人教版九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)課文原文匯編

UnitlHowcanwebecomegoodlearners?

HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.

ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookand

neversaidanything.

ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunny

movie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviesaswell.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthe

characterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.Ialso

realizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.Mypronunciationalsoimprovedby

listeningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethingyouare

interestedinisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike"It'sapieceofcake"or"It

servesyouright."Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,I

lookedupthewordsinadictionary.

NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhavea

betterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

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HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?

Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearning

habits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.

Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyou

topayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingthey

areinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistento

EnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.

Practicingandlearningfrommistakes

Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,ctuseitor

loseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Good

learnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.

Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.

Developingtheirstudyskills

Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersfindoutthebestwaysto

learnwell.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Good

learnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseveryday

orbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.

Askingquestions

Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindoutthe

answers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybrings

somethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearn

well.

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Practicedeveloprememberpreparetake

untilworryeverythingstressedexercises

Areyououteachtimeyouhaveatest?Youdon'thavetobeifyousmartstudyskills.

Remembertonotes

inclassandreviewthemonyourownorwithfriendsafterclass.Thenwhatyoulearnedbydoing

Trytostudyand

informationbitbybitinsteadofwaitingthelastminutetostudyatonce.If

youwellforatest,

thenthere'snothingtoabout!

Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!

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FullMoon,FullFeelings

ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.

Mooncakeshavetheshapeofafullmoonon

mid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople'swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.

Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryof

Chang5eisthemosttouching.Chang'ewasHouYi'sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,a

goddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedto

drinkitwithChang'e.However,abadman,FengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.

Chang'erefusedtogiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwas

sosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightand

roundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.Howhe

wishedthatChang'ecouldcomeback!

Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.

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DearXiaYu,

DoyouknowthattherearetwospecialdaysforparentsinAmerica?OneisMother'sDayonthesecond

SundayofMayandtheotherisFather'sDayonthethirdSundayofJune.Onthesetwodays,Americanchildren

oftengivegiftstotheirparentsortakethemoutforlunchordinner.Commongiftsareflowersandcardsfor

mothersandshirtsortiesforfathers.IheardthatitisbecomingmoreandmorepopulartocelebrateMother's

DayandFather'sDayinChina.Iwonderifchildrenovertherealsogivesimilargiftstotheirparents.Ibelieve

thattherearemanywaystoshowourlove.Actually,wedon'thavetospendalotofmoney.Itisalsoagood

ideatohelpparentstodosomethinginstead.

June

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TheSpiritofChristmas

ManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSanta

Claus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandisperhaps

thebestexampleofthis.

AChristmasCarolisafamousnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScrooge

whoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself,anddoesn'ttreatothersnicely.Hejust

caresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoney.AndhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,Scroogeseesthe

ghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafter

hedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn'twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogeto

expectthreespiritstovisithim.

Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhood

andremindsScroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,

takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,

theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Heseesthatheisdeadbutnobodycares.Scrooge

issoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisalreadythenextmorningonChristmasDay!

Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhis

relatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreading

loveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!

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gardenspreadbetweentreatsbusinesslayrelatives

ManyWesterncountriescelebrateEaster.ThisholidayisalwaysonaSundayMarch22ndand

April25th.Itcelebratesthe

birthofnewlife.Henseggs,givingbirthtolife.Soaneggisasymbolofnewlife.Apopular

activityduringEasteristohideeggs

aroundyourhomeorforfriendsortofind.Thesecanberealeggs,buttheyaremore

oftenchocolateeggs.Notonlydopeople

themaroundindifferenthidingplacesforanegghunt,buttheyalsogiveouttheseas

gifts.SojustlikeChristmas,Eastercreatesgoodforsupermarketsandchocolatestores.

Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?

UNIT3

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FunTimesPark-AlwaysaFunTime!

[AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]

Alice:Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.

HeWei:Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?

Alice:Oh...itlooksprettyscary.

HeWei:Comeon!Ipromiseit'llbefun!Ifyou'reafraid,justshoutorholdmyhand.

[Aftertheride]

Alice:Youwereright,thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingreallydidhelp.

HeWei:See,thatwasn'tsobad,right?Youneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.

Alice:Yes,I'msogladItriedit.NowIknowIcandoitandifsactuallyfun!

HeWei:DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow?

Alice:Sure,butI'mreallyhungry.Doyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquickly?

HeWei:Ofcourse!1suggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.It5safastfoodplace.Itserves

delicioushamburgersandhotdogs.

Alice:Thatsoundsperfect!

[OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob's.J

Alice:Oh,look!Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Itseemsarockbandplaysthereeveryevening.

HeWei:Maybewecancomeherefordinnerlater.Lefsaskwhattimethebandstarts.

[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]

HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening?

Staff:Eighto'clock.Ifsalwaysbusy,socomealittleearliertogetatable.

HeWei:OK,thanks!

P222b

CouldYouPlease...?

Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,

“Wherearetherestrooms?^^or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”aresimilarrequestsfor

directionstoaplace.BotharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisavery

directquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitebybeing

lessdirect-ormoreindirect-whenweaskforhelp.

InEnglish,asinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhenwetalkwithdifferentpeople.The

expressionsyouusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaytoyour

teacher,t4Whenistheschooltrip.'',thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyou

knowwhentheschooltripis?'',thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.However,itisallrighttoaskdirectquestions

insomesituations,likewithyourclassmates.

Usuallypolitequestionsarelongerandincludemorelanguagesuchas“Couldyouplease...?^^or"CanI

ask...?^^Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?"than"Peter,tellme

youre-mailaddress."Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,witha

strangeronthestreet,wemightfirstsay,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme"or'Tmsorrytotroubleyou,

but...”beforeaskingforhelp.

Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythanbedirect.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtouse

properlanguage.ThiswillalsohelpyoubecomebetteratEnglish,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.

Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.

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FromShyGirltoPopStar

1Forthismonth'sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candy

toldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedared

tosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe'snotshyanymoreandlovessingingin

frontofcrowds.

2IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygood

things,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.4tIdidn'tusetobepopularinschool,butnowI

gettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.^^However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.alwayshaveto

worryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon'thavemuch

privatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealways

guardsaroundme.”

3WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?"Well,“shebegins

slowly,"youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadto

successis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhard

worktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”

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HeUsedtoCauseaLotofTrouble

LiWenisanormal15-year-oldboywhoworkshardinschoolandgetsgoodgrades.Itishardtobelieve

thatheusedtobea“problemchild^^untilaconversationwithhisparentsinfluencedhiswayofthinking.LiWen

livesintheSichuancountryside.Asasmallchild,heseldomgavehisparentsanyproblems,andtheywere

proudofhim.However,,theboy'slifebecamemoredifficult.Hehadtomoveinwithhis

grandmother.

LiWenbegantocauseproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.Hewasnolongerinterestedinstudying.He

wasoftenabsentfromclasses,andhefailedhisexaminations.Finally,hisparentsmadeadecisiontosendhim

toaboardingschool.LiWennolongerlivedwithhisgrandmother.Hestudied,ateandsleptattheschool,and

hehatedit.Thereweresomanyrules,andheusedtokeepbreakingthem.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhe

wantedtoleavetheschool.

Theheadteacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Hisparentstooka40-hourtrainride

andafive-hourbusridetogobacktotheirhometown.ToLiWen'ssurprise,theirconversationchangedhislife.

“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,“hesaid."Myparentshelpedmetounderstandhowmuchtheyhadgivenme.

Theyalsotoldmethateventhoughtheycouldn'tbetheretotakecareofme,theywerealwaysthinkingofme

andwouldtakeprideineverythinggoodthatIdid..Irealizedthatsincemyparentsmovedaway,

I'vebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemyparentspaymoreattentiontome.”

.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.Hisparents5

lovehasmadehimfeelgoodabouthimself."It'sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren,Li

Wensays.

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beproudo&takeprideinmakeadecision/decidenotlike/hate

nolonger/not...anymorechange/influencelookafter/takecareof

LiWenisagoodstudent,sonandgrandson.However,heusedtocausealotoftroubleforhisparents.

Whenhisparentsmovedtoworkinanother

city,theycouldnotbeathometohim.Sohewasinterestedinstudyingand

missedclasses.Thenhisparentstosendhimtoaboardingschoolandheit.Intheend,his

teacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsonandthisconversationhislife.Herealizedthat

hisparentswouldeverythinggoodthathedid.Nowheisoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.

Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?

P353a

TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS

Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,some

beautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythink

thoseproductsweremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudent

fromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.Hefounditinterestingthatso

manyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.t4Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhough

mostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”

ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.4tIwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,“heexplains.4UBut

IhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!^^HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardly

avoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina."Infact/5hecontinues,4ttherearesomanythingsmadeinChina

—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit's

greatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawill

alsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.

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BeautyinCommonThings

EachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthe

thingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclayto

bamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.

AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskfor

helpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbamboo

andcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforall

tosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.

Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficultto

do.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,fish,

animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwalls

assymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.

Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.Thepiecesare

usuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfrom

aChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindof

clayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedand

painted.Finally,materialssuchaswoodorpaperareaddedtomakedifferentthings.Ittakesseveralweeksto

completeeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeand

beauty.

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suchasturn...intosendoutcoverwithriseintoput...on

1.Peopleusedtoskylanternswhentheywereintrouble.Buttoday,peoplelightthelanternsandwatch

themtheskywiththeirwishes.

2.Theartofpapercuttingasimplethinglikeapieceofpaperabeautifulpieceofart.

Peopleoftentheseartpiecesthedoors,windowsandwallsoftheirhomestocelebratethe

SpringFestival.

3.TomakeChineseclayart,theclayisshapedbyhandintothingscutechildrenorcharacters

fromChinesefairytalesandstories.Theyarethenpaint.

Unit6Whenwasitinvented?

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AnAccidentalInvention

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Many

peoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunknearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNong

firstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleaves

fromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthe

brownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld'sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.

Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.The

bookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaves

wereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.

ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,tea

didn'tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.Theteatrade

fromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaand

theteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,the

Chinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

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Thetelephone(invent)byAlexanderGrahamBell.He(born)in1847.Alexander(work)on

theinventionofthetelephonewithThomasWatson.In1875,Alexander(learn)tosendmusicalnotes

throughaninstrumentsimilartoatelephone.Finally,thetelephone(invent)in1876.Thefirstsentence

that(say)onthetelephonebyAlexanderwas"Mr.Watson,comehere;1wanttoseeyou."Todaythe

telephone(use)aroundtheworld.

P45Id

TheHistoryofPotatoChips

Didyouknowthatpotatochipswereinventedbymistake?Potatochipsbyacookcalled

GeorgeCrum.Theywereinventedin.GeorgeCrumcutthepotatoesreally,reallyandthen

cookedthemforalongtimeuntiltheywere.And

heputlotsofsaltonthemsotheywere.

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DoYouKnowWhenBasketball

WasInvented?

Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportmorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.InChina,

youcansometimesseepeopleplayingbasketballinparks,schoolsandeveninfactories.

BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhe

wasatcollege,histeacheraskedtheclasstothinkofagamethatcanbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismith

createdagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassintotwoteamsand

taughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Thepurposeofthegameisforplayerstogetaballintothe“basket”.Players

onthesameteammustworktogethertohelpeachothergettheballintheotherteam'sbasket.Atthesametime,

theyneedtostopthecompetingteamfromgettingtheballintotheirownbasket.

ItisbelievedthatonDecember21,1891,thefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayed.Thenin1936in

Berlin,itbecameaneventattheOlympics.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,with

manyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamousplayers.Basketballhasnotonlybecomeapopularsportto

play,ithasalsobecomeamorepopularsporttowatch.

AlthoughAmerica'sNBAgamesarethemostfamous,theCBAgamesarebecomingpopularinChina.

Thenumberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBAhasincreased.Andtherearealsomore

andmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.Manyyoungpeoplelookuptothesebasketballheroesandwantto

becomelikethem.Thesestarsencourageyoungpeopletoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.

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dividedoubtmentionnearlyproducesudden

Itisoftendifficulttodecideontheinventorofcertaininventions.Thisisbecausesometimesafewpeople

maythingswhicharethesame.Opinionsarethenaboutwhocameupwiththeidea

first.Someinventionscanalsoallofaleadtootherinventions.Sosomepeoplewhetherthe

inventorcameupwiththeideahimselforherself.Theythinkthattheinventorusedsomeoneelse'sideato

createhisorherinvention.Thatiswhybooksorwebsitesusuallymorethanoneinventorwhengiving

informationaboutinventions.

Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.

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MomKnowsBest

WhenIwasatinybabycryingallnight,mymomsangtomeandstayedbymyside

WhenIwastiredandhungry,shegavemefoodandwarmarmstosleepin

WhenIwastworunningthroughthefield,shemadesureIwassafeandkeptmefromdanger

WhenIfellandhurtmyself,shegavemeahugandliftedmeup

WhenIwassevencoughingbadly,shesaidnoice-creamforme

BlitItalkedbackloudly,“Ishouldbeallowedtoeatsome!Giveittomenow!"

WhenIwasninewatchingscarymovies,shesaidit'dgivemeawfuldreams

ButIshoutedbackangrily,uIshouldbeallowedtowatchit!I'mnotababy!"

WhenIwasateengoingoutwithfriends,shesaid,“Pleasebebackbyten!"

ButItalkedbackagain—*7shouldnotbetoldwhattodo!I'mseventeennow!

NowI'manadult,thinkingbacktothosetimes

Icoughedfordaysaftereatingthatice-cream

Andhadscarydreamsafterwatchingthatfilm

Iwaslateforschoolfromstayingoutpastten

Iregrettalkingback,notlisteningtoMom

Momknowsbest,andformeshewantedonlythebest!

P524b

Shouldteenagers(ask)tomoveoutwhentheystartworking?InmanyWesterncountries,

teenagers(allow)tomoveoutatsixteenorseventeen.Theirparentsbelievethatthey

should(educate)totakecareofthemselvesfromayoungage.Thisway,whenthey(start)

workingtheycanmanagetheirownlives.However,inmostAsiansocieties,thefamilyunitisespeciallystrong.

Soitisnotcommonforteenagersto(move)out.Chineseparentsbelievethatitisbetterforchildrento

livewithparentswhocan(take)careofthem.Buttheyoungshouldthenlookaftertheirparentsasthey

getolder.ThatiswhymanyChineseadults(continue)tolivewiththeirparents.

P542b

ShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions?

Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecangetinthewayoftheirschoolwork,andparents

mightworryabouttheirsuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheir

hobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?

LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolteamandhasalways

wantedtobeaprofessionalrunnerwhenhegrowsup.However,hisparentswon'tallowhimtotrainsomuch.

“Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams,“saysMr.Liu."Andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.

MywifeandIhavesupportedeveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwethinkourson

needstothinkaboutotherpossiblejobs.He'sgettingoldernow,soheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenif

hedoesn'tendupaprofessionalrunner.^^

LiuYudoesn'treallyagree.4tWell,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtodecideformyself,“hesays."Myparents

havealwaystaughtmehowimportantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.Iunderstandthis,butI'm

seriousaboutrunning.It5stheonlythingI'veeverwantedtodo.”

HisparentsbelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheeveningssotheydon'tallowhimtopractice

runningatnight."Maybehethinksit'stoostrictorunfair,saysMr