Jump,Beasts?Jump?
Bright light flooded the tree house again.A rustling sound came from outside the window.
Annie peeked out and laughed."Hey,there,"she said.
Jack looked out,too.A giraffe was eating leaves off the tree.It had a sweet,goofy face.
- flooded：动词flood的过去式和过去分词形式，常见释义为“淹没；（使）充斥；大量涌入；充满” ，在文中表示光线大量涌入。
- 例句：The room was flooded with warm sunlight.（房间里充满了温暖的阳光。）
- rustling：作名词时意为“沙沙声；瑟瑟声” ；作形容词时表示“沙沙作响的” ；这里是名词用法。
- 例句：I heard a rustling in the bushes.（我听到灌木丛里有沙沙声。）
- giraffe：名词，意为“长颈鹿” 。
- 例句：Giraffes are known for their long necks.（长颈鹿以它们的长脖子而闻名。 ）
- sweet：形容词，有“可爱的；甜的；悦耳的；温柔的”等意思 ，文中指长颈鹿的模样可爱。
- 例句：What a sweet little dog!（多么可爱的小狗啊！）
- goofy：形容词，意思是“愚蠢的；傻的；滑稽的” 。
- 例句：He has a goofy sense of humor.（他有一种滑稽的幽默感。 ）
Jack peered at the world beyond the giraffe.He couldn't believe his eyes.
He saw a huge grassy plain,a wide river,and tons of birds and animals—more than he had ever imagined in one place.
Giraffes and zebras were on the side of the river where Jack and Annie were.Thomson's gazelles and the big horned animals were on the other side.
"Where are the lions?"said Jack.
"I don't know,"said Annie."Do you think it's always this crowded?"
"Let's find out,"said Jack.
He picked up the book on Africa and looked at the picture of the animals.He read aloud:
Every year,in late spring,thousands of zebras and gazelles and millions of wildebeests (WILL-duh-beests)migrate from the dry plains of Tanzania to Kenya.
1. peered：原形peer，意为凝视、盯着看、端详。
- 例句：She peered at the label on the bottle.（她盯着瓶子上的标签看。）
2. beyond：有“在……另一边、超出、超过”等意思 。
- 例句：The house is just beyond the bridge.（房子就在桥的另一边。）
3. grassy：形容词，长满草的、草绿色的。
- 例句：They played football on the grassy field.（他们在长满草的场地上踢足球。 ）
4. tons：原形ton，tons of 是“大量、许多”的意思。
- 例句：There are tons of books in his study.（他书房里有大量的书。）
5. imagined：原形imagine，意为想象、设想。
- 例句：I can't imagine life without electricity.（我无法想象没有电的生活。）
6. Giraffes：名词，长颈鹿（giraffe的复数形式） 。
- 例句：Giraffes are the tallest land - animals.（长颈鹿是最高的陆地动物。）
7. zebras：名词，斑马（zebra的复数形式）。
- 例句：We saw a herd of zebras in the zoo.（我们在动物园里看到了一群斑马。）
8. river：意为河、江。
- 例句：They went fishing by the river.（他们去河边钓鱼。）
9. gazelles：名词，瞪羚（gazelle的复数形式）。
- 例句：The gazelles are very fast runners.（瞪羚是跑得很快的动物。）
10. horned：形容词，有角的。
- 例句：The horned goat is very fierce.（这只有角的山羊很凶猛。）
11. lions：名词，狮子（lion的复数形式）。
- 例句：Lions are known as the kings of the jungle.（狮子被称为丛林之王。）
12. crowded：形容词，拥挤的、人多的。
- 例句：The subway is always crowded during rush - hour.（高峰时段地铁总是很拥挤。）
13. migrate：动词，迁徙、迁移、移居。
- 例句：Birds migrate south in winter.（鸟儿在冬天向南迁徙。 ）
"What's 'migrate'mean?"said Annie.
Jack pushed his glasses into place."It means they go some place else for part of the year—like birds going south for the winter."
"Oh,right,"said Annie.Jack turned the page to read more.
Before they are safe in Kenya,the animals must first cross the Mara River.Zebras go first,then the wildebeests.The tiny gazelles swim last.
"Ohh,"said Annie in a sad voice."What's wrong?"said Jack.
"Poor beasts."She looked out the window.“They seem afraid."
On the far side of the river,the horned animals were standing at the edge of the steep bank of the river.They stared down nervously at the rushing water.
"Jump,beasts!Jump!"Annie shouted."Don't be silly.They can't hear you,"said Jack.
He studied the broad plain."I wonder where the lions are,"he said.
"I don't know.But I have to go,"said Annie."Go where?"said Jack.
"To the river to help them,"she said."Help who?"said Jack.
1. winter：名词，意为冬天，冬季。
- 例句：We often go skiing in winter.（我们经常在冬天去滑雪。 ）
2. safe：形容词，意为安全的，平安的 。
- 例句：It's not safe to play in the street.（在街上玩耍不安全。 ）
3. wildebeests：名词，角马（wildebeest的复数形式）。
- 例句：A herd of wildebeests is moving across the plain.（一群角马正在穿越平原。 ）
4. tiny：形容词，极小的，微小的。
- 例句：The baby mouse is tiny.（这只小老鼠极小。 ）
5. edge：名词，意为边缘，边线。
- 例句：She sat on the edge of the bed.（她坐在床边。 ）
6. nervously：副词，意为紧张地，焦虑地 。
- 例句：He waited nervously for the exam results.（他紧张地等待考试结果。 ）
7. rushing：形容词，意为湍急的，涌动的 ；也可作动词rush（迅速移动、冲、奔）的现在分词形式 。
- 例句：The children played near the rushing stream.（孩子们在湍急的小溪旁玩耍。 ）
8. beasts：名词，兽，野兽（beast的复数形式）。
- 例句：There are many wild beasts in the forest.（森林里有许多野兽。 ）
9. silly：形容词，愚蠢的，傻的。
- 例句：It's silly to believe such a story.（相信这样一个故事是愚蠢的。 ）
10. broad：形容词，宽阔的，广阔的。
- 例句：They crossed the broad river.（他们渡过了宽阔的河流。 ）
"Those wild beasts on the other side!"said Annie."I have to help them migrate."
"Are you nuts?"said Jack.
Annie handed Jack the scroll and started out of the tree house.
"Wait a second!"said Jack."We haven't even read Morgan's riddle yet!"
Annie stopped on the ladder."Read it now,"she said.
Jack unrolled the ancient scroll and read aloud:
I'm the color of gold and as sweet as can be.But beware of the danger that'sall around me.What am I?
Annie started down again.
"Annie!"
"We'll look for the answer in a minute,"said Annie."What are you doing?"Jack called.
1. beasts：名词，意为野兽、兽类（beast 的复数形式）。
- 例句：The hunters tracked the wild beasts in the forest.（猎人在森林里追踪野兽。）
2. migrate：动词，意为迁徙、迁移、移居。
- 例句：Many birds migrate south in the fall.（许多鸟类在秋天向南迁徙。）
3. scroll：名词，意为卷轴、画卷、（电脑屏幕上的）滚动条；动词，意为滚动（屏幕） 。此处为名词“卷轴”。
- 例句：The ancient scroll was carefully preserved in the museum.（这幅古代卷轴在博物馆里被精心保存着。）
4. started：动词start的过去式，意为开始、出发、启动。
- 例句：They started their journey early in the morning.（他们一大早就开始了他们的旅程。）
5. unrolled：动词unroll的过去式，意为展开、铺开、摊开。
- 例句：He unrolled the map on the table to find the location.（他把地图在桌子上展开以寻找那个地点。）
6. beware：动词，意为当心、注意、提防 。
- 例句：Beware of pickpockets in crowded places.（在拥挤的地方要当心小偷。）
7. minute：名词，意为分钟；一会儿、片刻 。
- 例句：Wait a minute, I'll be right back.（等一会儿，我马上回来。）
But there was no stopping her.Jack watched as she hopped off the ladder.Then she started to walk through the tall grass,between the zebras and giraffes.
"I don't believe her,"he said to himself.He quickly put the Africa book into his pack.
He started down the ladder.
When he stepped onto the ground,he looked around carefully.
The giraffes were eating the tree leaves.The zebras were grazing in the grass.Tons of birds flapped overhead.
This is okay,he thought.He just had one little question:
Where are the lions?
1. hopped：动词hop的过去式，意为单脚跳行；（快速）跳跃，蹦跳 。
- 例句：The rabbit hopped away quickly.（兔子快速地蹦跳着离开了。）
2. zebras：名词，斑马（zebra的复数形式）。
- 例句：We saw a group of zebras running on the savanna.（我们看到一群斑马在大草原上奔跑。）
3. giraffes：名词，长颈鹿（giraffe的复数形式）。
- 例句：Giraffes stretch their long necks to eat the high - up leaves.（长颈鹿伸长它们的长脖子去吃高处的树叶。）
4. carefully：副词，意为小心地，仔细地。
- 例句：She examined the painting carefully.（她仔细地检查了这幅画。）
5. leaves：名词leaf的复数形式，意为叶子。
- 例句：The leaves on the trees turn yellow in autumn.（秋天树上的叶子变黄了。）
6. grazing：动词graze的现在分词形式，意为放牧；（牛、羊等）吃草 。
- 例句：Cows are grazing in the field.（奶牛正在田野里吃草。）
7. flapped：动词flap的过去式，意为（使）飘动，摆动，拍打 。
- 例句：The bird flapped its wings and flew away.（那只鸟拍动翅膀飞走了。）
8. overhead：副词，意为在头顶上，在空中；形容词，意为头顶上的，空中的 。此处为副词。
- 例句：A plane flew overhead.（一架飞机从头顶飞过。）
