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l.污染是当今世界最严峻的问题之一；很多地方，垃圾被扔进了湖泊和河流；因此，很多湖泊和河流都遭受了污染；

2.有些城市，空气中都充满了污染；这导致人们生病；和人类一样，动物们也深受其害； 3.如果我们不行动起来保护环境，将会有更多的生物死于污染。

Pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. In many places, rubbish is thrown into lakes and rivers. So many of them are polluted. In some cities, the air is filled with pollution. This makes people ill. As well as people, animals are harmed by pollution. If we do not act to protect the environment, more living things will be killed by pollution.

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1.瑞士高山环绕，湖水清澈湛蓝，非常美丽；

2.在瑞士，玻璃、塑料和纸张等物品都是分类收集，然后进行回收的；即使是旧的衣服、鞋子都能被回收再利用；

3.政府有很多法律来保护环境；比如，人们不能砍伐树木；否则将会受到惩罚；记住，每个人都可以做一些改变。

Switzerland is beautiful with high mountains and clean blue lakes. In Switzerland, things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled. Even old clothes and shoes can be recycled. The government has many laws to protect the environment. For example, people are not allowed to cut down trees. Otherwise, they will be punished. Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference.

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1.我有许多爱好，喜欢游泳、唱歌和购物，目前旅游是我的最爱；

2.不过每天我有很多家庭作业；做作业花时很多，我没有时间用在爱好上；对此我真的感到遗憾；

3.我不想因为家庭作业而放弃全部爱好。

I have many hobbies. I love swimming, singing and shopping. At the moment, travelling is my favourite hobby. However, I have a lot of homework every day. I spend so much time doing my homework that I cannot find any time for my hobbies.

I really feel bad about it. I don't want to give up all my hobbies because of my homework.

[9-2]1.迈克迷恋足球，喜爱看足球比赛，也喜爱踢足球； 2.放学后，他经常和同学们一起踢一小时左右的足球；

3.他的父母不喜欢这一点，要求他在5点半之前回家；他认为有必要花些时间在爱好上，希望能得到父母的支持。

Mike is crazy about football! He loves watching football matches. Of course, he loves playing football too. He often spends about one hour playing football with his classmates after school. His parents don't like this and have asked him to go home before 5: 30. He thinks it is important for him to spend some time on his hobbies. He wishes he could have his parents' support.

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1.我的家乡在中国的东部，是个小城镇； 2.城里有个美丽的公园，在那里我们可以散步，也可以看到小山、树和湖；城里有一些高楼，最高的那栋楼有二十四层；有很多商店，我们经常去购物； 3.我很喜欢我的家乡。

My home town is in the east of China. It is a small town. In it there is a beautiful park.

We can go walking there. We can see hills, trees and lakes too. There are some tall buildings in the town and the tallest one has twenty-four floors. There are lots of shops. We often go shopping in them. I like my hometown very much.

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1.我住在一个小城市的附近；我的房子外便是公交车站；乘公交车到市中心约需十分钟； 2.在市中心有许多建筑物,包括一个大型购物中心、一个青年中心和一个博物馆，还有一个公园；

3.青年中心是我最喜欢的地方，周末我经常和朋友们去那里。\

I live near a small city. Outside my house is a bus stop. It takes about ten minutes to get to the city centre by bus. There are lots of buildings there, including a large shopping mall, a youth centre and a museum. There is a park too. The youth centre is my favourite place. I often go there with my friends at the weekend.

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1.一些颜色让人感到平静和安宁；蓝色便是其一；蓝色也表示难过；感到难过的人会说：“我感到忧伤”；

2.让人感到平静和安宁的另一种颜色是白色；如果你感到压力大，就可以穿白色的衣服。白色还是一种纯洁的色彩；

Some colours make people feel calm and peaceful. Blue is one of these colours. Blue can also represent sadness. Someone who is feeling sad may say, 'I'm feeling blue.' Another colour that makes people feel calm and peaceful is white. You could wear white if you are feeling stressed. White isalso the colour of purity.

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1.一些颜色能让你感到温暖；生活在气候寒冷地区的人们,更喜欢用暖色来给他们的家一种温暖和舒适的感觉；

2.橙色是暖色之一，如果你感到难过，它能让你振奋；黄色是另一种暖色，是太阳的颜色，也是智慧之色。

Some colours can make you feel warm. People in cold areas prefer to use warm colours to give their homes a warm and comfortable feeling. Orange is one of the warm colours. It can cheer you up if you feel sad.Yellow is another warm colour. Yellow is the colour of the sun. It is also the colour of wisdom.

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1.为了更健康，我已改变了饮食；

2.以前，我很少吃水果、蔬菜，喜欢糕点、糖果和可乐；

3.现在，早餐时我总是吃一根香蕉、一些面包，喝一杯牛奶；午餐时，通常吃鱼和蔬菜； 4.我现在越来越健康，学习情况也因此大有改善。

I have changed my diet because I want to be healthier. Before, I seldom ate fruit and vegetables. I liked cakes, sweets and cola. Now, I always have a banana, some bread and a glass of milk for breakfast. I usually eat fish and vegetables for lunch. I'm now becoming healthier and healthier. Because of this, my studies have greatly improved.

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1.以前汤姆喜爱薯条和汉堡包，吃很多甜的零食，很少吃水果和蔬菜；

2.现在为了更健康，他已改变了饮食；早餐常喝点牛奶，吃点面包；正餐常吃米饭、鱼和蔬菜；饭后常吃些水果；

3.汤姆现在健康多了，他知道改变不健康的饮食很重要。

Before, Tom loved chips and hamburgers and ate a lot of sweet snacks, but he seldom ate fruit and vegetables. Now, he has changed his diet because he wants to be healthier. For breakfast, he usually has some milk and bread. He usually has rice, fish and vegetables for dinner. After meals he often eats some fruit. He knows it's important to change an unhealthy diet.

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1.我是个中学生；上周我设计了一件上衣、一条裙子和一双靴子；

2.黑色的上衣是用羊毛制成的，长而漂亮；红色的裙子也是用羊毛制成的，适合在秋天穿；靴子是短筒皮靴，与衣服很相配； 3.我非常喜爱它们。

I am a middle school student. Last week I designed a coat, a skirt and a pair of boots. The black coat is made of wool. It is long and beautiful. The red skirt is made of wool too. It is good for autumn. The boots are short and are made of leather. They match the clothes very well. I love them very much.

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1.上星期六，我们班举办了一场时装表演；我们都穿着20世纪不同年代的服装; 2.海伦的衣服看上去色彩鲜艳，是20世纪80年代的款式；

3.约翰看起来很休闲，穿着蓝黄相间的运动衣和一双色彩鲜艳的运动鞋；20世纪90年代的年轻人喜欢穿运动鞋。

Last Saturday, our class held a fashion show. We all wore clothes from different times in the 20th century. Helen looked colourful. Her clothes were from the 1980s. John looked relaxed. He wore blue-and-yellow sports clothes and a pair of colourful trainers. Young people in the 1990s liked wearing trainers.

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1.我的表妹朱迪在大学里加入了一个志愿者工程；她在中国西北部的一所小学里当老师，为期一年；

2.她教学生语文、英语和数学；有时候还教他们唱歌；她还让他们读很多书；

3.朱迪认为，对大学生们来说，给贫困地区的孩子们上课是件非常有意义的事；通过这种方式，他们能够帮助当地人改善自己的生活。

My cousin Judy has taken part in a volunteer project in her college. She works as a primary school teacher in North-west China for one year. She teaches the students Chinese, English and Maths. She sometimes teaches them songs. She also gives them a lot of books to read. Judy thinks it is meaningful for college students to teach children in the poor areas. In this way, they can help the local people improve their lives.

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1.小伟，一名九年级的学生，从上个月起就生病住院了；医生说手术也许能够挽救他；但是手术要花费三十多万元；

2.小伟的父母都是农民；他们没有足够的钱；然而对小伟而言，尽快手术很重要； 3.如果我们都能伸出援助之手，也许他会很快康复。

Xiao Wei, a Grade 9 student, has been ill in hospital since last month. The doctor says an operation may save him. But it will cost over 300,000 yuan. Xiao Wei's parents are both farmers. They do not have enough money. However, it is important for Xiao Wei to have the operation as soon as possible. If all of us can give a helping hand, he may get well again soon.

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1.我校的学生喜欢各种电视节目； 2.安妮塔是七年级的学生，最喜欢《动物世界》；她的哥哥汤姆在八年级，最喜欢《体育城》； 3.他们每天看一小时电视，从电视节目中，他们学到了许多从书本上学不到的知识。

The students in our school like different kinds of TV programmes. Anita is a seventh-grade student. Her favourite programme is Animal World. Her elder brother Tom is in Grade Eight. His favourite programme is Sports City. They watch TV for one hour every day. From TV programmes they've learned a lot which can't be learned from books.

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1.今天是个非常令人激动的日子；我和表兄一起参加了一个电视竞赛节目；

2.在节目中，我们要合作回答各种有关体育知识的问题；节目开始前，我感到很紧张，但是我和表兄好好地做了准备；我们答对了大部分问题；最后，我们获得最高分，赢得了比赛； 3.我的家人都很高兴。

Today is a very exciting day. My cousin and I took part in a TV game show. On the show we had to work together to answer all kinds of questions about sports. Before the show I felt quite nervous, but my cousin and I prepared well. We answered most of the questions correctly. Finally, we got the top score and won the show. My family are all very happy.

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1.我和父母在香港已经三天了，在这儿过得很愉快；

2.今天，我们在迪斯尼乐园度过了一整天；它是个著名的主题公园，共有四个不同的区域，我们一一参观到了；最后，我们观看了一场烟火表演； 3.我拍了许多照片，回来后会给朋友们看。

My parents and I have been in Hong Kong for three days. We are having a good time here. Today, we spent the whole day at Disneyland. It is a famous theme park. It has four different areas. We visited all of them. At the end of the day, we watched a fireworks show. I took a lot of photos there. I will show them to my friends when I come back.

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1.上星期六我们乘地铁去了迪斯尼乐园；

2.我们先在大门口拍照，然后参观了乐园里的四个区域；下午，当迪斯尼人物开始游行时，我们非常激动；它是一天中最精彩的部分；游行后，我们观看了一部4D电影； 3.我们在乐园里待了大约八个小时，它可真是激动人心的一天。

Last Saturday we went to Disneyland by underground. First we took photos at the entrance. Then we visited the four areas inside. We were very excited when a parade of Disney characters began later in the afternoon. It was the best part of the day. After the parade, we watched a 4-D film. We stayed at the park for about eight hours. It was a really exciting day.

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1.我对阳光城很了解；四岁时随父母一起搬到了这里，从那以后就住在这里； 2.我们先住在城北；几年后，我们搬到城中心的另一座公寓； 3.现在阳光城已发生了很大变化，看起来就像一个美丽的大公园。

I know Sunshine Town very well. I moved here with my parents when I was four years old. I have lived here since then. We first lived in the northern part of town. A few years later, we moved to another flat in the centre of town. Now Sunshine Town has changed a lot. It looks like a big beautiful park.

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1.阳光城变化很大；政府已将部分镇中心变成了一个公园；我们有了一个大型购物中心和一个剧院；也有了开阔的空地和美丽的花园；

2.然而，要看到一些老朋友就有困难了；他们已搬到了北京或其他地方，我时而感到有点寂寞；

3.有时，他们回来看我，那使我很高兴。

Sunshine Town has changed a lot. The government has turned part of the town centre into a park. We have a large shopping mall and a theatre. We have open spaces and pretty gardens too. However, it is difficult to see some of my old friends. They have moved to Beijing or other places, and I feel a bit lonely from time to time. Sometimes they come back to see me, and that makes me very happy.

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