初二年级英语课文 Module 4 New technology

初二年级英语课文 Module 4 New technology

　　Unit 1

　　(Irish music, with a violin)

　　Lingling : Thats lovely! Whos playing?

　　 Sally: thats us! Chen Huan wants a recording for his programme, and he lent me his CD recorder. The orchestra was practicing some Irish music yesterday, so I recorded it.

　　Tony: How does it work?

　　Daming: Lets look at the instruction. If you want to turn on the recorder, press the blue button. If you want to play back, press the green button.

　　(The same Irish music)

　　Daming: Youve done that.

　　Tony: and if you want to record, press the red button. If the red light doesnt come on, wait for thirty seconds. Ok, lets try.

　　Daming : Is it working?

　　(Playback: Is it working?)

　　Tony : Yes, it is. If you want to send your recording by email, connect the recorder to your computer. If theres no green light, choose the copy symbol.

　　Lingling: And are you playing the violin?

　　Sally: No, thats my best friend Kylie. She plays really well.

　　Lingling : But why do you want to send Chen Huan a recording of Kylie playing?

　　Sally : Well, shes my friend, and its important for her.

　　Lingling : But its important for you, too, Sally.

　　Betty: Think Chen Huan wants to hear you on Starsearch, not Kylie. Come on, Sally. Wheres your violin? Tony, press record!

　　Tony: Ok! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our star musicianSally Maxwell!

　　All: Hooray!

　　Unit 2

　　Smile, please!

　　If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising advice of a British cook.

　　 One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and suddenly a snake appearedand bit him on the hand.

　　 A few days earlier, the snake came to the restaurant from Asia in a box and hid. It climbed out of the box and hid under the dish.

　　 I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again. I threw it across the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door, Mr Jackson said.

　　 Anyway, Mr Jackson stayed cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile photo. Soon his hand began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldnt say what was wrong because they didnt know what kind of snake it was.

　　 Then Mr Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.

　　 So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your photo. Take its photo first and then show the photo to the doctors, suggests Mr Jackson. Oh, and if the snake doesnt smile for its photo, dont worry!