河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 15

Lesson 15:
[00:03.58]Danny Grows Grain!
[00:07.34]Date:March 28
[00:12.20]Weather:Warmer today.
[00:16.56]It was twenty degrees!
[00:20.40]Dear Diary,I haven't written in my diary for a week.
[00:27.98]I have a lot to write about today!
[00:32.42]In school last week,we wrote a report about agriculture.
[00:39.39]Agriculture is about growing plants and animals for food.
[00:46.45]Too help us learn about plants,we planted some seeds.
[00:52.69]I planted a wheat seed.
[00:56.95]The seed I planted has grown.I watered it well.
[01:03.71]It sprouted¹ after a few days.
[01:08.68]Soon,it grew a stem² and a leaf.
[01:13.82]Now something new is growing at the top of the stem.
[01:19.78]My teacher told me that it's the wheat's flower.
[01:25.05]It doesn't look like a flower,but it is!
[01:30.41]Later,the head will ture into wheat seeds.
[01:36.16]Its seeds are called"grain."
[01:40.83]My teacher says that we use grain to make flour.
[01:47.08]I'm going to look after my wheat.
[01:51.75]I will put the pot outside in the sun.
[01:57.11]I will cover it when the weather is cold.
[02:02.38]Then I will have grain.I will make the grain into flour.
[02:09.54]Then I will bake something.Will I make bread?
[02:16.20]No.Will I make cake? No.I will make donuts³! Danny... mmmmm ... donuts ...
 

1 sprouted   

v.发芽( sprout的过去式和过去分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• We can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了，都出芽了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rice seeds have sprouted. 稻种已经出芽了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 stem   

n.茎，干，船首，词干，血统；vt.堵住，阻止，抽去梗；vi.起源于，发生

参考例句：

• Cut the stem cleanly,just beneath a leaf joint.把茎切整齐点，正好切在叶根下。
• The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.整艘船从头到尾都着火了。

3 donuts   

n. 炸面圈

参考例句：

• As McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and other fast-food chains moved upmarket, Starbucks looked less distinctive. 随着麦当劳，Dunkin'Donuts以及其它快餐联锁店朝着上流市场发展，星巴克失去了自己的特色。
• You can walk to the bakery to buy donuts! 你可以步行去面包店买油炸圈饼！