High Jump
"Who is that?"said Jack.
"I don't know,"said Annie."But we'll soon find out!"She started waving.
"No!"said Jack.He grabbed her arm."Let's go back to the base—before he gets here!"
"Why?"said Annie.
"We don't know who he is!"said Jack."We don't know if he's friendly or mean or what."
1. high jump:
- 词性:名词短语
- 含义:“跳高”,是田径运动中的一个项目,运动员通过助跑、起跳,以越过横杆的高度来决定成绩。
- 例句:He won the gold medal in the high jump at the school sports meeting.(他在学校运动会的跳高项目中获得了金牌。)
2. waving:
- 词性:动词wave的现在分词形式
- 含义:常见意思为“挥手;挥舞” 。表示通过挥动手臂来打招呼、引起注意或表示示意等。
- 例句:She was waving at us from the window.(她在窗户边向我们挥手。)
3. friendly:
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:“友好的;友善的;亲切的”,描述人的性格或态度,表现出对他人的善意和乐于交往。
- 例句:The locals are very friendly to tourists.(当地人对游客非常友好。)
4. mean:
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:此处意为“不友善的;刻薄的”,形容人的性格或行为让人感觉不友好、怀有恶意。此外,mean还有“吝啬的;平均的;意味着”等多种含义,需根据语境判断。
- 例句:Don't be so mean to your little brother.(别对你弟弟这么刻薄。)
"But we can't go back,"said Annie."We haven't found the fourth M thing yet.We won't be able to go home."
"It doesn't matter.We can lock the door at the moonbase until he goes away,"said Jack."Then we can get new air tanks!"
Jack hurried to the moon buggy."Come on!"He jumped into the driver's seat.
Annie gave a little wave to the dot in the sky.Then she climbed into the moon buggy.
The buggy took off.
1. matter
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词含义及例句:事情;问题。例如:What's the matter with you?(你怎么了?)
- 动词含义及例句:要紧;有关系。常用于否定句和疑问句。例如:It doesn't matter if you are late.(你迟到没关系。)
2. lock
- 词性:动词、名词
- 动词含义及例句:锁;锁上。例如:Don't forget to lock the door before you go to bed.(睡觉前别忘了锁门。)
- 名词含义及例句:锁。例如:The key doesn't fit the lock.(这把钥匙打不开这把锁。)
3. moonbase
- 词性:名词
- 含义及例句:月球基地。指建立在月球上的供人类进行科研等活动的场所。例如:Scientists are planning to build a more advanced moonbase in the future.(科学家们计划在未来建造一个更先进的月球基地。)
4. tanks
- 词性:名词(tank的复数形式)
- 含义及例句:罐;箱;坦克。在文中结合语境应为“氧气罐” 。例如:The fuel tanks of the car need to be checked regularly.(汽车的油箱需要定期检查。);The oxygen tanks provide astronauts with breathable air.(氧气罐为宇航员提供可呼吸的空气。)
5. wave
- 词性:动词、名词
- 动词含义及例句:挥手;挥舞;波动。例如:She waved goodbye to her friends.(她向朋友们挥手告别。);The flag was waving in the wind.(旗帜在风中飘扬。)
- 名词含义及例句:波浪;挥手;波。例如:The waves crashed against the shore.(海浪拍打着海岸。);He gave me a wave as he passed by.(他路过时向我挥了挥手。)
6. dot
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词含义及例句:点;小点;圆点。例如:There is a dot on the letter “i”.(字母“i”上面有一个点。)文中指天空中远处看起来像小点的物体。
- 动词含义及例句:打点于;散布于。例如:Small houses dotted the hillside.(山坡上散布着一些小房子。)
7. buggy
- 词性:名词
- 含义及例句:通常指小型机动车,在本文中“moon buggy”指月球车。例如:The tourists took a buggy ride around the island.(游客们乘坐小型机动车环岛游览。);The moon buggy is an important vehicle for lunar exploration.(月球车是月球探索的重要交通工具。)
8. took off
- 词性:动词短语(take off的过去式)
- 含义及例句:常见含义有“起飞”“脱下”“离开”“突然成功”等。在文中结合语境应为“(月球车)开动、出发”。例如:The plane took off on time.(飞机准时起飞。);He took off his coat when he entered the room.(他进入房间时脱下了外套。);The car took off quickly.(汽车很快就开走了。);His business took off after he got a big investment.(得到一笔大投资后,他的生意突然兴隆起来。)
"Careful!"said Annie.
They bumped over the rocks as Jack turned the buggy around.Then they zoomed toward the pass.
Jack steered around craters and rocks.More than once the buggy nearly tipped over.
"Whoa!Slow down!"said Annie.
They were almost at the mountain pass.Suddenly,a cloud of dust flew up in front of them.The ground trembled.
"Watch it!"cried Annie.Jack couldn't see a thing.
1. bumped over
- 词性:动词短语
- 含义:“在……上颠簸行驶”,描述车辆在不平整的路面上行驶时上下晃动的状态 。
- 例句:The old car bumped over the rough country road.(那辆旧汽车在崎岖的乡间道路上颠簸行驶。)
2. zoomed
- 词性:动词(zoom的过去式)
- 含义:快速移动;疾行;(镜头)拉近拉远。这里指快速行驶。
- 例句:The car zoomed past us.(汽车从我们身边疾驰而过。)
3. steered
- 词性:动词(steer的过去式)
- 含义:驾驶;掌舵;引导。文中指驾驶月球车。
- 例句:He skillfully steered the boat towards the shore.(他熟练地把船驶向岸边。)
4. craters
- 词性:名词(crater的复数形式)
- 含义:火山口;陨石坑。
- 例句:The moon's surface is covered with craters.(月球表面布满了陨石坑。)
5. tipped
- 词性:动词(tip的过去式)
- 含义:倾斜;翻倒;使倾斜。
- 例句:The table tipped and the glasses fell off.(桌子倾斜了,玻璃杯掉了下来。)
6. a cloud of
- 词性:短语
- 含义:一团;一片。常用来形容烟雾、尘土等物质聚集的状态。
- 例句:A cloud of smoke rose from the burning building.(燃烧的大楼升起一团烟雾。)
7. ground trembled
- 词性:主谓结构
- 含义:地面颤抖。“ground”意为地面,“trembled”是tremble(颤抖)的过去式。
- 例句:The ground trembled when the earthquake hit.(地震来袭时,地面颤抖起来。)
He stepped on the brake.The buggy jerked to a stop.The dust settled.
A giant rock had fallen into the narrow pass.It was stuck between two walls of rock.They were trapped!
Jack quickly found a picture of a giant rock in the moon book.He read aloud:
Rocks of all sizes crash into the moon from outer space.These rocks are called meteorites.
"We're lucky that meteorite didn't land on us,"said Jack.
1. brake
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词含义:刹车;制动器。例如:The brake of the car doesn't work well.(这辆车的刹车不太好用。)
- 动词含义:刹车;制动。例如:He braked suddenly to avoid hitting the dog.(他突然刹车以免撞到那只狗。)
2. jerked
- 词性:动词(jerk的过去式和过去分词)
- 含义:猛拉;猛推;急动;猛地一动。例如:He jerked the door open.(他猛地拉开门。)文中“The buggy jerked to a stop.”指月球车猛地停住,体现停车动作的突然。
3. settled
- 词性:动词(settle的过去式和过去分词)
- 含义:落下;沉降;定居;解决等。文中“The dust settled.”取“落下;沉降”之意,指尘土落下来。例如:The snow settled on the ground.(雪落在地上。)
4. narrow
- 词性:形容词、动词
- 形容词含义:狭窄的;狭隘的;有限的。例如:The road is too narrow for two cars to pass.(这条路太窄,两辆车无法并行通过。)
- 动词含义:使变窄;缩小;限制。例如:The river narrows at this point.(河流在这个地方变窄了。)
5. stuck
- 词性:动词(stick的过去式和过去分词),也可作形容词
- 动词含义(过去式和过去分词):刺;戳;粘贴;卡住;陷入。文中“ It was stuck between two walls of rock.”指巨石卡在两面石壁之间。例如:The key is stuck in the lock.(钥匙卡在锁里了。)
- 形容词含义:被困住的;卡住的;无法摆脱的。例如:We were stuck in traffic for an hour.(我们因交通堵塞被困了一个小时。)
6. walls
- 词性:名词(wall的复数形式)
- 含义:墙;墙壁;围墙;屏障。文中“two walls of rock”指两面石壁。例如:The walls of the old house are very thick.(老房子的墙壁很厚。)
7. trapped
- 词性:动词(trap的过去式和过去分词),也可作形容词
- 动词含义(过去式和过去分词):使陷入困境;困住;诱捕。例如:The flood trapped many people in their homes.(洪水使许多人被困在家里。)
- 形容词含义:被困住的;受限制的。例如:The trapped miners were finally rescued.(被困的矿工最终获救了。)
8. crash
- 词性:动词、名词
- 动词含义:碰撞;撞击;坠毁;暴跌。例如:The plane crashed into the mountain.(飞机坠毁在山上。)文中“Rocks of all sizes crash into the moon from outer space.”指岩石撞击月球。
- 名词含义:碰撞;坠毁;撞击声。例如:The loud crash woke me up.(巨大的撞击声把我吵醒了。)
9. outer space
- 词性:名词短语
- 含义:外太空;外层空间。指地球大气层以外的宇宙空间。例如:Astronauts travel through outer space.(宇航员在外太空旅行。)
10. meteorites
- 词性:名词(meteorite的复数形式)
- 含义:陨石;陨星。例如:Scientists study meteorites to learn more about the solar system.(科学家研究陨石以更多地了解太阳系。)
11. lucky
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:幸运的;侥幸的;吉祥的。例如:You're lucky to be alive after that accident.(经历那场事故后你还能活着,真是幸运。)
12. land on
- 词性:动词短语
- 含义:降落;着陆;偶然发现;(使)落在……上。文中“We're lucky that meteorite didn't land on us.”指陨石没有落在他们身上。例如:The bird landed on the branch.(那只鸟落在树枝上。)
"Yeah,and I guess it's too big to be the M thing,"said Annie.She had climbed out of the moon buggy and was standing by the meteorite.
It was more than twice as tall as she was.
Jack looked at the black sky.The flying thing was nowhere in sight—yet.
"We'll have to jump over it,"Annie said.
“Jump?I don't think so,"said Jack."It's too high.”"I'm going to try anyway,"said Annie."Wait.Let's think first,"said Jack.But Annie was already backing up.
“One,two,three—go!”she shouted,and took giant,leaping steps toward the meteorite.
1. nowhere
- 词性:副词
- 含义:无处;哪里都不 。常用来表示在任何地方都找不到或不存在某事物。
- 例句:I looked everywhere for my keys, but they were nowhere to be found.(我到处找我的钥匙,但哪儿都找不到。)文中“The flying thing was nowhere in sight”意思是那个飞行物哪儿都看不到。
2. leaping
- 词性:动词leap的现在分词形式,可作形容词
- 含义:
- 动词现在分词:表示“跳跃;飞跃”的动作正在进行 。例如:The deer was leaping over the fence.(那只鹿正在跳过围栏。)
- 形容词:可表示“跳跃的;用于跳跃的” 。在文中“leaping steps”指用于跳跃的步伐,即跳跃的大步。
When Annie got close to the rock,she pushed off the ground.Then she flew through space and disappeared behind the meteorite.
"Annie!"Jack called.There was no answer.
“Oh,brother,”Jack said.He backed up and took off toward the rock.He jumped as high as he could.Then he was flying through space.
Jack hit the ground and fell facedown into the dust.
1. “disappeared”是动词“disappear”的过去式,意为“消失;不见”。例如:The plane disappeared behind the clouds.(飞机消失在云层后面。)
2. facedown
- 词性:副词、形容词
- 含义:脸朝下(的) 。作副词时,修饰动词,表示动作发生时脸朝下的状态;作形容词时,描述人或物体处于脸朝下的姿势。
- 例句:He fell facedown in the mud.(他脸朝下摔倒在泥里。)(副词);The facedown book lay on the table.(那本倒扣着的书放在桌子上。)(形容词) ,文中“fell facedown into the dust”中“facedown”为副词,描述杰克摔倒时脸朝下的状态。
Jack tried to stand.But his suit was too bulky.He tried to roll over.But his suit made even that impossible.
“Oh,no,"he groaned."Not again.”“Are you here?"asked Annie."Did you make it?”
"Yes!"Jack was relieved to hear her voice.But he couldn't turn his head to see her.He could only hear her over the radio.
"Can you help me up?"he asked."Nope,"said Annie."Why not?""I fell down,too,"she said.
“Oh,brother,"Jack sighed."Now we are really in trouble."
1. suit
- 词性:名词、动词
- 名词含义:在本文语境中,指“(特定用途的)套装”,即太空服 。例如:astronaut suit(宇航服);diving suit(潜水服)。此外,suit作名词还有“西装;诉讼”等含义 。
- 动词含义:适合;合身;满足(某人需要)。例如:This dress suits you very well.(这件连衣裙很适合你。)
2. bulky
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:庞大的;体积大的;笨重的。常用来描述物体因尺寸大、体积大而显得不灵活 。例如:The bulky furniture is difficult to move.(这件庞大的家具很难挪动。)
3. roll over
- 词性:动词短语
- 含义:翻身;翻转;(使)翻滚。例如:The dog rolled over to show its belly.(狗翻了个身,露出肚皮。)
4. impossible
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:不可能的;做不到的;难以忍受的。例如:It's impossible to finish this work in one hour.(一小时内完成这项工作是不可能的。)
5. groaned
- 词性:动词(groan的过去式和过去分词)
- 含义:呻吟;叹息;抱怨。常表示因痛苦、不满、疲惫等发出声音 。例如:He groaned with pain after falling off the bike.(从自行车上摔下来后,他痛苦地呻吟着。)
6. relieved
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:感到宽慰的;放心的。常用来描述人的心情,因担忧的事情结束或没有发生而感到轻松 。例如:I was relieved to see that he was safe.(看到他安然无恙,我松了一口气。)
7. sighed
- 词性:动词(sigh的过去式和过去分词)
- 含义:叹气;叹息。通常表示无奈、悲伤、疲倦等情绪 。例如:She sighed when she heard the bad news.(听到这个坏消息,她叹了口气。)
8. in trouble
- 词性:介词短语
- 含义:处于困境;有麻烦;惹上麻烦。例如:If you don't finish your homework, you'll be in trouble.(如果你不完成作业,你就会有麻烦。)
He tried to stand again.And failed."Can you see anything?"he asked."Just the sky,"said Annie."Wow,is it weird .."
"I'm worried about our air tanks,"said Jack."I feel like it's been two hours."
"Ja-ack ..."said Annie."And what about that moon man?"said Jack."Where did he go to?"
"Jack!"whispered Annie."What?"
"He's here,"she said."The moon man is here.""What?""He's standing above me."
1. weird
- 词性:形容词
- 含义:奇怪的;怪异的;不可思议的,常用来描述那些不符合常规、让人感到陌生或奇特的事物、经历或人。
- 例句:I had a weird dream last night.(我昨晚做了个奇怪的梦。)在文中,安妮说“Wow, is it weird...”,表达她对所看到的天空景象感到奇特。
2. whispered
- 词性:动词(whisper的过去式和过去分词)
- 含义:低语;小声说;耳语,指说话时声音很低,通常是为了避免被别人听到。
- 例句:She whispered the secret in my ear.(她在我耳边小声说出了这个秘密。)文中安妮“whispered”,表明她因为月球人就在附近,所以压低声音说话,以免被听到。