Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Edition English 8th Grade Text Translation Module 1 Lingling: Hello, Sally!
Come in and sit.
Sorry the room is a bit untidy.
I'll tidy up the tables and chairs.
Sally: Hi!
Look at these fans!
They are beautiful!
You have a pretty good collection.
Lingling: Yes, I have fifty or sixty fans.
Do you collect anything?
Sally: Yes, I collect dolls.
My brother collects stamps.
Daming: I collect tickets—you know, bus tickets and train tickets.
Lingling: Really?
But my real passion is music.
I played the violin and listened to music all the time.
Lingling: What made you so interested in music?
Sally: My dad is a musician.
I often listen to him play the violin.
He gave me my first violin eight years ago.
Lingling: And now music brings you to China.
When will you play next?
Sally: At the end of the semester.
There is a concert on Beijing TV.
Daming: So you can relax now, right?
Sally: Oh, no.
I want to go to school with you.
Lingling: Great.
Sally: But not next Friday... Daming: What's going to happen next Friday?
Sally: I'm going to Beijing TV.
I will be doing an interview on the Celebrity Search show.
Daming: I’ve heard of that show.
People sing or play music and the audience chooses the best singer or songwriter.
Lingling: Wow!
You will be really famous.
Special Hobbies Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in the garden and caring for animals.
Some hobbies are casual, others are creative.
Good things make us grow, develop our interests, and help us learn new skills.
David Smith is a student and his hobby is writing.
In the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks at summer camp.
In addition to the usual activities such as sailing, climbing and mountain biking, there was also a discussion session with professional writers.
She asked us to imagine that we were in a story.
Then we wrote about our experiences at summer camp.
In high school, he wrote a story about teenagers, which was published as a book in 2003.
Many teenagers read his books, and David became a successful young writer.
David is lucky, his hobby not only brings him happiness, but also success.
But he was also interested in many other things.
?I also like volleyball.
?David said: ?I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for the school volleyball team.
Maybe I'll write more books in the future, but I'm not sure.
?Sometimes, it's hard for us to remember? Don't spend all your time on your biggest hobby? This advice.
There are lots of other fun things to do in life and we should try new or different things.
Module 2 Chen Huan: Do you know if Sally Maxwell has arrived?
Receptionist: That's Ms. Maxwell.
Chen Huan: Hello, is this Sally?
Sally: Yes.
This is my friend Lingling.
I asked your secretary if she could come.
Chen Huan: Oh, yes.
Hello Lingling.
Well, I'm going to ask you some personal questions and record your answers.
Okay, this way... Sally.
welcome to China.
Sally: Thank you.
Chen Huan; Can you tell me where you are from? Sally: Yes, I am from London.
I'm here with some classmates.
In fact, I am learning Chinese.
Chen Huan: And I heard that you played in the school orchestra.
Sally: Yes, our most recent public concert will be on the Star Search program in a few months.
But I don't know who will come.
Chen Huan: Can I ask if you miss the UK or your relatives?
Sally: Yes, I miss my parents, but I have some close friends here.
Chen Huan: I know foreigners find China different from their own countries.
How does it make you feel?
Sally: This is a very exciting place.
But I don't like the word "foreigner".
My visit here is all about making friends.
Chen Huan: Well, Sally, thank you.
And good luck with the concert... (They pause.) That's great!
So this recording will be part of the program.
By the way, why don't you bring all your friends to Beijing Radio?
Maybe some time next week?
Lingling and Sally: OK, thank you!
A Beautiful Smile by Zhang Bei When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift.
That's a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year in junior high school.