唱唱跳跳学美语CD1 02 Make a Circle

Time to make a circle. (Everyone rushes¹ to the center² of the room and holds hands in a circle.)

Make a circle, big big big. (Make the circle bigger.)
Small small small. (Make the circle smaller.)
Big big big. (Make the circle bigger.)
Make a circle, small small small. (Make the circle smaller.)
Hello hello hello. (Everybody waves³ to each other. Try to make eye contact⁴ with all of the children.)
Make a circle, round and round. (Holding hands, walk around in a big circle.)
Round and round. Round and round. (If you like, move the circle in the other direction⁵.) 
Make a circle, round and round.
Hello hello hello. (Everybody waves to each other. Try to make eye contact with all of the children.)
Make a circle, up up up. (While holding hands, everyone reaches⁶ up high!)
Down down down. (Crouch down low⁷.)
Up up up. (Reach high!)
Make a circle, down down down. (Crouch low.)
Now sit down. (Everyone sits down.)

1 rushes   

v.（使）急速行进，仓促完成( rush的第三人称单数 )；突袭；（使）仓促行事；催促

参考例句：

• When there's a tough job, he always rushes to do it. 是重活，他都抢着干。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The purchasing agent rushes around every day to secure materials. 采购员天天为备料东奔西走。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 center   

n.中心，中央；vi.居中；vt.使集中

参考例句：

• The new sports center is a big success.新建的体育中心获得巨大成功。
• Alice stood in the center of a large group.爱丽丝站在一大群人的中央。

3 waves   

n.波( wave的名词复数 )；挥手；涌现的人（或事物）；汹涌的行动（或思想）态势v.飘扬，摇摆，起伏( wave的第三人称单数 )；（一端固定地）飘扬；挥手指引；挥动…示意

参考例句：

• The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
• radio waves from outer space 来自外层空间的无线电波

4 contact   

n.联系，交际，熟人，接触；vi.接触，联系；vt.使接触

参考例句：

• We agreed to contact again as soon as possible.我们同意尽快再次联系。
• She is still in close contact with Sarah.她仍然同萨拉人联系密切。

5 direction   

n.方向；方位；指令；说明

参考例句：

• In which direction did he go?他朝哪个方向去了？
• He looked in that direction and saw an airplane.他朝那个方向看，看见了一架飞机。

6 reaches   

n.河段；流域；（上、中或下）游；（外）围；（远）处；（组织或机构中的）层级

参考例句：

• His secretary acts as a gatekeeper, reading all mail before it reaches her boss. 老板的秘书负责把关，所有邮件都由她先过目再呈送给他。
• Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning. 上午8、9点钟之间是交通高峰期。

7 low   

aaj.低，矮；低级的，下层的，卑贱的；低声的

参考例句：

• Your price is too low.你们的价格太低。
• This is a small and low house.这是一个小而低矮的房子。