【神奇树屋9】3:Mini-Sub

幽默   2025-01-16 13:16   广东  

Mini-Sub

"You've really done it now,Annie!"said Jack.

"Sorry,sorry.But look out the window!"Annie said."Look!"

"Forget it!We have to figure this out!"Jack stared at the computer.He saw a row of pictures at the top of the screen.



- mini - sub:是“mini - submarine”的缩写,意为“小型潜艇” ,“mini -”作为前缀表示“小型的、微型的”。


- figure:常见词性为动词和名词。在文中“figure this out”里是动词,意为“弄清楚,搞明白” 。它还有“计算;认为”等含义;作名词时,意思有“数字;人物;图形”等 。


- row:常见词性为名词和动词。文中“a row of ”中的“row”是名词,意为“一排;一行” 。作动词时,读音有所变化,常表示“划船” 。



"What did you do?"he asked."I just pressed the on button,"said Annie.

“The screen lit up.And I pressed the starfish.”

"That must be the command to go under the water,"said Jack.

"Yeah.Then the map came on,"said Annie.

"Okay,okay.The map shows the reef,"said Jack."Look!There's the mini-sub on the map!It's moving away from the reef."


1. button:常见词性为名词,意为“按钮;纽扣” 。在文中 “I just pressed the on button” 中,“button”指“按钮”,是操作设备(如电脑、机器等)时用于触发特定功能的部件。


2. lit:它是动词“light”的过去式和过去分词,常见意思为“点亮;照亮” 。在 “The screen lit up” 里,“lit”是“light”的过去式,“lit up”表示屏幕“亮起来” ,形象地描述了屏幕从无显示到有光亮呈现内容的状态变化。


3. command:可作名词和动词。文中 “That must be the command to go under the water” 中是名词,意为“指令;命令”,指计算机系统或设备能识别并执行的操作指示 。作动词时,意思是“命令;指挥;控制” 。


“It's like a video game,"said Annie."I bet I know what to do."

Annie pressed a key with an arrow pointing right.The mini-sub on the screen moved right.The real mini-sub turned to the right,also.

“Great!"said Jack with relief."You press the arrows to steer the mini-sub.So now we can go back."

“Oh,no,not right away,"said Annie."It's so beautiful down here."


1. video:作名词时,常见意思为“视频;录像;电视” ,如文中“video game”表示“电子游戏”,通过电子设备(如电视、电脑等屏幕)呈现的游戏,这里“video”体现游戏以视频画面形式展示。作形容词时,意为“视频的;录像的”,如“video camera”(摄像机)。


2. arrow:主要用作名词,意为“箭;箭头;箭头标志” 。在文中“a key with an arrow pointing right”指“带有向右箭头的按键” ,此处“arrow”就是指按键上指示方向的箭头标志。在古代战争或狩猎场景中,“arrow”常指用于射箭的“箭” 。


3. relief:为名词,常见含义有“宽慰;轻松;缓解;救济”等 。文中“Jack said with relief”,“with relief”表示“松了口气,欣慰地” ,体现杰克因事情有解决办法而感到心情放松。如“to one's relief”(令某人欣慰的是),在描述压力、痛苦等得到减轻时,也常用该词,如“relief of pain”(疼痛的缓解)。


4. steer:常用作动词,意为“驾驶(交通工具);引导;操控” 。文中“you press the arrows to steer the mini - sub”指按箭头键“操控”迷你潜艇,强调对移动方向的控制。如“steer a car”(开车),也可用于抽象意义,如“steer the conversation”(引导谈话方向) 。



"We have to get back to the reef,"said Jack.His eyes were still glued to the computer screen."What if the owners find it gone?"

"Look out the window,"said Annie."Just for one teeny second."

Jack sighed.He pushed his glasses into place and looked up."Oh,man,"he said softly.


1. reef:名词,常见释义为“礁;暗礁;珊瑚礁”。在文中 “We have to get back to the reef” ,结合语境,指的是海洋中的“珊瑚礁” ,是海洋生物栖息的重要生态环境。例如:The ship hit a reef and sank.(船触礁沉没了。)


2. glued:动词原形为“glue”,常见词性为名词和动词。作名词时意为“胶水”;作动词时意为“用胶水粘;使粘牢;(尤指眼睛)紧盯着” 。文中 “His eyes were still glued to the computer screen” ,“were glued to” 运用了被动语态,形象地表达出他的眼睛像被胶水粘在屏幕上一样,即“紧盯着”屏幕 。例如:She glued her eyes to the TV.(她目不转睛地盯着电视。)


3. teeny:形容词,意思是“极小的;微小的” ,是一种比较口语化的表达,常用来强调某物非常小 。文中 “Just for one teeny second” 表示“就一小会儿” ,这里 “teeny” 修饰 “second”,突出时间极短 。例如:I only had a teeny piece of cake.(我只吃了一小块蛋糕。)



Outside the glass was a strange world of bright moving color.

It looked like another planet.

The mini-sub was moving past red,yellow,and blue coral—past little coral mountains,valleys,and caves—past fishes of every color and size.

“Can't we stay a little while?The answer to Morgan's riddle must be here,"said Annie.

Jack nodded slowly.She might be right,he thought.Besides,when would they ever get to visit a place like this again?


1. bright moving color:字面意思为“明亮的、移动的色彩”,在文中描绘出窗外奇异世界中色彩鲜艳且不断变化流动的景象,给人鲜活生动之感。


2. planet:名词,意为“行星”。文中将潜艇外的世界比作另一个星球,突出其陌生、独特,与地球常见景象不同。例如:The earth is a planet.(地球是一颗行星。)


3. bluecoral:可能是拼写有误,标准表达为“blue coral”,意为“蓝珊瑚”,是一种海洋生物,文中指潜艇经过的蓝色珊瑚。

4. valleys:名词“valley”的复数形式,意为“山谷;溪谷” 。文中指珊瑚形成类似山谷的地貌,在海洋中呈现出独特景观。例如:The river runs through the valley.(这条河穿过山谷。)


5. caves:名词“cave”的复数形式,意为“洞穴” 。文中指珊瑚礁区域存在的洞穴,为海洋生物提供栖息场所。例如:The bear lives in a cave.(这只熊住在洞穴里。)


6. riddle:名词,意为“谜语;谜团” 。文中指摩根提出的谜语,需要安妮和杰克去解开。例如:Can you guess the answer to this riddle?(你能猜出这个谜语的答案吗?)


7.“while”常见词性为连词和名词,在文中“Can't we stay a little while?”这句话里,“while”作名词,意为“一段时间” ,“a little while”表示“一小会儿” ,常用来指较短的时间段。

作连词时,“while”有多种含义:

- 引导时间状语从句,意为“当……时候”,强调主句和从句的动作同时进行,且从句动作通常具有延续性。例如:While I was reading, my mother was cooking.(我读书的时候,妈妈在做饭。)
- 表示对比,意为“然而”。例如:Some people like coffee, while others like tea.(有些人喜欢咖啡,然而有些人喜欢茶。)
- 表示让步,意为“尽管”,相当于“although”。例如:While he is rich, he is not happy.(尽管他很富有,但他并不快乐。)

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