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career n.事业
planet n.行星 [ˈplænɪt]
satellite n.卫星 ['sætəlaɪt]
velvet n.丝绒，天鹅绒 ['velvɪt]
diamond n.钻石 [ˈdaɪəmənd]
shoot v.（朝某个方向）射，冲，飞驰 [ʃɒt]
host v.主持 [həʊst]
knowledge n.知识 [ˈnɒlɪdʒ]
lively adj.生动的 ['laɪvli]
last v.持续 [lɑːst]
actually adv.事实上 ['æktjʊəli]
anybody pron.任何人 [ˈenɪˌbɒdi]
achieve v.（凭长期努力）达到（某目标、地位、标准） [əˈtʃiːv]
sail v.驾驶帆船航行 [seɪl]
decide v.决定 [dɪ'saɪd]
train v.训练，接受训练 [treɪn]
alone adv.独自 [ə'ləʊn]
in the future 将来
used to 曾经
go outside 外出
look like 看起来像...
more and more 越来越多
grow up 长大 ['grəʊʌp]
go sailing 去进行帆船运动
My lifetime hobby-studying stars
我一生的兴趣爱好—研究星星
by Patrick Moore
帕特里克·摩尔
When I was eight, I got a book about stars.
我八岁的时候，得到了一本关于星星的书。
That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby.
那就是我一生中兴趣爱好的开始。
I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky.
我过去常常在明媚的夜晚和我的妈妈出去看星空。
It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
天空就像是一块有百万颗宝石的黑色天鹅绒。
In different seasons, we saw different groups of stars.
在不同的季节，我们看到不同的星群。
Sometimes we saw stars shooting brightly across the sky.
有时候我们看到星星明亮地划过夜空。
How beautiful they were!
它们多么美丽啊！
Studying the stars was great fun for me.
研究星星对我来说非常有趣。
Once I learnt a little about them, I soon wanted to find out more and more.
一旦我对它们有一些了解，我很快就想找出更多更多。
Now it is my career.
现在这是我的职业。
I host a TV programme called The Sky at Night.
我主持一个叫做"仰望夜空"的节目。
I use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.
我用我的知识来以一种生动的方式给人们讲述关于星星的知识。
I am proud of my TV programme-it has lasted for more than 50 years!
我以我的电视节目为骄傲—它已经开办了五十多年了！
Actually, you can turn your hobby into your career too.
事实上，你也可以把你的兴趣爱好转变为职业。
Anybody can achieve their dreams.
每个人都能实现他们的梦想。
You just have to enjoy what you do!
你只要去享受你所做的事就够了！
More practice
Never give up
永不言弃
Jane was not very interested in animals when she was a child.
简还是个孩子时对动物不太感兴趣。
Then, one day, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee.
后来有一天，她父亲给了她一个玩具猩猩。
From that day on, she became really interested in animals.
从那天后，她开始变得对动物非常感兴趣了。
When she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl,
当她还是个16岁的学生的时候，
Jane dreamt of a career studying wild animals in Africa.
她就梦想着能有一份在非洲学习野生动物的职业。
Jane's mother said, "If you really want something, work hard and never give up.
简的母亲说，"如果你确实想要什么东西，努力付出并永不言弃。
Then you'll find a way."
之后你就会找到方法。"
Jane's mother was right.
简的母亲是对的。
When she was 26, Jane travelled from Britain to the mountains of East Africa.
简26岁时，她从英国旅游到了东非的山脉。
She studied chimpanzees.
她研究猩猩。
She watched the animals for a long time and they became her friends.
她长时间观察动物，它们成为了她的朋友。
Jane discovered that these animals greet one another with a kiss or a hug, and make and use tools-just like humans do.
简发现这些动物通过亲吻或拥抱来问候其他动物，还制造和使用工具—就像人类一样。
Jane Goodall is now well known all over the world.
简·古道尔现在闻名于世界。
She made her dreams come true because she never gave up!
她实现了她的梦想，因为她从不放弃！
重点短语：
1. used to do sth. 表示过去常常做某事情，而现在不做了，强调与现在的对比。
e.g.: I used to smoke, but I gave up 2 years ago.
否定：used not to/usedn’t, didn’t use to
辨析：
be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事
Don’t worry, you will soon get used to the noise.
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事情。
Wood is used to make paper in the past.
2. more and more 越来越
English is becoming more and more important.
3. find/look for/ find out 辨析
a. look for 和 find 找
look for 强调找的过程和动作
I’m looking for my pen.
b. find 强调结果
Can you find the police station on the map?
c. find out 是指经过调查发现， 查明真相
Let’s find out what we can do for her.
Unit8必考语法when 引导的时间状语从句
1. when 可以和延续性动词连用，也可以和短暂性动词连用.
Sorry, I was out when you called me.
对不起，你打电话时我刚好外出了。
When he was a child he was always trying out new ideas.
他小时候就常常试验一些新的设想。
2. when 从句的谓语动词可以在主句谓语动作之前、之后或同时发生
When he had finished his homework, he took a short rest. （finished先发生）
当他完成作业后，他休息了一会儿。
When I got to the airport, the guests had left. （got to后发生）
当我赶到飞机场时，客人们已经离开了。
When we were dancing, a stranger came in．（同时发生）
当我们跳舞时，一位陌生人走了进来。
3. when用于表示“一……就……”的句型中（指过去的事情）
sb. had hardly done sth. when...
I had hardly entered my room when the telephone rang.
一、
1-5：BBABD
6-10: AACBD
二、
11-15: ACABC
16-20: AAABC
三、
21-25: BCACD
26-30: ADBDA
四
31-35: BADAB
36-40: DCDBC
五
41-45: CCDBC
46-50: CACDC
51-55: BBBDC
六、
56.last
57.lively
58.alone
59.career
60.achieve
七、
61.used to host
62.More and more
63.grow up
64.in the future
65.go outside
66.looked like
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