted me to call them by their first n

15、ames because they, as Americans, like informality. By using first names only, we felt friendlier towards each other. homestay 家庭寄宿 host 東道主 hug 擁抱 shock 震驚 respond 回應(yīng) challenge 挑戰(zhàn) straight 直接地 squeeze 擠壓 firmly 緊緊地 informality 隨意在美國家庭寄宿 我叫珍妮，我在美國家庭寄宿。當(dāng)我第一次見到我要寄宿那家的母親瑪麗時，她熱情地?fù)肀Я宋?。我確實感到非常震驚因為我從來沒有被擁抱過

16、，我不知道該如何回應(yīng)。然而到我要離開美國時，我已經(jīng)非常喜歡擁抱別人和被別人擁抱了。 握手也是個挑戰(zhàn)。我寄宿那家的父親彼特，直視著我的眼睛，緊緊地握我的手。 瑪麗和彼特都希望我對他們直呼其名，因為美國人一般比較隨意。通過直呼其名，我們互相之間感到更加親切友好。6 Brothers and SistersMy sister is a year older than me and weve been sharing a room since I was 3 years old. We are very close, but we also fight all the time. Our fights

17、 are never serious. I cant remember the cause of our fights now, but they were always over small things. Sometimes it was just over a particular word I used or maybe just because my sister gave my teddy bear a hug and I was unhappy about it. We dont take our fights very seriously as if all the fight

18、s are a game. I think its perfectly okay for kids to fight with their brothers or sisters. Now Im a teenager, and I even think that theyre sweet memories!share 分享 serious 認(rèn)真的 cause 原因 fight 打架 particular 特別的，特殊的 teddy bear 玩具熊 teenage 青少年 perfectly 完全兄 弟 姐 妹 我的姐姐比我大一歲，從我三歲起我們就一直合用一個房間。我們非常親密，但是我們也時常

19、打架。我們打架從來不是認(rèn)真的。我現(xiàn)在都記不起我們打架的原因，但肯定是因為一些小事。有時候，僅僅是因為我用的某個詞，或者是因為姐姐抱了我的玩具熊，而我對此感到生氣。我們從來不把打架當(dāng)真，就好像這只是場游戲。我覺得小孩子和兄弟姐妹們打打鬧鬧沒有什么?，F(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)十幾歲了，但我覺得那都是我美好的回憶！7 Thirty Days Hath September （Nursery Rhyme）Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Except for February alon

20、e, It has twenty-eight days clear, And twenty-nine on each Leap Year.hath （古英語）=has leap year 閏年 三十天的是九月（童謠一首） 三十天的是九月，四月，六月和十一月；其余的月份都是三十一天， 除了二月，二月只有二十八天， 每個閏年二月有二十九天。8 Two DumplingsA young man had a small business. He worked very hard, and he made a lot of money. One day, he had dinner with a bus

21、inessman. He wanted the man to become his business partner. When they finished the dinner, there were two dumplings left. The young man told the waitress: Please pack them in a doggy bag and Id like to take them home.Soon the businessman decided to work together with the young man. He said, The youn

22、g man is great. He has lots of money but he wont waste it.dumpling 餃子 partner 伙伴 waitress 女服務(wù)員 pack 包 doggy bag （飯店里客人將吃剩食物打包帶走時用的）紙包兩個餃子一個年輕人做了點小生意。他工作很努力，所以他賺到了許多錢。一天，他和一個商人吃飯。他希望那個人成為他的生意伙伴。當(dāng)他們吃完飯后，還剩下兩個餃子。 年輕人告訴服務(wù)員小姐：“請把這兩個餃子打包，我要帶回家去。”很快，這個商人就決定和這個年輕人一起做生意了。他說：“這個年輕人很好。他有很多錢但他不浪費。”9 A Visit to

23、the City CentreOn their first day in the capital, Diana and Peter visited the Old Tower which stood on a hill near the city centre. There were stairs leading to the top, but Diana and Peter decided to take the lift. At the top there was a caf?and a balcony where visitors could stand and enjoy the vi

24、ew. It was magnificent you could see the whole city, the river and the hills beyond. On their way back from the Tower, Diana and Peter went past the main square in the city centre. They stopped at a stall to have some orange juice, and sat and watched the traffic for a while. The square was very bus

25、y, with cars, buses, bicycles and pedestrians going in all directions. In the centre of the square there was a policeman controlling the traffic. stair 樓梯 take the lift 乘電梯 balcony 陽臺 magnificent 壯觀的 stall 攤點 pedestrian 行人 control 控制游覽市中心 戴安娜和彼特第一天游覽了首都市容，去了市中心附近小山上的古塔。古塔有樓梯直通塔頂，但戴安娜和彼特決定乘坐電梯。塔頂有一個咖

26、啡廳和觀光平臺，游客可以俯瞰市容。這兒的景色很美麗整座城市盡收眼底，還有遠(yuǎn)處的河流和群山。 在從古塔回來的路上，戴安娜和彼特游覽了市中心廣場。他們在一個小攤販前停下喝果汁，坐下小歇一會，觀賞街上的車水馬龍，廣場上小汽車、公共汽車、自行車和行人絡(luò)繹不絕，廣場中心一位警察在指揮交通。10 Rain, Rain, Go Away（Nursery Rhyme）Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again. Rain, rain, pour down, Bu

27、t not a drop on our town. Rain on the green grass, And rain on the tree, And rain on the housetop, But not on me. Rain, rain, go away, Come again on washing day. Rain, rain, go to Germany, And remain there permanently. Rain, rain, go away, Come on Marthas wedding day. remain 保持，逗留 permanently 永遠(yuǎn)地 雨，

28、雨，走開吧（童謠一首）雨，雨，走開吧，改天再來吧，雨，雨，去西班牙吧，不要再出現(xiàn)了。 雨，雨，盡情地下吧，但是一滴也不要下到我們鎮(zhèn)上來。 雨下在碧綠的草地上，雨下在樹上，雨下在房頂上，但不要下在我身上。 雨，雨，走開吧，洗衣服的那天再來吧。 雨，雨，去德國吧，永遠(yuǎn)待在那里吧11 An Embarrassing ShowThe day of the school science fair had finally arrived, and Lisa was both nervous and excited. She couldnt wait to show off her volcano mode

29、l at the fair. She might even win the first prize! As Lisa was setting up her volcano, she noticed her friend Alexs project on the table next to hers. Weeks ago, Alex had asked her for help in creating a model of the solar system, and Lisa was glad to help. He never told her he as going to enter it in the Science Fair! His model was painted beautifully in different colours. Finally Alex got the first place and Lisa felt very embarrassed.fair 展覽會 nervous 神經(jīng)緊張的，不安的 excited 興奮的 show off 炫耀 volcan