英语导读1000句-正常语速正常语速(1-21)-阳光宝贝

Section 1 Making Friends一　结识朋友

1.Hi, my name is Bill. 你好，我叫比尔

2.Hi, I’m Mary. 你好，我是玛丽

3.Nice to meet you, Mary. 玛丽，见到你很高兴

4.Likewise. 我也是

5.Where are you from? 你从那里来?

6.I’m from the USA, and you? 我来自美国，你呢?

7.Oh, I’m from Finland. 我来自芬兰。

8.Finland? Where is that? 芬兰，在哪儿呢?

9.It’s in northern Europe. 它在欧洲北部。

10.Oh, I didn’t know. 噢，我还不知道呢。

11.And where in the America are you from? 那，你来自美国的什么地方?

12.I’m from Texas. That’s in the south. 我来自德克萨斯洲。

13.Yes, I’ve heard of it. 嗯，我听说过它。

14.Have you really? 真的吗?

15.Sure, it’s quite famous. 当然了，它还挺出名的。

Section 2 Around Town二　周边介绍

1.Do you know this town well? 你对这个城镇很了解吗?

2.Sure, I have been here many times. 当然了，我到这里很多次了。

3.How many libraries are there here? 这里有几座图书馆呢?

4.There are three. 有三座。

5.Three, that’s a lot for a small town. 三座!对一个小镇来说，这相当多了。

6.Well, one belongs to the town. 没错，一座归镇里所有。

7.And the other two? 那另外两座呢?

8.They belong to the university. 它们属大学所有。

9.Can anyone use them? 任何人都能使用它们吗?

10.No. Only students can use the university libraries. 不是的。只有学生们才能使用大学图书馆。

11.But can anyone use the town library? 人人都使用镇里的图书馆吗?

12.Of course. I have been going there for years. 那当然了，几年来我一起都到那里去。

13.But really you should join the library.不过你得先加入图书馆。

14.How do I do that? 我该怎么做呢?

15.You gave them your name and address, and they gave you a ticket. 你报上姓名和住址，他们就会给你一张证。

16.Good. That sounds easy. 嗯，听起来挺容易的。

Section 3 Sir, Madam, Mr., Mrs., Miss and Ms.三阁下、女士、先生、太太、小姐

1.In western countries, many titles are used. 西方，人们常用的称谓有很多。

2.Men are usually called Mister. 男士们通常被称作先生。

3.Women can have different titles. 女士们则可以有不同的称谓。

4.A woman can choose her title. 女士可以选择自己的称谓。

5.If she is married, she can call herself Mrs. or Ms. 一个已婚的女士，可以自称为“太太”或“女士”。

6.If a woman is unmarried, she can call herself Miss or Ms. 一个未婚的女士，可以自称为“小姐”或“女士”。

7.So when do we use Sir or Madam? 那么什么时候可以使用“阁下”或“夫人”这样的称谓。

8.They are often used in formal letters. 它们常用于正式的信函中。

9.Sometimes we hear people call others Sir or Madam. 有时，我们会听见人们称呼他人为“SIR”(先生)或“MADAM”(女士)。

10.Yes. They are formal terms and very polite. 没错，它们是非常正规和有礼貌的称呼。

11.So how do we know when to use them? 那么，我们如何知道什么时候使用它们呢?

12.Well, if you don’t know people, you can use those terms. 这么说吧，如果你对对方不是很了解，你可以使用那些称谓。

13.It is considered too polite. 这样做太多礼了。

14.Some people would think so, but don’t worry about it. 有些人也许会这么想，但不必为此太操心。

15.Most people don’t mind if you guess. 如果你猜测的话，大多数人是不会介意的。

Section 4 Going Places四　　外出

1.Travel can be very exciting. 旅游非常有趣。

2.Many people like to travel. 很多人喜欢旅游。

3.People think travel is expensive. 人们觉得旅游挺花钱的。

4.This need not be so. 事实未必如此。

5.We can travel by many ways. 旅游的方式多种多样。

6.Walking is a form of travel. 走路是一种旅游方式。

7.It can be very interesting. 它可以是非常有趣的。

8.Walking enables us to see many things in detail. 走路让我们能够仔细地观察很多事物。

9.We can travel by plane, bus, train or car. 我们非唯心乘飞机、乘公共汽车、乘火车、乘汽车旅游。

10.When we travel that way, we get to places quickly. 如果我们用上述的方式旅游，我们可以较快地到达目的地。

11.However, we don’t see things so deeply. 然而，这样做我们不能很仔细地观看事物。

12.A bicycle is a quicker way to travel than walking. 骑车旅游比走路快一些。

13.By bicycle, we can still see things in detail. 骑车时我们仍然可以较详细地观看许多事物。

14.We can stop easier and examine what we find interesting. 我们可以很方便地停下来，看一看我们感兴趣的东西。

15.But all types of travel are interesting. 但是所有的旅游方式都是有趣的。

Section 5 In the Home五　在家里

1.There are many kinds of rooms in a house. 一座房子里有很多种房间。

2.The bedroom is where we sleep. 卧室是我们睡觉的地方。

3.In the kitchen we cook our meals. 我们在厨房里烧菜和做饭。

4.In the dining room, we eat the food we have cooked. 我们在餐厅里就餐。

5.Lounges are used for relaxing. 客厅是休闲的场所。

6.Some houses have a study. 有些房子里有一个书房。

7.The study is like an office at home. 书房就像是设在家里的办公室。

8.The bathroom is where we wash. 盥洗室是洗刷的地方。

9.Some bathrooms have a bath. 有些浴室里有澡盆。

10.Other bathrooms have a shower. 其它浴室里有冲凉设备。

11.Most bathrooms have a toilet. 大多数浴室里有马桶。

12.Some houses have more than one bathroom. 有些房子里的卫生间不只一间。

13.Several bedrooms can make a part of a house. 几间卧室组成了房间的一个部分。

14.A house can also have a garden. 房子里也可以有花园。

15.A garden may have a small house called a shed. 花园里可能有亭子之类的小房子。

Section 6 Cities, Towns and Villages六　城市、城镇、乡村

1.A city is really just a large town. 城市其实是一座大城镇。

2.A town is just a large village. 城镇只是一个大乡村。

3.A small village without any shops is called a hamlet. 没有任何商店的乡村被称为小村子。

4.A hamlet may have only a few houses. 一个村子里也许只有几座房子。

5.A village will contain a few shops and several houses. 一个乡村会有几家店铺和几座房子。

6.Cities have lots and lots of people. 城市里有很多很多人。

7.Towns have fewer people. 城镇的人比较少。

8.Villages and hamlets have even fewer people. 乡村里的人更少。

9.In England, every city has a cathedral. 在英国，每个城市都有一座大教堂。

10.A cathedral is a large church. 大教堂是一座大的教堂。

11.Some European countries also have cathedrals. 一些欧洲国家也有教堂。

12.Towns have several churches. 城镇里有很多教堂。

13.A village will often have at least one church. 通常一个乡村至少会有一座教堂。

14.A hamlet may or may not have a church. 一个小村子可能有也可能没有教堂。

15.Churches are an important part of cities, towns, villages and hamlets. 教堂是城市、城镇、乡村的一个重要组成部分。

Section 7 In the Garden七　在花园里

1.Many houses have gardens. 许多房子带有花园。

2.But gardens are not just for houses. 但是并不只是房子才会有花园。

3.Many towns and cities have public gardens. 许多城镇和城市有公共花园。

4.House gardens can have several uses. 私家花园有许多用途。

5.People use them to grow things. 人们在此种植东西。

6.If the climate is right, people like to have lawns. 如果气候合适，人们会种草坪。

7.Lawns are areas of grass. 草坪是一片绿草。

8.The grass will be kept, cut and neat. 草必须及时修剪整齐。

9.Flowers are popular in gardens too. 人们也常在花园里种花。

10.They make the garden beautiful. 它们使花园更美。

11.Some people use gardens to grow food. 有些人在花园里种植食物。

12.Vegetables are popular, but so is fruit. 花园里，蔬菜和水果也都很常见。

13.Public gardens usually don’t have vegetables and fruit. 公共花园里没有蔬菜和水果。

14.They have trees, bushes, lawns and flowers. 它们有树、灌木丛、草坪和花。

15.Gardens are to relax in a beautiful environment. 花园可以让(人们)在一个优美的环境里放松。

Section 8 Playing Games八　玩游戏

1.How many games can you think of? 你能想出几种游戏的名称?

2.Well, that depends on what kinds of games you mean. 那要看你指的是什么类型的游戏。

3.Any kind. 什么都可以。

4.Well, there are all kinds of sports. 那，体育运动的种类可多了。

5.Like what? 比如什么呢?

6.Like football, swimming, tennis etc. 象足球、游泳、网球等。

7.Yes. Those games are for outdoors. 没错，那些是户外运动。

8.Sometimes swimming and tennis are not. 有时游泳和网球不是(在户外)。

9.You’re right, but what about indoor games? 你说的没错，那室内运动呢?

10.Like table tennis, badminton and volleyball. 象乒乓球、羽毛球和排球吗?

11.Yes. But those need special places. 没错。但那些运动需要特殊的场所。

12.What do you mean? 你的意思是什么?

13.Well, you can’t play them at home. 这么说吧，这些运动不能在家里进行。

14.Oh, you mean games like chess, drafts and cards. 那你指的是象棋、跳棋和打牌这样的游戏。

15.Yeah, they are games too. 对，它们也是游戏。

Section 9 Types of Work九　工作类型

1.What does your father do? 你父亲做什么?

2.He is a teacher. 他是一位老师。

3.What does he teach? 他教什么?

4.Mathematics. 数学。

5.Does your mother work? 你母亲工作吗?

6.Sure, she is a doctor. 当然，她是一名医生。

7.In the hospital? 在医院吗?

8.Yes, and your parents? 是的。那你的父母呢?

9.My father is an engineer. 我父亲是一位工程师。

10.And your mother? 你的母亲呢?

11.She was once a secretary in a factory. 她曾经在工厂里当秘书。

12.My sister is a soldier. 我姐姐是一名战士。

13.Oh, my brother will be going into the army. 噢，我哥哥就要入伍了。

14.So, they’ll both be in the army. 那他们都将在军队里。

15.Yes. And I have another brother who has been in the navy. 没错，我的另一位兄弟已经参加海军了。

Section 10 Different Kinds of Eating十　各种不同的饮食

1.I like restaurants. 我喜欢餐厅。

2.What kind of restaurants? 什么样的餐厅呢?

3.For food, of course. 当然是吃饭的地方。

4.Ah, but there are many kinds of restaurants. 嗯，但是有很多种餐厅呀。

5.Like what? 比如说?

6.Well, there are fancy restaurants. 嗯，有……好的餐厅。

7.You mean expensive ones? 你指的是贵的那些。

8.Yes. And there are cheap ones too. 是的，但也有便宜的。

9.Like fast food restaurants. 象快餐店吗?

10.Well, yes. But not all cheap ones are fast food. 没错，但不是所有便宜的都是快餐店。

11.Like McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken. 比如麦当劳、肯得基。

12.We usually call that one KFC. 我们通常称那种是“KFC”

13.What about Café’s? Are they restaurants? 咖啡厅呢?它们是餐厅吗?

14.Some are, if they serve food. 有些是，如果它们提供食物的话。

15.But their menus are usually limited. 但是它们菜谱的种类很有限。

Section 11 Time十一　时间

1.There are three different ways of telling the time. 有三种不同的报时方法。

2.We can say, for example, three fifteen (3:15). 我们以3点15分为例，打个比方。

3.Or we can say a quarter past three (3:15). 我们可以说三点过一刻。

4.We can also say zero three fifteen hours (03:15). 我们也可以说3点过5分。

5.That’s if it is 3:15 am. 那是早上3点15分时的说法。

6.If it is 3:15 pm, we say fifteen fifteen hours (15:15). 如果是下午3：15分，我们则说15点15分。

7.We call that the 24-hour clock. 我们称之为24小时计时制。

8.If it is 3:45, we can say that. 如果是3点45分，我们可以那样说。

9.Or we can say a quarter to four (3:45). 或者，我们也可以说四点差一刻。

10.3:35 becomes twenty-five to four. 3点35分可以说差25分四点。

11.We can say five past three (3:05). 我们可以说3点过5分。

12.We can’t say six past three (3:06). 我们不能说3点过6分。

13.We must say six minutes past three (3:06). 我们应该说3点6分。

14.If it is not 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50 or 55, then we must add minutes. 如果分钟不是5、10、20、25、35、40、50、或55我们必须加上分钟。

15.But it really doesn’t matter which we use if others understand us. 但不管用什么方式，只要别人能听懂就行了。

Section 12 Different Values十二　不同的计量方式

1.Weights and measures are different in different countries. 不同的国家使用不同计量和丈量方法。

2.We call the different systems decimal and imperial. 我们称不同的系统为“十进制”和“英制”

3.Most countries use the decimal system. 大多数国家采用十进制系统。

4.That’s a system that uses units of ten to count and measure. 这是十进制的计量计量系统。

5.The imperial system came from England and is still used in some countries. 英制系统来自英国，许多国家仍然采用这种方法。

6.England will have changed to the decimal system by the end of the decade. 在未来十年内，英国将变成采用十进制系统(的国家)。

7.Many imperial countries are changing to decimal. 许多采用英制系统的国家正改为采用十进制系统。

8.America uses the imperial system for weights and measures. 美国采用英制系统计重和计量。

9.But America uses decimal for money. 但是美国在货币上，则采用十进制系统。

10.Americans use pounds and ounces for weight. 美国用磅和盎司计重。

11.The decimal system uses grams and kilograms. 十进制系统以克或千克为单位。

12.The imperial system uses inches, feet, yards and miles for measuring length. 英制系统用英寸、英尺、码和英里来丈量长度。

13.The decimal system uses millimeters, centimeters, meters and kilometers. 十进制以毫米、厘米不、米、千米来丈量长度。

14.In the imperial system, pints, quarts and gallons measure liquids and fluids. 英制系统以品托、夸托、加伦等为量度单位。

15.The decimal system uses liters. 十进制系统以升为量度单位。

Section 13 Libraries十三　图书馆

1.Most towns and cities have a library. 多数城镇和城市都有图书馆。

2.Libraries are available to everyone. 任何人都可以到图书馆去。

3.People think that libraries are just for books. 人们认为图书馆只与书本有关。

4.They are wrong. 他们错了。

5.In modern libraries, you can borrow many things. 在现代图书馆里你可以借到许多东西。

6.Books, of course, are what people expected to find in libraries. 伏低做小当然希望可以从图书馆里借到书本。

7.Did you know, however, that you can also borrow music? 你知道，你还能从图书馆里借到音乐(资料)吗?

8.Yes, many libraries will lend CDs and records. 是的，许多图书馆出借CD和录音带。

9.Some libraries will also lend computer programs. 一些图书馆也会出借电脑程序。

10.Do you know why we have libraries? 你知道，为什么我们会有图书馆吗?

11.It is to enable those who can not afford to buy books etc. to have access to them. 这是为了让那些买不起这么多书的人有机会读到这些书。

12.However, they are not just used by poor people. 然而，他们并不只是为穷人而设的。

13.All kinds of people use them, from children to professors, poor to rich. 各种各样的人，儿童、教授、穷人、富人都可以使用图书馆。

14.It would be almost impossible for you or me to collect so many books and CDs. 无论你还是我，都不太可能去搜集这么多的书和CD。

15.So libraries can be said to be very useful places. 可以说图书馆是非常有用的地方。

Section 14 Cinema, Theater十四　电影院　歌剧院

1.What’s the difference between a cinema and a theater? 电影院和歌剧院有什么不同?

2.Theaters are generally for live performances. 歌剧院是现场表演的，

3.Cinemas are for recorded shows.电影院则播放录制的表演。

4.What are live performances? 什么是现场表演?

5.These are where there are people on the stage actually performing there and then. 就是舞台上有真实的人在表演。

6.So what sort of performances can we expect? 那我们能看什么样的表演呢?

7.There can be acting of plays, you know, drama, comedy etc. 你知道有可能是话剧，歌剧或戏剧等。

8.Anything else? 还有吗?

9.Sure, there can be musical performances by solo artists or by bands. 当然，也有可能是独奏音乐表演或是乐队合奏。

10.Can I see classical concert at a theater? 我能在剧院里欣赏到古典音乐会吗?

11.Yes, some theaters are used for that. 可以的，某些剧院会有这样的演出。

12.Cinemas are different then? 那么，电影院就有所不同的了?

13.Yah, cinemas usually show movies. 是的，电影院通常放映电影。

14.And these are not live. 而且他们不是现场的。

15.That’s right, they were recorded on film long before you see it in the cinema. 没错，你在电影院观看他们之前，这些影像已经早就录制在胶片上了。

16.I don’t know which I prefer. 不知道我该选择什么。

17.Perhaps they are equally as good as each other.也许他们各有各的好处。

Section 15 Flying十五　飞行

1.We usually fly in aeroplane. 我们通常乘坐飞机飞行。

2.But there are different kinds of machines for flying in. 但是，还有许多可载人飞行的机器。

3.The general term for machines we fly in is aircraft. 一般说来，我们乘坐的飞行器叫做“飞机”。

4.The types most people use for travel are called passenger aircraft. 大多数人旅行乘坐的机型叫做“客机”。

5.Similar aeroplanes are used for transporting goods. 类似的飞机也用于运输货物。

6.These we term as transport aircraft. 我们通常称这些类型为运输机。

7.Helicopters are used by both the military and by private citizens. 直升机不仅军用也做私用。

8.However, some aircraft are only used by the military. 然而有些飞机只用于军事上。

9.The military is the army, navy and airforce. 军队指的是陆军、海军、空军。

10.Not just the airforce use aircraft. 不仅空军才使用飞机。

11.Most military aircraft are used for fighting or defense. 大多数军用飞机用来作战或防御。

12.Many, however, are used for transport. 还有很大一部分是用于运输的。

13.These provide food etc. for the armed forces. 他们为军队运输食品等。

14.Some aircraft fly from ships called aircraft carriers. 有些船能让飞机起降，它们是航空母舰。

15.Even space rockets can be called aircraft. 宇宙飞船也是飞行器。

Section 16 Supermarkets十六　超市

1.What happens in a supermarket? 在超市里该怎么办呢?

2.Well, first, you will pick up a basket or a trolley. 首选，得选一个篮子或一辆推车。

3.What’s the difference between a basket and a trolley? 篮子和推车有什么不同?

4.A basket is used for just a little shopping. 购买的物品较少，可用篮子。

5.A trolley has wheels and is used when we have a lot to buy. 推车有轮子，用于选购较多的商品。

6.Then when we have chosen which we want, we go shopping. 选择了所需东西之后，我们就去购物。

7.Modern supermarkets have food from all around the world. 现代超市汇集了世界各地的食品。

8.The food is arranged in sections containing similar foods and supplies. 食品按相同种类和需求分类排放。

9.You walk up and down the sections choosing what you want. 人们在各种分类间走动，选购所需的物品。

10.In big supermarkets, the choice can be very large. 大超市里的选择余地更大。

11.You can buy clothes and household items in some supermarkets. 在一些超市里，不能买到服装和家庭用品。

12.When you have finished, you go to the checkout. 买完之后就可以到收银台去。

13.Here you take all your shopping out of the basket or trolley. 在这里，你就从篮子或推车里取出所购的全部物品。

14.The checkout person will then put the items across a machine. 这时，收银员会把所购的商品居收银机里。

15.The machine tells you how much to pay. 收银机会显示必须付的款额。

Section 17 Children十七　儿童

1.Children from all around the world are basically the same. 世界各地的儿童基本上是一样的。

2.Their needs are similar wherever they live. 无论在那里，他们的需求是相似的。

3.Of course they need food, parents and love. 当然，他们需要食物、父母和关爱。

4.However, as children grow older, their needs may differ according to their culture. 然而长大之后，他们的需求会因为文化不同而有所差别。

5.In some countries, children go to school from the age of three. 在某些国家，儿童三岁上学。

6.In other cultures, children may never go to school at all. 在一些文化国度里，孩子们也许永远都不去上学。

7.When they are babies, they all eat or drink milk. 婴儿时期，他们都吃奶或喝奶。

8.When they are older, their food becomes the same as their parents. 长大后，他们的食物就和父母相同。

9.This naturally is different in different parts of the world. 这自然而然地随居住区的不同而有差异。

10.In the west, children learn to use knives and forks and spoons. 西方国家的孩子们学习使用刀、*和勺子。

11.In the east, they use chopsticks and spoons. 在东方国家，他们则使用筷子和勺子。

12.Children will leave school and start work at different ages. 孩子们离开学校开始工作的年龄因人而异。

13.Their education will depend on many things including cultural background. 他们的教育取决于许多因素，包括文化背景等。

14.It does not matter if they are from east or west, most people think children are beautiful. 无论东方或西方，大多数人都认为儿童是美好的。

15.It is a shame it changes as they get older. 遗憾的是长大后，事情就变了。

Section 18 Music十八　音乐

1.Some people say that music is the universal language. 有人说音乐是环球语言。

2.Music bridges culture better than language does. 音乐比语言能更好地进行文化交流。

3.Almost everyone in the world knows about classical music. 几乎世界上所有人都知道古典音乐。

4.Classical music is the kind written by Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, Tchaikovsky etc. 古典音乐指的是贝多芬、巴哈、瓦格纳、柴可夫斯基等人的作品。

5.These composers came from different countries. 这些作曲家们来自不同的国家，

6.But their music spread around the world.但是他们的音乐传播到世界各地。

7.Today we can buy all kinds of music to listen to. 现在，我们可以买到各种不同的音乐来听。

8.Popular music, also called pop music, generally appeals to teenagers. 流行音乐也叫“热门音乐”，对年轻人很有吸引力。

9.Rock, jazz, blues, opera, soul and folk music are specialest kinds of music. 摇滚、爵士、布鲁斯、歌剧、灵魂乐和传统音乐都属特种音乐。

10.However, they can appeal to all kinds of people in all countries. 然而，他们却吸引着世界各国不同阶层的人们。

11.In the 1960s and 1970s, the Beatles from England were the most famous musicians. 60年代和70年代，来自英国披头士是最著名的音乐人。

12.Their music influenced young people around the world. 他们的音乐对世界各国的青年人有很大的影响。

13.Although they no longer create music like Beethoven etc., the Beatles’ music is still loved and performed. 和贝多芬一样，虽然披头士们不再进行音乐创作，他们的音乐仍然深受人们的喜爱，并且还在各地演出。

14.Today there is such a wide variety of music to choose from, that it seems difficult. 现在，人们对音乐的选择多种多样，甚至不知何所适从。

15.It maybe best to try all the different kinds available. 也许最好的方式是尝试各种能接触到的不同类型。

16.Then we can buy and enjoy the ones we like most. 然后我们可以去购买和欣赏我们最喜欢的。

Section 19 Famous Writers十九　著名作家

1.Most countries produce a few famous writers. 大多数国家都有会有几位著名的作家。

2.Which writers can you think of from your country? 你能说出几位自己国家的作家呢?

3.How many writers do you know from other countries? 你认识其它国家的作家呢?

4.How many are 20th century writers? 是二十世纪的作家呢?

5.Perhaps we know the old writers best. 也许我们对老作家比较了解。

6.In China, everyone has heard of Shakespeare. 在中国，人人都听说过莎士比亚。

7.He was an Englishman, but he died in 1616. 他是英国人，卒于1616年。

8.So for 400 years, people have remembered Shakespeare. 400年来，人们都记得莎士比亚。

9.What about American writers? 那美国作家呢?

10.Do you know which are American and which are British? 你知道谁是美国作家，谁是英国作家吗?

11.Sometimes it is difficult to know. 有时难以辨认，

12.But most of the famous writers before the 20th century were British.但是二十世纪前著名的作家大都是英国人。

13.Russia has produced some very famous writers too. 俄罗斯也有一些非常著名的作家。

14.Most of the Russian writers are famed for their passion and romance in their books. 俄罗斯作家的作品洋溢着激情和浪漫。

15.France also has produced some great writers. 法国也有一些伟大的作家。

16.And China? 中国呢?

Section 20 Famous Musicians二十　著名音乐家

1.How many musical instruments can you think of? 你知道几种乐器呢?

2.Can you named anyone famous for playing what you chose? 你能说出一位你知道的乐器的著名演奏家吗?

3.How many are from the 20th century? 几位是二十世纪的呢?

4.Before then, most famous musicians were also composers. 在那之前，大多数著名的音乐家都是作曲家。

5.Composers were more famous than the players. 作曲家比演奏家更出名-

6.Is that the case today?现在还这样吗?

7.Most of famous musicians before the 20th century played in orchestras. 二十世纪之前的著名音乐家大都在乐队里演出。

8.Today, many of the most well-known musicians belong to the rock and pop world. 现在，许多出名的音乐人都是摇滚乐和浒音乐圈的。

9.If they create their own music, are they also composers? 如果他们自己创作音乐，他们能称作是作曲家吗?

10.Yes, they are. But their work is different to that of Beethoven etc. 是的，他们是。但是他们的作品与贝多芬等的作品不同。

11.Is Michael Jackson as famous as Beethoven?迈克尔.杰克逊和贝多芬一样著名吗?

12.Will his work last as long?他的作品也能有相同的生命力吗?

13.Modern musicians and composers usually do not stay famous for more than a year or two. 现在的音乐家和作曲家受欢迎的时间很少超过一年的。

14.Today’s fame is often short lived.现在的名词都是短暂的，

15.But the famous will earn lots and lots of money. 但成名者却有大利可图。

16.It is interesting to compare musicians like Beethoven and Michael Jackson. 把贝多芬和杰克逊作比较非常有趣。

17.It is difficult to say which is the best because they are so different. 委很难说谁比较好，因为他们太不相同了。

18.Each one was famous because they gave the public the right thing at the right time. 人人都是著名的，因为他们满足了不同时代不同人的需要。

Section 21 Television二十一　电视

1.How many hours a day do you watch television? 你每天看几个小时电视?

2.In many modern western countries, the average is 4 hours per day. 现代许多西方国家，每天平均四小时。

3.Many people think it is too much, do you agree? 许多人认为这太多了，你同意吗?

4.What are the benefits of watching TV? 看电视有什么好处?

5.Its impact since it became popular is tremendous. 自从电视流行以来，它的影响是巨大的。

6.It is only since the second half of the 20th century that it became available to most people in the west. 在西方，只是到了20世纪中叶，综才普及到大多数人。

7.In China it is less than that. 中国，电视普及的时间稍晚些，

8.But now it is so popular that it can be seen every where. 但是，现在，随处可见。

9.What do most people like to watch on TV? 人们想从电视上看到什么?

10.Well, it can be different according to their age. 不同年龄的人有不同的需要。

11.Movies, of course, are popular. 电视剧，理所当然非常流行，

12.As is the news and the weather reports. 新闻和天气预报也很流行。

13.Soap operas are also very popular in deed. 肥皂剧，它也很受欢迎。

14.Some soaps as we call them have been running for over 40 years. 我们称之为“肥皂剧”的某些剧目，已经流行三十多年了。

15.Name some soaps from your own country’s television networks. 说出一些你们国家电视上肥皂剧的名称。

16.Today, due to satellite broadcasting, we are able to get programs from all over the world. 现在，借助卫星通讯，我们可以接收到世界各地的节目。

17.In Europe, for example, people can see CCTV. 比如，在欧洲，人们可以收看到中国中央电视台的节目。

18.Did you know that? 你知道吗?