第一次做饺子 The First Time to Make Dumplings

 I am good at study, I can always get the high mark¹ in the exam², so I am very confident³ that I can do all the things well, but the experience⁴ of making dumplings⁵ changes my idea. It was⁶ on winter holiday, my mother asked me to make dumplings with her, I said⁸ it was so easy for me. My mother showed me how to make it and then let me follow her, I did⁹ as⁷ she showed me, but I found¹⁰ my dumplings could¹¹ not cover¹² well, I tried another one, still the same. I was curious¹³, I did the same thing with my mother, but I failed¹⁴ in the result¹⁵. My mother smiled and said practice¹⁶ made¹⁷ perfect¹⁸.

我擅长学习，我总能在考试中获得高分，因此我自信能做好所有的事情，但是我做饺子的经历改变了我的想法。那是在寒假，我的妈妈叫我和她一起做饺子，我说那对于我来说很容易。妈妈向我展示了如何做，然后让我跟着她，我跟着她做，但是我发现我做出来的饺子无法包得好，我试了另外一个，仍然一样的结果。我很好奇，我和妈妈一样的做法，但是我无法包好。妈妈笑着说熟能生巧。

1 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。

2 exam   

n.(=examination)检查；考试

参考例句：

• I hope to pass this exam.我希望通过这次考试。
• His exam results were good.他的测验成绩不错。

3 confident   

adj.确信的，自信的，有信心的

参考例句：

• I am confident in him.我对他有信心。
• We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.我们需要一个有信心的领导者来克服这些困难。

4 experience   

n.经历，经验；v.经历，体验

参考例句：

• The best way to learn is to learn by experience. 学习的最佳办法就是从经验中学习。
• He is a man of wide knowledge and experience.他见多识广。

5 dumplings   

n.汤团( dumpling的名词复数 )；饺子；水果布丁；矮胖的人

参考例句：

• chicken with herb dumplings 芳草鸡肉饺子
• beef stew and dumplings 牛肉炖丸子

6 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。

7 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

8 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

9 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？

10 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

11 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

12 cover   

n.盖子，覆盖物；v.覆盖…，扩及，掩饰

参考例句：

• Under cover of the dark,the dog was stolen.在黑夜的掩护下，狗被偷走了。
• The book needs a new cover.这书需要装个新封面。

13 curious   

adj.好奇的，求知的，古怪的

参考例句：

• I heard a curious sound in the room.我在房间里听到奇怪的声音。
• He puts forward so many curious questions.他提出这么多稀奇古怪的问题。

14 failed   

adj.失败了的，不成功的v.在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )；衰退；衰弱；破产

参考例句：

• The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。
• The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。

15 result   

n.结果，成绩，答案；v.产生，起于，致使

参考例句：

• As a result,he had to leave.结果他只得离开。
• He was disappointed at the result.他对这样的结果感到失望。

16 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

17 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。

18 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。