One morning, Prince Zak was playing with a rubber ball at the bottom of the palace gardens. Nearby, builders had been working on a new bird house. Prince Zak was careful to keep away from the post hole in the lawn.
✅ 参考答案:Keep away from that big dog, little brother.
post hole🇨🇳 中文任务:花园的草坪上有一个用来立柱子的洞。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:There is a post hole on the lawn in the garden.
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He was throwing the ball against the old garden shed by the duck pond. Someone was watchingkeenly. A pair ofbig yellow eyespeered out from the mud at the edge of the pond. Suddenly, the ball bounced off the side of the shed. Down it went, straightinto the post hole.
a pair of🇨🇳 中文任务:桌上有一双红色的鞋子。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:There is a pair of red shoes on the table.
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The prince reacheddeepinto the hole, hoping there was nothingslimy or sharp-tootheddown there. He stuck a stick down, but it was not long enough. Then he picked up a hose, wonderingwhether that might help. It did reachall the way down, but it was too soft to help him get the ball out. Prince Zak staredsadly at the hole.
get ... out🇨🇳 中文任务:请把盒子里的小猫弄出来。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:Can you get the kitten out of the box?
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"Shlop! Shlop! Shlop!" A big wet frogclimbed out of the pond slime and hoppedacross the lawn. "I can get your ball out for you," he croaked. Prince Zak was shocked! Was a frog talking to him? "I just need to know what it's made of," said the frog boldly.
climb out of🇨🇳 中文任务:小猫从盒子里爬出来了。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:The kitten climbed out of the box.
made of🇨🇳 中文任务:我的杯子是玻璃做的。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:My cup is made of glass.
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"It's rubber," answered the prince. "I think it's hollowbecause you can squeeze it, and it doesn't weighvery much."
“它是橡胶的,”王子回答。“我觉得它是中空的,因为你可以捏它,而且它不是很重。”
📘 生词 New Words
rubber/ˈrʌbə/橡胶
answered/ˈɑːnsəd/回答
hollow/ˈhɒləʊ/中空的
because/bɪˈkɒz/因为
squeeze/skwiːz/挤压
weigh/weɪ/重
🔗 短语 Phrases
very much/ˈveri mʌtʃ/非常
📝 语法 Grammar
because = 因为,引导原因状语从句
doesn't weigh = 一般现在时否定句
can squeeze = 情态动词 can + 动词原形
💬 造句练习 Sentence Practice
very much🇨🇳 中文任务:我非常喜欢冰淇淋。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:I like ice cream very much.
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"As long as it's not made of gold," mumbled the frog.
“只要它不是金子做的就行,”青蛙嘟囔道。
📘 生词 New Words
gold/ɡəʊld/金子
mumbled/ˈmʌmbld/嘟囔
🔗 短语 Phrases
as long as/æz lɒŋ æz/只要
📝 语法 Grammar
As long as = 只要,引导条件状语从句
mumbled = 嘟囔(低声说话)
💬 造句练习 Sentence Practice
as long as🇨🇳 中文任务:只要天气好,我们就去公园。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:We will go to the park as long as the weather is good.
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"No way," said Prince Zak. "My mum and dadmetover a gold ball. Gold balls are really heavy, and they don't bounce. Only olden-dayprinces and princesses had them.
float and sink🇨🇳 中文任务:木头会浮,石头会沉。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:Wood can float and stones can sink.
put ... back🇨🇳 中文任务:请把书放回书架上。💡 用上面的短语,把这句中文译成英文(先口头说,再打字写出来)。
✅ 参考答案:Please put the book back on the shelf.
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Prince Zak did as he was told. The frog hopped away and turned the tap on. Was the frog going to dive into the hole and fetch the ball back? Prince Zak was not sure.
Soon he could see the ball bobbing uptowards the light as the hole filled with water. "What a great idea!" cried Prince Zak. "Why didn't I think offloating the ball out?"