人教新目标版八年级下册英语Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents?课文音频

UNIT 4 翻译：第四单元

Why don't you talk to your parents? 翻译：你为什么不和你的父母谈谈？

Section A 翻译：A部分

1b 翻译：

Listen and Circle the problems you hear in la. 翻译：听录音并圈出你在洛杉矶听到的问题。

You look really tired. What's the matter? 翻译：你看起来真的很累。怎么了？

I studied until midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep. 翻译：我昨晚一直学习到半夜，所以我没有得到足够的睡眠。

Why don't you go to sleep earlier tonight? 翻译：今晚你为什么不早点睡？

You can start studying earlier. 翻译：你可以早点开始学习。

But I have two after-school classes today. 翻译：但是我今天有两节课后课。

So I can only start studying after dinner. 翻译：所以我只能在晚饭后开始学习。

Maybe you should tell your parents that you can't do so many things. 翻译：也许你应该告诉你的父母，你不能做这么多事情。

I did, but they think it's important that I take more after-school classes. 翻译：我说过，但他们认为我参加更多的课后课程很重要。

Well, they probably want you to get into a good senior high school. 翻译：嗯，他们可能希望你进入一所好的高中。

Yes, I guess that's the reason. 翻译：是的，我想这就是原因。

You should talk to them again. 翻译：你应该再和他们谈谈。

Explain to them that you need to get enough sleep to stay healthy. 翻译：向他们解释你需要充足的睡眠来保持健康。

That's a good idea. 翻译：这是个好主意。

OK, I'll try to talk to them again. 翻译：好的，我会尝试再次与他们交谈。

2a 翻译：

Listen. Peter's friend is giving him advice. 翻译：听录音，彼得的朋友正在给他建议。

Fill in the blanks with could or should. 翻译：用可以或应该填空。

Hey, Peter, what's wrong? 翻译：嘿，彼得，怎么了？

I had a fight with my best friend. 翻译：我和我最好的朋友吵架了。

What should I do? 翻译：我该怎么办？

Well, you could write him a letter. 翻译：嗯，你可以给他写封信。

I don't think so, although it's a good idea. 翻译：我不这么认为，尽管这是个好主意。

I'm just not very good at writing letters. 翻译：我只是不太擅长写信。

Maybe you should call him up. 翻译：也许你应该给他打电话。

No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone. 翻译：不，我不想在电话里谈论它。

But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry. 翻译：但你真的应该和他谈谈，这样你就可以说你很抱歉。

Yes, I know I should, but it's not easy. 翻译：是的，我知道我应该这样做，但这并不容易。

Maybe you could go to his house. 翻译：也许你可以去他家。

I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him. 翻译：我想我可以，但我不想让他吃惊。

Hey, I know. 翻译：嘿，我知道。

You could take him to the ball game. 翻译：你可以带他去看球赛。

But the ball game is next week. 翻译：但是球赛是下周。

I don't want to wait until then to talk to him. 翻译：我不想等到那时才和他说话。

2b 翻译：

Listen again. Why doesn't Peter like his friend's advice? 翻译：再听一遍。为什么彼得不喜欢他朋友的建议？

Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a. 翻译：在 2a 中的建议旁边写下字母 (a-e)。

Hey, Peter, what's wrong? 翻译：嘿，彼得，怎么了？

I had a fight with my best friend. 翻译：我和我最好的朋友吵架了。

What should I do? 翻译：我该怎么办？

Well, you could write him a letter. 翻译：嗯，你可以给他写封信。

I don't think so, although it's a good idea. 翻译：我不这么认为，虽然这是个好主意。

I'm just not very good at writing letters. 翻译：我只是不太擅长写信。

Maybe you should call him up. 翻译：也许你应该给他打电话。

No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone. 翻译：不，我不想在电话里谈论它。

But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry. 翻译：但是你真的应该和他谈谈，这样你就可以说你很抱歉。

Yes, I know I should, but it's not easy. 翻译：是的，我知道我应该这样做，但这并不容易。

Maybe you could go to his house. 翻译：也许你可以去他家。

I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him. 翻译：我想我可以，但我不想让他吃惊。

Hey, I know. 翻译：嘿，我知道。

You could take him to the ball game. 翻译：你可以带他去看球赛。

But the ball game is next week. 翻译：但是球赛是下周。

I don't want to wait until then to talk to him. 翻译：我不想等到那时才和他说话。

2d 翻译：

Role-play the conversation. 翻译：角色扮演对话。

You look sad, Kim. What's wrong? 翻译：你看起来很伤心，Kim。怎么了？

Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. 翻译：嗯，昨天我发现我姐姐在翻我的东西。

She took some of my new magazines and CDs. 翻译：她拿走了我的一些新杂志和 CD。

Hmm... that's not very nice. Did she give them back to you? 翻译：嗯……这不是很好。她把它们还给你了吗？

Yes, but I'm still angry with her. 翻译：是的，但我仍然生她的气。

What should I do? 翻译：我该怎么办？

Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. 翻译：好吧，我想你可以告诉她说对不起。

But why don't you forget about it so that you can be friends again? 翻译：但是你为什么不忘记它，这样你们就可以再次成为朋友呢？

Although she's wrong, it's not a big deal. 翻译：虽然她错了，但也没什么大不了的。

You're right. Thanks for your advice. 翻译：你是对的。谢谢你的建议。

No problem. Hope things work out. 翻译：没问题。希望事情顺利。

3a 翻译：

Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor. 翻译：看看这封给杂志的信和学校辅导员罗伯特亨特的回复。

Complete the chart. 翻译：完成图表。

Dear Mr. Hunt, 翻译：亲爱的亨特先生，

My problem is that I can't get on with my family. 翻译：我的问题是我无法和家人相处。

Relations between my parents have become difficult. 翻译：我父母之间的关系变得困难。

They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. 翻译：他们经常吵架，我真的不喜欢。

It's the only communication they have. 翻译：这是他们唯一的交流方式。

I don't know if I should say anything to them about this. 翻译：我不知道我是否应该对他们说些什么。

When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. 翻译：当他们争吵时，就像一朵巨大的乌云笼罩着我们的家。

Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. 翻译：还有，哥哥对我也不是很好。

He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. 翻译：他总是不让我看我最喜欢的电视节目。

Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 翻译：相反，他想看什么就看什么，直到深夜。

I don't think this is fair. 翻译：我认为这不公平。

At home I always feel lonely and nervous. 翻译：在家里，我总是感到孤独和紧张。

Is that normal? What can I do? 翻译：这正常吗？我能做些什么？

Sad and Thirteen 翻译：悲伤和十三

Dear Sad and Thirteen, 翻译：亲爱的悲伤和十三，

It's not easy being your age, and it's normal to have these feelings. 翻译：你这个年纪不容易，有这些感觉很正常。

Why don't you talk about these feelings with your family? 翻译：你为什么不和你的家人谈谈这些感受呢？

If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. 翻译：如果你的父母有问题，你应该主动提供帮助。

Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. 翻译：也许你可以在家里做更多的工作，这样他们就有更多的时间进行适当的沟通。

Secondly, why don't you sit down and communicate with your brother? 翻译：其次，你为什么不坐下来和你的兄弟交流呢？

You should explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time. 翻译：你应该解释说你不介意他一直看电视。

However, he should let you watch your favorite show. 翻译：不过，他应该让你看你最喜欢的节目。

I hope things will be better for you soon. 翻译：我希望你很快就会好起来。

Robert Hunt 翻译：罗伯特·亨特