Grade 9 Unit 2 Topic 1 Section A

(Kangkang. Jane. Maria and Michael are planning a picnic for Sunday.)

Jane and Maria: Kangkang, where shall we go?

Kangkang: What about the West Hill? I went there two years ago. It was a beautiful place. There were lots of flowers and grass. The air was fresh and the water was clean, and you could see bees ^[1]bee: 美: [bi]  英: [biː]   n. 蜜蜂；聚会； and butterflies ^[2]butterfly: 美: [ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ]  英: [ˈbʌtə(r)ˌflaɪ]   n. 【虫】蝴蝶；轻浮多变；轻薄浮浅的人；【泳】蝶泳 dancing ^[3]see sb. doing sth.:  看见某人正在做某事    see sb. do sth.: 看见某人做了某事.

Michael: Sounds great! Let’s go there.

(On Sunday, they come to the West Hill.)

Kangkang: Oh, what a mess ^[4]mess: 美: [mes]   英: [mes]   n. 混乱；杂乱；肮脏    messy  adj. 凌乱的，杂乱的；脏的! The flowers and grass have gone ^[5]have gone: 已经走了；表示去了还没有回来；已经消逝! The water is so dirty. It smells terrible. What has happened here?

Maria: What a shame ^[6]shame:美: [ʃeɪm]   英: [ʃeɪm]   n. 羞愧；羞耻；耻辱；惭愧 ! Look, there are several ^[7]several: 英 [ˈsevrəl]  美 [ˈsevrəl]   adj. 不同的，各自的；<法律>单独，各个
pron. 几个，数个   det. 几个，数个 chemical factories pouring ^[8]pour: 美: [pɔr]   英: [pɔː(r)]   v. 倒；倾倒；倾泻；使（液体）连续流出 waste water into the stream.

Kangkang: Everything has changed.

Michael: Do you still want to have a picnic here?

Jane: Of course not.

2.

A: There were lots of flowers and grass when I visited the village last year.

B: But now the flowers and grass have gone.

A: What has happened here?

B: The villagers ^[9]villager: 美: [ˈvɪlɪdʒər]   英: [ˈvɪlɪdʒə(r)]   n. 村民；乡村居民；乡下人 have destroyed ^[10]destroy: 美: [dɪˈstrɔɪ]  英: [dɪ’strɔɪ]  v. 破坏；摧毁；毁灭；消灭 them.