UNIT 7 Enjoy Your Hobby Lesson 53:What's Paul's Hobby?

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[0:00.816]UNIT 7 第七单元
[0:02.796]Enjoy Your Hobby 享受你的爱好
[0:04.698]Lesson 53: 第53课：
[0:07.221]What's Paul's Hobby? 保罗的爱好是什么？
[0:09.861]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:11.336]·Have you ever made scientific models?
[0:14.986]What are they?
[0:16.810]·How many rockets has Paul built?
[0:20.925]This rocket is about one metre tall. 这支火箭大约一米高。
[0:24.536]I also have a rocket that's 1.8 metres tall! 我还有一支一米八高的火箭。
[0:29.389]My name's Paul. 我叫保罗。
[0:30.942]Do you know my hobby is? 你知道我的爱好是什么吗？
[0:32.989]It's model rockets! 是火箭模型！
[0:35.086]I have ten rockets. 我有十架火箭模型。
[0:36.833]I built one of my rockets myself. 其中有一个是我自己制作的。
[0:39.123]It's made of wood and cardboard¹. 它是由木头和纸板做的。
[0:41.297]I glued it together, then I painted it. 我把它粘在一起，然后给它涂色。
[0:44.364]What do I do with my rockets? 我用火箭模型做什么呢？
[0:46.499]I launch² them! 我发射它们！
[0:48.091]I lost one of my rockets two weeks ago. 两周前我丢了一架。
[0:51.119]It went too high: 499 metres. 它飞了499米，飞得太高了。
[0:55.390]I launched³ it in a field, but it landed in some trees. 我是在田野发射的，但是它却降落在了树上。
[0:59.349]My dad and I tried to find it for three days. 我和爸爸找了三天试图来找到它。
[1:02.727]I hate to lose a rocket. 我讨厌我丢掉了一架火箭模型。
[1:05.017]I've been launching⁴ rockets for two years. 我发射火箭模型已经有两年了。
[1:07.774]I like my hobby because it's exciting and easy. 我喜欢我的爱好是因为它很令人兴奋，也简单。
[1:11.307]Rockets are fun to build and really fun to launch. 制作火箭很有趣，发射也非常好玩。
[1:15.150]This year, I joined a rocket club in my city. 今年，我加入了我们市的一个火箭俱乐部。
[1:18.683]It has about forty members. 它大约有40个会员。
[1:21.129]Some of the members are young like me, 有些会员和我一样小，
[1:23.691]but most members are adults. 但是有些会员是成年人。
[1:26.137]We meet every month. 我们每月都见面。
[1:27.845]Sometimes we compete. 有时我们比赛。
[1:29.786]If your rocket goes the highest, you win. 如果你的火箭模型飞得最高，你就赢了。
[1:33.086]We also give prizes for the best-built rocket. 我们还为制作最好的火箭模型颁奖。
[1:36.580]I launch most of my rockets seven to ten times. 我的很多模型发射过七到十次。
[1:40.074]Then I either lose or break them. 之后模型或者被我丢了或者被弄坏了。
[1:42.946]I keep my broken rockets. 我还保存着我的弄坏了的火箭模型。
[1:44.655]I have a collection of them in my bedroom! 我把它们收藏在我的卧室里！
[1:47.799]When a rocket launches⁵, it goes up. 当一个火箭被发射后，它升起来。
[1:50.944]It goes very fast and very high. 它飞得非常快非常高。
[1:54.671]Wouldn't that be fun to watch? 观看那些不是很有趣吗？
[1:57.776]LET'S DO IT!
[1:59.690]Write a short story called "Paul's Lost Rocket."
[2:04.970]Imagine Paul has launched his rocket, but it hasn't come down.
[2:09.784]Where did Paul's rocket go?
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1 cardboard   

n.硬纸板，卡纸板

参考例句：

• She brought the shopping home in a cardboard box.她将买的东西放在纸箱里带回家。
• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。

2 launch   

vt.发动，推出；发射；n.发射，下水，投产

参考例句：

• The makers are about to launch out a new product.制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。
• Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗？

3 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

4 launching   

n.（火箭等的）发射；（船的）下水（典礼）；发动；发行v.发射( launch的现在分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• They are launching out into a series of scientific experiments. 他们正在着手进行一系列科学试验。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• John is launching his son on a career in banking. 约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 launches   

v.发射( launch的第三人称单数 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launches into an inarticulate tirade against conventional people. 他词不达意地发表了一通激烈言论攻击因循守旧的人们。 来自辞典例句
• The thesis divides into three parts and launches explaining. 论文分三个部分展开阐述。 来自互联网