人教版|九年级 Unit 10单词、课文朗读、电子教材、名师精讲视频

custom [ˈkʌstəm] 风俗；习俗

bow [bəʊ] 鞠躬

kiss [kɪs] 亲吻；接吻

greet [griːt] 和⋯⋯打招呼；迎接

value [ˈvæljuː] 重视；珍视n.价值

everyday [ˈevrɪbɒdi] 每天的；日常的

drop by 顺便访问；随便进入

capital ['kæpɪtl] 首都；国都

noon [nuːn] 正午；中午

mad [mæd] 很生气；疯的

get mad 大动肝火；气愤

make an effort 作出努力

traffic ['træfɪk] 交通；路上行驶的车辆

somewhere ['sʌmhweə] 在某处；到某处

passport [ˈpɑːspɔːt] 护照

chalk [tʃɔːk] 粉笔

blackboard ['blækbɔːd] 黑板

northern ['nɔːðən] 北方的；北部的

coast [kəʊst] 海岸；海滨

season ['siːzn] 季；季节

knock [nɒk] 敲；击

eastern [ˈiːst(ə)n] 东方的；东部的

worth [wɜːθ] 值得；有⋯⋯价值（的）

manner [ˈmænə] 方式；方法(pl.)礼貌；礼仪

empty ['empti] 空的；空洞的

basic ['beɪsɪk] 基本的；基础的

exchange [ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ] 交换

go out of one’s way 特地；格外努力

make ... feel at home 使（某人）感到宾至如归

granddaughter [ˈɡrændɔːtə] （外）孙女

behave [bɪˈheɪv] 表现；举止

except [ɪk'sept] 除⋯⋯之外

elbow ['elbəʊ] 肘；胳膊

gradually [ˈɡrædjʊəli] 逐步地；渐进地

suggestion [səˈdʒestʃ(ə)n] 建议

Brazil   巴西 

Mexico  墨西哥 

Cali  卡利（哥伦比亚城市）

Colombia   哥伦比亚（南美洲国家）

Lausanne   洛桑（瑞士城市）

Norway   挪威 

Maria  玛丽亚（女名）

Katie   凯蒂（女名） 

Sato   佐藤（日本姓氏）

Marie    玛丽（女名）；马里（男名） 

Teresa  Lopez  特蕾莎 • 洛佩斯 

Marc  LeBlanc  马克 • 勒布朗

Section A

Katie: How was the welcome party for foreign students last night? 

John: Great! I made some new friends. But a funny thing happened. 

Katie: What?

John: I met a Japanese boy called Sato, and as soon as I held out my hand, he bowed.

Katie: That’s how people in Japan are expected to greet each other. It’s impolite if you don’t bow.

John: I didn’t know that. So I just stood there with my hand out. Finally, I returned the bow.

Katie: I remember when I first met Marie last year, I did the same thing. I held out my hand and to my surprise, she kissed me on both sides of my face!

John: I wouldn’t mind that!

Katie: Very funny. Later I found out French people are supposed to kiss when they see each other.

In which country is it OK to be 15minutes late for dinner?

Teresa Lopez

Cali, Colombia

Where I’m from, we’re pretty relaxed about time. We don’t like to rush around, so we don’t mind if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend you’re going to their house for dinner, it’s OK if you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time. We don’t usually have to make plans to meet our friends. When we see each other, it’s polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can!

Marc LeBlanc

Lausanne, Switzerland 

In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time. We’re the capital of clocks and watches, after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you’re expected to be there at noon. If you’re even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic. I don’t mind because I think it’s impolite to keep others waiting. Also, we never visit a friend’s house without calling first. We almost always make plans to see friends. We usually plan to do something interesting, or go somewhere together.

Section B

Dear Laura, 

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my student exchange program in France. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice.They go out of their way to make me feel at home. The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot. So she actually learned how to make Chinese food! She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age. She’s really kind and she always talks to me in French to help me practice. You wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved because of that. I’m very comfortable speaking French now. Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t worry me like it used to.

My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are very different from the way they are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it. Another example is that you’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork. Another thing is it’s impolite to say that you’re full. If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “That was delicious.” Also, you’re not supposed to put your elbows on the table. I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to it. I don’t find French customs so strange anymore.

I’ll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year.

                                                 Yours,

                                              Wang Kun