时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:TED演讲国际问题篇


英语课

 It’s five years old. 它五岁了


'Now remember boys and girls,' said the science teacher. 'You can tell a tree's age by counting the rings in a cross section 1. one ring for each year.' Tom went home for dinner and found they were having a jelly 2 roll for dessert. 'I'm not eating that, Mum,' he said, 'It's five years old!'
“孩子们,现在要记住,”理科老师说,“你们可以数一数一棵树的横截面上的年轮,以此来知道这颗树的年龄。一个年轮就是一岁。” 汤姆回家吃晚饭,发现甜点是一个果冻卷。“我不吃那个,妈妈,”他说,“它五岁了!” 

1 section
n.部分,章节,地段;断面,剖面;部门,科;阶层,界;vt.把…分成段
  • There is one section of very long road to leave. 有一段很长的路要走。
  • How many people work in your section?你部门有多少人?
2 jelly
n.冻,果子冻,胶状物
  • We had toast and jelly at breakfast.我们早餐吃的是烤面包和果冻。
  • The medicine was a clear jelly.这种药是透明的胶状物。