【神奇树屋9】4:Fish City鱼城

幽默   2025-01-17 07:03   广东  

Fish City

There were fish everywhere:floating over thes waying sea grass,eating on the white sandy bottom,peeping out of coral caves.

Some kinds of coral looked like blue fingers or lacy fans.Others looked like deer antlers or lettuce leaves or mushrooms or trees.




1. fish city

- 释义:鱼群聚集的地方,类似海洋中鱼类繁多的区域,如同鱼类的“城市”。

- 例句:The area near the reef is a real fish city, filled with countless colorful fish.(珊瑚礁附近的区域是名副其实的鱼城,到处都是数不清的色彩斑斓的鱼。)


2. floating

- 释义:在液体表面缓慢移动,尤指非由发动机或其他机械装置控制地漂浮。

- 例句:The balloons were floating gently in the sky.(气球在天空中缓缓飘浮。);The leaves were floating on the surface of the pond.(树叶漂浮在池塘水面上。)


3. grass

- 释义:此处指海草,一种生长在海洋浅水区的植物。

- 例句:The sea turtles feed on the nutritious grass in the shallow sea.(海龟以浅海中营养丰富的海草为食。)


4. sandy

- 释义:含沙的,由沙组成的。

- 例句:We walked along the sandy beach, leaving footprints behind.(我们沿着沙滩行走,身后留下一串串脚印。)


5. bottom

- 释义:底部,此处指海底。

- 例句:The divers found a sunken ship on the sea bottom.(潜水员在海底发现了一艘沉船。)


6. peeping

- 释义:快速或偷偷地看,通常伴随着小心翼翼的动作。

- 例句:The little boy was peeping through the keyhole, curious about what was happening inside.(小男孩透过钥匙孔偷看,好奇里面发生了什么事。)


7. coral

- 释义:珊瑚,由某些海洋珊瑚虫分泌的坚硬石质物质,形成庞大群落并构成海洋中的复杂结构。

- 例句:The colorful coral reefs attract many tourists every year.(色彩斑斓的珊瑚礁每年吸引众多游客。)


8. caves

- 释义:此处指珊瑚结构中的空洞,是鱼类藏身等的天然庇护所。

- 例句:Small fish often hide in the caves of the coral to avoid predators.(小鱼常常躲在珊瑚的洞穴里躲避捕食者。)


9. fingers

- 释义:文中指形状类似人类手指的珊瑚。

- 例句:The blue - colored coral in the shape of fingers is a rare species.(这种手指形状的蓝色珊瑚是稀有物种。)


10. lacy fans

- 释义:“lacy”指如蕾丝般精致且有复杂图案的,“fans”指扇子,即形状类似精致蕾丝图案扇子的珊瑚。

- 例句:The lacy fans - shaped coral swayed gently with the current.(这种蕾丝扇形状的珊瑚随着水流轻轻摇曳。)


11. antlers

- 释义:鹿角,某些珊瑚的形状类似鹿角的分支结构。

- 例句:The diver was amazed by the coral that resembled antlers.(潜水员对这种类似鹿角的珊瑚感到惊叹。)


12. lettuce

- 释义:生菜,文中用于形容形状类似生菜叶子的珊瑚。

- 例句:The coral with a lettuce - like appearance is quite common in this area.(这种生菜叶形状的珊瑚在这个区域很常见。)


13. mushrooms

- 释义:蘑菇,某些珊瑚结构形状类似蘑菇,有圆顶和类似柄的基部。

- 例句:The mushroom - shaped coral provides a unique habitat for small sea creatures.(这种蘑菇形状的珊瑚为小型海洋生物提供了独特的栖息地。)


Jack read in the book:

Coral reefs are only found in warm,tropical waters.Nearly 5,000 different species of fish live around coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Jack pulled out his pencil and notebook.He started to write a list.

Coml Keef Research

warm Water kinds of fish

"Look!"said Annie.

The sub floated past a huge starfish.Then a pink jelly fish.Then a blue sea horse.


1. coral reefs

- 释义:珊瑚礁,由珊瑚虫的遗骸及分泌物堆积形成的礁石,是众多海洋生物的栖息地。

- 例句:The coral reefs in this area are facing the threat of bleaching due to rising sea temperatures.(这个地区的珊瑚礁因海水温度上升正面临白化的威胁。)


2. tropical

- 释义:热带的,与热带地区有关的,具有热带特点的,通常气候炎热湿润。

- 例句:Tropical rainforests are home to a vast number of plant and animal species.(热带雨林是大量动植物物种的家园。)


3. species

- 释义:物种,生物分类的基本单位,指具有一定形态特征和生理特性以及一定自然分布区的生物类群。

- 例句:Many species of birds migrate south in winter.(许多鸟类物种在冬季南迁。)


4. Indian

- 释义:印度的;印度洋的 。作为名词时,可表示印度人。

- 例句:The Indian Ocean is the third - largest ocean in the world.(印度洋是世界第三大洋。)


5. Pacific

- 释义:太平洋的;常与the连用,the Pacific 指太平洋。

- 例句:The Pacific Ocean is known for its vastness and rich marine life.(太平洋以其广阔的面积和丰富的海洋生物而闻名。)


6. pulled out

- 释义:拿出,抽出;(使)退出;拔出等,具体含义需根据语境确定,此处是拿出的意思。

- 例句:He pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead.(他拿出一块手帕擦了擦额头。)


7. list

- 释义:作名词时,意为清单,列表;作动词时,意为列出,列举。

- 例句:I made a list of things I need to buy.(我列了一个购物清单。);

Please list all the ingredients you used in this recipe.(请列出你在这个食谱中使用的所有食材。)


8. come on

- “come on”,意为“来吧;快点;加油”等 。

- 例句:Come on, we're going to be late!(快点,我们要迟到了!)


9. kinds

- “kinds”,意为种类 。

- 例句:There are all kinds of flowers in the garden.(花园里有各种各样的花。)


10. floated

- 释义:float的过去式,意为漂浮,漂流;(在空中)飘动;使漂浮 。

- 例句:The boat floated down the river.(小船顺流而下。)


11. starfish

- 释义:海星,一种生活在海洋中的棘皮动物,通常有五个或更多的“手臂”从中心圆盘辐射出来。

- 例句:The children were excited to see a starfish on the beach.(孩子们看到沙滩上的海星很兴奋。)


12. pink

- 释义:作形容词时,意为粉红色的;作名词时,意为粉红色。

- 例句:She was wearing a pink dress.(她穿着一条粉红色的连衣裙。);

Pink is her favorite color.(粉红色是她最喜欢的颜色。)


13. jelly

- 释义:果冻;胶状物;(海洋生物)水母 。在文中可能指水母。

- 例句:I like to eat strawberry jelly.(我喜欢吃草莓果冻。);

A jellyfish drifted by the boat.(一只水母从船边漂过。)


14. horse

- 释义:马;文中“sea horse”指海马,一种小型海洋鱼类 。

- 例句:He rides a horse very well.(他骑马骑得很好。);

Sea horses are very interesting marine creatures.(海马是非常有趣的海洋生物。)


Jack added to his list:

star fish jelly ish 

sea horses

"What is that?"said Annie.

Jack saw a creature that looked like a giant pancake with a long tail.

"A stingray!"said Jack.He put that on his list as well.

"And that?"said Annie.

She pointed at the biggest shell Jack had ever seen.It was as big as a footstool.


1. creature

- 释义:生物;动物;(具有某种特征的)人 。尤指不明确或不熟悉的生物。

- 例句:The rainforest is home to many strange and wonderful creatures.(热带雨林是许多奇异美妙生物的家园。)


2. giant

- 释义:作形容词时,意为巨大的;特大的;作名词时,指巨人;巨兽;巨型植物 。

- 例句:The giant panda is a national treasure of China.(大熊猫是中国的国宝。);

The story is about a battle between a hero and a giant.(这个故事是关于一位英雄与巨人的战斗。)


3. pancake

- 释义:薄煎饼,通常由面粉、鸡蛋、牛奶等混合后在平底锅中煎制而成 。

- 例句:I like to have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast.(我早餐喜欢吃配枫糖浆的薄煎饼。)


4. tail

- 释义:尾巴;(物体的)尾部;尾状物 。

- 例句:The dog wagged its tail happily when it saw its owner.(狗看到主人时高兴地摇着尾巴。)


5. stingray

- 释义:刺鳐,一种生活在海洋中的鱼类,身体扁平,尾巴带有尖刺 。

- 例句:Stingrays usually hide in the sand on the seabed.(刺鳐通常藏在海底的沙子里。)


6. shell

- 释义:作名词时,意为壳;贝壳;(坚果等的)外壳;作动词时,意为去壳;剥落 。

- 例句:The children collected beautiful shells on the beach.(孩子们在海滩上收集漂亮的贝壳。);Please shell the peanuts for me.(请帮我把花生去壳。)


7. footstool

- 释义:脚凳,一种用于搁脚的小凳子 。

- 例句:She put her feet on the footstool and relaxed.(她把脚放在脚凳上放松。)



"I'll have to check on that one,"said Jack.He turned the pages of the ocean book.When he got to the page about clams,he read aloud:

The giant clam of the coral reef is three feet wide and weighs up to 200 pounds.

"Wow,"said Annie.

"No kidding,"said Jack.He added“giant clam”to his list.

"Dolphins!"cried Annie.Jack looked up.Two dolphins were peering in the window.They tapped their noses against the glass.

Their eyes were bright.They seemed to be smiling.


1. clams

- 释义:蛤蜊,蚌类,是双壳纲软体动物的统称,生活在淡水或海洋中,其外壳坚硬,通常可食用。

- 例句:We had a delicious meal of clams at the seafood restaurant.(我们在海鲜餐厅吃了一顿美味的蛤蜊大餐。)


2. coral

- 释义:珊瑚,由珊瑚虫分泌的石灰质骨骼聚集而成的物质,通常呈现出各种形状,是海洋生态系统的重要组成部分。

- 例句:The colorful coral attracts many tourists to the underwater world.(色彩斑斓的珊瑚吸引了众多游客来到海底世界。)


3. reef

- 释义:暗礁;礁脉,通常指海洋中由珊瑚、岩石等堆积形成的高出海底的部分。

- 例句:The ship hit a reef and started to sink.(船撞上了暗礁,开始下沉。)


4. weighs

- 释义:weigh的第三人称单数形式,意为“称……的重量;重(若干)”,用于描述物体的重量。

- 例句:This box weighs 5 kilograms.(这个箱子重5千克。)


5. pounds

- 释义:磅,是英制质量单位,1磅约等于0.4536千克。

- 例句:The baby weighs about 7 pounds.(这个婴儿重约7磅。)


6. kidding

- 释义:kid的现在分词形式,在这里表示“开玩笑;哄骗”,常用于口语中。

- 例句:You must be kidding! That can't be true.(你一定是在开玩笑!那不可能是真的。)


7. dolphins

- 释义:海豚,是一种生活在海洋中的聪明且友善的哺乳动物,以其敏捷的动作和可爱的外形受到人们喜爱。

- 例句:Dolphins are known for their intelligence and playful behavior.(海豚以其聪明才智和活泼好动的行为而闻名。)


8. peering

- 释义:peer的现在分词形式,意为“仔细看;端详;窥视”,常指因好奇、看不清楚等原因而专注地看。

- 例句:She was peering through the window to see what was happening outside.(她透过窗户窥视,想看看外面发生了什么事。)


9. tapped

- 释义:tap的过去式和过去分词形式,意为“轻敲;轻拍;轻叩”,表示用手或其他物体轻轻击打。

- 例句:He tapped on the door gently, but there was no answer.(他轻轻地敲门,但没有人应答。)


10. noses

- 释义:nose的复数形式,意为“鼻子”,是人和动物脸部用于呼吸和嗅觉的器官。

- 例句:Dogs have very sensitive noses.(狗的鼻子非常灵敏。)


11. smiling

- 释义:smile的现在分词形式,意为“微笑”,表示一种友好、愉悦的面部表情。

- 例句:The little girl was smiling happily as she played with her toys.(小女孩玩着玩具,开心地笑着。)


Jack laughed."It's like we're in a fish tank—and they're looking at us,"he said.

“Their names are Sukie and Sam,”said Annie."Sister and brother."

"You're nuts,"said Jack.

"Here's a kiss for you,Sukie,"Annie said.She pressed her lips to the glass as if she were kissing the dolphin's nose.

"Oh,brother,"said Jack.

But the dolphin opened her mouth and tossed her head.She seemed to be laughing.

"Hey,I know the answer to the riddle—dolphins!"said Annie."They're gray and plain.But they have great beauty inside."

1. tank

- 释义:作名词,常见意思为“水箱;油箱;罐;(人工)水池;坦克” 。在描述海洋生物场景中,常指“(大型)水箱、水池”,用于饲养海洋生物。

- 例句:The dolphins are kept in a large tank at the aquarium.(这些海豚养在水族馆的一个大水池里。)


2. lips

- 释义:lip的复数形式,意为“嘴唇” 。是嘴巴的边缘部分,用于说话、进食等动作。

- 例句:Her lips were red after applying the lipstick.(她涂了口红后,嘴唇红红的。)


3. dolphin

- 释义:名词,“海豚” 。一种生活在海洋中的哺乳动物,聪明且具有社会性,常以群体形式活动。

- 例句:We were lucky to see a dolphin swimming beside our boat.(我们很幸运看到一只海豚在我们船边游弋。)


4. tossed

- 释义:toss的过去式和过去分词,常见意思为“抛;扔;掷;(使)颠簸;甩(头)” 。文中“tossed her head” 表示“甩头”。

- 例句:She tossed her hair back and laughed.(她甩了甩头发,笑了起来。)


5. laughing

- 释义:laugh的现在分词形式,意为“笑;发笑” ,表示一种因开心、觉得有趣等而发出声音并伴有面部表情变化的动作。

- 例句:The children were laughing loudly at the funny story.(孩子们听着这个有趣的故事,大声笑着。)


6. riddle

- 释义:作名词,意为“谜语;谜团;费解的事” ;作动词,有“解谜;给……出谜语;使布满窟窿”等意思。文中是名词“谜语”的意思。

- 例句:Can you guess the answer to this riddle?(你能猜出这个谜语的答案吗?)


7. dolphins

- 释义:dolphin的复数形式,即“海豚(复数)”,指多只海豚。

- 例句:Dolphins are very intelligent animals.(海豚是非常聪明的动物。)


8. gray

- 释义:作形容词,意为“灰色的;灰白的”;作名词,意为“灰色” 。也可拼写为“grey”。

- 例句:The sky turned gray before the storm.(暴风雨来临前,天空变成了灰色。)


9. plain

- 释义:作形容词,常见意思为“朴素的;平常的;简单的;清楚的” ;作名词,意为“平原” 。文中是形容词“平常的,普通的”意思。

- 例句:She always wears plain clothes.(她总是穿着朴素的衣服。)



"You forgot the 'rough as a rock'part,"said Jack."Dolphin skin looks smooth and slippery."

"Oh,right,"said Annie.

The dolphins flipped their tails.They swam off into the light blue water.

"Wait!Don't go!"called Annie."Sukie!"But the dolphins were gone.

1. rough

- 释义:形容词,意为粗糙的;不平滑的;汹涌的;艰难的;粗暴的。

- 例句:The rough surface of the rock hurt my hands.(岩石粗糙的表面弄疼了我的手。)

The sea was rough during the storm.(暴风雨期间海面波涛汹涌。)


2. rock

- 释义:作名词时,意为岩石;石块;摇滚乐;作动词时,意为摇晃;使剧烈震动;使震惊。

- 例句:The climber is trying to find a foothold on the rock.(登山者试图在岩石上找到立足点。)

The news of his sudden death rocked the whole town.(他突然去世的消息震惊了整个小镇。)


3. dolphin

- 释义:名词,海豚,一种生活在海洋中的聪明且活泼的哺乳动物。

- 例句:Dolphins are known for their intelligence and friendly behavior.(海豚以其聪明才智和友好的行为而闻名。)


4. smooth

- 释义:形容词,平滑的;光滑的;平稳的;流畅的;顺利的;动词,使光滑;使平整;消除(问题等)。

- 例句:The tabletop is very smooth.(桌面非常光滑。)

The plane landed smoothly.(飞机平稳着陆。)

She smoothed her dress before going out.(她出门前抚平了裙子。)


5. slippery

- 释义:形容词,滑的;滑溜溜的;不可靠的;棘手的。

- 例句:The road is slippery after the rain.(雨后道路很滑。)

He is a slippery character, and I don't trust him.(他是个不可靠的人,我不信任他。)


6. flipped

- 释义:flip的过去式和过去分词,作动词时,常见意思为快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;(使)翻转;变得异常激动;发疯 。

- 例句:He flipped the pages of the book quickly.(他快速翻动着书页。)

She flipped a coin to decide who would go first.(她抛硬币决定谁先去。)

The car flipped over in the accident.(汽车在事故中翻了个底朝天。)


7. swam

- 释义:swim的过去式,动词,意为游泳;游;游动 。

- 例句:He swam across the river easily.(他轻松地游过了河。)

The fish swam around in the tank.(鱼在鱼缸里游来游去。)


"It's time for us to go,too,"said Jack.He was afraid someone might be looking for the mini-sub.

"But we haven't solved the riddle,"said Annie.Jack studied the bright under water world.

"I don't see the answer,"he said."There's nothing plain at all out there."

"Then maybe the answer's in the mini-sub,"said Annie.

They looked around the tiny space.

"I'll check the computer,"said Jack.He studied the row of pictures at the top of the screen.

He pressed the book picture.The words SHIP'S LOG flashed onto the screen.


1. plain
- 释义:
- 形容词:①朴素的;简单的;平常的,强调没有过多装饰或特点 ②清楚的;明白的;易懂的 ③(人)相貌平平的;平凡的
- 名词:平原
- 例句:
- 形容词:①She always wears plain clothes.(她总是穿着朴素的衣服。) 

②The instructions are written in plain English.(这些说明是用简单易懂的英语写的。)③She is a plain - looking girl but very kind - hearted.(她长相平凡,但心地非常善良。)
- 名词:The vast plains are suitable for large - scale farming.(这片广袤的平原适合大规模耕种。)


2. row
- 释义:
- 名词:①一排;一行;一列 ②(剧院、电影院等的)一排座位 ③争吵;吵架;拌嘴 ④划船
- 动词:①使成一排;使成行 ②划船;划(船) ③争吵;吵架
- 例句:
- 名词:①There is a row of trees in front of the house.(房子前面有一排树。)

②We got seats in the front row of the theater.(我们在剧院前排找到了座位。)

③They had a row over who should do the dishes.(他们为谁该洗碗吵了一架。)

④Let's go for a row on the lake.(我们去湖上划船吧。)
- 动词:①Row the desks up neatly.(把书桌整齐地排成一排。)

②He rowed the boat across the river.(他划船过河。)

③They are always rowing about small things.(他们总是为小事争吵。)


3. ship's log
- 释义:航海日志,是船上记录航行情况、事件、气象等信息的文档,用于记录船舶在航行期间发生的各种重要事项,包括船位、航向、航速、气象条件、船员活动以及任何特殊事件等。
- 例句:The captain carefully recorded the day's events in the ship's log.(船长在航海日志中仔细记录了当天发生的事情。)


4. flashed
- 释义:
- 动词:①flash的过去式和过去分词,意为闪光;闪烁;(使)闪耀 ②快速显示;闪现 ③突然想到;突然出现 ④飞驰;掠过 ⑤(向……)用光发出(信号)
- 例句:
- ①Lightning flashed in the distance.(远处电光闪闪。)

②The images flashed on the screen.(图像在屏幕上快速闪现。)

③A good idea flashed into my mind.(一个好主意突然闪现在我的脑海中。)

④The car flashed by us.(汽车从我们身边疾驰而过。)

⑤The lighthouse flashed a signal to the approaching ship.(灯塔向驶近的船只发出闪光信号。)

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