【大家说英语】大自然

Lesson 3 Nature¹

 

第三课 大自然

December 5

12月5日

Feed the Birds!

喂鸟趣！

Read it!

读读看！

Susie made² a bird feeder.

苏希做了一个喂鸟器，

It is really cool.

非常酷，

The instructions³ were hard to understand.

但它的制作说明很难理解。

There are many birds in her neighborhood⁴.

她的住家附近有很多小鸟。

They eat seeds⁵, corn⁶ and fruit.

牠们吃种子、玉米和水果。

They like to eat many different things.

牠们喜欢吃各种不同的食物。

That makes sense⁷!

那听来很合理！

Susie can hang⁸ the bird feeder from a tree.

苏希可以把喂鸟器挂在树上，

Then she can enjoy the view⁹!

那她就可以欣赏鸟儿喂食的景象！

Conversation¹⁰ A

 

会话A

Wow, Susie. That bird feeder looks really cool!

哇，苏希，那个喂鸟器很酷耶！

Thanks, Mark¹¹. I really like it, too.

谢谢你，马克， 我也非常喜欢它。

I made it this weekend.

我这个周末做的。

Was¹² it hard to make?

那很难做吗？

No, but it wasn't easy either¹³.

不会，但也不是很容易，

The instructions were a little hard to understand.

那个制作说明有点难懂。

Why did¹⁴ you make it?

妳为什么要做这个？

There are a lot of birds in my neighborhood.

我住家附近有很多鸟飞来飞去，

They need to eat!

牠们需要吃东西！

大自然

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

What do birds like to eat?

小鸟喜欢吃什么？

Do they eat seeds?

牠们吃种子吗？

They like to eat many types¹⁵ of food.

牠们喜欢吃很多不同种类的食物。

Birds eat not only seeds but also corn and fruit!

小鸟不只吃种子，还吃玉米和水果！

Really? I didn't know that.

真的？我都不知道。

Birds are like people.

小鸟像人类一样，

They like to eat different things, too!

牠们也喜欢吃各种不同的食物！

That makes sense.

那听起来很合理，

No one wants to eat the same thing every day!

没有人会想每天都吃一样的东西！

Conversation C

 

会话C

Where will you put the bird feeder?

妳要把喂鸟器放在哪里？

I can hang it from a tree outside.

我可以把它挂在外面的树上，

Then the birds can enjoy the food.

那小鸟就可以享用食物。

You can enjoy the view, too.

而妳也可以欣赏小鸟吃食的景象。

That's right. I like watching the birds.

一点也没错。 我喜欢看鸟，

They are so pretty and colorful¹⁶.

牠们很美而且色彩缤纷。

Fun! I want to make a bird feeder now.

好玩！我现在也想做个喂鸟器了，

Can you help me?

妳可以帮我吗？

Sure, we can work on it together.

当然，我们可以一起做。

1 nature   

n.自然，自然界，自然状态；本性，天性，性质；质；性格；性；本质

参考例句：

• Man has been trying to control nature.人类一直在努力控制自然。
• It's man's nature.这是人的本性。

2 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

3 instructions   

n.操作指南；用法说明；指示；命令( instruction的名词复数 )；（计算机的）指令；教导；教诲adj.说明用法的，操作指南的

参考例句：

• The instructions look very complicated. 这说明书看起来很难懂。
• The instructions on the box are very confusing. 盒子上的使用说明令人费解。

4 neighborhood   

n.附近；邻近地区

参考例句：

• I love the neighborhood here.我喜欢这儿的周围邻里。
• He lives somewhere in the neighborhood of the station.他住在火车站附近的某个地方。

5 seeds   

n.种子( seed的名词复数 )；子孙；起源；（尤指网球比赛）种子选手

参考例句：

• During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil. 冬天种子在土壤中休眠。
• a packet of wild flower seeds 一包野花籽

6 corn   

n.(美)玉米，(英)小麦，谷物(中)包裹

参考例句：

• Corn was first grown in America.玉米最先在美国种植。
• Was the camel carrying corn?那头骆驼驮的是谷物吗？

7 sense   

n.侦测，感应，感觉，感官，意识，观念，情理，知觉，理智；vt.感觉，觉察，了解

参考例句：

• He has a strong sense of humor.他很有幽默感。
• He has a sense that somone is standing behind him.他有一种有人站在他后面的那种感觉。

8 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

9 view   

n.风景；视野，观点，见解；vt.观看，注视；考虑

参考例句：

• I disagree with this view.我不同意这个看法。
• I'll sit here and look at the view.我要坐在这里观看景色。

10 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

11 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

14 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

15 types   

n.类型；类型( type的名词复数 )；铅字；（印刷或打印的）文字；于…类型的v.打字；打字( type的第三人称单数 )；[医学]测定（血型）；按类型把…归类；成为…的典型

参考例句：

• She hangs out with the arty types she met at drama school. 她和一些在戏剧学校认识的附庸风雅的朋友常混在一起。
• There is a price differential between different types of oil. 不同种类的油有价格差异。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 colorful   

adj.色彩鲜艳的，华美的，富有色彩的，有趣的

参考例句：

• That bag is very colorful.那个书包非常鲜艳。
• I love the colorful paintings.我喜欢那些色彩斑斓的图画。