第 3 版 Mini-world 万花筒

1. 第3版 Mini-world 万花筒

2. 世界上使用最广泛的语言有那些？ Top 3 Most Widely Spoken Languages No. 3 Spanish Spanish is spoken in Spain. It is also spoken in about every South American and Central American country. In many English-speaking countries, children learn Spanish at school. And many English words are borrowed from the language.

3. No. 2 English English doesn’t have the most speakers. But it’s the official language of more countries than any other language. Its speakers are from all around the world, including New Zealand, the U.S., Australia, the U.K., Hong Kong and South Africa. No. 1 Mandarin The most widely spoken language in the world comes from the most populated country—China. Mandarin isn’t easy to learn. It uses four tones to clarify the meanings of words. It’s one of the most difficult languages in the world!

4. white night Meaning: a night without sleep 不眠之夜 Story: 该词组源自法语Nuit Blanche ，意为“白夜”。它是法国的一个艺术节。当天，博物馆和商店都会开放到午夜，让人们把晚上当成白天来过，非常热闹。于是，white night 就有了“不眠之夜”的意思。 Example: She looks pale after a white night. 一夜未眠之后，她看起来脸色苍白。

5. Word Bank 超纲词汇 language /'l79GwId3/ n.语言 Spanish /'sp7nI5/ n. 西班牙语 Spain /speIn/ n.西班牙 also /'6:ls=U/ adv. 而且，还 speaker /'spi:k=/ n. 说话者 official /='fI5l/ adj. 官方的 including /In'klu:dI9/ prep. 包括 mandarin /'m7nd=rIn/ n.普通话 tone /t=Un/ n.音调

6. (the) most widely spoken language 运用最广泛的语言 South American/Central American 南/中美洲的 English-speaking country 英语国家 New Zealand 新西兰 South Africa 南非 (the) most populated country 人口最多的国家 clarify the meanings of words 区分每个字的意思

7. 第4-5版 Super Classroom 超级课堂

8. 想要了解十二星座就从这里开始—— The Twelve Star Signs

9. Star Sign Birthdate What Are You like? You are outgoing. You wear your heart on your sleeve. Aries 白羊座 3/21 ~ 4/19 You are strong both physically and mentally. Taurus 金牛座 4/20 ~ 5/20 You make interesting friends. You learn new things quickly. Gemini 双子座 5/21 ~ 6/21 You are sensitive. You like smiling, even when you’re sad. Cancer 巨蟹座 6/22 ~ 7/22

10. Star Sign Birthdate What Are You like? Leo 狮子座 You have a big heart. You enjoy being a leader. 7/23 ~ 8/22 You are smart. You like things to be clean and perfect. Virgo 处女座 8/23 ~ 9/22 You are happy when those around you are happy, too. Libra 天秤座 9/23 ~ 10/22 You have a sense of knowing when you are right or wrong. Scorpio 天蝎座 10/23 ~ 11/21

11. Star Sign Birthdate What Are You like? You will cheer up your friends when they are down.. Sagittarius 射手座 11/22 ~ 12/21 You do your job with love. You don’t talk a lot. Capricorn 摩羯座 12/22 ~ 1/19 You love new ideas and meeting new people. You like change. Aquarius 水瓶座 1/20 ~ 2/18 You are a dreamer. Music and art are your favourites. Pisces 双鱼座 2/19 ~ 3/20

12. 关于水瓶座的神话传说。 The Aquarius Story There is a story behind the star sign Aquarius. Long ago, there was a beautiful prince. He was the most beautiful young man in the world. One day, Zeus (宙斯) saw him. Then the king of gods turned into a large bird. It caught him and took him away into heaven. From then on, the prince has become a cupbearer of the gods.

13. 你相信星座吗？ Talking about Star Signs

14. Justin: Do you believe in star signs? Jessica: No, I don’t. Justin: Why? Jessica: Because it doesn’t work for me. I’m a Pisces, but I’m not a dreamer. I do my work with love. I’m more like a Capricorn. What about you?

15. Justin: I think star signs are nice for a good laugh. But sometimes I know about others from their star signs, and sometimes it’s true. Jessica: Perhaps it depends on what you think is going to work for you. Justin: Right!

16. Science 星座 自古以来，为了认星方便，人们按照恒星的自然分布将天空划分成了若干区域，每个区域就是一个星座。用线条将同一星座内的亮星连接起来，就能形成各种图形，有的像动物，有的像器物。1930年，科学家们把天空划分为了88个星座，使得每一颗恒星都属于某一特定的星座。需要注意的是，星座的英文是 constellation ，而占星学中所说的十二星座为 star sign。

17. Word Bank 超纲词汇 outgoing /'aUtG=UI9/ adj.外向的，好交际的 sensitive /'sens=tIv/ adj.敏感的 even /'i:vn/ adv.甚至 leader /'li:d=/ n.领导者 perfect /'p+:fIkt/ adj.完美的 change /t5eInd3/ n. 变化，改变 dreamer /'dri:m=/ n.梦想家

18. prince /prIns/ n.王子 heaven /'hevn/ n. 天庭，天国 cupbearer /'k2p;be=r=/ n. 斟酒的人 perhaps /p='h7ps/ adv.大概，可能 star sign 星座 wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve 感情外露的 both physically and mentally 身心 cheer up 使……高兴起来

19. long ago 很久以前 the king of gods 众神之王，即：宙斯 Do you believe in star signs? 你相信星座吗？ depend on 取决于

20. 第6版 Playground 英语操练场

21. Word Bank 核心词汇 model /'m^dl/ n.模特儿，名词model 还表示“模型”的意思

22. 音译外来词在我们的生活中随处可见，并且还将不断增加。音译外来词在我们的生活中随处可见，并且还将不断增加。 Words Borrowed from English (II) salad cheese poker guitar

23. cartoon model pizza humour

24. Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Tom, Tom, the piper’s son, Stole a pig, and away he ran, The pig was eaten, And Tom was beaten, And Tom ran crying down the street.

25. Can you give me a hand? 这句话是“你能给我一只手”的意思吗？当然不对! 我们中文里常说“出手相助”，而在英语中也有相似的表达。所以这句话表示“你能帮助我吗”的意思。下次当你寻求帮助时，不仅可以说 “Can you help me?”，也可以用这句话哦! Joe: Can you give me a hand? Eason: Sure. What do you need?

26. Word Bank 超纲词汇 cheese /t5i:z/ n. 芝士，奶酪 poker /'p=Uk=/ n.扑克牌(游戏)，纸牌 cartoon /k1:‘tu:n/ n.卡通，动画 humour /'hju:m=/ n. 幽默，滑稽 piper /'paIp=/ n.吹笛者 steal /sti:l/ v.偷窃，stole是 steal的过去式 beat /bi:t/ v. 打，此处 be beaten是其被动形态

27. 第7版 Story Zone 故事地带

28. 狼和狐狸想吃兔子，他们能得逞吗？ A Clever Rabbit The wolf and the fox wanted to eat the rabbit, but it wasn’t easy to catch him. One day, the wolf said to the fox, “You go home and lie in bed. I’ll tell the rabbit that you are dead. When he comes to look at you, you can jump up and catch him.” The fox agreed.

29. Then the rabbit went to the fox’s house. He saw the fox lying in bed with his eyes closed. He didn’t go near the fox but said in a loud voice, “He doesn’t look like a dead fox. The mouth of a dead fox is always open.” When the fox heard this, he opened his mouth. Now the rabbit knew the fox wasn’t dead, and he ran away quickly.

30. Word Bank 超纲词汇 lie /laI/ v. 躺，平卧 dead /ded/ adj.死的 agree /='Gri:/ v.同意，答应 closed /kl=Uzd/ adj.闭着的， 关闭的 look like 看上去像 run away 逃跑，逃脱