2014-2015学年九年级英语人教版新教材课文第八单元译文

2014-2015学年九年级英语人教版新教材课文第八单元译文
Unit 8
We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet.
居住小镇几乎每个人知道互相过去常常很安静Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something unusual is 没有事曾经发生在附近然而这些天某事
小镇维克多老师我的学校真的紧张的当
“Every night we hear strange noises outside our
城镇报社说每天晚上听到奇怪的声音在…外面
window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be
窗子妻子认为可能是一种动物朋友认为一定是
teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldn’t find anything strange.
青少年玩耍父母亲打电话警察他们不能发现任何异常的
They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so!”
认为可能是风我不这样认为
Victor’s next-door neighbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a
维克多的隔壁邻居海伦担心也起先认为可能是
dog, but I couldn’t see a dog or anything else, either. So I guess it can’t be a dog. But then,
狗没有看见狗任何东西别的也因此猜不可能
what could it be ? ” One woman in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so
妇女地区看见某样东西逃跑黑暗的
she is not sure.“ I think it was too big to be a dog ,” she said . “ Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.”
不确定认为太大而不是说或许熊
狼
Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There
每个人感到不安每个人有他的或她的自己的观点
must be something
一定有某样东西家我们的邻居没有主意
Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away, but I do not think that is
大多数人希望这动物人将简单地走开不认为
going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
将发生噪音制造者有太多乐趣制造恐慌社区里
Stonehenge—Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There?（巨石阵—谁能解释它的存在？）
巨石阵能任何人解释为什么有
Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous historical places but
巨石阵岩石圈不仅之一英国的最著名的历史古迹的地方
also one of its greatest mysteries. Every year it receives more than 750,000 visitors. People like
而且之一最大的谜团每年接待超过游客人们喜欢
to go to this Place especially in June as they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the
去这个地方尤其在六月因为想要看日升起最长的一天
year.
For many years, historians believed Stonehenge was a
temple where ancient leaders tried
许多年来历史学家认为巨石阵庙宇古代的领导者试图
to communicate with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be true because
沟通和神灵然而历史学家保罗斯托克认为这不可能是真的因为
Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago. “ The leaders arrived in England much later,” he
巨石阵建立许多世纪以前领导者到达英国晚得多
points out.
指出Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The large stones
另一个普遍的观点巨石阵可能是一种日历巨大的石头
were put together in a certain way. On midsummer’s morning, the sun shines directly into the
被放一起以特定的方法在盛夏的早晨太阳照耀直接地
center of the stones. Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose. They think the
中心石头其他人认为这些石头有医学的目的他们认为
stones can prevent illness and keep people healthy. “ As you walk there, you can feel the energy
石头能阻止疾病保持人们健康当走到那儿感觉能量
from your feet move up your body,” said one visitor. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used
从你的脚传到身体说一个游客没有人确定什么巨石阵被用来
for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. Some think it
大多数同意位置石头一定有特殊的目的一些认为
might be a burial place or a place to honor ancestors. Others think it was built to celebrate a
可能是墓地地方祭祀祖先其他人认为被建造庆祝
victory over an enemy.
胜利战胜敌人
Stonehenge was built slowly over a long period of time. Most historians believe it must
巨石阵被建造慢慢地超过很长时期时间大多数历史学家认为一定be almost 5,000 years old. One of the greatest mysteries is how it was built because the stones
接近年之一最大的谜团如何被建成因为那些石头
are so big and heavy. In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge ,
如此大重一群英国的志愿者试图建造另一个巨石阵
but they couldn’t “ We don’t really know who built Stonehenge,” says Paul Stoker. “ And
没有成功真的知道谁建造巨石阵说保罗斯托克
perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must have been hard-working—and great
或许可能永远不知道的确知道一定很勤奋而且是伟大的
planners!”
规划者。