外研版八年级英语上册全部课文及翻译

Module 1 How to learn English

Unit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible

让我们尽可能多地讲英语

Welcome back, everyone!

同学们，欢迎回来！

Today, we’re going to talk about good ways to learn English.

今天，我们打算谈论一下学习英语的好方法。

Ready?

准备好了吗？

Who has some advice?

谁有一些建议?

We should always speak English in class.

在课堂上我们应该总是讲英语。

Good! Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.

好！让我们尽可能多地讲英语。

Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks?

为什么不在我们的笔记本上记下错误呢？

That’s a good idea. And don’t forget to write down the correct answers next to the mistakes. What else?

那是个好主意，而且不要忘记在错误旁边写上正确的答案。还有其他的什么吗？

It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day.

每天大声拼读生词是一个好主意。

Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening to the radio?

非常感谢你，玲玲。听广播怎么样？

Yes, that’s good for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new words.

是的，那也有益于我们的发音。但有很多生词。

You don’t need to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas.

你们不必理解每个单词（的含义）。你们只需要听关键词和主要意思。

That’s the same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot about the world through reading.

阅读也一样。英语故事如此有趣。通过阅读我逐渐了解了世界上的许多事情。

I think writing is also important. Why don’t we try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them.

我认为写作也很重要。我们为什么不尽量去找些讲英语的笔友呢？我们可以给他们写信。

Excellent! I agree with you.

太棒了！我同意你（的提议）。

Unit 2 You should smile at her!

你应该向她微笑！

Many students ask for advice about how to improve their English.

很多学生咨询如何提高他们英语水平的建议。

Here are three questions.

这儿是三个基本问题。

The first question is about understanding English films and songs.

第一个问题是关于理解英文电影和歌曲的问题。

Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I like watching English films and listening to English songs, but I can

only understand a little. What can I do?”

来自湖北的李浩写道：“我喜欢看英文电影，听英文歌曲，但我只能理解一点儿。我可以怎么做呢？”Watching films and listening to songs are great ways to learn English!

看电影和听歌曲是学习英语的很好的方式！

Watch and listen several times, and guess the meaning of the new words.

看上或听上几遍，并猜测生词的含义。

Each time you will learn something new.

每一遍你都会学到新东西。

I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends.

我还建议你和朋友们谈论一下这些电影或歌曲。

The second question is about speaking.

第二个问题是关于说的。

Wang Fan from Jilin wrote, “Our school has a teacher from the US. I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her. What should I do?”

来自吉林的王帆写道：“我们学校有一位来自美国的老师。我很腼腆，不敢与她说话。我该怎么办呢？”

You can say, “Hello! How are you?” “Do you like China?” These are good ways to start a conversation.

你可以说：“嗨！你好吗？”“你喜欢中国吗？”这些都是展开交谈的好方式。

And before you begin, you should smile at her!

在你开始（讲英语）前，你应该向她微笑！

Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try.

记住这一点：不要害羞，去试一试。

The third question is about vocabulary.

第三个问题是关于词汇的。

Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote, “I write down new words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?”

来自安徽的张雷写道：“我写下生词，但我很快就忘记了它们。我怎样才能记住它们呢？”

Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words!

不用担心，忘记生词是很自然的！

I suggest you write four or five words a day on pieces of paper and place them in your room.

我建议你每天把4个或5个单词写在纸片上并放在你的房间里。

Read the words when you see them, and try to use them.

看到这些单词的时候就读一读，并且尽量使用它们。

Module 2 My hometown and my country

我的家乡和我的国家

Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.

它比许多其他建筑物都高。

Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?

嘿，大明！你的周末过得怎么样？

Pretty good！I went to Shenzhen.

很好！我去深圳了。

Where’s Shenzhen?

深圳在哪儿？

Well, it’s on the coast near Hong Kong.

哦，它在靠近香港的海岸线上。