The Moon Man
Jack's heart nearly stopped.He could hear Annie talking.
"Hi,"she said."We come in peace."
There was silence.Then Jack heard Annie say,"Thank you.I have to help my brother up now."
A moment later,Annie rolled Jack onto his back.She grabbed his hand and pulled him up.
"Thanks,"said Jack,once he was standing.
“peace”常见词性为名词，含义丰富：
- 和平：指没有战争、暴力冲突的状态。如：World peace is the dream of people all over the world.（世界和平是全世界人民的梦想。）文中“ We come in peace.”即表达“我们为和平而来” 。
- 平静；安静：描述一种宁静、没有干扰的氛围。例如：She enjoys the peace of the countryside.（她享受乡村的宁静。）
- 和睦；融洽：体现人与人、群体之间友好、和谐的关系。例如：The two countries have always maintained peace with each other.（这两个国家一直和睦相处。）
The moon man was a few feet away.His face was hidden by a metal visor.
He looked like a spaceman.A huge spaceman—with a giant tank on his back.It was as big as a refrigerator.
"That's a jet pack!"said Jack."I've seen pictures of future astronauts flying with those things.It's like a mini-spaceship.Right?"
The moon man didn't answer.
"I don't think he can hear us,"said Annie."He's not hooked up to our radio."
1. feet
- 词性：名词，是foot的复数形式
- 含义：最常见的意思为“脚” ，也可用于表示长度单位“英尺”。在文中“The moon man was a few feet away.”里，意思是“英尺”，1英尺约等于0.3048米 。例如：The table is about three feet long.（这张桌子大约三英尺长。）表示“脚”的例句：I have a pain in my feet.（我脚疼。）
2. metal
- 词性：名词、形容词
- 名词含义：金属。例如：Iron and copper are both metals.（铁和铜都是金属。）
- 形容词含义：金属制的。例如：He wore a metal helmet.（他戴着一顶金属头盔。）
3. visor
- 词性：名词
- 含义：（头盔上的）面罩；遮阳板。在文中指月球人脸上的金属面罩。例如：The motorcycle rider lowered his visor to protect his face from the wind.（摩托车骑手放下遮阳板以保护脸部免受风吹。）
4. refrigerator
- 词性：名词
- 含义：冰箱，用于冷藏和保存食物等物品的电器。例如：Put the milk in the refrigerator.（把牛奶放进冰箱里。）
5. jet
- 词性：名词、动词
- 名词含义：喷气式飞机；喷嘴；喷射流。例如：The jet took off smoothly.（喷气式飞机平稳起飞。）在“jet pack”这个词组里，表示“喷射” ，“jet pack”即“喷气背包” 。
- 动词含义：喷射；喷出。例如：Water jetted out from the broken pipe.（水从破裂的管道中喷射出来。）
6. of future：意思是“未来的” ，用于修饰名词，表示与未来相关。例如：the technology of future（未来的技术）
7. spaceship
- 词性：名词
- 含义：宇宙飞船，用于在太空飞行的载人航天器。例如：The spaceship landed on the moon successfully.（宇宙飞船成功在月球着陆。）
8. hooked up
- 词性：动词短语（hook up的过去式和过去分词形式）
- 含义：连接；接通；与……相连 。例如：The computer is hooked up to the Internet.（这台电脑已连接到互联网。）在文中“I don't think he can hear us. He's not hooked up to our radio.”指月球人没有和他们的无线电连接。
9. radio
- 词性：名词、动词
- 名词含义：收音机；无线电广播；无线电通讯设备。例如：I listen to the news on the radio every morning.（我每天早上听收音机里的新闻。）在文中指无线电通讯设备。
- 动词含义：用无线电通讯。例如：The ship radioed for help.（这艘船用无线电发出求救信号。）
“Oh,right,"said Jack.“I'll write him a message!”“Good idea,”said Annie.
Jack pulled out his notebook and pencil.He wrote:
We're Jack and Arie.We come in peace from America.Who are you?
Jack handed the notebook and his pencil to the moonman.They looked tiny in his big hands.
The moon man looked down at the message.He looked at the tiny pencil.Then he turned the notebook over.
Jack and Annie watched as the moon man put the pencil to the paper.He was writing something very carefully.
Finally he gave the notebook back to Jack.Jack and Annie stared at the marks.
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“Stars,"said Annie."He drew stars.”"Maybe it's a space map,"said Jack.
"Space map?"said Annie."Hey,Jack,map starts with M!"
“Oh,wow,"said Jack."This must be the fourth Mthing!"
"Let's ask him what his map means,"said Annie.She turned around.
"We'll never know now,"she said.
"Why?"Jack looked up from the map.
“That's why.”Annie pointed.The moon man was flying over the mountains.
"Thanks!"Annie cried.
1. marks
- 词性：名词、动词（mark的第三人称单数形式或复数形式）
- 名词含义：
- 标记；记号：如：There are some marks on the wall.（墙上有一些记号。）
- 分数：She got good marks in the exam.（她考试得了高分。）
- 污渍；斑点：The shirt has a mark on it.（这件衬衫上有个污渍。）
- 动词含义：
- 做标记；留下痕迹：Mark the important words with a pen.（用钢笔把重要的单词标出来。）
- 打分；评分：The teacher is marking the students' papers.（老师正在给学生们的试卷打分。）
