慢速英语短文听力 方形和圆形

Squares and Circles

方形和圆形

Different shapes and forms are everywhere. Boxes and street signs are square or rectangular¹. Balls and wheels are round. The sun and moon are round. Wedding rings are round. Eggs and light bulbs are almost round. Pyramids² and arrow³ tips are triangular⁴. Tables and books are square or rectangular. Doors and refrigerators are rectangular. A stop sign has eight sides. A triangle has three sides. Pencils and pens are long and round. Your toes are short and round. Many things have various shapes. Humans and animals have various shapes. Faces have various shapes. Clouds have various shapes. Houses and buildings have various shapes. Airplanes have various shapes. Other things have weird⁵ shapes. Bicycles and tricycles have weird shapes. Countries have weird shapes. Tools and machines have weird shapes. Shapes can be beautiful, too. Boys think that a skateboard or a soccer ball has a beautiful shape. Men think that women have the most beautiful shape of all.

我们随处可见不同形状的事物。盒子和路标是正方形或是长方形的。球和轮胎是圆形的。太阳和月球是圆的。婚戒是圆的。鸡蛋和电灯泡也几乎是圆的。金字塔和箭头是三角形的。桌子和书籍是正方形或是长方形的。门和冰箱是长方形的。一个停车指示牌有八面。三角形有三面。铅笔和签字笔又长又圆。你的脚趾又短又圆。许多事物有着不同的形状。人类和动物有着不同的形状。脸型也各有不同。云彩的形状也各异。房屋和建筑有不同的形状。飞机有不同的形状。有些事物的形状很奇特。自行车和三轮车的形态很奇特。各个国家有不同的形状。工具和机器有特殊的形状。有些形状非常美丽。男孩认为滑雪板或足球的形状很美丽。男人认为女性有着最美丽的形态。

1 rectangular   

adj.矩形的，成直角的

参考例句：

• He put a rectangular box on the table.他把一个长方形的箱子放在桌子上。
• The equations are written in rectangular coordinates.这些方程是在直角座标系中写出的。

2 Pyramids   

n.金字塔( pyramid的名词复数 )；金字塔形的物体（或一堆东西）；金字塔式的组织（或系统）；棱锥（体）

参考例句：

• One of the seven wonders of the ancient world was the Pyramids. 金字塔是古代世界的七大奇迹之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby. 雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 arrow   

n.箭，矢；箭状物，箭头符号

参考例句：

• He was shot in the shoulder with an arrow.他的肩膀被箭射中。
• The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow.一支箭把信钉在了墙上。

4 triangular   

adj.三角（形）的，三者间的

参考例句：

• It's more or less triangular plot of land.这块地略成三角形。
• One particular triangular relationship became the model of Simone's first novel.一段特殊的三角关系成了西蒙娜第一本小说的原型。

5 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。