美国小学英语教材4:第48课 内容回顾

 　　A Backward¹ Look 内容回顾

　　Do you remember what General Cornwallis said to his friends after Anne had left? 你还记得康沃利斯将军在安妮走后跟他的朋友们说过的话吗？

　　He said that he was sure America would win its freedom, 他说他确信美国会赢得自由，

　　because it had such brave young citizens as Anne Randolph. 因为她有像安妮·伦道夫一样勇敢的小公民。

　　He was right, as you know. 如你所知，他是对的。

　　Which story in this Part did you like best? Why did you like it? 在这部分中，你最喜欢哪个故事，为什么喜欢它？

　　Were there any boys and girls whom you would want in your Good Citizen Club? 你想接受哪个男孩或女孩加入你的好公民俱乐部？

　　In one of these stories you learned² some important things that everyone should know. Which one was it? 在哪个故事中，你学到了每个人都应该知道的一些重要事情？

　　In these stories, there were probably somethings that you did not understand very well. 在这些故事中，可能有些事情你还不是很了解。

　　For example, do you know who Captain John Paul Jones was? 例如，你知道约翰·保罗·琼斯上尉吗？

　　It would be interesting to read about some of the great things he did. 读一些他的伟大事迹会很有趣。

　　Who made the first Stars and Stripes³? 是谁制作了第一批国旗上的星星和条纹？

　　Where in our country are the Great Plains across which the covered wagons⁵ traveled? 篷车穿越的大平原位于我们国家的哪个地方？

　　Why did so many people leave their homes and travel far across our country? 为什么那么多人离开他们的家园，穿过国家到很远的地方去？

　　Can you make a picture of a covered wagon⁴ with its teams of oxen? 你能描述公牛拉着篷车的景象吗？

　　Perhaps you have read some other stories of boys and girls at work and at play. 或许你已经读过男孩和女孩工作和玩耍的其他故事了，

　　Be ready to tell the class a good story you have read. 准备在班里讲述一下你读过的好故事。

1 backward   

adv./adj.向后地；相反地；退步地

参考例句：

• Because of his long illness,Tom is backward in his studies.因为汤姆长期生病，所以在学习中成绩落后。
• The rainy season is backward this year.今年雨季来得晚。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 stripes   

n.（与底色不同的）条纹( stripe的名词复数 )；（军装或警服上表示等级的）臂章；纹理

参考例句：

• The plant's stem is marked with thin green longitudinal stripes. 这种植物的茎上长有绿色细长条纹。
• a zebra's black and white stripes 斑马的黑白条纹

4 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

5 wagons   

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

• The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
• They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。