Unit6 Topic2 SectionA-1a
Kangkang, who is your favorite character in literature?
康康，你最喜欢文学里的哪个人物？
The Monkey King is my favorite character in Chinese literature.
中国文学里的美猴王是我最喜欢的人物。
He is a hero in the novel called Journey to the West, which is one of the four classic novels of Chinese literature.
他是中国文学四大名著之一《西游记》里面的英雄。
Oh,but I like Harry Potter better.
哦，但我更喜欢哈利·波特。
I think he is the bravest character I've ever known.
他是我知道的最勇敢的人物。
Maybe you are right, but I prefer the Monkey King. He is funny and clever.
或许你说得对，不过我更喜欢美猴王。他有趣又聪明。
They are certainly heroes. And I think friends are helpful in both stories.
他们肯定都是英雄。我觉得在两个故事中朋友都很有用。
In order to help Harry, his friends read many books and discovered the best way to defeat their enemies.
为了帮助哈利，他的朋友们阅读了大量书籍，发现了打败敌人的最佳方法。
Yes, his friends are wise and helpful just like Sandy and Pigsy.
是的，他的朋友又聪明又有帮助，就像沙僧和猪八戒一样。
In fact, it was Sandy and Pigsy who helped the Monkey King win every battle.
其实，是沙僧和猪八戒帮助美猴王赢得了每一场战役。
In my view,neither the Monkey King nor Harry Potter would become a hero without the help of their friends.
我觉得，如果没有朋友的帮助，美猴王和哈利·波特都不会成为英雄。
That's true! One tree can't make a forest.
是的！独木不成林啊。
Unit6 Topic2 SectionB-1a
(Steve and his Chinese teacher,Miss Yang, are now visiting a literary society.)
（史蒂夫和他的语文老师杨老师在参观一个文学社。）
Look, Miss Yang! A picture of Li Bai. I read his poem Still Night Thoughts last night.
看，王老师！那是李白的照片。我昨天晚上读了他的《静夜思》。
It was easy to understand and very moving.
这首诗很好理解而且很感人。
Do you know anything about his life and poetry?
您了解他的生活和诗歌吗？
Yes, Li Bai lived during the Tang dynasty. He is considered to be one of the best romantic poets in China.
嗯，李白生活在唐代。他被认为是中国最优秀的浪漫诗人之一。
In his lifetime, he wrote a lot of poetry. More than 900 of his poems are still read today.
他一生写有很多诗歌。有900多首到现在还在流传。
The passage I read about him said that he was as great as the British poet William Shakespeare.
我读过一篇关于他的文章说他和英国诗人威廉·莎士比亚一样伟大。
Look, there is his picture!
看，那里有他的照片！
I agree. Li Bai and Shakespeare were both very important poets.
我同意。李白和莎士比亚都是很重要的诗人。
You know that Shakespeare was also a famous playwright.
莎士比亚也是很出名的剧作家。
Many of his plays were about British history while others were comedies and tragedies.
他的很多剧作都是关于英国历史的，还有喜剧和悲剧。
His most famous dramas were about the dark side of human nature.
他最出名的戏剧是关于人类本性的阴暗面的。
Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet are examples of this kind of plays.
《哈姆雷特》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》就属于这类戏剧。
Yes. Romeo and Juliet is very popular around the world, and one of the saddest scenes in this play is when Juliet kisses Romeo and then dies.
嗯，《罗密欧与朱丽叶》在全世界很受欢迎，这部戏剧中最悲伤的一幕就是朱丽叶亲吻罗密欧以后就死去了。
