《神奇树屋》 第二十八册 High Tide in Hawaii 02 Aloha!
时间：2018-12-10 作者：英语课 分类：汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Jack 1 opened his eyes. A gentle wind brushedagainst his skin. It smelled sweet and fresh.
Annie looked out the window. "Nice!" she said.
Jack looked out, too. The tree house had landed ontop of a tall palm tree. The palm tree was at the edgeof a flowery meadow.
On one side of the meadow, a cliff dropped down tothe beach and ocean. On the other side of themeadow were the rooftops of a small village.
Beyond the village were tall gray mountains. Mistyclouds hid their peaks. Waterfalls gushed 2 down theirsides.
"I told you I loved Hawaii!" said Annie. "Don'tyou?""I have to learn about it first," said Jack. He pushedhis glasses into place and opened their research book.
He read aloud:
Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The largest island is Hawaii, which gives its name tothe whole group. The islands were formed millions ofyears ago by volcanoes. The volcanoes erupted underthe ocean. Over time, their craters 3 rose above thewater.
"Wow," said Annie. "We're on the. top of avolcano.""Yeah," said Jack. He read on:
The volcanic 4 rock crumbled 5 and turned to soil. Overmillions of years, wind and birds dropped seeds onthe islands. Plants and trees began to grow, and birdsand insects made their homes.
"Cool," said Jack. He took out his note-book andpencil and wrote:
wind and birds brought seedsAs He read some more:
About two thousand years ago, people first caine toHawaii. They came in canoes from other islands inthe Pacific. They rowed for thousands of miles acrossthe ocean, guided only by the wind and stars.
"Hey, listen," said Annie.
Jack put down the book and listened. Sounds ofmusic and laughter floated on the breeze.
"There must be a party in that village," said Annie.
"Let's go.""What about building that ship?" asked Jack.
"We'll figure that out later," said Annie. "Let's meetsome people at the party. Maybe they can help us."She started down the ladder.
Jack heard a whoop 6 of laughter in the distance. Theparty does sound fun, he thought.
He packed up his things and followed Annie downto the ground.
The sun was low in the sky. They walked throughthe meadow toward the village. Everything wasbathed in a golden red glow.
"Oh, man," breathed Jack.
There was beauty everywhere: purple flowersshaped like bells, white flowers that looked like stars,tall, feathery ferns, green spiky 7 plants, big orangeand-black butter-flies, and tiny yellow birds.
When they got close to the village, they saw anopen area filled with people. Jack and Annie slippedbehind a palm tree. They peeked 8 out at the party.
There were about fifty people, including grown-ups, teenagers, and little kids. They were all barefootand wore wreaths of flowers around their necks.
A woman was chanting. hler word~ rose and felllike waves. She chanted about a vol-cano goddessnamed Pele.
While she chanted, other people played music.
Some blew on pipes that looked like flutes 9. Othersshook gourds 10 that sounded like baby rattles 11. Some hitsticks together to make clicking sounds.
Most of the villagers were dancing to the music.
They stepped from side to side - They swayed theirhips and waved their hands.
"They're doing the hula," whispered Annie. Shesmiled and waved her hand~, too.
"Don't get carried away," whispered. Jack.
He took out their book and found a picture ofHawaiians dancing. He read:
The early Hawaiians had no written language.
They told stories with hulu dancing. The hula is ablend of dancing and chanting poetry.
Jack pulled out his notebook. He started a list aboutearly Hawaii:
no written languagestories with hulaSuddenly Jack heard loud laughter and clapping. Helooked up. Annie was gone!
Jack peeked out from behind the tree. Annie wasdoing the hula with the dancers! But no one seemedsurprised. Everyone just smiled at her as they keptdancing.
A girl caught sight of Jack. She looked aboutAnnie's age. She had long, shiny black hair and a big,friendly smile.
"Come do the hula!" she called to him.
"No way," Jack breathed.
He slipped behind the tree again. But the girldanced over to him and took his hand.
"Join us!" she said.
"No thanks," said Jack.
The girl didn't let go. She pulled Jack into the open.
The music got louder. The dancers and musiciansnodded and smiled at Jack.
Jack stood still. He didn't know how to do any kindof dance, let alone the hula! He stared at the ground,clutching his backpack and notebook until the musicand dancing ended.
The Hawaiians gathered around Jack and Annie.
They all had friendly, open faces.
"Who are you?" the young girl asked.
"I'm Annie," said Annie. "This is my brother, Jack.""I'm Kama," the girl said. "This is my brother,Boka." She pointed 12 to a boy in the crowd who lookedabout Jack's age.
The boy stepped forward. He grinned a big grin justlike his sister's. He pulled off his wreath of red fluffyflowers. He put it around Annie's neck.
"A lei to welcome you," Boka said.
Kama then pulled off her lei and put it aroundJack's neck.
"Aloha, Jack and Annie!" everyone said.
- 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。
- Oil gushed from the well. 石油从井口喷了出来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Clear water gushed into the irrigational channel. 清澈的水涌进了灌溉渠道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Small meteorites have left impact craters all over the planet's surface. 这个行星的表面布满了小块陨石留下的撞击坑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The battlefield was full of craters made by exploding shells. 战场上布满弹坑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
- Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
- He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
- Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。
- He gave a whoop of joy when he saw his new bicycle.他看到自己的新自行车时，高兴得叫了起来。
- Everybody is planning to whoop it up this weekend.大家都打算在这个周末好好欢闹一番。
- Your hairbrush is too spiky for me.你的发刷，我觉得太尖了。
- The spiky handwriting on the airmail envelope from London was obviously hers.发自伦敦的航空信封上的尖长字迹分明是她的。
- She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句
- The melody is then taken up by the flutes. 接着由长笛奏主旋律。
- These flutes have 6open holes and a lovely bright sound. 笛子有6个吹气孔，奏出的声音响亮清脆。
- Dried gourds are sometimes used as ornaments. 干葫芦有时用作饰品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The villagers use gourds for holding water. 村民们用葫芦盛水。 来自《简明英汉词典》