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八下英语Unit8 Reading 原文或翻译都可以

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Why don't you learn to sing English songs?
China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people want to improve their English. For example, twenty—four young singers from across China entered a singing contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.
The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the men's competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an, and the winner of the women's competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didn't think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women's competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.
This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. “Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics,” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English.
Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, you'll find a good way to learn English better.
为什么不学唱英文歌曲呢！
今天许多中国人想以不同的方式提高他们的英语水平。例如，来自中国各地的24位青年歌手通过演唱英文流行歌曲的方式参加了比赛。几乎所有歌手唱得很清晰而且在舞台上看起看起来自然。这其中的一些歌手能够唱英文歌和母语歌手一样好。
这些歌手真的来自中国各地不同年龄组。男声组冠军是一位来自西安的40岁的男子，女声组冠军是一位来自大连的19岁的女孩。两位获胜者都很谦虚并且说他们认为他们并不比其他歌手更好。女声组冠军江梅说学习英语帮她赢得了这个奖。六个月前，她觉得她的英语不够好，因此她不得不努力学习。她还说唱英文歌曲使得她对学习英语更有兴趣了。
这种比赛鼓励中国人讲英语。许多人同意他们通过唱英语歌曲取得了进步并且快乐学英语是个好主意。
你曾听过“北京说英语”节目吗？如果没有，你为什么不找到它呢？这个节目为北京人提供了对学英语感兴趣的方式。除了唱英语歌曲，还有许多其他有趣的方式学习英语。看英语电影或读英文书籍怎么样？也许你甚至能和一个母语是英语的人交朋友。如果你足够努力去寻找，你将找到一条学习英语更好的方法。