[新书发布] 阳光英语初中套装已全部上市
从11月发布会起，编辑部就天天接到各位老师家长发来的催稿信息：阳光英语初二初三什么时候出啊？大家日常见面打招呼都变成了：读者又来催稿了。
现在终于可以说，阳光英语分级阅读，初中六个套装出齐了，等着寒假充电的孩子们，你们的干粮上架咯~
今天小编不是来打广告的，就来说说，这是什么样一套书，这套书里都有什么。
先划重点
哪里来的丨引进自新西兰Wendy Pye出版公司
给谁看的丨主要针对国内初高中学生
什么内容丨英文绘本，有故事有百科
什么形式丨一个套装九本读物，每本主题不同
配套资源丨每个套装配阅读指导手册和MP3光盘
点读功能丨读物可用外研通点读笔点读全书
这次出版的六个套装，针对初一到初三的学生，内容上从传统故事到幽默故事、冒险故事，从物理知识到天气变化、花鸟鱼虫。具体每个套装有什么内容，各个套装都有哪些特色，勇敢跨过分隔线看一看吧。
剧透前的
分隔线
阳光英语
初一上
行万里路
每一步都有奇遇
去极地感受冰山的严寒，到火山旁感受炽热岩浆的能量，到沙滩上观察脚印，在沙丘上听驼铃声响
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一家四口从魔术师那里租了一套看似正常的房子，但魔术师的房子怎么可能正常！好端端的地毯，水洒在上面，竟像草一样疯长起来，得用割草机剪短；打开冰箱门，一会冒出爆米花，一会又跑出一只袋鼠。
Never rent a house from a magician. Never, never, never!
A magician's house is always full of little surprises. Sometimes, there are big surprises, too.
——A Magician's House
冒失虎喜欢参加派对，他向小主人保证自己会乖乖听话。可到了派对上，他咬破了气球，还把爪子伸进了香肠里，等到吹蜡烛的时候，他一口气把蜡烛从蛋糕上吹了下来！
He tried to warm his paws on a plate of frankfurters.
"Your tiger is very sloppy," said Jim. "I wish he'd get his paws off our food."
——Sloppy Tiger and the Party
不同的动物在沙地上留下了不同的足迹，你能根据它们的足迹认出它们都是什么动物吗？
You don't often see rabbit tracks in the sand because rabbits usually hop in the grass.
Rabbits hop with their front paws together and their back feet apart. We can see this in their tracks.
——Tracks in the Sand
在地球的两极地区，海面上漂浮着巨大的冰山，极地的风和天气会把冰山雕刻成各种奇怪的形状。
Sometimes, a big chunk of ice breaks off from an ice shelf. It falls rumbling into the ocean and floats away. This is an iceberg.
An iceberg may look small, but it is actually very big. Only a small part of it can be seen above the water. Most of the iceberg is underwater, out of sight.
——Icebergs
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阳光英语
初一下
传说和寓言
时间里闪耀着智慧
贪玩的雪姑娘融化在阳光里，失控的煮粥锅让全村人吃了一整月的粥，夫妻俩为三个愿望争执不休
冬天，夫妻俩用一个大雪球做了一个雪孩子，雪孩子变成了一个雪姑娘，夫妻俩把她带回家，对她照料有加。村里的孩子来找她玩，雪姑娘同小伙伴们在草地上玩闹嬉戏，她是不是忘记了什么？
Spring came, and when the children came to play with the snow girl, they told her how the warm sun painted the slopes with beautiful spring flowers.
"Can we show her the valley?" they asked.
"No," said Jenny and Lars, "she might be hurt by the sun."
——The Snow Daughter
云有什么作用？为什么会下雨？雾是什么？为什么会下冰雹？
If you look into the sky on a nice day, you might see clouds forming and changing shape and size. Clouds are a mass of tiny water drops floating in the air.
——Clouds, Rain and Fog
耳朵，动物打猎时的好帮手，帮助动物远离危险。但不同动物的耳朵各不相同，大小、位置和听声音的原理都不一样。
Bats can hear very well. They make sounds that echo off things but are too high-pitched for the human ear to hear. Bats use these echoes to fly in dark caves without crashing and to find insects to eat. The use of echoes to find things is called echolocation.
——Wonderful Ears
阳光英语
初二上
学好理化生
但这一次是用英语
天气冷暖是如何变化的，怎样成为一名骑士，鸟类的羽毛仅仅是为了飞翔吗
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乌鸫爸爸圈地盘，乌鸫妈妈忙筑巢，小乌鸫还没睁开眼就已经有了吃货的设定，群演花猫在树下等到收工都没吃到盒饭。
In spring, Father Blackbird looks for a place to build a nest — a place warm and safe. He sings loudly to tell other birds to keep away from his territory. He may even chase birds away.
When Mother Blackbird comes, she begins to build the nest. She gets strong twigs and weaves them around the branches. She finds smaller twigs and dry grass to carry to the nest. She makes many trips back and forth.
——Blackbirds
约翰和詹姆斯喜欢到离家不远的城堡里探险，一天，他们遇到了一位身穿铠甲的骑士，骑士带着他们回到中世纪，带他们参观锻造间、武器库，还教他们如何披挂上阵，参加骑士比武大会。
The knight gives James and John a wooden shield, too, and teaches them how to fight with swords. He shows them how to charge with their lances.
“Now that you know how to fight, you will need a suit of chain mail armour to protect you. It is made here, in the forge,” the knight says.
——Knights in Armour
所有动物中只有鸟类会长羽毛，鸟类的羽毛能帮它们保暖，而且在飞行中也有重要的作用。漂泊信天翁和蜂鸟飞行的方式有什么不同？不会飞的企鹅和鸵鸟有什么别的“特技”？
Down feathers are very soft and fluffy. They lie next to the bird’s skin and keep it warm. Some baby birds are covered with down feathers when they hatch.
Body feathers lie on top of the down feathers and also help keep the bird warm. The body feathers of different birds are different shapes and colours.
——Feathers and Flight
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阳光英语
初二下
平凡的生活
天花板上亮着星星
宠物医院候诊室里的连锁效应能治病，树林里的小木屋住着在月亮上跳舞的老太太，深海里的鱼自己带着小灯照亮
发明家发明出一种神秘药水，却被当厨师的孪生兄弟当做番茄酱放进了意大利面里。假扮成迷路小女孩前来偷药水的间谍打开锅盖，意大利面像一团麻一样从锅里跳了出来，到现在还在追赶她呢。
Iris opened the pot. Out leapt a great, big, terrible, topsy-turvy, tissy-tossy tangle. The spaghetti had come alive. It looked like white spiders wrestling. It looked like 20 octopuses dancing on top of one another.
“What a dear little girl!” it cried in a slippery voice.
——The Terrible Topsy-Turvy, Tissy-Tossy Tangle
做面包要用面粉、酵母、糖、盐、水，这些原料是怎么变成香喷喷的面包的呢？甜味的面包制作时也要放盐吗？盐有什么特殊的作用呢？
What kinds of bread do you eat? Do you like white sliced bread or crusty, brown rolls? What about French bread or rye bread? Maybe you like pitta bread or tortillas? But did you know that there are only two main types of bread?
The two main types of bread are leavened bread and unleavened bread. Leavened bread is bread that rises. It is usually baked in an oven. Unleavened bread is flat bread that is usually baked in a flat pan.
——How Bread Is Made
鸟的一生从鸟蛋开始。树上、地上甚至烟囱上都可能有鸟筑巢。幼鸟孵化时嘴上长着“卵齿”，用来啄破蛋壳。
Birds make their nests out of different materials. Most birds make their nests out of sticks and twigs. Some use the silk from spiders' webs, lichen and dried saliva.
Birds line their nests with feathers, animal fur, grass and leaves, or mud. Some birds, such as crows, use metal foil, pieces of string and paper in their nests.
——Baby Birds
阳光英语
初三上
万水千山
行囊里是智慧和善良
小男孩帮石狮子守住了埋藏的宝藏，小孤女带着鹦鹉朋友远走天涯，坏海盗一不小心做了件好事或许再也停不下来
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潜水员三番五次潜入水中想抓一只鳌虾，最后落得个两手空空。没办法，大自然自有取胜之道。不过，潜水员也不乏锦囊妙计，让围观的孩子们不会失望而归。
Up, up, up, he went. Now Mark’s heavy weightbelt was a hindrance, holding him back from the surface. Up, up, up, he fought, his hands tearing at the water, legs and flippers thrashing. It seemed forever. His lungs and throat burned. Air. He needed air. Then, just as he felt he wouldn’t make it, he burst through the surface.
He gasped rasping mouthfuls of air. He forgot the crayfish. He forgot the water. He just breathed one desperate breath after another.
——The Best Diver in the World
蜗牛虽然背负着花园害虫的“骂名”，但它们能做的远不止是在花园里捣乱。
Freshwater snails are easy to breed in an aquarium. You can set up your own snail tank. If you are patient, the snails may lay eggs and you can watch the baby snails hatch and grow.
——About Snails
人体大约65%是水。我们家里的水从哪里来？虽然地球上水资源丰富，但依旧要经过搬运、处理才能成为生活用水。谁是水的搬运工？水的净化是如何完成的？
In our homes, we need water for other things as well as for drinking. We need water for cooking, washing and flushing the toilet.
About three-quarters of the water is used in the bathroom and toilet. The other quarter is used in the laundry and kitchen.
——Getting the Water We Need
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阳光英语
初三下
回归自然
从大地到星空的探险
安杰拉终于勇敢说出了自己的梦想，人体游乐园里每个器官都是一个娱乐项目，太阳系里的行星相似又不同
搬到新家，院子里的树上住着一个吓人的树怪，但朱莉娅可不怕什么树怪，她怕的是爸爸妈妈会砍倒树怪的树。
When Julia went out, the Villain was back in the tree again.
“They say they’ll keep the tree,” Julia told him.
“Of course they will!” the Villain cried. “I wasn’t really worried. You’re the one that should worry because I can wrestle a mad gorilla very easily. I’m not tall, but I’m strong and wicked.”
——The New House Villain
女巫的扫帚坏了，只好花两英镑坐公交，在公交上女巫略施小计，就让车上的乘客吵得不可开交，她则坐在一旁看热闹。
The witch grins and makes a little magic. The yellow-shirt man’s moustache begins to grow back towards his ears. It starts to change colour.
Mrs Peddlar says, “People who can’t control
heir moustaches shouldn’t be allowed on the bus.”
——Trouble on the Bus
濒危物种名单每年都在变长，是什么在威胁着动物们的生存？我们该怎么办？
Bats can hear very well. They make sounds that echo off things but are too high-pitched for the human ear to hear. Bats use these echoes to fly in dark caves without crashing and to find insects to eat. The use of echoes to find things is called echolocation.
——Endangered Animals
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