第 3 版 Mini-world 万花筒

1. 第3版 Mini-world 万花筒

2. 农历九月初九是我国的传统节日——重阳节，它又被称为“老人节”。农历九月初九是我国的传统节日——重阳节，它又被称为“老人节”。 The Double Ninth Festival The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Double Ninth Festival. This year, it falls on October 13.

3. The custom of ascending a mountain or tower to drive away illness on the day was passed down from a long time ago. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is called “Height Ascending Festival (登高节),” too. Now the Double Ninth Festival has taken on a new meaning. It has become a time to pay respect to elderly people. The young visit their elders, and bring gifts and Double Ninth cake to them. Some Double Ninth cake has as many as nine layers, looking like a tower!

4. pipe dream Meaning: a hope or plan that is impossible or will probably never happen 白日梦，空想 Story: 名词 pipe 在此表示“抽鸦片的烟管”的意思。人抽了鸦片以后会产生幻觉，这时候的梦想当然是虚幻的、无法实现的，所以人们用短语 pipe dream 表示“白日梦，空想”的意思。 Example: John is dreaming about becoming a movie star. But it’s a pipe dream because he doesn’t have any talent. 约翰一直梦想 成为一名电影明星。但这只是空想， 因为他没有一点天赋。

5. Word Bank 超纲词汇 custom /'k2st=m/ n.习俗 ascend /='send/ v.上升，登高 therefore /'8e=f6:/ adv.因此 meaning /'mi:nI9/ n.意思，含义 elderly /'eld=lI/ adj.年迈的 elder /'eld=/ n.长辈 layer /'leI=/ n. 层

6. the ninth day of the ninth lunar month 农历九月初九 drive away illness 祛除疾病 be passed down from a long time ago (习俗)自古沿袭至今 take on 呈现，具有 pay respect to sb. 对某人表示敬意 the young 年轻人 as many as ... 有……那么多

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8. 我有一个笔友，她的名字叫丽贝卡。 I Have a Pen-Friend

9. I have a pen-friend. Her name is Rebecca. She comes from Australia (澳大利亚). She speaks English. She likes swimming and surfing. We write to each other in English as much as we like. Yesterday, Rebecca sent me a picture of herself. Look! She is enjoying a beach holiday. She is wearing a pair of sunglasses and a swimming suit. She has a surfboard. She is going surfing and embracing the sea!

10. 如果把伯特比作香蕉，那么厄尼就是橙子。 这俩人从里到外是有多么的不同啊！ Bert and Ernie

11. Bert and Ernie share an apartment in the basement of 123 Sesame Street (芝麻街123号). Bert is an introvert. He always tries to make sense of his friend’s actions. Reading Boring Stories (《无聊故事集》) is his passion. Ernie is an extrovert. He is fond of baths with his Rubber Duckie (橡胶小鸭). He always keeps Bert awake at night, for reasons such as playing the drums and counting sheep.

12. Usually, Ernie wants to play a game with Bert, but Bert would rather read Boring Stories. Then Ernie keeps annoying Bert with the game until Bert joins in. And usually, when Bert starts enjoying the game, Ernie is tired of that and wants to do something else. However, they are good friends. You see, we can be friends with those who are different from ourselves.

13. 反义词练习来啦！一起来动动脑吧！ Big or Small 考考你： 请选出句中划线单词的反义词。（可以查字典哦！）

14. ( ) 1. My dog Paws is very large. A. giant B. small C. big B ( ) 2. Alex is happy with what he has. A. glad B. sad C. joyful B

15. ( ) 3. The bird flew up in the air when I tried to get close. A. down B. high C. right A ( ) 4. It is hot today so I take off my coat. A. warm B. cold C. rainy B

16. 讲学指导 Sesame Street 美国儿童电视节目《芝麻街》 (Sesame Street ) 于1969年10月10日首次播出。它是迄今为止获得艾美奖奖项最多的一个儿童节目 (71项)。 这个节目以大鸟 (Big Bird) 等布偶为主角，向儿童教授基础阅读、算术、颜色的名称等基本知识，有时还讲一些基本的生活常识。而今，它已成为美国儿童教育的代名词。

17. 周周练 请根据文章 Bert and Ernie的内容，回答问题。 1. Do Bert and Ernie live in the same apartment? ____________________________________ 2. Is Bert an introvert or extrovert? ____________________________________ 3. Please list one or two reasons why Ernie keeps Bert awake at night. _______________________________________ Yes, they do He is an introvert. Ernie is playing the drums or counting sheep.

18. Word Bank 超纲词汇 surf /s+:f/ v.冲浪 surfboard /'s+:fb6:d/ n. 冲浪板 sunglasses /'s2nGl1:sIz/ n. 太阳眼镜 embrace /Im'breIs/ v.拥抱 apartment /='p1:tm=nt/ n.一套房间， 公寓 (= flat) basement /'beIsm=nt/ n.地下室 introvert /'Intr=v+:t/ n.内向的人

19. passion /'p75n/ n. 酷爱的事物 extrovert /'ekstr=v+:t/ n. 外向的人 reason /'ri:zn/ n.原因 annoy /='n^I/ v. 打扰 until /=n'tIl/ conj. 直到……为止 pen-friend 笔友(= pen-pal) swimming suit 游泳衣 make sense of one’s actions 弄懂某人行为的含义

20. be fond of 喜欢 keep sb. awake 让某人睡不着 such as 诸如 would rather do sth. 情愿做某事 do something else 做其他事情

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22. 哪些是在野外比较常见的食肉类动物呢？ What Animals Eat Meat?

23. lion tiger leopard wolf

24. fox eagle shark crocodile

25. A Wise Old Owl A wise old owl lived in an oak. The more he saw the less he spoke. The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?

26. I can’t follow you. 这句话的字面意思是“我跟不上你”，但这里的“跟不上”并不是指“脚步”而是指“思维”。当说话的人将事情解释得太抽象或太复杂，导致听的人理解困难时，听者就可以用这句话来表达无奈的心情。 Tom: Do you understand what I said? Ruby: I can’t follow you. I’m sorry.

27. Word Bank 超纲词汇 leopard /'lep=d / n.豹；美洲豹 eagle /'i:Gl/ n. 鹰 shark /51:k/ n.鲨鱼 crocodile /'kr^k=daIl/ n.鳄鱼 wise /waIz/ adj. 有智慧的，聪明的 owl /aUl/ n. 猫头鹰 oak /=Uk/ n.橡树 less /les/ adv.更少，副词little的比较级

28. 第7版 Story Zone 故事地带

29. 隐形小鳄鱼给人们带去各种各样的麻烦， 可是它们为什么要这么做呢？ Invisible Alligators (III) In one house, the alligators are hiding the remote control and the sheep will search his house for a week. In another house, the alligators are stealing the chocolate cake and putting out cabbage instead.

30. “I just don’t understand why you would do all of these things,” Sari said. “Why do we need to have so many things go wrong? Why can’t you just make everything right?” “Yes, good point,” the alligator sighed. “But let me show you one more thing.” And he took Sari into a very big room. There were tens of thousands of books in the room.

31. Word Bank 超纲词汇 invisible /In'vIz=bl/ adj.看不见的，隐形的 alligator /'7lIGeIt=/ n.短吻鳄 search /s+:t5/ v.搜寻，寻找 steal /sti:l/ v.偷，偷窃 instead /In'sted/ adv. 代替，替换 just /d32st/ adv. 只是 everything /'evrI0I9/ pron. 每件事，一切

32. sigh /saI/ v. 叹息，叹气 remote control 遥控器 go wrong 出错 good point 有道理，说得好 tens of thousands of 成千上万