初三英語課文
Unit 16 What's it made of
1 . Look at something else, for example, a radio.再瞧瞧其他東西，如收音機。
2 . What's it made of?它是用什麼做的？
3 . The answer is English.答案是英語。
4 . If you learn even a little English, you will find it usedful after you leave school.假如你哪怕只是學一點英語，畢業後，也會發現它是有用的。
5 . Why? English is the first language in none of these countries.為什麼？在這些國家中英語都不是第一語言。
6 . That is why we are learning English in China.這就是我們在中國學習英語的原因。
7 . It's made of metal and wood.是用金屬和木材做的。
8 . Again, you may find the English words Made in China, or Made in Japan, or even Made in Germany.你也許又會發現有「中國製造」或「日本製造」甚至「德國製造」的英語字樣。
9 . But it is also used very widely as a foreign language in many other countries in the world.然而在世界上其他許多的國家英語也被當作一門外語廣泛地使用。
10 . Of course, the answer is Chinese.回答當然是漢語。
11 . So when a German buys something from a Japanese, or an Indian sells something to a Frenchman, they may all use English.因此，當德國人從日本人那兒買東西時，或印度人把東西賣給法國人時，他們可能都用英語進行交流。
12 . It is used by travellers and business people all over the world.在世界各地的旅行者及商人都用英語。
13 . Three quarters of the world's books and newspapers are written in English.3/4的書籍和報紙是用英語寫的。
14 . English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.在美國、英國、加拿大、澳大利亞和新西蘭，大多數人都把英語做為第一語言。
15 . It is because in the modern world, English is very widely used for business between different countries.這是因為在現今世界，英語廣泛應用於國與國之間的貿易往來。
16 . If you travel in India, or France, or Germany, or almost any other country in the world, you will still be able to use English.假如你到印度、法國、德國等世界上其他任何國家去旅行，你仍能用上英語。
17 . But which language is the most widely spoken in the world?但是世界上哪種語言運用最廣泛？
18 . What's it used for?有什麼用途？
19 . Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?世界上哪種語言說的人最多？
20 . What's this in English?這用英語怎麼說？
21 . It is one of the world's most important languages because it is so widely used.英語使用得如此廣泛，它已成為全球最重要的語言之一。
22 . So why are the English words Made in…" written on these things?那麼為什麼在這些東西上面卻寫著「……製造」的英語字樣呢？
23 . Half the world's telephone calls are made in English.全球1/2的電話是用英語打的。
24 . Most business letters around the world are written in English.世界上大多數商務信函都是用英語寫的。
25 . The next time you see a watch, look at the back. You may see the English words Made in China.下次你瞧見一塊手錶是，瞧瞧它的背面。你也許能看到「中國製造」的英語字樣。