九年級英語3A課文原文供參考

九年級3A課文原文

HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviestoo.AlthoughIcouldnot(couldn't)understandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetitbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It/sapieceofcakenor

“Itservesyouright.”Ididn’tunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.NowreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark

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FromShyGirltoPopStar

Forthismonth,sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe,snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime."Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.

“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?"Well,“shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”

Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?

TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS

Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsaremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina."Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesomanythingsmadeinChina-footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksitfsgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.

Unit6Whenwasitinvented?

AnAccidentalInvention

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?

Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn,tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe

19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.

Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn,tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”

Victor,snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn,tseeadog,oranythingelse,either.SoIguessitcan,tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?”O(jiān)newomanintheareasawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”

Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.

Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.

WhatDoYouFeelLikeWatchingToday?

Whilesomepeopleonlysticktoonekindofmovie,IliketowatchdifferentkindsdependingonhowIfeelthatday.

WhenI,mdownortired,Iprefermoviesthatcancheermeup.Comedieslike

MeninBlackorcartoonslikeKungfuPandahavefunnydialoguesandusuallyhaveahappyending.Thecharactersmaynotbeperfect,buttheytrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblems.Afterwatchingthem,theproblemsIhavesuddenlyseemlessseriousandIfeelmuchbetteragain.Laughingfortwohoursisagoodwaytorelax!

Idon’twatchdramasordocumentarieswhenI,msadortired.DramaslikeTitanicmakemefeelevensadder.DocumentarieslikeMarchofthePenguinswhichprovideplentyofinformationaboutacertainsubjectcanbeinteresting,butwhenI,mtiredIdon,twanttothinktoomuch.Idon,tmindactionmovieslikeSpider-ManwhenI,mtootiredtothink.Icanjustshutoffmybrain,sitbackandenjoywatchinganexcitingsuperherowhoalwayssavestheworldjustintime.

Onceinawhile,Iliketowatchmoviesthatarescary,Theycanbefun,butI'mtooscaretowatchthemalone.Ialwaysbringafriendwhoisn,tafraidofthesekindsofmovies,anditdoesn'tfeelsoscaryanymore.

Unit10You’resupposedtoshakehands.

WhereI,mfrom,we,reprettyrelaxedabouttime.Wedon,tliketorusharound,sowedon,tmindifpeoplearealittlelatesometimes.Ifyoutellafriendyoufregoingtotheirhousefordinner,itsOKifyouarriveabitlate.Weliketoenjoyourtimeslowly.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homesifwehavetime.Wedon,tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenweseeeachother,itfspoliteforboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideoftheface.Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!

InSwitzerland,it,sveryimportanttobeontime.Wefrethecapitalofclocksandwatches,afterall!Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyoufreexpectedtobethereatnoon.Ifyou’reeven15minuteslate,yourfriendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.Ialwaysleavethehouseearlytoavoidheavytraffic.Idon'tmindbecauseIthinkit,simpolitetokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriend'shousewithoutcallingfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.

U11

TheShirtofaHappyMan(Part1)

Alongtimeago,inarichandbeautifulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking,

Hesleptbadlyanddidn,tfeellikeeating.Hisfacewasalwayspaleaschalk.Heoftencriedfornoreason.Thismadethequeenandhispeopleworried.

Oneday,adoctorwascalledintoexaminetheking.Buthefoundnothingwrongwithhisbody."ItfsallinhismindNeithermedicinenorrestcanhelphim.Whatheneedsistheshirtofahappypersontowear.That,llmakehimhappy.”

Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.Butwhentheyexplainedtheking,ssituationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavealotofpower,doesn'tmakemehappy.I’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmypower.Manypeoplearetryingtotakemyposition.”

Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace."Oh,I,mafraidI,mnothappyeither,”hesaid."Ihavealotofwealth,butI,malwaysworriedaboutlosingmymoney.Someonetriestostealmymoneyeveryday.”

Next,thepalacesingercametotheking'sroom.Butthiswaswhathesaid:

“ItstruethatI,mfamousandeveryonelovesmysongs.ButI,mnothappybecauseI,malwaysworriedaboutbeingfollowedbyothers.Icannotbefree!”

Finally,theking,stopgeneralwastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthreedays’time.

Unit12

LifeIsFulloftheUnexpected

InMay2021,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2021,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.

Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2021andrealizedthatmyalarmhadnevergoneoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff."ThisisthefirstholidayIhavetakeninayear,andnowImvemissedyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,Iheardabout