小学综合英语6A--Unit 13

Unit 13
[00:39.58]The farmer and the fox
[00:43.52]There was a rich farmer who owned many fields.
[00:49.08]He also kept ducks and hens.
[00:53.76]They gave him eggs and sometimes he ate one for his dinner.
[01:00.60]One night in winter a fox came to the farm.
[01:07.68]There was snow on the ground,
[01:12.36]and the animal was cold and hungry.
[01:17.22]It killed one of the hens and took it away to eat for its own dinner.
[01:26.28]The next morning the farmer counted his hens.One was missing¹.
[01:33.83]He saw blood on the ground. 'A fox has been here,' he said.
[01:41.09]'I can catch it if I set a trap² for it.'
[01:46.37]He set a trap for the fox and that night the fox came to his farm again.
[01:55.83]Before it could kill another hen,it put its foot in the trap.
[02:02.38]It could not move and was in great pain.
[02:07.35]In the morning the farmer found the fox in the trap.
[02:12.99]'If you'll let me go, I'll never your hens again,'the fox said.
[02:19.65]The farmer laughed. 'If I let you go,' he said,'next time you'll steal my ducks.'
[02:29.39]'It is winter,' the fox said.
[02:33.76]'I was cold and hungry.
[02:37.91]I took only one old hen to eat,''Yes,' the farmer said,
[02:45.17]'and I going to punish³ you for it.'
[02:49.61]He tied some dry straw⁴ to the fox's tail and set it on fire.
[02:57.48]The fox was soon in great pain.
[03:02.83]'Kill me quickly,' it begged,let me burn to death slowly.'
[03:09.07]The farmer, who was a very cruel⁵ man,just laughed.
[03:15.74]The fox struggled⁶ in the trap.It managed to escape⁷.
[03:22.50]It ran into the farmer's house.
[03:26.45]Soon the house was buring.Before long the whole farm was on fire.
[03:34.80]The cruel farmer destroyed his own farm.
[03:40.68]Sally Structure⁸
[03:51.13]The farmer can catch the fox if he sets a trap for it.
[03:56.49]If the farmer lets the fox go,it will never steal the farmer's hens again.
[04:11.04]If the farmer lets the fox go,it will steal his ducks next time.
[04:23.18]Conversation
[04:32.33]Tom can't do his homework.He wants some help from his brother, Peter.
[04:39.88]Tom:If you'll help me, I'll pay you ten dollars.
[04:45.54]Peter:I can earn twenty dollars if I clean Dad's car.
[04:50.87]Tom:I haven't got twenty dollars.
[04:54.82]Peter:All right.I'll help you if you clean my shoes as well.
[05:01.66]Tom:It's deal!

1 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

2 trap   

vt.使陷入困境，使受限制；设陷，坑害；n.陷阱，诡计；困境；活板门，存水弯；（双轮）轻便马车；vi.设圈套，设陷阱

参考例句：

• The hunter laid a trap for the tiger.猎人设置了陷阱捕捉老虎。
• Cheese is very good for luring a mouse into a trap.奶酪是引诱老鼠上钩的极好的东西。

3 punish   

v.惩罚，处罚

参考例句：

• Don't punish the boy for no good reason.不要莫明其妙地惩罚孩子。
• How do your parents punish you?你的父母如何处罚你？

4 straw   

n.稻草，麦杆，吸管；adj.用稻草做的，用来作稻草的，麦杆色的，无价值的，象稻草人的，非正式民意测验所发现的

参考例句：

• The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.这位老农民正把稻草搓成绳子。
• May I have a straw for my drink?给我一根喝饮料的吸管好吗？

5 cruel   

adj.残酷的，残忍的；痛苦的，引起痛苦的

参考例句：

• Tigers are cruel by nature.老虎生性残忍。
• The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.那个狠心的男人舍弃了妻小。

6 struggled   

v.搏斗( struggle的过去式和过去分词 )；奋斗；努力；争取

参考例句：

• She struggled to articulate her thoughts. 她竭力表明她的想法。
• I struggled to regain some dignity. 我努力恢复自己的一点儿尊严。

7 escape   

vi.逃跑，逃避；逃过..的注意；逸出；n.逃跑

参考例句：

• We had to break the door out to escape from the fire.我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾。
• He didn't allow any word to escape his lips.他守口如瓶。

8 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。