【新教材】人教版（2024）八年级下册英语Unit 5 Nature's Temper听力及课文中英文对照翻译

第第页【新教材】人教版（2024）八年级下册英语Unit5Nature'sTemper听力及课文中英文对照翻译(内容涵盖SectionA:1b+2b听力，3a对话;SectionB部分:1b阅读，3a阅读;Readingplus阅读)SectionASectionA,1band1cConversation1Jack:HiXinyi.Iheardaboutthefloodinyourtown.IseverythingOK?Xinyi:Yes,we’reallright.Thanks.Ourneighbourwarnedusaboutitintime.Jack:Whatakindneighbour!Whatwereyoudoingatthetime?Xinyi:Oh,myfamilywerehavingdinnerwhenshecalled.Wedidn’tnoticethatthewaterwasrising!Jack:You’relucky!Conversation2Jiaming:HiKate.AreyouOK?Thatwasabigearthquake!Kate:Yeah!Itscaredme.Iwasdoingmyhomeworkwhenthebuildingshookallofasudden.Whatwereyoudoingwhenitstarted,Jiaming?Jiaming:Oh,Iwasdoingsomechoreswhilemymotherwaspreparinglunch.Theearthquaketookusbysurprisetoo.Kate:

Well,I’mgladwe’reallfine.Thanksforcalling!Conversation3Susan:

Wasn’tthesnowstormlastweekendterrible,LiuYun?LiuYun:

Yes,itreallywas!Susan:

Whatwereyoudoingwhileitwassnowing?LiuYun:

Notmuch.Iwastravellingonthetrainthen.Theridetookfivehourslonger!Susan:

Ohno…Iheardmanypeoplecouldn’tgethome.Theyhadtostayinhotelsforthenight.对话一

Jack：嗨Xinyi，听说你们镇上发洪水了，一切都还好吗？

Xinyi：嗯，我们都平安，谢谢。邻居及时提醒了我们。

Jack：真是好邻居！当时你们在做什么？

Xinyi：哦，她打电话时我们家正在吃晚饭，完全没注意到水位上涨！

Jack：你们真幸运！对话二

Jiaming：嗨Kate，你没事吧？刚才地震可真厉害！

Kate：是啊！吓到我了。大楼突然摇晃时我正在写作业。地震发生时你在做什么呀，Jiaming？

Jiaming：哦，我当时在帮忙做家务，妈妈正在准备午餐。我们也被地震吓了一大跳。

Kate：大家都没事就好。谢谢你打电话来！对话三

Susan：上周末的暴风雪真可怕，对吧LiuYun？

LiuYun：确实太糟糕了！

Susan：下雪时你在做什么？

LiuYun：没做什么特别的事。当时我正在火车上，行程比平时多花了五小时！

Susan：天啊……听说很多人回不了家，只好在酒店过夜。SectionA,2band2cInterview1Reporter:

Excuseme.Didyouhaveanytroubleduringthetyphoon?Boy:

No.Whenthetyphoonhit,myfamilywerehavingdinnerathome.Reporter:

That’sgood.Howaboutyourneighbourhood?WasitOK?Boy:

Oh,itwasamess.MyparentsandIhelpedwiththeclean-upthismorning.Interview2Reporter:

Miss,howdidthetyphoonaffectyou?Girl:

IwasOK,butIwasworriedaboutmygrandparents.Reporter:

Weretheyallright?Girl:

Yes,thankfully.WhenIcalledthem,theywereplayingchessathome.Interview3Reporter:

Sir,whatwereyourfamilydoingwhenthetyphoonhit?Man:

Well,mychildrenandIwerereadingtogetherwhenawindowbroke.Evenourroofnearlycameoff!Mychildrenwerecrying,andmywifewasscaredtoo.Reporter:

Ohdear.Wereyoupreparedforthetyphoon?Man:

Well,Iheardthenews,butIdidn’tthinkitwouldbethatstrong.WeatherreportReporter:

Now,thetyphoonisslowingdownasitmoveswest,butit’snotover.Ifyou’renearoneoftheareascloseby,becareful,andpayattentiontoourweatherreports.Dostayinside.采访一

记者：打扰一下，台风期间您遇到麻烦了吗？

男孩：没有。台风来袭时，我们全家正在家里吃晚饭。

记者：那就好。您家附近情况如何？

男孩：哎呀，一片狼藉。今天早上我和父母一起帮忙清理了。采访二

记者：这位女士，台风对您有什么影响吗？

女孩：我还好，但很担心祖父母。

记者：他们没事吧？

女孩：谢天谢地，他们很好。我打电话时，他们正在家里下棋。采访三

记者：先生，台风来袭时您家人在做什么？

男子：当时我和孩子们正在一起看书，突然窗户碎了，连屋顶都快被掀翻了！孩子们吓哭了，我妻子也很害怕。

记者：天哪。您事先做好防台风准备了吗？

男子：我听到天气预报了，但没想到会这么猛烈。气象播报

记者：目前台风正逐渐向西移动且强度减弱，但尚未结束。附近地区的居民请保持警惕，密切关注天气预报，务必留在室内。SectionB3aHaitao:Hi,Lisa.Didyourfamilyhaveanytroubleduringthetyphoon?Lisa:Yes,itwasawful.Haitao:I'msorrytohearthat.Didyouknowthatatyphoonwascoming?Lisa:No,wedidn'tknowaboutit.Weweredrivinghomefromourrelatives'housewhenthestrongwindsstarted.Haitao:Ohno!It'sdangeroustotravelduringatyphoon.Lisa: Iknow.Itwasraininghardwhileweweredrivingback.Wealmost gotintoanaccidentwhenatrucknearlyhitus.Haitao:Ohdear,I'mgladyouweresafe!Lisa: Yes,butwhenwegothomelater,wefound watereverywhere.Thehouselookedawful!WasyoursOK?Haitao:Yes.Luckily,wecoveredourwindowsandmovedourthingsoffthefloorbeforethetyphoonstarted.Westoredfoodandwatertoo.Lisa: That'sgood!We'lldothatnexttime.海涛：嗨，丽莎。台风期间你家出什么麻烦了吗？丽莎：有，糟透了。海涛：真遗憾。你们事先知道台风要来吗？丽莎：不知道。我们从亲戚家开车回家时，突然刮起了大风。海涛：哦，不！台风天出行很危险。丽莎：我知道。当时雨下得很大，我们差点出事故——一辆卡车几乎撞到我们。海涛：天哪，幸好你们没事！丽莎：是啊，但后来回到家发现到处都是水，房子看起来糟透了！你家没事吧？海涛：没事。幸好我们在台风来临前封好了窗户，把地上的东西搬开，还储存了食物和水。丽莎：那很好！下次我们也这么做。SectionB1bHowOneGirlSavedManyLivesOn26December2004,TillySmith,a10-year-oldEnglishschoolgirl,andherfamilywereonholidayinPhuket,Thailand.Everyonewasenjoyingthebeautifulweatherthatmorning.Somepeoplewereswimminginthesea,andsomewererelaxingonthebeach.ButwhileTillywaswalkingalongthebeachwithherfamily,shenoticedsomethingstrange.Thickwhitefrothwasformingontopofthewaves.Next,shesawthatthewaveswerecomingininsteadofgoingout.Justthen,sherememberedsomethingimportant.Twoweeksbefore,hergeographyteacherhadexplainedthatearthquakesundertheseacouldcreatedangerouswavescalledtsunamis!“Iknowwhat’sgoingtohappen!There’sgoingtobeabigwave,”Tillycried.Unfortunately,herfamilydidn’tbelieveherandwantedtocontinuetheirwalk.However,Tillyrefusedtotakeasinglestepfurther.Finally,hermotherdecidedtocontinuethewalkalone,andtherestofherfamilyreturnedtothehotel.Backatthehotel,Tilly’sfathertoldasecurityguardaboutthetsunami.Thesecurityguardwasshocked.HeknewaboutthehugeearthquakeinnearbyIndonesia.Itmeantthatatsunamiwaspossible!Hejumpedintoactionrightawayandrushedtogetpeopleoffthebeach.Everyonebegantopanic.Peoplewerescreamingandrunningasfastastheycouldwhentheysawahugewallofwatercomingfromthesea.Tillywasright!Hermotherwasoneofthelastpeopleonthebeach,butthankfully,herfamilymadeittosafetyjustasthewaterhitthehotel.The2004tsunamicausedover200,000deaths,butnooneonthebeachdiedthatday.Thistruestoryshowshowasinglelessoncouldmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Thankstoherknowledgeandquickthinking,oneschoolgirlwasabletosaveover100lives.一个女孩如何拯救众多生命2004年12月26日，10岁的英国女学生蒂莉·史密斯与家人在泰国普吉岛度假。那天早晨，所有人都在享受宜人的天气——有人在海中畅游，有人在沙滩休憩。但当蒂莉与家人沿海滩散步时，她注意到了异常现象：海浪顶端形成了厚厚的白色泡沫，接着她发现海浪不是退向大海，而是朝岸边涌来。就在那一刻，她记起了关键知识。两周前，地理老师曾讲解过海底地震可能引发名为"海啸"的危险巨浪！"我知道要发生什么了！会有大浪袭来！"蒂莉惊呼道。遗憾的是，家人并未相信她，仍想继续散步。但蒂莉坚决不肯再往前一步。最终母亲决定独自前行，其他家庭成员则返回酒店。回到酒店后，蒂莉的父亲将海啸预警告知保安。保安震惊不已——他已知晓邻近印度尼西亚发生的强烈地震，这意味着海啸极有可能发生！他立即展开行动，冲向海滩疏散人群。当人们望见如高墙般从海上迫近的巨浪时，恐慌瞬间蔓延，尖叫声四起，所有人拼命奔逃。蒂莉的预感成真了！她的母亲是最后撤离海滩的人员之一，但万幸的是，当海水冲击酒店时，全家已抵达安全地带。2004年这场海啸导致超过20万人遇难，但当天那片海滩上无一人丧生。这个真实故事昭示着：一堂课的知识可能意味着生死之别。凭借所学知识和敏捷思维，一名女学生成功拯救了百余条生命。SectionB3aLastFridaystartedterribly.First,myalarmclockdidn'tgooff,soIwokeuplateandhadtorushtothebusstop.Ihadatestthatmorning,soIwasreviewingmynoteswhileIwaswaitingformybus.Allofasudden,thunderrolledacrossthesky.Thenitstartedtopour.Thewindwastoostrongformetousemyumbrella!Bythetimethebuscame,Iwascoldandwet.Iwasstillworryingaboutthetestwhenthebusdriversaidthatwewouldbelate.Therewasalandslidealongourusualroad.WhenIfinallyreachedmyclassroom,outofbreath,myteacherwasalreadywaitingatthedoor.Manyotherswerealsolatebecauseoftherainstorm.Asaresult,shesaidweweren'thavingatestafterall!Whatluckonmyunluckyday!上周五一开始就很糟糕。首先，闹钟没响，我起晚了，只好匆忙赶往公交站。那天早上有考试，我在等车时还在复习笔记。突然，雷声滚滚，接着大雨倾盆。风太大，伞根本撑不住！等公交车来的时候，我已经又冷又湿。正担心考试时，司机说我们会迟到——我们常走的路发生了塌方。当我终于气喘吁吁地赶到教室时，老师已经在门口等着了。因为暴雨，很多人也迟到了。结果，她说考试取消！在这倒霉的一天，运气竟然这么好！ReadingPlusStormChasing:ADangerousbutImportantJobAreyouafraidofbigstorms?Manypeopleare.Butdidyouknowsomepeoplegoouttochasetornadoes?Suchstormscanhitsuddenlyandmoveveryquickly,sostormchasersalwayshavetobeprepared.Whenatornadoisabouttohit,professionalstormchaserstryandgetclosetoittocollectimportantinformation.StormchaserTimSamarasdesignedandbuiltmanydifferentinstrumentsforstudyingtornadoes.Throughouthiscareer,theengineerchaseddownmorethan120tornadoes.Often,hefilmedthestormswhiletheywerehappeningjustafewkilometresaway.Duringastorm,stormchasersputspecialequipmentinthewayofthetornado.Theequipmentcollectsinformationaboutthingssuchaswindspeedandairpressure.Thishelpsscientiststomakebetterforecasts.Itcanevenhelppeopleunderstandhowpowerfulthewindscanbe,andasaresult,changehowwebuildourhouses.Stormchasingcanbeexciting,butalsoverydangerous.Thestormchasers’knowledgeandexperiencearenotalwaysenoughtokeepthemsafe.On31May2013,SamarasandhisteamwerechasingtheElRenotornadoinOklahoma,USA.Totheirsurprise,thetornadobehavedinanunexpectedway.Itgrewrapidlyandchangeditsspeedanddirection.Onthatterribleday,thelargesttornadoeverrecordedappeared.Itwas4.2kilometreswideandhadwindstopping480kilometresperhour.Whilethetornadowasmovingtowardsthem,Samarasandhisteamweredrivingasfastastheycould.Sadly,whentheto