1、Module 1Wondersoftheworld What's happening? 什么事？We're having a meeting. 我们正在开会 That's news to me! 我一点儿也不知道。Did anyone watch television yesterday evening? 昨天晚上有人看电视了吗？she started a school magazine called New Standard when she was a pupil here.她在这里上学时创办了《新标准》的校刊。So why don't we start a school ma
2、gazine,too? 那么，我们为什么不也办一份校刊呢？I've written down some ideas. 我已经写下了我的一些想法， I'm writing a composition called "What is a wonder of the world?"我正在写一篇作文《什么是世界奇观？》I was on the edge of the Grand canyon. 我站在大峡谷的边缘The greatest wonder of the natural world 自然界中最伟大的奇观When I arrived,it was early morning and
3、 it was raining.当我到达时那儿时，天还很早，下着雨。I got out of the car, Went through a gate and walked along a path. 我走出车外，穿过大门沿着小路一直往前走。In the East, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path ,it was still very dark. 东边的天渐渐的亮了起来，但路边还很黑。Module 2 Great books Confucius' works are read by many people. 许多
4、人在读孔子的论著。I was looking for some old copies of the school magazine.我在找一些旧校刊。If I've got it right,it was called New Standard. 如果我没记错的话，它叫作《新标准》。That's right. As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang 对了，凭我记忆，它是贝基 ·王创办的。We don't have a school magazine any more . It's a pity.从那以后我们不再有校刊了，真
5、可惜。I’m thinking about starting it again.我正在考虑重新创办校刊。I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare.我刚刚在找关于孔子和莎士比亚的资料。That's a bit difficult for the school magazine.这些资料对校刊来说有点难。I see Confucius' works are still read by many people today.我知道孔子的论著现在仍然有许多人在研读，And we're still influ
6、enced by his thoughts. 我们仍然受他的思想的影响。And Shakespeare’splays are seen by millions of people every year. 每年都有许多人欣赏莎士比亚的戏剧，But he isn'tknown as a great thinker like Confucius.但他不像孔子那样作为一个伟大的思想家而闻名。It's still read and loved. 它仍然被人们阅读和热爱 He decides to go to his own funeral. 他却决定参加自己的葬礼。Everyone
7、 is surprised to see him 每个人看见他都很惊讶，But they're also pleased to see him alive.但大家都为他还活着很高兴。Tom is the hero of the story, 汤姆是故事中的英雄人物But there are other important characters.但还有其他一些重要角色。The themes of the story are to do with childr
