2013外研版英语八年级下册课文翻译

Module 1 Feelings and impressions

Unit 1 It smells delicious.

1 Listen and number the pictures.

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Lingling: Guess what it is! 玲玲:猜猜它是什么！

Betty: It tastes sweet. Is it a cookie? 贝蒂:它尝起来很甜。是小甜饼吗？ 2

Daming: Ugh! This milk smells sour. 大明:呃！这牛奶闻起来酸了。 Tony: Don’t drink it. 托尼:别喝了。 3

Betty: This bed feels a bit soft. 贝蒂:这张床摸起来有点儿软。 Lingling: Try a harder bed. 玲玲:试一张硬点儿的。 4

Lingling: Tom looks very strong! 玲玲:汤姆看起来很强壮！

Daming: Yes. He does a lot of exercise. 大明:是的。他做很多运动。

2 Listen again and complete the sentences.

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Lingling: Guess what it is! 玲玲:猜猜它是什么！

Betty: It tastes sweet. Is it a cookie? 贝蒂:它尝起来很甜。是小甜饼吗？ 2

Daming: Ugh! This milk smells sour. 大明:呃！这牛奶闻起来酸了。 Tony: Don’t drink it. 托尼:别喝了。 3

Betty: This bed feels a bit soft. 贝蒂:这张床摸起来有点儿软。 Lingling: Try a harder bed. 玲玲:试一张硬点儿的。 4

Lingling: Tom looks very strong!

玲玲:汤姆看起来很强壮！

Daming: Yes. He does a lot of exercise. 大明:是的。他做很多运动。

3 Listen and read.

Tony: Mm…What a delicious smell! Your pizza looks so nice. 托尼：呣…..好香啊。你做的比萨看上去不错。 Betty: Thanks! Would you like to try some? 贝蒂：谢谢！来一点尝尝？

Tony: Yes, please. It looks lovely, it smells delicious, and mm, it tastes good. 托尼：好的。看上去不错，闻起来香喷喷的，呣，好吃。 Daming: What’s that on top? 大明：这上面是什么？

Betty: Oh, that’s cheese. Do you want to try a piece? 贝蒂：噢，是奶酪，想尝一块吗？

Daming: Ugh! No, thanks. I’m afraid I don’t like cheese. It doesn’t smell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour.

大明：啊！不用了，谢谢，我不喜欢奶酪。奶酪闻起来不新鲜，气味太大，吃起来有点酸。 Betty: Well, my chocolate cookies are done now. Have a try! 贝蒂：嗯，我的巧克力饼干做好了，尝尝吧！

Daming: Thanks! They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle. 大明：谢谢！很甜，里面很酥软。

Tony: Are you cooking lots of different things? You look very busy! 托尼：你是不是在做很多不同的食物啊？你看上去挺忙的！

Betty: Yes, I am! There’s some pizza and some cookies, and now I’m making an apple pie. 贝蒂：是的。我做了比萨和饼干，现在我在做苹果派和蛋糕。

Daming: Apple pie sounds nice. I have a sweet tooth, you know. Shall I get the sugar? 大明：苹果派听起来不错呢。我喜欢甜食，你知道的。我给你拿糖吧？ Betty: Yes, please. Oh, are you sure that’s sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt. 贝蒂：好。噢，你确定你拿的是糖吗？先尝一下，可能是盐。 Daming: No, it’s OK. It tastes sweet. It’s sugar. 大明：没拿错，是甜的，是糖。 Tony: What’s this? It tastes sweet too. 托尼：这是什么？也是甜的。

Betty: That’s strawberry jam, for the cake. 贝蒂：是草莓酱，做蛋糕用的。

Daming: Good, everything tastes so sweet! It’s my lucky day! 大明：太好了。每种东西都是甜丝丝的。我今天可真幸运啊！

Unit 2 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese

Hi Lingling, 玲玲：

Thanks for your last message, It was great to hear from you, and I can’t wait to meet you. 谢谢你上次的来信，收到你的信真是太好了。真想马上见到你。

I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. 希望你能凭着照片在机场认出我来。

I’m quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. 我的个子比较高，留着一头金色短发，戴眼镜。

I’ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also carry my warm coat. 为了旅行方便，我将穿牛仔裤和T恤，但我也会拿一件厚点的外套。 I’ve got your photo ---- you look very pretty, so I’m sure we’ll find each other! 我这里有你的照片，你非常漂亮，我想我们肯定能认出对方来！

Thanks for telling me about your hobbies. 谢谢你告诉我你的爱好。 You sound just like me! 我俩的爱好非常相似！

I spend a lot of time playing classical music with my friends at school,but I also like dance music – I love dancing!

我花很多时间在学校和朋友弹奏古典音乐，但是我也喜欢舞曲——我喜欢跳舞。 I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. 我也喜欢运动，尤其是网球。

My brother is in the school tennis team – I’m very proud of him! He’s good at everything, but I’m not. 我哥哥在我们学校网球队，我为他感到非常自豪。他各方面都很优秀，而我不行。 Sometimes I get bad marks at school, and I feel sad. 有时候考得不好，我会难过。 I should work harder. 我要更加努力。

You asked me, ―How do you feel about coming to China?‖ 你问我：―要来中国了，你有什么感受？‖

Well, I often feel a bit sad at first when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers.

嗯，每当我要离开父母几天时，起初都会有点感伤。和陌生人一起的时候，我会很害羞。 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I’ll be fine in a few days. 讲汉语时我会感到紧张。但是过几天就好了。

I’m always sorry when I don’t know how to do things in the right way,so please help me when I’m with you in China!

我不知道该如何正确处理事情时，心里总是难过，所以到中国和你在一起的时候，你要帮助我哟！ Oh, I’m afraid of flying. 对了，我还害怕做飞机。

But I can’t tell you how excited I am about going to China! 不过要去中国了，你不知道我有多兴奋！

See you next week! 下周见！ Love, 爱你的， Sally 萨莉

Unit 3 Language in use

9 Listen and complete the notes. What is the speaker complaining about?

James: Let’s go home. I don’t like this party. 詹姆斯:我们回家吧。我不喜欢这个聚会。

Helen: Why? I’m having a great time. The music is good, isn’t it? 海伦:为什么？我正玩得高兴呢。这音乐听起来很好，不是吗？

James: Well, I think it’s terrible. It’s too loud, and it sounds like noise, not music. And the room is too hot for dancing, anyway.

詹姆斯: 嗯，我认为它很糟糕。声音太大了，并且它听起来像噪音，而不是音乐。并且不管怎么说，这房间用来跳舞太热了。

Helen: Why don’t you have something to eat? 海伦:为什么你不吃点东西呢？

James: I don’t like party food. It has too much salt. 詹姆斯:我不喜欢聚会食品。盐太多。 Helen: How about a drink then? 海伦:那么喝一杯怎么样？

James: I tried some of the cola, but it’s too cold. 詹姆斯:我喝了一些可乐，但太凉了。

Helen: Well, you can talk to some people.Then you might feel happier. 海伦:嗯，你可以和一些人交谈一下。那样你可能感到快乐一些。 James: The people aren’t very friendly! Nobody is talking to me at all. 詹姆斯:人们不是很友好！根本没人和我说话。

Helen: Well, I’m not surprised, really. Maybe everyone is afraid of talking to you! You look so angry! 海伦:嗯，我不奇怪了，真的。也许所有人都害怕和你说话！你看起来这么生气！ James: (Sigh)Maybe you’re right. I should try to be a bit friendlier myself… 詹姆斯:（叹气）也许你是对的。我应该尽力让自己更友好一点……

Module 2 Experiences

Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions

1 Listen and number the words as you hear them.

Betty: Lingling, have you ever been to the US? 贝蒂:玲玲，你曾经去过美国吗？

Lingling: No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go there. 玲玲:不，我没去过。我一直想去那儿。

Betty: Would you like to come and visit me next year？ 贝蒂:你愿意明年来看我吗?

Lingling: That sounds wonderful! I’d love to. 玲玲:那听起来很好！我愿意。

Betty: I haven’t asked my parents, but I’m sure they’ll say yes. Have you ever travelled by plane ? 贝蒂:我还没有问过我的父母，但我肯定他们会同意。你乘飞机旅行过吗？ Lingling: Yes, I have.

玲玲:是的，我乘飞机旅行过。 Betty: Did you enjoy it ? 贝蒂:你喜欢吗？

Lingling: Yes, it was very exciting, but I was quite tired. 玲玲:是的，那非常令人振奋，但是我很累。

2 Listen again and choose the correct answer.

Betty: Lingling, have you ever been to the US? 贝蒂:玲玲，你曾经去过美国吗？

Lingling: No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go there. 玲玲:不，我没去过。我一直想去那儿。

Betty: Would you like to come and visit me next year？ 贝蒂:你愿意明年来看我吗?

Lingling: That sounds wonderful! I’d love to. 玲玲:那听起来很好！我愿意。

Betty: I haven’t asked my parents, but I’m sure they’ll say yes. Have you ever travelled by plane ? 贝蒂:我还没有问过我的父母，但我肯定他们会同意。你乘飞机旅行过吗？ Lingling: Yes, I have.

玲玲:是的，我乘飞机旅行过。 Betty: Did you enjoy it ? 贝蒂:你喜欢吗？

Lingling: Yes, it was very exciting, but I was quite tired. 玲玲:是的，那非常令人振奋，但是我很累。

3 Listen and read.

Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing? 托尼：嗨，玲玲，在做什么呢？

Lingling: I’m entering a competition.

或者银河。

There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.

银河系里有无数颗恒星，我们的太阳只是其中一颗。

Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. 科学家已经在宇宙中发现了很多其他星系。

They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. 他们离我们很远，他们发出的光要在宇宙中经过很多年才抵达地球。 So how large is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.

那么，宇宙到底有多大？我们无从想像。

Scientists have sent spaceships to the plant of Mars to take photos. 科学家发射了航天器到火星上拍摄图片。

They even have sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. 甚至发射航天器到太阳系以外进行探索。

However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach near other stars in our Galaxy. 然而，还没有任何航天器到达银河系里的其他恒星。

Scientists have always asked the question: With so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space?

科学家们一直在问这些问题：宇宙中有这么多星球，只有地球上有生命吗？或者，宇宙中还有其他生命存在？

Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? 是否有来自其他行星的人造访过地球？ Why has no one communicated with us? 为什么没有任何人与我们联络过？ We do not know the answers…yet.

目前我们还无从知晓这些问题的答案。

Unit 3 language in use

7 Listen and complete the notes.

Interviewer: Today’s programme is about space travel. I’m talking to an astronaut from CNSA. Hello, we’re interested to hear about your experiences in space. When did you join CNSA?

采访者：今天的节目是有关太空旅行的。我正在和一位来自中国国家航天局的宇航员交谈。你好，我们很有兴趣听一下你在太空的经历。你是什么时候加入中国国家航天局的？ Astronaut: Six years ago. 宇航员：六年前。

Interviewer: And how many times have you flown in a spaceship? 采访者：你乘宇宙飞船飞行过几次？

Astronaut: Two times. 宇航员：两次。

Interviewer: How did you feel when you were in the spaceship? 采访者：在宇宙飞船上时，你感觉怎么样？ Astronaut: I enjoyed it. It was very exciting. 宇航员：我非常喜欢。那非常令人兴奋。

Interviewer: Have you worked on the space station? 采访者：你在太空站工作过吗？

Astronaut: Yes, I have. I’ve already been there twice. 宇航员：是的，我工作过。我已经去那儿两次了。

Interviewer: Have you seen the earth from the space station? 采访者：你从太空站看过地球吗？

Astronaut: Yes, I have. It’s very blue, and very beautiful. 宇航员：是的，我看过。它很蓝，并且非常漂亮。

Interviewer: How wonderful! How did you feel when you saw it? 采访者：真好！看到它时你有什么感觉？ Astronaut: I was so happy. I wanted to cry. 宇航员：我非常高兴，想哭。

Interviewer: I’m sure. Tell me, why did you decide to become an astronaut ? 采访者：我确定（你会）。告诉我，你为什么决定成为一名宇航员？ Astronaut: I’ve always been interested in space. It’s so exciting! 宇航员：我总是对太空感兴趣。它是那么令人兴奋！ Interviewer: Do you think there’s life on other planets? 采访者：你认为在其他星球上有生命吗？

Astronaut: Yes, I do. The universe is so big. There are so many galaxies, and so many solar systems. 宇航员：是的，我认为有。宇宙那么大。有那么多的星系和那么多的太阳系。 Interviewer: But we haven’t found anything yet. 采访者：但是我们还没有发现任何东西。

Astronaut: We’ve only just begun to look. Give us time! 宇航员：我们才刚刚开始寻找。给我们时间!

Interviewer: (laughing)Another hundred years maybe? Well, thank you for talking to us. It’s been great to talk to you. 采访者：（笑）也许再一百年？嗯，谢谢你和我们谈话。和你谈话真好。 Astronaut: Thank you. 宇航员：谢谢。

Module 4 Seeing the doctor

Unit 1 I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer.

2 Listen and check（√）what’s wrong with Betty and Daming.

Daming: Hi, Betty. 大明：你好，贝蒂。

Betty: Hi, Daming. You don’t look very well. What’s the matter with you? 贝蒂：你好，大明。你看起来不是很舒服。怎么了? Daming: (groaning) I’ve got a stomach ache and a headache. 大明：（呻吟）我胃疼、头疼。 Betty: Have you seen a doctor ? 贝蒂：你看过医生了吗？ Daming: No, I haven’t. 大明：不，还没有。

Betty: You should go and see one! 贝蒂：你应该去看一看。

Daming: OK. You don’t look very well either, Betty. What’s the matter with you? Have you got a fever ?

大明：好的。你看起来也不是很舒服，贝蒂。你怎么了？你发烧了吗？ Betty: Yes, I’ve got a temperature…and a cough. 贝蒂：是的，我发烧……还咳嗽。 Daming: You should see a doctor too. 大明：你也应该去看医生。

Betty: I’ve seen a doctor. I saw a doctor this morning. Ah! 贝蒂：我已经看过了。我今天早上看医生了。啊！ Daming: What’s the matter ? 大明：怎么了？

Betty: I’ve got a toothache as well! 贝蒂：我也牙疼！

3 Listen and read.

Doctor: How can I help you? 医生：你哪里不舒服？

Daming: I feel ill. I’ve got a stomachache and my head hurts. 大明：我感觉自己病了，胃痛，头也痛。 Doctor: How long have you been like this? 医生：你这样有多长时间了？

Daming: Since Friday. I’ve been ill for about three days! 大明：从周五开始，我已经病了三天了。 Doctor: I see. Have you caught a cold? 医生：噢。你着凉了吗？

Daming: I don’t think so. 大明：我觉得没有。

Doctor: Let me take your temperature…Mm, there’s no fever. What kind of food do you eat? 医生：让我给你量一下体温。嗯，没发烧。你平常都吃什么？ Daming: Usually fast food. 大明：通常都是快餐。

Doctor: Do you have breakfast?

医生：你吃早餐吗？

Daming: No, not usually. 大明：不，不经常吃。

Doctor: That’s the problem! Fast food and no breakfast. That’s why you’ve got a stomachache. 医生：问题就在这里了。总吃快餐，不吃早餐。这就是你胃痛的原因。 Daming: What about the headache? 大明：那头痛是怎么回事呢？

Doctor: Do you do any exercise? 医生：你锻炼身体吗？

Daming: Not really. I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer last year. 大明：我没怎么锻炼。自从去年买了电脑就没怎么运动过。

Dcotor: You spend too much time in front of the computer. It can be very harmful to your health. 医生：你在电脑前坐的时间太长，这对健康不好。 Daming: OK, so what should I do? 大明: 知道了，那我该怎么做呢？

Doctor: Well, don’t worry. It’s not serious. First, stop eating fast food and have breakfast every da Second, get some exercise, such as running. And I’ll give you some medicine. Take it three times a day.

医生：噢，不用担心，不严重。第一，别再吃快餐了，每天都要吃早饭。 第二，做些运动，比如包不什么的。我给你开点药，每天吃三次。 Daming: Thank you, doctor. 大明：谢谢您，医生。

Unit 2 We have played football for a year now.

Healthy living 健康生活

I was not feeling very well so the doctor checked my heart and said I needed more exercise. 我感觉不是很舒服，于是医生给我做了心脏检查，说我需要多做运动。 I have never been very active, and I do not like sports. 我一直以来不怎么活跃，也不喜欢运动。

I have always wanted a pet, so my parents gave me a dog for my birthday. 我一直想要个宠物，所以生日的时候父母就送我一条狗。

Now I get exercise by taking him for a walk every day.

现在我每天借着遛狗运动一下。

I have had him for three months now and I feel really healthy. ----Anna

现在我的这条狗养了快三个月了，我感觉自己真的很健康。——安娜

Our teacher decided to start a girl’s football team and I thought,―What a great idea!‖ I was the first member of the team.

我们老师决定组建一支女子足球队，当时我想，―这主意太棒了！‖我是这支球队的第一名队员。 We have played football for a year now and we all feel very fit. 我们已经提了一年的足球了，大家都感觉身体很健康。

Our teacher is the coach, and she also takes part in the same training with us. 我们老师是教练，她和我们参加同样的训练。

She is in excellent condition too. ---- Wang Wei 她身体状况也很好。 ——王薇

For the last few years, I went to work by underground. 过去的几年里我都是坐地铁上班的。

When I got to work, I always felt very sleepy and I was not happy. 上班时总是感到很困，情绪不高。 I bought a bike in January. 今年一月，我买了辆自行车。

Science then, it has become part of my life. 从那以后，它就成了我生活中的一部分。

Now I ride to wok every day. It is my daily exercise. 每天骑车上班，骑车成了我的日常运动。

I arrive at work with a smile on my face. ---- Thomas

现在我开始工作时总是面带微笑。——托马斯

I was weak after a long illness, soI wanted to exercise more. 久病之后我觉得自己身体很虚，因此想多运动运动。

Then a friend suggested, ―Why don’t we go for a run before school?‖

于是，一位朋友建议说：―上学前我们跑跑步吧？‖

So we started running a week ago. 一周前我们开始跑步锻炼。

But I do not enjoy running, and when I get to school, I feel awful. 但是我不喜欢跑步，到学校时感觉不舒服。

My legs hurt and I am hot all over. 我的腿痛，全身发热。

Perhaps I am too weak to do any exercise. 也许是我太虚弱了不能做任何运动。 What do you think? ----Richard

你怎么看？——理查德

Helpline: OK, do you know why she treats you like that? 帮助热线：好的。你知道她为什么那样对你吗？ Lingling: No. I don't know. 玲玲：不知道。

Helpline: Maybe she doesn't feel very sure of herself in her new school. 帮助热线：也许是她在新校园不太自信的缘故。 Lingling: Maybe. 玲玲：也许吧。

Helpline: She probably feels lonely without you. I'm sure she regrets hurting you. So be patient withher and explain to her that she can make friends with your other friends too. Try to introduce her to them.

帮助热线：你试着深入了解一下，看她是否会因为没有你而感到孤独。我敢肯定她后悔伤害了你。所以我对她要有耐心，要向她解释她也可以和其它朋友交朋友，并且尽量把她介绍给你的朋友。

Lingling: I see. I'll encourage her to join in more. Thanks.

玲玲：我明白了。我会鼓励他她多加入到我们中来。谢谢你！ Helpline: No problem.Lingling. You're welcome.

帮助热线：没事，玲玲，不必客气。

Unit 2 I believe that the world is what you think it is.

A beautiful smile 一个美丽的微笑

By Zhang Bei

作者：张贝

When I was thirteen years old, a girl gave me an important gift. It was a smile. 在我13岁的时候，一个女孩给了我一份重要的礼物，一个微笑。 It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. 那是我在新学校第一年的初秋。 No one knew me. 没有人认识我。

I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. 我感到很孤独，不敢和人交朋友。

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt even more lonely. 每次听到其它同学有说有笑，我就会觉得自己更加孤单。

I could not talk to anyone about my problem, and I did not want my parents to worry about me. 我没法跟任何人说这个问题，我也不想父母为我担心。

One day, my classmates are talking with their friends, but I sat in silence. 一天，同学们都在高兴地与朋友聊天，而我沉默的坐在一边。 At that moment, a girl entered the classroom. 就在那时，一个女孩走进了教室。

I did not know who she was. 我不知道她是谁。

She passed me and then turned back. 她从我旁边走过，又转过身来。

She looked at me and, without a word, smiled. 她看着我，没有说话，只是对我微笑。

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. 突然我感到一种明朗而又友好的情感所触动。

It made me feel happy, lively and warm. It was like a hidden treasure. 它让我感到幸福，充满活力而温暖，它就像一座被掩埋的宝藏。

That smile changed my life. 那个微笑改变了我的生活。

I started to talk with the other students. 我开始和其它同学交谈。

Day by Day, I learnt to trust people, and they included me in their circle of friends. 我逐渐学会了信任他人，而他们也邀请我加入了他们的朋友圈。

The girl with the bright smile has become my best friend now, and we stick together like glue. 那个有着灿烂笑容的女孩成了我现在最好的朋友，我们整天粘在一起。

One day, I asked her why she smiled at me that day. She said she could not remember! 有一天，我问她为什么微笑，她却不记得对我笑过。

Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. 现在我相信世界就是你认为的样子。

If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. 如果你认为自己孤独，你有可能永远一个人。

My suggestion is: Smile at the world and it will smile back. 我的建议是：笑着面对世界吧，它也会报以你微笑。

Module 10 On the radio

Unit 1 I hope that you can join us one day.

Chen Huan: Hi, everybody. I'm the news director at Radio Beijing. 陈欢：嗨，大家好！我是北京广播电台新闻部的主任。 Lingling: Thank you for showing us around. 玲玲：谢谢您带我们参观。

Chen Huan: No problem! Now, come this way. Look at the red light. When it's on, it means we're on air. And we should avoid making any noise in the background.

陈欢：没关系。现在请走这边。看看这里的红灯，红灯亮的时候，表示我们正在播音，就 避免背景中的任何杂音。 Tony: OK. 托尼：好的。

Chen Huan: This is the newsroom. We collect the latest national and international news and write reports here. It gets crazy in here just before the programme begins. 陈欢：这是新闻演播室，我们收集国内外的最新报道，并在这里撰写新闻。在节目开始之前，这里都要忙疯了。 Lingling: How can I become a presenter? 玲玲：我怎样才能成为新闻演播员呢？

Chen Huan: I think you need to speak English well. So keep studying, and I hope you can join us one day.

陈欢：我认为你需要讲一口流利的英语。继续学习吧，我希望有朝一日你能成为我们中的一员。

Tony: What about the sports news? 托尼：体育新闻演播室在哪？

Chen Huan: That’s over there.And it is where we do interviews with big stars of sports. Let’s watch the presenter. Remember, I said you need to keep quite if the red light is on.

陈欢：在那边。那也是我们采访体育明星的地方。咱们来看看新闻播音员怎样播音吧。记住 我刚刚说的：红灯亮的时候我们需要保持安静。

Presenter: Finally, we've just heard that Germany has won the football match,2–1 against England. 新闻播音员：我们刚刚得到消息，德国队以2:1战胜了英格兰队，赢得了足球比赛。 Lingling: Hey! That's great news! 玲玲：嘿！这是好消息！ Tony: No, it's awful news! 托尼：不，这是坏消息！ All: Ssh! 大家：嘘！

Presenter: ... And that’s the end of the six o’clock news. 新闻播音员：......六点新闻到此结束。

Unit 2 It seemed that they were speaking to me in person.

Radio times 播音时光

―How old are you?‖ The radio studio manager looked down at me. ―你多大了？‖播音主任低头看着我问道。 ―Fifteen,‖ I said. ―十五岁，‖我回答。

―And you want a job in radio? Shouldn’t you be at school?‖ he asked. ―你想找份播音方面的工作？难道你不用上学吗？‖他又问。

How could I explain? 我怎么解释呢？

I’ve always loved the radio. 我一直喜欢播音。

I still remember, when I was about four years old, I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favourite programmes, and to the voices of my favourite presenters.

我仍然记得在我四岁的时候，紧挨着客厅的收音机坐着，听我最喜欢的节目和最喜欢的主持人的声音。

It seemed that they were speaking not to lots of listeners but to me in person. 我感觉好像他们不是在和广大听众说话，而是在亲自和我说话。 At the age of nine, I asked for part-time jobs in small radio stations. 九岁的时候，我去小电台找过兼职工作。

As I grew older, my interest in radio grew.

随着年龄的增长，我对广播的兴趣与日俱增。 One day I learnt about Internet radio. 有一天我听说了网络电台。

Once a week, I played my favourite music from my father’s computer, talked about life at school, and hoped someone might be listening.

于是我每周一次用爸爸的电脑播放我最喜欢的音乐，谈论学校的生活，并且希望有人在听我的节目。

Soon my friends at school started to listen, and then they wanted to help. 很快我学校的朋友开始收听这个节目，而且他们也想帮助。

We prepared a programmes once a week, doing research on articles about music, sports news, jokes and the weather report (I did this by looking out of the window).

我们每周准备一期节目，内容包括音乐文献的研究、体育新闻、笑话和天气预报（根据观察窗外的情况得到）。

―OK, come with me,‖ the manager said. ―好吧，跟我来，‖主任说。 I sat down in the studio. 我坐在演播室里。

He was in another room, behind a glass wall. 他坐在玻璃墙后的另一个屋子里。

―OK, let’s do a sound check. Just tell me what you had for breakfast.‖ ―好，我们来做一个声音测试。告诉我你早晨吃了什么。‖

All radio presenters need to answer the same question before they begin work. 所有的播音员在开始工作之前都要回答同样的问题。 The purpose is to check the sound level. 目的是检查音质水平。

―I had eggs, fruit and some milk.‖ ―我吃了鸡蛋、水果，喝了牛奶。‖

―OK, that’s great!‖ The man behind the glass said. ―好，太棒了！‖玻璃后面的主任说道。 This was how my first real job in radio began.

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