What are these men?
They’re thieves.
What are these men?
Who called out to the thieves
in the dark?
George’s parrot, Henry.
Who called out to the thieves
in the dark?
story
[?st??ri]
n. 故事
He read the children a story.
他给孩子们读了一则故事。
常用短语:
a bedtime story 睡前故事
tell a story 讲故事
a fairy story 一个童话故事
ghost stories 鬼故事
v. 发生
You'll never guess what's happened!
你根本猜不到出了什么事!
happen
[?h?p?n]
happen to sb 遭到;遇到
I hope nothing has happened to them.
我希望他们没出事。
What's happened to your car?
你的车出什么毛病了?
n. 贼(复数thieves [θi?vz] )
Watch your bag. There are thieves around.
小心你的提包,这里有小偷。
thief
[θi?f]
thief 和 pickpocket
① thief: “小偷”,
通常专指盗窃者,即常说的贼。
The thief was caught in the act.
小偷当场被抓。
thief
[θi?f]
thief 和 pickpocket
② pickpocket: “扒手”,
尤指在人多拥挤之处从人们口袋、
手提包里偷东西的小偷。
The man in grey on the bus is a pickpocket.
公交车上穿灰衣服的那个人是个三只手。
v. 进入
Knock before you enter.
进来前先敲门。
enter
[?ent?]
enter还可以表示“加入;报名参加;着手进行”等。
How many students have been entered for the exam? 有多少学生报名参加考试?
adj. 黑暗的
What time does it get dark in summer?
夏天什么时候天黑?
dark
[dɑ?k]
dark还有“深色的;乌黑的;神秘的”等意思。
Sue has long dark hair. 苏留着长长的黑发。
There are no dark secrets in our family.
我们家没有隐秘。
dark
[dɑ?k]
英文习语:
a dark horse 一匹黑马;出人意
料的获胜者
Jim is a dark horse in the running race.
吉姆是在这次跑步比赛中的一匹黑马。
n. 手电筒
He flashed the torch on for a second.
他把手电筒亮了一下。
torch
[t??t?]
torch 还有“火把”的意思。
He wanted to light a torch.
他想点着一支火把。
voice
[v??s]
n. (说话的)声音
I could hear voices in the next room.
我能听到隔壁说话的声音。
常用短语:
raise/lower one’s voice 提高/压低嗓门
speak in a deep/soft voice 低沉/轻柔地说
a good singing voice 一副很好的歌喉
n. 鹦鹉
A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
鹦鹉能学人的声音。
parrot
[?p?r?t]
parrot作动词时,表示
“鹦鹉学舌地说...”。
The students parroted the teacher's words.
学生们复述了老师所说的话。
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
enter
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
parrot
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
story
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
voice
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
dark
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
torch
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
happen
读对单词,帮助鹦鹉赶走夜闯的小偷
thief
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone. But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. ‘What's up, George?’ he called. ‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled. ‘Go back to sleep.
Read and learn
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
这是一年前发生在我的一个朋友身上的故事。
happen to... 表示“发生在......身上”,句中的it指代上句的a true story。再如:
What happened to you yesterday? 你昨天出什么事了?
A funny thing happened to me today.
今天我碰上了一件奇怪的事。
a friend of mine 我的一个朋友,是双重所有格,相当于one of my friends, 但是前者显得更为亲切。
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone. But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. ‘What's up, George?’ he called. ‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled. ‘Go back to sleep.
Read and learn
这是由while引导的时间状语从句,while意为“当......的时候”,表示主句动作发生的背景。while引导时间状语从句时,从句的谓语动词必须为延续性动词,且常用进行时态。如:
While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. 当我的朋友乔治在床上看书时,两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。
While they were talking, the bell rang.
正在他们谈话的时候,铃声响了。
While Jim was repairing his bike, Lin Tao came to see him.
正当吉姆修自行车时,林涛来看他了。
本句中的George是my friend的同位语,对其进行补充说明。
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone. But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. ‘What's up, George?’ he called. ‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled. ‘Go back to sleep.
Read and learn
After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. 他们进到屋里后,走进了饭厅。
After they had entered the house是时间状语从句,had entered是过去完成时结构,即“had +过去分词”。在after引导的时间状语从句中,用一般过去时和过去完成时差别并不大,如果强调从句的动作发生在主句的动作之前,就用过去完成时。如:
He came to see me after he had arrived.
他到达后就来看我了。
After I had read the book I wrote my idea about it.
读完这本书后,我写下了我的感想。
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone. But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. ‘What's up, George?’ he called. ‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled. ‘Go back to sleep.
Read and learn
The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. 小偷扔下手电筒,飞快地逃了。
run away 意为“离开;逃离;躲开”。如:
When he tried to run away, I got him by the neck.
当他想逃跑时,我一把将他捉住。
The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷害怕了,就跑了。
as quickly as they could作状语,修饰ran away, 相当于as quickly as possible。“as +(形容词/ 副词)原级+as”是同级之间的比较,意为“和…一样”。再如:
I want it done as quickly as possible. 我希望这件事尽快完成。
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone. But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. ‘What's up, George?’ he called. ‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled. ‘Go back to sleep.
Read and learn
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone.
他打开灯,但不见一个人。
turn on 意为“打开,拧开(电器、水源、煤气等)”,
其反义词组是turn off。
I want to turn on the television. 我想开电视。
He puts out his hand to turn off the light. 他伸手去关灯。
anyone是由any和one构成的不定代词,意思是“任何人”,
一般用于否定句和疑问句中。
I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea. 我不希望任何人有所误会。
Does anyone else want to come? 还有人想来吗?
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could. George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone. But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. ‘What's up, George?’ he called. ‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled. ‘Go back to sleep.
Read and learn
‘What's up, George?’ he called.
“什么事,乔治?”它叫着。
What’s up? 用来询问“怎么了?”、“什么事?”,意思相近
的表达还有:What’s going on? What’s wrong? 等。
he called中的he是指那只会说话的parrot。英语中,动物有时用he或she代替,是“拟人”的写法。如:
Oh, look at that dog! He's so cute.
哦,看看那条狗!它太可爱了。
The cat is so fat that she can't get into the hole.
这猫太肥了,钻不进这洞。
Would you like to dub for the story?
Please prepare with your partners.
Do you like _________? I want to tell you a _________ story.
It _____________ to a friend of ________ a year ago.
_________ my friend, George, was ___________ in bed, two __________ climbed into his kitchen. ________ they had ___________ the house, they ________ into the _________ room.
It was very _______, so they _________ on a ________. ____________, they heard a _______ behind them. ‘What's up? What's up?’ someone _______.
stories
true
happened
mine
While
reading
thieves
After
entered
went
dining
dark
turned
torch
Suddenly
voice
called
The thieves ___________ the torch and ______ away as __________ as they ________. George heard the _______ and came ______________ quickly.
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see __________. The thieves ______ already _______. But George’s ________, Henry, was still there.
‘_____________, George?’ he called. ‘___________, Henry,’ George ______ and _________. ‘Go ________ to ________.’
dropped
rain
quickly
could
anyone
had
gone
parrot
What’s up
Nothing
noise
downstairs
said
smiled
back
sleep