初中英语社会文化类阅读翻译

Everyone is good at something， but some people are truly talented． （1）It's always interesting to watch other people show their talents． （2）才艺表演正变得越来越流行．And of all these shows， they have one thing in common： They try to look for the best singers， the most talented dancers， the most exciting magicians， the funniest actors and so on． All kinds of people join these shows． But who can play the piano best or sing most beautifully？ （3）那由你自己来决定． When people watch the shows， （4）they usually play a role in deciding the winner． And the winner always gets a very good prize．

    Not everyone enjoys watching these shows． （5）Some people think the lives of the performers are made up． However， if you don't take these shows too seriously， they are fun to watch．

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（1）What would people like to eat on their birthday？The answer would be different in different countries．

    In many countries， it's very common for people to have birthday cakes with candles．（2）The number of candles is the person's age． The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles．（3）If he or she blows out all the candles in one go，the wish will come true． In the UK， sometimes people put a candy in a birthday cake． The child with the candy feels happy and lucky．

    In China，（4）现在也非常流行在生日晚会上吃蛋糕．But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday because they are a symbol of long life． In some places， Chinese people also like eating eggs on their birthday，because they are a symbol of good luck．（5）生日食物也许不同，但是想法是一样的．They bring good luck to the birthday person．

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Chinese people have been celebrating Mid﹣Autumn Festival and enjoying moonackes for centuries． 61． Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid﹣Autumn night． They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss．

62． 这个节日流传着许多传统民间故事． 63． However，most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching． Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife． After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns， a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him． Whoever took this could live forever， and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e． However， a bad man， Pang Meng， tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home． 64． 嫦娥不肯给他，把药一口吞下． She became very light and flew up to the moon． Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night． 65． One night，he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there． He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden． How he wished that Chang'e could come back!

After this， people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families．

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With the development of science and technology， great changes have taken place to human life．（1） Some of these changes are great ， while some are harmful ．So people have lots of arguments about whether science and technology are dangerous or not．

If they are used by bad people， they can bring many problems． Besides， as technology becomes more and more powerful day by day，（2） 许多人会越来越懒惰．Even students' study ability and creativity will be weakened．

However， just like the saying goes， every coin has two sides．（3） There is no doubt that science and technology have made contributions in many areas ．If they are used correctly， they will be good for us． Therefore， the key lies in the user． Responsibility and goodness should never be lost in our heart． Otherwise， the world would be full of danger even we turn back to the Stone Age．

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