英语儿歌274首 第91期:I'm a Little Teapot(2)

 歌词如下：

I'm a little teapot, short and stout¹，

Here is my handle, here is my spout².

When I get all steamed up, I just shout，

Tip me over, and pour me out!

I m a very special pot, it s true，

Here s an example of what I can do.

I can turn my handle into a spout，

Tip me over, and poiur me out.

1 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

2 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。