人教新目标版八年级上册英语Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes课文音频

UNIT 7 When Tomorrow Comes 翻译：第七单元 当明天来临

BIG Question: What will the future look like? 翻译：大问题：未来会是什么样子？

SECTION A What are your predictions about the future? 翻译：A部分 你对未来有什么预测？

1b Listen to the first conversation and complete the summary. 翻译：1b 听第一段对话并完成总结。

Teng Fei: Hi, Peter! Are you free tomorrow? A new sci-fi film is coming out. I know you like sci-fi films. Shall we go to see it? 翻译：滕飞：嗨，彼得！你明天有空吗？一部新的科幻电影要上映了。我知道你喜欢科幻片，我们去看好吗？

Peter: Oh, I'd love to! Which cinema shall we go to? 翻译：彼得：哦，我很想去！我们去哪家电影院？

Teng Fei: What about the Huaxia Cinema? 翻译：滕飞：华夏影院怎么样？

Peter: Good idea! 翻译：彼得：好主意！

Teng Fei: OK. I'll book the tickets online now ... OK, done. The film starts at 5:15 p.m. 翻译：滕飞：好的，我现在在线订票⋯⋯好了，订好了。电影下午五点十五分开始。

Peter: Good. Shall we meet at the cinema at five o'clock? 翻译：彼得：好的。我们五点在电影院见面好吗？

Teng Fei: All right. See you then! 翻译：滕飞：没问题。到时候见！

1c Listen to the second conversation and circle T for true or F for false. 翻译：1c 听第二段对话，判断正误，正确圈T，错误圈F。

Peter: What an exciting sci-fi film! I really loved the story. 翻译：彼得：这部科幻电影太刺激了！我真的很喜欢里面的故事。

Teng Fei: Me too. But do you think the film was right? Will climate change be worse in the future? 翻译：滕飞：我也是。但你觉得电影里的设定对吗？未来气候变化会变得更严重吗？

Peter: I'm afraid so. Some scientists believe there will be less land to grow food. 翻译：彼得：恐怕是的。有些科学家认为将来可供种植粮食的土地会更少。

Teng Fei: I don't think there will be less land. 翻译：滕飞：我觉得土地不会变少。

Peter: You seem quite positive about the future. 翻译：彼得：你似乎对未来很乐观。

Teng Fei: I am. I read that people could plant trees and turn deserts into forests. And we can make more farmland too. 翻译：滕飞：没错。我读到过人们可以植树，把沙漠变成森林。我们也能开垦更多农田。

Peter: Perhaps you are right. So, do you think we will still live on earth in the future? 翻译：彼得：也许你是对的。那么，你认为我们未来还会生活在地球上吗？

Teng Fei: Yes, but I believe we'll keep on exploring space. 翻译：滕飞：会的，但我相信我们会继续探索太空。

Pronunciation 翻译：发音

1 Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group. 翻译：1 听录音并跟读。为每个组再添加一个单词。

/n/ 翻译：

n, kn 翻译：

news 翻译：消息

mind 翻译：心思

know 翻译：知道

/ŋ/ 翻译：

ng 翻译：

song 翻译：歌曲

hang 翻译：悬挂

dying 翻译：垂死的

/ŋk/ 翻译：

nk 翻译：

ink 翻译：墨水

bank 翻译：银行

monkey 翻译：猴子

/ŋg/ 翻译：

ng 翻译：

hunger 翻译：饥饿

angry 翻译：生气的

English 翻译：英语

/tʃ/ 翻译：

ch, tch 翻译：

cheap 翻译：便宜的

much 翻译：多

watch 翻译：看

/dʒ/ 翻译：

j, ge, g 翻译：

jacket 翻译：夹克衫

change 翻译：改变

magic 翻译：魔法

/f/ 翻译：

f, ph 翻译：

face 翻译：脸

photo 翻译：相片

elephant 翻译：大象

/r/ 翻译：

r, wr 翻译：

race 翻译：竞赛

orange 翻译：橙子

write 翻译：写

2 Listen and match the emotions with the sentences. 翻译：2 听录音并将句子呈现的情感态度与对应句子相匹配。

1. What an exciting sci-fi film! I really loved the story. 翻译：1. 这部科幻电影太刺激了！我真的很喜欢里面的故事。

2. Can you hear the wind? It sounds scary! 翻译：2. 你能听到风声吗？听起来很吓人！

3. My test is next week, but I don't have time to study. 翻译：3. 我的考试在下周，但我没时间学习。

4. It's still raining. There's nothing to do. 翻译：4. 还在下雨。没什么可做的。

5. can hardly keep my eyes open. I'm going to bed now. 翻译：5. 我几乎睁不开眼睛了。我现在要去睡觉了。

2a Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. 翻译：2a 听对话并填空。

Hi, Jennifer. What's up? 翻译：嗨，珍妮弗。忙什么呢？

Oh, hi, Helen. I'm watching a video about future predictions. 翻译：哦，嗨，海伦。我在看一个关于未来预测的视频。

So, what will the future be like? 翻译：那么，未来会是什么样子呢？

Well, there will be more people in cities, but the transport system will be more efficient. It means that there will be fewer traffic accidents. 翻译：嗯，城市里会有更多人口，但交通系统会更高效。这意味着交通事故会减少。

Sounds great! Any other predictions? 翻译：听起来很棒！还有其他预测吗？

Students probably won't go to a school in the future. They will study at home or any place they want. 翻译：未来学生可能不用去学校上学。他们会在家或任何想去的地方学习。

Oh, but I really like going to school! Anything else? 翻译：哦，但我真的很喜欢上学！还有别的吗？

And people will live longer. 翻译：而且人们会活得更久。

Really? Why? 翻译：真的吗？为什么？

Because we'll have better health care technology in our homes. Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems before they become bigger. 翻译：因为我们家里会有更好的医疗保健技术。机器会在小健康问题变大之前告诉我们如何解决。

That'll be great. How long will most people live? 翻译：那太好了。大多数人会活多久？

Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. Some may even live to be 150. 翻译：嗯，更多人会活到一百岁以上。有些人甚至可能活到一百五十岁。

Wow, that sounds wonderful! 翻译：哇，听起来太棒了！

2d Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it. 翻译：2d 再听一遍对话，然后分角色表演。

Helen: Hi, Jennifer. What's up? 翻译：海伦：嗨，珍妮弗。怎么了？

Jennifer: Oh, hi, Helen. I'm watching a video about future predictions. 翻译：珍妮弗：哦，嗨，海伦。我在看一个关于未来预测的视频。

Helen: So, what will the future be like? 翻译：海伦：那么，未来会是什么样子呢？

Jennifer: Well, there will be more people in cities, but the transport system will be more efficient. It means that there will be fewer traffic accidents. 翻译：珍妮弗：嗯，城市里会有更多人口，但交通系统会更高效。这意味着交通事故会减少。

Helen: Sounds great! Any other predictions? 翻译：海伦：听起来很棒！还有其他预测吗？

Jennifer: Students probably won't go to a school in the future. They will study at home or any place they want. 翻译：珍妮弗：未来学生可能不用去学校上学。他们会在家或任何想去的地方学习。

Helen: Oh, but I really like going to school! Anything else? 翻译：海伦：哦，但我真的很喜欢上学！还有别的吗？

Jennifer: And people will live longer. 翻译：珍妮弗：而且人们会活得更久。

Helen: Really? Why? 翻译：海伦：真的吗？为什么？

Jennifer: Because we'll have better health care technology in our homes. Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems before they become bigger. 翻译：珍妮弗：因为我们家里会有更好的医疗保健技术。机器会在小健康问题变大之前告诉我们如何解决。

Helen: That'll be great. How long will most people live? 翻译：海伦：那太好了。大多数人会活多久？

Jennifer: Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. Some may even live to be 150. 翻译：珍妮弗：嗯，更多人会活到一百岁以上。有些人甚至可能活到一百五十岁。

Helen: Wow, that sounds wonderful! 翻译：海伦：哇，听起来太棒了！

Grammar Focus 翻译：语法聚焦

3a Read the sentences and notice the words in bold. Find more sentences in Section A that use the simple future tense. 翻译：3a 阅读句子，注意粗体单词。在A部分找到更多使用一般将来时的句子。

Shall we go to see the sci-fi film? 翻译：我们要去看那部科幻电影吗？

Oh, I'd love to. 翻译：哦，我很想去。

What will the future be like? 翻译：未来会是什么样？

There will be more people in cities, but there will be fewer traffic accidents. 翻译：城市里会有更多人口，但交通事故会更少。

Will most people live in outer space? 翻译：大多数人会住在外太空吗？

Yes, they will. No, they won't. 翻译：是的，他们会。/ 不，他们不会。

How long will people live? 翻译：人们会活多久？

Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. 翻译：嗯，更多人会活到一百岁以上。

SECTION B How can we prepare for the future? 翻译：B部分 我们如何为未来做准备？

1b Read the interview and see if your guess was correct. 翻译：1b 阅读访谈，看看你的猜测是否正确。

Ready for Tomorrow? 翻译：为明天做好准备了吗？

Good evening, everyone! Our guest today is Dr Lu Xingyuan, chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre. So welcome to our show, Dr Lu. 翻译：各位晚上好！我们今天的嘉宾是未来世界研究中心首席研究员陆兴元博士。欢迎来到我们的节目，陆博士。

Good evening. Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here. 翻译：晚上好。谢谢，很高兴来到这里。

Dr Lu, thank you for joining us. So, as a futurist, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years? 翻译：陆博士，感谢您参与我们的节目。作为一名未来学家，您能告诉我们五十年后的生活将有哪些不同吗？

Well, you'll see robots working everywhere. 翻译：嗯，你会看到机器人在各处工作。

Can you give us some examples? 翻译：您能举些例子吗？

Well, as we all know, China's robotics industry is growing fast. Robots will make our life easier. 翻译：好的，众所周知，中国的机器人产业发展迅速。机器人将使我们的生活更轻松。

We'll have service robots. They will do almost all our housework. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen. 翻译：我们会有服务型机器人，它们几乎能完成所有家务。当灾难和紧急情况发生时，它们还会帮助拯救生命。

So, what jobs will humans still do in the future? 翻译：那么，未来人类还会从事哪些工作呢？

Good question! Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts. 翻译：这个问题很好！如今的一些工作在未来几年将会消失。不过，未来会有更多具有挑战性的工作，比如太空飞行员和人工智能专家。

Do you think robots will replace humans one day? 翻译：您认为机器人有一天会取代人类吗？

No, I don't. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships. AI will not replace humans for these things. 翻译：不，我不这么认为。我们的创造力和情商对人际关系很重要。人工智能在这些方面不会取代人类。

You mentioned AI. How will AI change our world? 翻译：您提到了人工智能，它将如何改变我们的世界？

Well, it will certainly change how we work, study, and live. For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low. 翻译：嗯，它肯定会改变我们工作、学习和生活的方式。例如，智能冰箱会知道你需要什么，当食物快吃完时会帮你订购。

Wow, that'll save us a lot of time! Now, my last question: How can we prepare for the future? 翻译：哇，那会为我们节省很多时间！现在，我的最后一个问题：我们如何为未来做准备？

It's simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future. 翻译：很简单，接受变化，不断学习并努力工作。今天的选择会影响你的未来。

Thank you for your time, Dr Lu. 翻译：感谢您抽出时间，陆博士。

3a Read about Mandy's dreams for the future and find out what she wants to be. 翻译：3a 阅读曼迪关于未来的梦想，了解她想要从事的职业。

My Dreams for the Future 翻译：我对未来的梦想

What will my life be like in 20 years? It's not an easy question, but here are a few of my predictions. I love art, so I think I will become an artist. 翻译：二十年后我的生活会是什么样？这不是个简单的问题，但以下是我的一些预测。我热爱艺术，所以我想我会成为一名艺术家。

I want to study art in France, and then I will visit all the famous art museums. 翻译：我想在法国学习艺术，然后参观所有著名的艺术博物馆。

I will learn a lot about different artists and their works of art, and I will create my own too. 翻译：我会深入了解不同艺术家及其艺术作品，也会创作出属于自己的作品。

As an artist, I will live in the countryside and stay close to nature. There will be flowers and plants around my home. Life there will give me good ideas for making art. At the weekend, I will invite friends to come over and have fun together. 翻译：作为一名艺术家，我会住在乡村，亲近自然。我的家周围会有花草植物。那里的生活将为我的艺术创作提供灵感。周末，我会邀请朋友来家里一起欢聚。

I believe these dreams will come true as long as I study hard and keep on trying. 翻译：我相信，只要我努力学习、不断尝试，这些梦想一定会实现。