Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?
Section A, 1b
Susan：Hi, Anita. I bought three shirts for 29 dollars yesterday!
你好，安妮塔。我昨天花了29美金买了三件衬衫。
Anita：Oh, really? What are they made of though? Sometimes the cheap ones
are made of materials that don’t feel very good.
哦，是吗？那它们是用什么做的？有时候便宜的衬衫是用质感不好的材料做的。
Susan：A hundred percent cotton. They’re nice and soft, and they were made
in America.
百分百纯棉。漂亮而且软乎，是美国制造。
Anita：Oh, OK. By the way, where did you buy those chopsticks? They’re really
cool!
哦，好的。顺便问一下，你在哪儿买的那些筷子？真的很酷！
Susan：Oh, I got them in Korea. They’re nice, aren’t they?
哦，我在韩国买的。它们很漂亮，是吧？
Anita：Yeah. Chopsticks are usually made of wood. I’ve never seen steel ones
before.
是的。筷子通常用木头做的。我还从没见钢制的。
Susan：Oh, steel chopsticks are popular in Korea. Hey, do you think this ring
looks OK?
哦，钢制的筷子在韩国很受欢迎。看，你觉得这个戒指好看吗？
Anita：Hmm…yes, I think it’s quite pretty. Is it made of silver?
嗯，是的，我觉得它很漂亮。是银制的吗？
Susan：Yes, and it was made in Thailand. I’ll give it to my best friend for her
birthday.
是的，是在泰国产的。我要把它送给我最好的朋友作为生日礼物。
Anita：Oh, I’m sure she’ll love it.
哦，我确定她一定会喜欢它的。
Section A, 2a, 2b
Nick：Hey Marcus, have you heard about the art and science fair?
马库斯，你听说有关艺术与科学展览会的事了吗？
Marcus：You mean the one just outside the science museum? 你是说就在科学博物馆外面的那个吗？
Nick：Yeah, that’s the one. The school notice board says that all students are
invited to attend for free! Our school is paying for it!
是的，就是那个。学校通知栏说所有学生都被邀请参加，免费的。我们学校会买单！ Marcus：Wow, that’s great! 哇哦，太棒了！
Nick：I went there yesterday. 我昨天去那儿了。
Marcus：Did you see anything cool? 你看到什么不错的东西了吗？
Nick：Of course! All the works there were made by university students. 当然！那儿所有的作品都是大学生做的。
Marcus：What did you see? 你看到什么了？
Nick：I saw a huge model plane. It’s made of used wood and glass. I also saw
a really beautiful painting. It’s made from grass, leaves and flowers.
我看到一个巨大的飞机模型，是用旧木头和玻璃做的。我还看到一副很美的画，是用
草、树叶和花做的。
Marcus：Oh, yeah, the fair is about environmental protection and recycling,
right?
哦，展览会是关于环保和循环利用，对吧？
Nick：Yes, and the students came up with some really interesting and creative
ideas.
是的，这些学生想出了一些很有趣并具创造性的想法。
Section B, 1b, 1c, 1d
Laura：Hey, Zheng Yun!
你好，郑云！
Zheng Yun：Hi, Laura.
你好，劳拉。
Laura：How was your vacation?
你的假期怎么样？
Zheng Yun：It was great! I went to Weifang in Shandong.
很棒！我去了山东潍坊。
Laura：That’s the city famous for kites, right?
是以风筝闻名的城市，对吧？
Zheng Yun：Yes. There’s an international kite festival there every April. That’s
why I went there.
是的。每年四月那儿都有一个国际风筝节。这也是我为什么去那儿的原因。
Laura：How interesting! What happens at the festival?
多有趣啊！风筝节的情况如何？
Zheng Yun：People from all over the world compete in kite flying. There are
also competitions for the best kites.
来自世界各地的人们进行放风筝比赛。还有评选最佳风筝的比赛。
Laura：Were the kites nice?
风筝漂亮吗？
Zheng Yun：They were beautiful. They were made of different things like silk
or paper. Some were painted with colorful drawings.
很漂亮。它们是用不同的东西做的，比如丝绸或纸张。有些还画上了彩色的画。
Laura：Sounds like you really enjoyed it. I never thought that something as
simple as kite flying could be so exciting.
听上去你真的很享受。我从没想过像放风筝这样简单的事情也能如此令人振奋。
Zheng Yun：Yes, it was really fun to see which kite could fly the highest.
是的，看看哪个风筝能飞最高的确很有趣。
Laura：I think I want to learn to fly a kite, too!
我也想学学放风筝！
