新版剑桥少儿英语第三级上lesson5

　　[00:00.00]Unit 5
[00:13.04]Who was the best?
[00:16.74]Part 1
[00:21.45]Let's read.
[00:24.63]Who was the best?
[00:28.94]One day the animals discussed who was the best among them.
[00:34.25]"It's me!"exclaimed¹ the elephant "Because I'm the biggest!"
[00:39.63]"No,it is me!"cried the giraffe."Because I'm the tallest!"
[00:45.74]"Not at all,it's me,"said the fox."Because I'm the cleverest!"
[00:52.24]"It's me,"shouted the eagle.
[00:56.42]"Am I not the one who flies highest?"
[01:00.50]They discussed this for a long time.
[01:04.78]Finally they all agreed too ask a farmer for help.
[01:09.77]The farmer arrived and said,"The best animal?
[01:14.37]It's the cow because she's the most useful to me!"
[01:19.15]Part 3
[01:21.76]Let's chant².
[01:25.05]Swing,swing.Swing me over the water.Swing me over the sea.
[01:38.25]Swing me over the garden wall.And swing me home for tea.
[01:44.23]Swing,swing.Swing me over the water.Swing me over the sea.
[01:53.35]Swing me over the garden wall.And swing me home for tea.
[01:59.82]Part 5
[02:03.61]Read for fun.
[02:06.80]Teacher:Boys,I have a riddle³ for you.It has a beautiful feather,
[02:14.27]and it can wake you up every morning.What is it,Tom?
[02:21.35]Tom:A feather duster.My father wakes me up with it every morning.
[02:27.75]Teacher:Listen,everyone.Who can give me the name of an animal?
[02:34.64]Alice:A cow.
[02:37.94]Teacher:Good.Who can give me the name of another animal?
[02:43.63]Sam:Another cow.
[02:46.92]Part 8
[02:51.70]Let's sing.
[02:54.81]If you're happy and you know it,clap your hands!(clap)-(clap)
[03:07.87]If you're happy and you know it,clap your hands!(clap)-(clap)
[03:13.18]If you're happy and you know it,and you really want to show it.
[03:18.37]If you're happy and you know it,clap your hands!(clap)-(clap)
[03:23.89]If you're happy and you know it,slap your knees!(slap)-(slap)
[03:28.88]If you're happy and you know it,slap your knees!(slap)-(slap)
[03:34.39]If you're happy and you know it,and you really want to show it.
[03:39.48]If you're happy and you know it,slap your knees!
[03:43.97]If you're happy and you know it,stamp your feet!(stamp)-(stamp)
[03:49.38]If you're happy and you know it,stamp your feet!(stamp)-(stamp)
[03:54.58]If you're happy and you know it,and you really want to show it.
[04:00.09]If you're happy and you know it,stamp your feet!
[04:05.47]If you're happy and you know it,clap your hands!(clap)-(clap)
[04:10.57]If you're happy and you know it,clap your hands!(clap)-(clap)
[04:16.05]If you're happy and you know it,and you really want to show it.
[04:21.25]If you're happy and you know it,clap your hands!(clap)-(clap)
[04:26.95]Exercises
[04:30.52]Part 3
[04:33.74]Listen and answer.
[04:37.34]It was a sunny day.
[04:41.84]All kinds of animals gathered at a sporting field in the forest:
[04:48.63]In the middle there was a tall coconut⁴ tree.Around it,there were many rocks.
[04:56.12]The lion king stood on a big rock.He said:
[05:01.43]"Listen,today we are going to have an interesting sports meeting.
[05:07.33]"Let's see who can win the highest.
[05:11.22]Let's see who can get a coconut from the tree."
[05:17.10]Giraffe quickly stood up and moved his long neck toward⁵ coconut.
[05:23.60]But there were still half a meter's distance.
[05:27.92]At this time,the monkey quickly climbed on the tree,
[05:33.11]and picked the coconut off the tree and threw it down.
[05:38.21]Everybody gave him a big palm⁶.
[05:42.91]The lion king said again:"Now let's see who can move this big rock."
[05:50.51]The hippo⁷ stood up and stretched his arms and began to move the rock but it was too heavy.
[05:58.40]He couldn't move it.The elephant came to help him.
[06:04.62]He used his long nose and held up the rock.
[06:09.61]Everybody cheered for him.
[06:12.90]Then the lion king said:"Let's see who can jump furthest⁸?"
[06:18.59]The rabbit tried but the horse jumped further;
[06:23.69]and the leopard⁹ jumped the further than the horse.
[06:28.68]Finally the kangaroo jumped the furthest.
[06:33.17]Then the lion king said:"This time let's see who runs the fastest?"

　　[06:40.74]All the animals started to run.
[06:44.82]Of course,no animals run faster than the leopard.
[06:49.60]He was the fastest animal of them all.
[06:53.81]In the end,he is winner of the gold medal.

1 exclaimed   

vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊，惊叫，大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 chant   

n.有节奏的一再重复的话语；圣歌，赞美诗

参考例句：

• Let's chant the sweetness of may with our songs.让我们用歌声来吟唱五月的甜美。
• The chant of the crowd was "Work for all".群众反复有节奏地呼喊的是“给大家工作”。

3 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

4 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

5 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

6 palm   

n.手掌，棕榈，胜利；vt.与…握手，藏…于掌中

参考例句：

• That woman had her husband in the palm of her hand.那女人牢牢地控制住她丈夫。
• Palm trees grow all around the island.岛上到处长着棕榈树。

7 hippo   

n.河马；吐根

参考例句：

• Look at the hippo splashing about in the river.看那只在河里溅水的河马。
• In fact,a hippo can stay under water for up to six minutes.实际上，河马一口气可以在水下呆六分钟。

8 furthest   

adv.(far的最高级)更远

参考例句：

• Our house is the furthest from the school.我们家是离学校最远的。
• Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。

9 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。