【神奇树屋9】2:礁石

幽默   2025-01-16 07:05   广东  

The Reef

A breeze blew through the window.Sea gulls cried.Waves lapped the shore.

Annie picked up the riddle scroll.She unrolled it.Together she and Jack read the riddle:

Rough and gray as rock,I'm plain as plain can be.But hidden deep inside There's great beauty in me.What am I?



1. reef(礁石;暗礁)

- 释义:指在海洋、湖泊等水域中,由岩石、珊瑚等构成的接近水面或在水面下的隆起部分。

- 例句:The divers explored the colorful coral reef.(潜水员探索了色彩斑斓的珊瑚礁。)


2. gulls(海鸥)

- 释义:一种海鸟,通常有白色羽毛、长翅膀,常出现在海边,叫声独特。

- 例句:A flock of gulls followed the fishing boat.(一群海鸥跟在渔船后面。)


3. cried(哭;叫;喊 - cry的过去式)

- 释义:在这里是“叫”的意思,用于描述海鸥发出叫声。

- 例句:The baby cried for its mother.(婴儿哭着找妈妈。)


4. waves(波浪;挥动 - wave的复数形式)

- 释义:主要指水面上有规律地起伏的浪;也可指挥手的动作。

- 例句:The huge waves crashed onto the beach.(巨浪拍打着海滩。)


5. lapped(轻拍;舔食 - lap的过去式)

- 释义:在文中是“(水)轻拍”的意思,用于描述海浪轻轻触碰岸边的动作。

- 例句:The cat lapped up the milk.(猫舔食牛奶。)


6. shore(岸;滨)

- 释义:指陆地与水域(如海洋、湖泊、河流)的交界地带。

- 例句:We walked along the shore and collected seashells.(我们沿着海岸走,捡贝壳。)


7. riddle(谜语;谜题)

- 释义:一种以巧妙的语言、隐喻或暗示来提出问题让人猜测答案的语句。

- 例句:He loves to solve riddles in his free time.(他空闲时喜欢猜谜语。)


8. scroll(卷轴;画卷)

- 释义:一种传统的书写或绘画载体,通常是长卷状,可以卷起来保存。

- 例句:The ancient scroll was carefully preserved in the museum.(古老的卷轴被小心翼翼地保存在博物馆里。)


9. unrolled(展开;铺开 - unroll的过去式)

- 释义:把卷着的东西打开、摊平。

- 例句:She unrolled the yoga mat on the floor.(她在地板上铺开瑜伽垫。)


10. rough(粗糙的;粗略的;艰难的)

- 释义:形容物体表面不光滑;也可表示大致的、不精确的或困难的情况。

- 例句:The rough surface of the wall scratched my hand.(墙壁粗糙的表面刮伤了我的手。)


11. plain(朴素的;平常的;平原)

- 释义:作形容词可表示简单、不华丽的;普通的;也可作名词指广阔平坦的土地。

- 例句:She wore a plain dress to the party.(她穿着一件朴素的连衣裙去参加聚会。)



"Let's go find the answer,"said Annie.

She and Jack looked out the window.The tree house wasn't in a tree.It was on the ground.

"Why is the ground pink?"said Jack.

"I don't know,"said Annie."But I'm going out there.""I'm going to do a little research first,"said Jack.Annie climbed out of the tree house.

Jack picked up the ocean book and flipped through it.He found a picture of a pink island surrounded by water.He read:

This is a coral reef.Corals are tiny sea animals.After they die,their skeletons remain.Over time,the reef builds up from stacks of coral skeletons.


1. pink /pɪŋk/

- 词性:形容词

- 词义:粉红色的;与同性恋者有关的;政治观点偏左的

- 例句:She was dressed in pink.(她穿着粉红色的衣服。)


2. coral /ˈkɒrəl/

- 词性:名词、形容词

- 词义:作名词时,意为“珊瑚;珊瑚虫”;作形容词时,意为“珊瑚色的;红色的;粉红的”

- 例句:The corals in the sea are very beautiful.(海里的珊瑚非常漂亮。)This is a coral dress.(这是一件珊瑚色的连衣裙。)


3. reef /riːf/

- 词性:名词

- 词义:暗礁;礁脉;缩帆部

- 例句:The ship ran aground on a reef.(船在暗礁上搁浅了。)


4. tiny /ˈtaɪni/

- 词性:形容词

- 词义:极小的;微小的

- 例句:A tiny baby soon grows into a little child.(小婴儿很快就会成长为幼儿。)


5. skeletons /ˈskelɪtnz/

- 词性:名词(skeleton的复数形式)

- 词义:骨骼;骨架;梗概;基干人员

- 例句:The skeletons of most mammals are similar.(大多数哺乳动物的骨骼都很相似。)


6. remain /rɪˈmeɪn/

- 词性:动词

- 词义:保持;依然;留下;剩余;逗留;残存

- 例句:Much work remains to be done.(还有很多工作要做。)She remained silent.(她保持沉默。)


7. stacks /stæks/

- 词性:名词、动词(stack的复数形式和第三人称单数形式)

- 词义:作名词时,意为“堆;大量;堆叠;书库”;作动词时,意为“堆积;把……堆积起来;使成堆地放在……”

- 例句:There are stacks of books on the table.(桌子上有一堆堆的书。)He stacks the boxes neatly.(他把箱子整齐地堆起来。)


8. coral skeletons

- 词性:名词短语

- 词义:珊瑚骨骼

- 例句:The formation of coral reefs is related to coral skeletons.(珊瑚礁的形成与珊瑚骨骼有关。)


"Oh,man,tiny skeletons,"said Jack.He pulled out his notebook and wrote:

Millions of Coral skeletons

"Jack!Jack!Come look at this,"cried Annie.“What is it?”

"I don't know.But you'll love it!"she said.

Jack threw his notebook and the ocean book into his pack.He climbed out the window.

"Is it the answer to the riddle?"he called.

"I don't think so.It doesn't look very plain,"said Annie.

She was standing at the edge of the water.Beside her was a strange-looking machine.

Jack hurried over the bumpy coral to get a better look.

The machine was half on the reef and half in the clearblue water.It looked like a huge white bubble with a bigwindow.


1. edge /edʒ/
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词词义:边缘;刀刃;优势;(悬崖、峭壁等的)边沿。
- 例句:She sat on the edge of the bed.(她坐在床边。)The knife has a sharp edge.(这把刀有锋利的刀刃。)
- 动词词义:使锐利;缓缓移动;给……加上边。
- 例句:She edged the picture with a frame.(她给画镶上了边框。)He edged his way through the crowd.(他在人群中缓缓挤出一条路。)


2. machine /məˈʃiːn/
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词词义:机器;机械装置;(政党等的)核心组织,领导核心。
- 例句:This machine can print very fast.(这台机器打印速度非常快。)The party machine worked hard to get their candidate elected.(党的核心组织为使候选人当选而努力工作。)
- 动词词义:用机器制造;用缝纫机缝制。
- 例句:The parts are machined from solid steel.(这些零件是用整块钢材加工而成的。)


3. bumpy /ˈbʌmpi/
- 词性:形容词
- 词义:崎岖不平的;颠簸的;困难重重的。
- 例句:The road is very bumpy.(这条路非常崎岖不平。)We had a bumpy flight because of the bad weather.(由于天气不好,我们的飞行很颠簸。)


4. better look 是词组,意为“更好地看,仔细看” 。
- 例句:I need a better look at this document.(我需要更仔细地看看这份文件。)


5. reef /riːf/
- 词性:名词
- 词义:礁;暗礁;礁脉。
- 例句:The ship was wrecked on a reef.(船在暗礁上失事了。)


6. clear - blue 这是一个合成形容词,中间加连字符后,意为“湛蓝的,清澈湛蓝的” 。
- 例句:We can see the clear - blue sky.(我们能看到湛蓝的天空。)


7. bubble /ˈbʌbl/
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词词义:气泡;泡沫;泡影;幻想的计划(或思想等)。
- 例句:The kids were blowing bubbles.(孩子们在吹泡泡。)The economic bubble finally burst.(经济泡沫最终破裂了。)
- 动词词义:冒泡;沸腾;发出冒泡的声音;洋溢着(某种感情)。
- 例句:The water in the pot is bubbling.(锅里的水在冒泡。)She was bubbling with excitement.(她兴奋不已。)


8. big window 是词组,意思是“大窗户” 。
- 例句:There is a big window in my room.(我的房间里有一扇大窗户。)


"Is it a special kind of boat?"asked Annie.

Jack found a picture of the machine in the ocean book.He read:

Scientists who study the ocean are called oceanographers.Sometimes they travel in small diving vessels called submersibles,or"mini-subs,"to study the ocean floor.


1. oceanographers /ˌəʊʃəˈnɒɡrəfəz/

- 词性:名词复数,单数形式为“oceanographer”

- 词义:海洋学家,指专门研究海洋的科学家,研究领域涵盖海洋的物理、化学、生物、地质等多个方面。

- 例句:Oceanographers study the mysteries of the deep sea.(海洋学家研究深海的奥秘。)


2. travel /ˈtrævl/

- 词性:动词和名词

- 动词词义:旅行;行进;传播;(以某速度、朝某方向或在某距离内)移动 。

- 例句:They love to travel around the world.(他们喜欢环游世界。)Light travels faster than sound.(光比声音传播得快。)

- 名词词义:旅行;游历;(尤指长途)行程 。

- 例句:My father is on a business travel.(我父亲正在出差旅行。)


3. diving /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/

- 词性:名词

- 词义:潜水;跳水 。与水相关的运动,潜水是指进入水下活动,跳水是从高处跳入水中的运动。

- 例句:Diving is a very exciting sport.(潜水是一项非常刺激的运动。)She is good at diving.(她擅长跳水。)


4. vessels /ˈveslz/

- 词性:名词复数,单数形式为“vessel”

- 词义:船;舰;容器;血管;导管 。在文中指船,用于水上航行的交通工具。

- 例句:There are many fishing vessels in the harbor.(港口有许多渔船。)Blood vessels carry blood around the body.(血管把血液输送到全身。)


5. submersibles /ˈsʌbməsəblz/

- 词性:名词复数,单数形式为“submersible”

- 词义:潜水器,能在水下航行的设备,通常用于科学研究、深海探索等。

- 例句:The submersibles are used to explore the deep - sea.(潜水器用于探索深海。)


6. mini - subs,“mini - subs”是“mini - submarines”的简称,意为“迷你潜艇” ,是小型的潜艇,用于特定的水下作业或研究。

- 例句:Mini - subs can reach some shallow underwater areas easily.(迷你潜艇可以轻松到达一些浅水区。)


7. ocean floor

- 词性:名词短语

- 词义:海底,指海洋的底部,包含各种地形和生态系统。

- 例句:There are many strange creatures on the ocean floor.(海底有许多奇特的生物。)


"It's a mini-sub,"said Jack.He pulled out his notebook.

"Let's get inside it,"said Annie.

"No!"said Jack.Actually,he did want to see what the sub looked like inside.But he shook his head."We can't.It's not ours."

"Just a teeny peek,"said Annie."It might help us figure out the riddle."

Jack sighed.“Okay.But we have to be careful.Don't touch anything,"he said.

"Don't worry,"said Annie.

"And take off your shoes so they won't get wet,"saidJack.

He and Annie slipped off their shoes and socks and threw them toward the tree house.

Then they stepped carefully over the sharp coral.


1. teeny /ˈtiːni/

- 词性:形容词

- 词义:极小的;微小的,相当于“tiny”,常用于口语。

- 例句:The baby has teeny little fingers.(这个宝宝有极小的手指。)


2. peek /piːk/

- 词性:动词和名词

- 动词词义:偷看;窥视;迅速地看一眼。

- 例句:Don't peek at your presents before Christmas.(圣诞节前别偷看你的礼物。)

- 名词词义:偷看;一瞥,一看。

- 例句:I took a peek at the letter.(我偷看了一眼那封信。)


3. figure /ˈfɪɡə(r)/

- 词性:动词和名词

- 动词词义:认为;认定;计算;理解;算出 。在文中“figure out”是固定短语,意为“解决;算出;弄明白” 。

- 例句:I can't figure out how to do this problem.(我弄不明白怎么做这道题。)She figured that he wouldn't come.(她认为他不会来。)

- 名词词义:数字;人物;图形;身材 。

- 例句:She has a good figure.(她身材很好。)These figures show an increase in sales.(这些数字表明销售额有所增长。)


4. riddle /ˈrɪdl/

- 词性:名词和动词

- 名词词义:谜语;谜团;费解的事 。

- 例句:Can you guess this riddle?(你能猜出这个谜语吗?)The origin of the strange phenomenon is still a riddle.(这种奇怪现象的起源仍然是个谜。)

- 动词词义:解谜;给……出谜;充满;布满 。

- 例句:The old manuscript is riddled with errors.(这份古老的手稿错误百出。)


5. touch /tʌtʃ/

- 词性:动词和名词

- 动词词义:触摸;碰;接触;感动;影响 。

- 例句:Don't touch the wet paint.(别碰未干的油漆。)The story touched her deeply.(这个故事深深地感动了她。)

- 名词词义:触摸;碰;触觉;触感 。

- 例句:The silk has a soft touch.(丝绸摸起来很柔软。)


6. shoes /ʃuːz/

- 词性:名词复数,单数形式为“shoe”

- 词义:鞋,穿在脚上、走路时着地的东西。

- 例句:I need a new pair of shoes.(我需要一双新鞋。)


7. slipped /slɪpt/

- 词性:动词slip的过去式和过去分词

- 词义:滑倒;滑落;溜走;悄悄塞;摆脱 。在文中“slipped off”表示“迅速脱下”。

- 例句:He slipped on the ice and fell.(他在冰上滑倒了。)She slipped the note into his hand.(她悄悄把纸条塞到他手里。)


8. socks /sɒks/

- 词性:名词复数,单数形式为“sock”

- 词义:短袜,穿在脚上的衣物。

- 例句:These socks are very comfortable.(这些袜子很舒服。)


9. sharp /ʃɑːp/

- 词性:形容词

- 词义:锋利的;尖锐的;急剧的;灵敏的;鲜明的 。

- 例句:Be careful with that sharp knife.(小心那把锋利的刀。)There is a sharp turn in the road.(路上有个急转弯。)


10. coral /ˈkɒrəl/

- 词性:名词和形容词

- 名词词义:珊瑚;珊瑚虫 。

- 例句:The coral in the sea is very beautiful.(海里的珊瑚非常漂亮。)

- 形容词词义:珊瑚色的;红色的;粉红的 。

- 例句:She wore a coral dress.(她穿了一件珊瑚色的连衣裙。)


Annie turned the handle on the hatch of the mini-sub.It opened.

She and Jack climbed inside.The hatch slammed shut.

The mini-sub was tiny.Two seats faced the bigwindow.In front of the seats was a computer built into a control panel.

Annie sat down.


1. handle

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:把手;拉手;柄。例如:Grab the handle and pull.(抓住把手用力拉。)

- 动词词义:处理;应付;操作;拿;触。例如:He knows how to handle the problem.(他知道如何处理这个问题。)


2. hatch

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:舱口;(飞机等的)舱门;(船的)舱口盖。例如:Open the hatch of the spaceship.(打开宇宙飞船的舱门。)

- 动词词义:孵化;孵出;策划;(使)出壳。例如:The eggs will hatch in a few days.(这些蛋几天后就会孵化。)


3. slammed shut

- 整体词性:动词短语

- 词义:猛地关上。“slam”本身有“砰地关上(门、窗等)”的意思,在这里“slammed”是“slam”的过去式,与“shut”连用强调关闭的动作又快又猛。例如:The wind blew the door and it slammed shut.(风吹得门砰地关上了。)


4. computer

- 词性:名词

- 词义:计算机;电脑。例如:I use the computer to write articles.(我用电脑写文章。)

5. a control panel

- 整体词性:名词短语

- 词义:控制面板,指的是包含各种控制装置(如按钮、开关、仪表盘等),用于操作或监控设备的面板。例如:The operator is adjusting the parameters on the control panel.(操作员正在控制面板上调整参数。)

 

“a control”,这里“a”是不定冠词,“control”作名词有“控制;管理;管制”等意思 ,与“panel”搭配形成“控制面板”这一短语。


Jack opened the ocean book and read more on the mini-sub page:

Mini-subs have strong hulls to keep air in and protect those aboard from water pressure.Computers are used to guide the mini-sub through the ocean.

"Oops,"said Annie."What's wrong?"Jack looked up.

Annie was waving her hands in front of the computer.Now the screen showed a map.


1. hulls

- 词性:名词复数,原形为“hull”

- 词义:(船、飞机等的)外壳,船体,机身。在描述船只时,hull 主要指其外部的结构框架,用于容纳货物、人员等,并使船能在水上漂浮。例如:The hull of the ship was damaged in the storm.(船的 hull 在暴风雨中受损。)


2. protect

- 词性:动词

- 词义:保护;防护。常与介词 from 或 against 搭配使用,表示“保护……免受……”。例如:We should wear sunglasses to protect our eyes from the sun.(我们应该戴太阳镜来保护眼睛免受阳光伤害。)


3. aboard

- 词性:介词、副词

- 词义:在(船、飞机、火车等)上;上船(或飞机、火车等)。例如:Welcome aboard!(欢迎登机/上船/上车!)There were many passengers aboard the plane.(飞机上有许多乘客。)


4. pressure

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:压力;挤压;压强。例如:Water pressure increases with depth.(水压随深度增加。)He's under a lot of pressure at work.(他工作压力很大。)

- 动词词义:对……施加压力;迫使。例如:They tried to pressure him into signing the contract.(他们试图迫使他签署合同。)


5. guide

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:导游;向导;指南;手册。例如:The guide showed us around the city.(导游带我们游览了这座城市。)This is a guide to English grammar.(这是一本英语语法指南。)

- 动词词义:给……导游;指引;指导;影响。例如:The light guided them through the forest.(灯光指引他们穿过森林。)She guided the students in their research.(她指导学生们做研究。)


6. waving

- 词性:动词 wave 的现在分词形式,也可作形容词

- 动词词义:挥舞;挥动;挥手示意;飘扬;起伏。例如:She was waving her hands to attract our attention.(她挥舞着手以引起我们的注意。)The flag is waving in the wind.(旗帜在风中飘扬。)

- 形容词词义:波浪状的;飘动的。例如:She has long, waving hair.(她有一头长长的波浪状头发。)


7. computer

- 词性:名词

- 词义:计算机;电脑,是一种能够按照程序运行,自动、高速处理海量数据的现代化智能电子设备。例如:I use a computer to send emails.(我用电脑发电子邮件。)


8. screen

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:屏幕;银幕;屏风;纱窗。例如:The words on the screen are too small.(屏幕上的字太小了。)We watched a movie on the big screen.(我们在大银幕上看了一场电影。)

- 动词词义:放映(电影);播放(电视节目);筛查;检查。例如:The film is being screened at the local cinema.(这部电影正在当地电影院放映。)They screen new employees carefully.(他们仔细筛选新员工。)


"What's going on?"said Jack.

"I just pressed a few keys—"said Annie."What?I said not to touch anything!"said Jack.

An air blower came on.The mini-sub jerked backward.

"Get out!"said Jack.

He and Annie scrambled for the hatch.Jack grabbed the handle.

But they were too late.

The mini-sub slid off the reef.Then it dove silently down into the deep.


1. blower /ˈbləʊə(r)/

- 词性:名词

- 词义:吹风机;送风机;吹气器。在文中指迷你潜艇上类似送风机的设备。

- 例句:Use a blower to dry your hair quickly.(用吹风机快速吹干你的头发。)


2. jerked /dʒɜːkt/

- 词性:动词jerk的过去式和过去分词

- 词义:猛拉;猛推;猛扭;猝然一动。文中指迷你潜艇突然向后猛动。

- 例句:He jerked the door open.(他猛地拉开门。)The car jerked to a stop.(汽车猛地停了下来。)


3. backward /ˈbækwəd/

- 词性:副词、形容词

- 副词词义:向后;朝反方向;倒;退步。

- 例句:He took a step backward.(他向后退了一步。)Count backward from ten.(从十倒数。)

- 形容词词义:向后的;反向的;落后的。

- 例句:He gave a backward glance.(他向后瞥了一眼。)The area is still backward in terms of development.(这个地区在发展方面仍然落后。)


4. scrambled /ˈskræmbld/

- 词性:动词scramble的过去式和过去分词

- 词义:快速爬行;攀登;争抢;仓促行动。文中指他们急忙冲向舱口。

- 例句:The children scrambled up the hill.(孩子们爬上了小山。)They scrambled for the best seats.(他们争抢最好的座位。)


5. hatch /hætʃ/

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:舱口;(飞机等的)舱门;(船的)舱口盖。

- 例句:Open the hatch of the submarine.(打开潜艇的舱口。)

- 动词词义:孵化;孵出;策划;(使)出壳。

- 例句:The eggs hatch in about ten days.(这些蛋大约十天后孵化。)


6. handle /ˈhændl/

- 词性:名词、动词

- 名词词义:把手;拉手;柄。

- 例句:The handle of the cup is broken.(杯子的把手断了。)

- 动词词义:处理;应付;操作;拿;触。

- 例句:He can handle the situation well.(他能很好地处理这种情况。)


7. slid off

- 词性:动词短语,slide off的过去式

- 词义:滑落;滑下。

- 例句:The book slid off the table.(书从桌子上滑落下来。)


8. reef /riːf/

- 词性:名词

- 词义:礁;暗礁;礁脉。

- 例句:The ship hit a reef and sank.(船触礁沉没了。)


9. dove /dʌv/

- 词性:动词dive的过去式(美式英语)

- 词义:潜水;跳水;一头扎进;俯冲。文中指潜艇潜入水中。

- 例句:He dove into the pool.(他跳入游泳池。)The plane dove towards the ground.(飞机向地面俯冲。)


10. silently /ˈsaɪləntli/

- 词性:副词

- 词义:默默地;寂静地;无声地。

- 例句:He left the room silently.(他默默地离开了房间。)The snow was falling silently.(雪无声地飘落。)

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