时间:2019-02-17 作者:英语课 分类:汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》


英语课

  Jack 1 and Annie crouched 2 in the tall grass. Therewas a big lion, three lionesses, and a bunch of cubs 3.



"I think they're sleeping," whispered Annie.



"Yeah," said Jack. "But for how long?"He pulled the Africa book from his pack and openedit. He found a picture of lions sleeping under a tree.



He read in a whispery voice:



After a pride of lions has eaten, they rest for a fewhours. The other-"What did they have for lunch?" Annie broke in.



"Don't ask," said Jack. He kept reading:



Sensing that the lions are not hunting at themoment, the other animals graze nearby.



"If they can graze, then we're safe," said Annie. Shestarted to stand.



"Wait!" Jack pulled her down. "Not so fast."He peered around. The words in the book seemedtrue: the zebras and giraffes didn't seem to bebothered by the lions at all.



"They might be safe. But I'm not sure about us,"said Jack. "We need a plan.""What if we wait till they leave?" said Annie.



"That could take hours," said Jack. "Plus they mightbe hungry again by then.""Oh, right," said Annie.



"So here's the plan--we tiptoe," said Jack. "Tiptoe?""Yeah?""That's your whole plan?" said Annie.



"Yeah, tiptoe to the rope ladder," said Jack. "Veryquietly.""Good plan," Annie teased.



"Just do it," said Jack. He stood up slowly. Anniestood with him.



They began tiptoeing through the grass veryslowly.



The lion flicked 4 his tail.



Jack and Annie froze.



When his tail was still again, they moved again.



Suddenly, high-pitched laughter split the air.



Jack and Annie stopped.



The hyenas 5 were back! They were standing 6 off tothe side, watching Jack and Annie.



Jack and Annie made silent monster faces andshook their fists. But the hyenas only laughed somemore.



The big lion stirred lazily. He opened his goldeneyes.



Jack felt the hair rise on the back of his neck. But hedidn't move an inch.



The lion lifted his head and yawned. His giant teethgleamed in the sunlight. The lion turned his head ashe looked around sleepily. Jack held his breath as thelion's gaze rested on him. The lion sat straight up. Hispiercing yellow eyes met Jack's.



Jack's heart raced. His mind raced. He rememberedsomething he'd read--lions avoid giraffes.



Jack looked around. There was a giraffe walkingtoward the tree that the magic tree house was in.



Suddenly, he had a new plan.



"Get under that giraffe," he whispered.



"Now you're the one who's nuts," Annie whisperedback.



But Jack grabbed her hand. He pulled her over tothe giraffe and underneath 7 it.



The giraffe's legs were so long, Jack and Anniecould stand up under it. Jack's head barely brushedthe giraffe's golden belly 8.



The tall creature froze for a few seconds. Then shemoved slowly toward the tree.



Jack and Annie walked in the same rhythm as thegiraffe.



They got closer and closer to the tree house--andcloser and closer to the pride of lions.



The big lion had stood up. He watched themmoving under the giraffe.



When the rope ladder was just a few feet away,Jack and Annie dashed out from under the giraffe tothe rope ladder.



Annie scrambled 9 up first.



Jack followed right behind her.



As they climbed, the lion growled 10 and leaped at theladder.



The hyenas laughed.



Jack climbed faster than he'd ever climbed. Heleaped after Annie into the tree house.



Annie had already unrolled the scroll 11. The riddlewas gone. In its place was one shimmering 12 word:



HONEYJack grabbed the Pennsylvania book. He opened itand found the picture of the Frog Creek 13 woods.



"I wish we could go there!" he said.



Just then, the giraffe stuck her head through thewindow.



"Bye, honey!" said Annie, and she kissed the giraffeon the nose.



The wind started to blow.



The tree house started to spin.



It spun 14 faster and faster.



Then everything was still.



Absolutely still.



n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
  • a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
  • Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等)
  • She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
  • I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不经心地拿起一本杂志翻看着。
n.鬣狗( hyena的名词复数 )
  • These animals were the prey of hyenas. 这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。 来自辞典例句
  • We detest with horror the duplicity and villainy of the murderous hyenas of Bukharinite wreckers. 我们非常憎恨布哈林那帮两面三刀、杀人破坏,干尽坏事的豺狼。 来自辞典例句
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
  • The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
  • His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.卷轴,纸卷;(石刻上的)漩涡
  • As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时,黄河的景象展现在眼前。
  • He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴,以表彰其所做出的成就。
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 )
  • The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
  • The colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句
n.小溪,小河,小湾
  • He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
  • People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
v.纺,杜撰,急转身
  • His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
  • Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
学英语单词
Abdel
acceleration of ripening
additional advance
anecdotically
antiriot ammunition
apical bud
arecaceaes
augelli
average repair
Bankia spengler
bankruptcy administrator
basic lead sulphate
bilge logs
booster inoculation
bored shitless
boringly
chain and sprocket drive
Chalkedon
checking off symbol
CLMW
course-stability
cross rod
Curley
damper segment
declaratory judgments
deflection calculation
delivered free to destination
dietary-supplement
dress in
dust crops with an insecticide
emince
enterouterine anus
equitangential
faralatrioside
farbs
finely divided scale
folia vermis
heavy work
helius (helius) minusculus
Hose Connectors
hyperhomocysteinemic
intermolecular respiration
lava column
lead number
lends out
lenticel(le)
lywallzyme
macnee
magnitude spectrum
master screw
max sth out
mellower
memory error report analysis
movable appendage
naked-flame mine
nickel-vanadium steel
nominal ocular hazard area
oculometry
one pack
ordinary wheel
organizational climate index
over-grateful
over-indulged
overtowered
pattern representation
phenoxathin
phenylphosphine
pick-up attachment
pilot flame burner
pipeline stopcock
plash
pot-holder
preservative substance
pressure admission chamber
pressure of blast
Prohepes
pseudodiploidy
r.d
ramming up
rankine thermometric scale
riborg
righi-leduc effect
roricon
sclenchyma
self-illuminating sight
selfcontradictory
sniper
sousant
Subhanallah
sukhooei
Swap Curve
tahsildars
thermo anelasticity
three stages fluidized-bed dryer
toner concentration
unkissing
unvote
upright drill
visual agnosia
Wiener schnitzel
with a swing in it
worldless