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个案 A（姓名未祥）：
因为这是个温暖的夜晚，我和妻子在外面坐坐。突然，我们看到天上划过一道非常亮的光。
Person A (name not given): My wife and I were sitting outside because it was a warm night. Suddenly we saw something very bright flying through the sky.
个案 B（William Brazel，农民）：
我发现我的农场有一些奇怪的金属碎片，我打电话给军队。Marcel 少校来收集碎片，他告诉我不要跟任何人提起这件事。
Person B (William Brazel, a farmer): I found some pieces of strange metal ['met(?)l] 金属on my farm. I called the army['ɑ?m?]军队. Major Marcel came and collected 收集the pieces金属片. He told me not to talk to anyone about this.
个案 C（Marcel 少校）：
我去收集了碎片，把碎片送给了军队里的专家。他说碎片来自气象气球。然而，由于我之前没有见过这种金属，我觉得这是一个谎言。
Person C (Major Marcel): I went and collected the pieces. I gave them to an army expert['eksp??t]专家. He said the pieces came from a weather balloon[b?'lu?n]（气象气球）. However, since因为；自从 I have not seen this kind of metal before, I think this was a lie.
个案 D（姓名未祥）：
我和父母住在农村。突然，我们看到山脚有一个银色的飞船。有三个外星人的尸体躺在草地上。然后过来了些士兵，让我们离开。那么，什么才是真相？
Person D (name not given): My parents and I were in the countryside ['k?ntr?sa?d]农村. Suddenly we saw a silver spaceship on the side侧面 of a hill. There were the bodies of three aliens lying on the grass. Then some soldiers came and told us to leave. So what is the truth[tru?θ]真相?
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或许有些或所有的人都撒了谎。或许是一个美国的火箭爆炸了，人们以为它来自外太空。或许真的有一个外星飞船坠毁在罗斯维尔了。
Perhaps some or all of the people lied. Perhaps a US rocket crashed and people thought it had come from space. Perhaps an alien spaceship really crashed in Roswell.
Science fiction ['f?k?(?)n]科幻小说
Science fiction (or “sci-fi) is a popular kind of story found in many books, comics ['k?m?ks] 连环漫画and films.
The War of the Worlds is a famous science fiction story. It is about aliens from Mars (called “Martians['ma:?i?nz] 火星人”) attacking[?'t?k]攻击；袭击 the Earth. It was written by the English writer, H.G. Wells, who is called the “Father of Science Fiction”. Many people in America thought it was real when they heard the story on the radio 收音机in 1938!
Unit 8 课文（翻译） 鲸鱼酒店
The Hotel Whale [we?l]
鲸鱼酒店建在水下。它的形状是一条鲸鱼。这家酒店有50间卧室，一个咖啡馆和一个购物中心。
The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of呈…的形状 a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café ['k?fe?]咖啡馆 and a shopping center购物中心.
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鹏先生：“最近我们在这家酒店住时，我的孩子们从他们卧室的窗子看外面的鱼。孩子们从不会感到无聊。”
Mrs. Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently ['ri?sntl?]最近, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored[b??d]无聊的!” 常绿房
这些房子既“环保”又“智能”。房子外面有玻璃。热能储存在玻璃下面，然后用作每座房屋的能源。在浴室，你的药橱柜与医生的电脑相连。在厨房，当你需要更多食物时，你的智能冰箱将会告诉超市的电脑。 Forever永远 Green Houses
These houses are both “green” and “smart” [smɑ?t]聪明的. There is glass outside the houses. Heat[hi?t] 暖气；加热is held under the glass and is then used as energy['en?d??]能源 for each house.
In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard ['k?b?d]橱柜 is connected to连接 your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen ['k?t??n; -t?(?)n]厨房, your smart fridge[fr?d?]冰箱 tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food.
于先生：“住旧房子时，外面需要更多的能源。我一定要把常绿房推荐给我的朋友。它们将使每个人满意。”
Mr. Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend [rek?'mend]推荐 Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will satisfy ['s?t?sfa?]满足 everyone. CJ3汽车
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CJ3汽车是一种新型的氢气汽车。汽车中的氢气与空气中的氧气混合后为汽车发电。CJ3有一幅电子地图，它由电脑控制驾驶。你只要告诉电脑你想去哪里，当汽车带你去那里时，然后你坐在后面休息。 The CJ3
The CJ3 is a new type种类 of hydrogen ['ha?dr?d?(?)n] 氢气car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with 和..混合oxygen ['?ks?d?(?)n]氧气 from the air to make electricity [?'l?k'tr?s?ti]电for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic [?lek'tr?n?k] 电子的map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax [r?'l?ks]放松；休息as 当the car takes you there.
胡先生：“当我开老式汽车时，我在污染城市。现在，在我的CJ3中利用新技术，我在帮助保护环境。”
Mr. Hu: “While I was driving my old car, I was polluting污染 the city. Now, with the new technology [tek'n?l?d??]技术 in my CJ3, I’m helping protect the environment [?n'va?r?nm?nt]环境.”
Matt: I’ve decided to 决定build a space hotel when I grow up长大. Nelson: Really? What will the hotel be like?
Matt: It’ll be in the shape形状 of a star. And it’ll use solar ['s??l?] energy ['en?d??] 太阳能to run its electronic [?lek'tr?n?k] 电子的parts, so it’ll be environmentally friendly[?n,va?r?n'm?ntl?]环境友好型的. With this technology[tek'n?l?d??]技术, the hotel will also be able to move from place to place, like a spaceship. Nelson: What else will it have?
Matt: There’ll be a computer in each bedroom. It’ll be connected to 连接the Internet. In this way用这种方法, you’ll be able to communicate with[k?'mju?n?ke?t]和…沟通 your family and friends on Earth while you’re staying in the space hotel. Do you like my idea?
Nelson: Certainly. I’d recommend[rek?'mend]推荐 it to all my friends!
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