Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent inthe middle of a field. As soon as thiswas done, theycooked a meal over an open fire. They were allhungry and the food smelt good. After awonderfulmeal, they told stories and sangsongs by the camp fire. But some time later itbegan to rain. The boysfelt tired so they pet outthe fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all sleptsoundly. In the middle of the night, two boys wokeupand began shouting. Thetent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags andhurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.The stream woundits way across the fieldand then flowed right under their tent!
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4. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
他們美美地吃了一頓飯后,就圍著篝火講故事、唱歌。
語言點1 wonderful meal = square meal豐盛的一餐
語言點2 tell, instruct, inform表示“把某消息或某件事轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)給別人”的區(qū)別:
1) tell是常用詞,非正式用語,含義是“把某事告訴某人;指示”。
Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
他輕蔑地看了她一眼,告訴她說那件衣服已經(jīng)賣了。(Lesson 57)
He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
他比任何在世的人都能更多地向我們講述有關(guān)活火山的情況。(Lesson67)
2) instruct是正式用語,表示給某人以指示、通知,基本含義為“教授”。一般用于上級對下級或長輩對晚輩的指示。
The editor at once sent the journalist a telegram instructing him to find out the exact numberof steps and the height of the wall.
編輯立即給這位記者發(fā)了一份電報,叫他查明臺階的準(zhǔn)確數(shù)目以及圍墻的高度。(《新概念英語》3冊Lesson5)
3) inform表示向某人傳遞信息,告知所發(fā)生的情況或有關(guān)資料。
I have just received a letter from my old school informing me that my former headmaster, Mr.Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
我剛接到母校的一封信,通知我說我以前的校長斯圖亞特•佩奇先生將于下星期退休。(Lesson 85)
5. But some time later it began to rain.
但過了一陣兒,天下起雨來。
語言點1 some time later = a short time / while later 過了一陣兒
語言點2 比較學(xué)習(xí)
sometime某時
sometimes有時
some time一段時間
some times若干次
6. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.
他們有點疲憊了,于是撲滅了篝火,鉆進(jìn)了帳篷。
語言點1 比較學(xué)習(xí) tired, weary, exhausted累的,疲倦的
1) tired為常用詞,泛指由于勞動過度、工作緊張導(dǎo)致疲乏的。
I am tired with swimming.我游泳游累了。
2) weary指由于連續(xù)不斷地進(jìn)行某項活動而引起疲勞,以致感到厭煩的。
At last, weary with walking, they fell asleep.
最后,因為走得十分疲念,他們都睡著了。
3) exhausted指筋疲力盡的。
Her strength was exhausted and she fell back on the pillow.
她筋疲力盡,又躺在枕頭上。
語言點2 put常用相關(guān)短語
put out撲滅,熄滅
put sb up留宿某人
put up with sb.容忍某人
put down寫下,記下
put off推遲
put sth away把某物摘在一邊
put sth. on穿上,戴上
put up建立,搭起
語言點3 總結(jié)學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)“爬”的短語
creep into爬進(jìn)
creep out of從……爬出
creep over爬上
creep away爬走,偷偷溜走