初中英语新人教八年级(下册)期末复习：Units 5-6 短文记单词

Unit5Lastmonth,astrong

typhoon

hitourcoastaltown,andtheweatherbureau

warned

usofpossible

flood

andeven

tsunami.Peopleinour

neighbourhood

werein

trouble—thestormmade

waves

crashagainsthouses,andthe

roof

ofanoldbuildingwasnearlybroken.Areportercameto

interview

ourcommunityleader.Heasked,“Whatnaturaldisastershaveyoufacedbefore?”Theleaderreplied,“We’vedealtwith

drought,

wildfire,andevenasmall

earthquake,butthis

snowstorm

and

typhoon

comboistheworst!”Weallstoppedlosingour

temper

andstartedtohelp:some

didchores

tocleanup,othersprepared

supplies,and

relatives

fromnearbycamewitha

truck

tocarryaid.We

reported

oursituationtothegovernment,andtheysaidtheywould

possibly

sendmorehelpsoon.Thoughwewere

nearly

overwhelmed,wepulledthroughtogether.Thisdisastertaughtusthatunityisourstrongestshieldagainstnature’sanger.汉语翻译上个月，一场强台风袭击了我们的沿海小镇，气象局警告我们可能会发生洪水甚至海啸。我们街区的人们陷入了困境——海浪不断撞击房屋，一栋老建筑的屋顶****几乎要被冲垮了。一位记者前来采访我们的社区负责人。他问道：“你们之前还遇到过哪些自然灾害？”负责人回答：“我们经历过旱灾、野火，甚至还有一次小型地震，但这场暴风雪和台风的组合是最严重的！”我们都收起了脾气，开始互相帮助：有人做家务清理现场，有人准备补给物资，附近的亲戚也开着卡车送来援助。我们向政府汇报了情况，他们说可能很快会派更多支援。尽管我们几乎要被击垮，但最终还是一起挺了过来。这场灾难让我们明白，团结是对抗自然怒火最坚固的盾牌。英文故事Lastweek,aviolent

tornado

hitourtown.Beforeitcame,we

madepreparations

bystoring

supplies

andcheckingthe

power

supply.Thatnight,Islept

soundly,butIwaswokenbythe

worst

noiseI’deverheard—strongwindswere

beating

thewindows,and

thick

dustfilledtheair.A

schoolgirlscreamed

asshetriedto

hide

underherbed.A

securityguard

fromthe

nearby

buildingrushedin,usinghis

knowledge

ofsafetytoguideusout.Isawwhite

froth

onthewindows,andthewindwassostrongthatitalmosttoretheroofoff.Somepeoplewantedto

refuse

toleave,buttheguard’scalm

thinking

calmedthemdown.Assoonas

wegottotheshelter,werealizedthat

exceptfor

afewbrokenwindows,noonewashurt.

Thankfully,theguardwasatrue

hero—heusedhis

power

toprotectusall.Welaterlearnedthatthiswasthestrongesttornadoinyears,butourcareful

preparations

andquickactionskeptussafe.汉语翻译上周，一场猛烈的龙卷风袭击了我们的小镇。在它到来之前，我们做好了准备，储存了补给品并检查了电力供应。那天晚上，我睡得很沉，但被我听过最糟糕的噪音吵醒——狂风拍打着窗户，浓密的灰尘弥漫在空气中。一个女学生在试图躲到床底时尖叫起来。一位来自附近大楼的保安人员冲了进来，用他的安全知识引导我们撤离。我看到窗户上有白色的泡沫，风大得几乎要把屋顶掀翻。有些人想拒绝离开，但保安冷静的想法安抚了他们。我们一到达避难所就意识到，除了几扇破碎的窗户之外，没有人受伤。幸亏这位保安是真正的英雄——他用自己的力量保护了我们所有人。后来我们得知，这是多年来最强的一次龙卷风，但我们周密的准备和迅速的行动让我们安然无恙。英文故事Lastmonth,a

southwestern

townfaceda

heatwave

followedbyaheavy

rainstorm.

Since

thedrysoilcouldn’tabsorbwater,aterrible

landslide

happened,and

floodwater

rusheddownthehills.My

usual

morningwasbrokenwhenmy

alarmclock

wentoffearly—anemergency

alarm

screamedthroughthetown.I

wokeup

andrushedtothecommunitycenter,where

firefighters

and

volunteers

weregatheringtoorganize

manpower

for

rescue.Allofasudden,loud

thunder

boomed,andthegroundshook.Ayoungvolunteerranoutofbreath,shoutingthatafamilywastrapped.We

safeguarded

thepath,andbythetimewereachedthem,their

heartbeat

wasweakbutsteady.Wepulledthemoutsafely.Later,we

reviewed

thedisasterandrealizedwewere

terribly

unprepared.The

firefighters

wereourtrueheroes—theyusedeverybitof

manpower

toprotectus.Thiseventtaughtusthatnature’spowerishuge,butourunitycan

safeguard

lives.汉语翻译上个月，一个西南小镇先是遭遇了热浪，随后又迎来了一场猛烈的暴风雨。由于干燥的土壤无法吸水，一场可怕的山体滑坡发生了，洪水顺着山坡冲了下来。我的日常清晨被打破了——我的闹钟提前响起，镇上的紧急警报也尖叫起来。我醒来后冲到社区中心，那里消防队员和志愿者们正集结起来，组织人力开展救援。突然，一声巨响的雷声轰鸣，地面也在摇晃。一位年轻的志愿者上气不接下气地跑来，喊着有一家人被困住了。我们守护好救援路线，等赶到他们身边时，他们的心跳虽然微弱但还平稳。我们安全地把他们救了出来。后来，我们回顾了这场灾难，意识到我们准备得极其不足。消防队员是我们真正的英雄——他们用尽所有人力来保护我们。这件事让我们明白，自然的力量很强大，但我们的团结能守护生命。Unit6Lastmonth,Ivisitedan

Indian

culturalfestival,andIwas

confused

byallthe

uncommon

greetings.WhenImetalocal,Itriedto

shake

hishand,buthegaveadeep

bow

instead.I

bumped

intohimbyaccident,andfeltso

embarrassed

thatIrubbedmy

fist

onmy

cheek

nervously.Akindguidetoldme:“In

formal

settings,Indiansoftenpresstheir

palms

togetherandsay‘namaste’insteadofshakinghands.Awarm

hug

ora

kiss

onthecheekis

rude

here,andit’spolitetowaitforotherstogreetyoufirst.”Wesatdowntoeatspicy

curry

withourhands,andIalmostdroppedmy

fork

whenIlearnedthiscustom.Ipracticedthenamastegreeting,andsoonfeltcomfortable.Thistriptaughtmethatdifferentcultureshavetheirownrules,andweshouldalwaysberespectful.汉语翻译上个月，我参加了一场印度文化节，对这些不寻常的问候方式感到十分困惑。我遇到一位当地人时，试着和他握手，可他却深深鞠躬回礼。我不小心撞到了他，尴尬得紧张地用拳头揉着脸颊。一位友善的向导告诉我：“在正式场合，印度人通常会双手合十说‘namaste’，而不是握手。热情的拥抱或亲吻脸颊在这里是粗鲁的，礼貌的做法是等对方先打招呼。”我们坐下来用手吃辛辣的咖喱，当我了解到这个习俗时，差点把叉子掉在地上。我练习了合十礼，很快就适应了。这次旅行让我明白，不同的文化有自己的规则，我们永远都要心怀尊重。英文故事Lastmonth,Iattendedaformal

cultural

dinnerparty,andthetable

manners

wereso

confusing

thatIalmostmadeafoolofmyself.Myfriendtoldme:“Unless

youfollowthelocal

customs,you’llmakean

embarrassing

mistake.”First,Ilearnedto

situp

straightand

keep

my

elbows

offthetable.Igotusedtousing

servingchopsticks

insteadofpersonal

chopsticks

totakefood,whichwasa

proper

waytoshowrespect.Iwasnervous

whether

Icoulddoitright,butthehostsmiled

nicely

andsaidIwasdoingwell.Atthe

occasion,Imeta

married

Frenchladyinabeautiful

blouse.Shewas

private

aboutherfamily,soIdidn’taskpersonalquestions.WhenIthankedher,Isaid“merci”,andshereplied“aurevoir”whenweleft.Shetoldmethatlearninggoodmanners

goesalongway

inmakingagoodimpression.Later,I

heardfrom

her,andshesaidmypolitebehaviormadeherhappy.Thisdinnertaughtmethatculturalcustomsareimportant,andpropermannershelpusgetalongwithothers.汉语翻译上个月，我参加了一场正式的文化晚宴，餐桌礼仪实在太令人困惑，我差点出糗。朋友告诉我：“除非你遵守当地习俗，否则你会犯下让人难堪的错误。”首先，我学会了坐直身体，不把胳膊肘放在桌上。我习惯了用公筷而不是自己的筷子夹菜，这是表达尊重的恰当方式。我很紧张是否能做好，但主人友好地笑着说我做得很好。在这个场合上，我认识了一位穿着漂亮衬衫的已婚法国女士。她很注重隐私，所以我没有问私人问题。我向她道谢时说了“谢谢（merci）”，我们离开时她回了“再见（aurevoir）”。她告诉我，学习良好的礼仪对留下好印象帮助很大。后来，我收到了她的消息，她说我的礼貌行为让她很开心。这场晚宴让我明白，文化习俗很重要，得体的礼仪能帮我们和他人友好相处。英文故事Lastweekend,Iattendedan

Asian

friend’swedding,andIwasnervousaboutmaking

improper

moves.The

main

rulewas:neverwear

jeans

toaformalwedding—it’stoo

informal

andunsafeforyourgoodimpression.Firstly,Ilearnedto

congratulate

thecouplecorrectlywhenthey

marry.

Secondly,Ifollowedthelocal

tradition

totoastthemwith“cheers”,andeveryonejoinedinthe

cheer.

Thirdly,Iaskedanelderhowtogreetguests

correctly,soIwouldn’tleavea

fal