外研版新标准英语八上M8U1的主要内容是由詹姆斯老师亲眼所见的一起交通事故引起的。对话描述了可能会发生在学生身边的突发事件，不但能提高学生的学习热情，也有助于提高学生的安全意识。
1.You look pale.Are you all right?你看上去脸色苍白。你还好吗？look 看起来，系动词，后面加形容词。
2.A boy was riding his bike and listening to music on the road.一个男孩在马路上一边骑车一边听音乐。（1）ride a bike 骑自行车（2）listen to music 听音乐（3）on the road在路上
3.I was waiting to cross the road.我在等着过马路。（1）wait to do sth.等着去做某事（2）cross the road 过马路
4.While the lights were changing to red, a car suddenly appeared round the corner.当交通信号灯变为红灯的时候，一辆汽车突然出现在街道转角处。round the corner在拐角处
5.And the driver was talking on his mobile phone.司机正在打电话。talk on mobile phone打电话
6.The car stopped just in time, but the boy fell off his bike and hurt his knee.（1）in time及时；in time to do sth./for sth. 及时做某事He was in time for the match.（2）fall off从......跌落
8.Pay attention, stop at the red lights and...What else? 注意红灯亮时要停下，并且......还有什么？（1）pay attention注意；pay attention to sth./to doing sth.注意某事/做某事Please pay attention to listening to the teachers.（2）at the red lights在红灯处（3）else其他的；别的，放于特殊疑问词或不定代词/不定副词的后面What else do you want to say?