八下英语unit1-10 section A 3a课文原文

Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man

At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus NO. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an

old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for help.

The bus driver ,24- year -old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twice. He got off

and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go

to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act quickly. He told the passengers that he must take

the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next

bus.

But

to

his

surprise,

they

all

agreed

to

go

with

him.

Some

passengers

helped

to

move the man onto the bus.

Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time.

that

many

people

don't

want

to

help

others

because

they

don't

want

any

trouble,

says

one

passenger.

Students who volunteer

Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week

to help others.

Maria loves animals and wants to be an animal volunteers at an animal hospital

every Saturday believes

it can help him to get his future dream job.

work,

of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners faces.

Mary is a book could read by herself at the age of year, she decided to try

out for a volunteer after-school reading still works there once a week to help kids

learn to read.

on a different journey with each new eering here is a dream come true for me.I can

do what I love to do and help others at the same time.

Last month our dog welcomed me when I came home from wanted a walk, but I was

too tired.I threw down my bag and went to the living minute I sat down in front of the

TV, my mom came over.

never help out around the house! I can't work all day and do housework all evening.

all day at school, too!I'm just as tired as you are!

My mom did not say anything and walked 1 week she didn't do any housework and

neither did y I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.

The

next

day

my

mom

came

home

from

work

to

find

the

house

clean

and

tidy.“What

happened?”She asked in surprise. “I'm so sorry, mom. I finally understand that we n

eed to share

the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,

Dear Mr Hunt,

My

problem

is

that

I

can't

get

on

with

my

family.

Relations

between

my

parents

have

become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. It's the only communication they have.I

don't know if I should say anything to them about they argue, it's like a big, black cloud

hanging over our , my elder brother is not very nice to always refuses to let me

watch my favorite TV d he watches whatever he wants until late at night.I don't think

this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and that normal?What can I do?

Sad and Thirteen

Dear Sad and Thirteen,

It's not easy being your age, and it's normal to have these don't you talk about

this

feelings

with

your

family?If

your

parents

are

having

problems,

you

should

offer

to

you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper

communication.

Secondly, why don't you sit down and communicate with your brother?You should explain

that you don't mind him watching TV all the r, he should let you watch your favorite

show.I hope things will be better for you soon.

Robert Hunt

The storm brought people closer together

Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in clouds were making the sky

very

no

light

outside,

it

felt

like

news

on

TV

reported

that

a

heavy

rainstorm was in the area.

Everyone

in

the

neighborhood

was

's

dad

was

putting

pieces

of

wood

over

the

windows

while

his

mom

was

making

sure

the

flashlights

and

radio

were

also

put

some candles and matches on the table.

Ben

was

helping

his

mom

make

dinner

when

the

rain

began

to

beat

heavily

against

the

dinner , they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious

storm happening outside.

Ben could not sleep at finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around

3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was went outside with his family and found the

neighborhood in a trees, broken windows and rubbish were joined

the

neighbors

to

help

clean

up

the

neighborhood

together.

Although

the

storm

broke

many

things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.

In

November

19

79,

pupils

in

England

were

able

to

watch

a

new

TV

program

called

of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to

Chinese

children.

The

Monkey

King

or

Sun

Wu

Kong

is

the

main

character

in

the

traditional

Chinese book Journey to the West.

The monkey king is not just any normal fact, he sometimes does not even look

like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size turning himself into

different animals and unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a