UNIT 1 You Can Write Poetry Lesson 5 That's a Funny Limerick

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[0:00.656]UNIT 1 第一单元
[0:02.009]You Can Write Poetry 你可以写诗
[0:04.921]Lesson 5: 第5课：
[0:06.405]That's a Funny Limerick! 一首有趣的五行打油诗！
[0:09.144]THINK ABOUT IT! 想一想！
[0:10.535]· Think of a funny saying in Chinese. · 想一句汉语的俏皮话。
[0:13.451]What is it? 是什么？
[0:14.776]· Do you like to tell jokes? · 你喜欢讲笑话吗？
[0:16.849]Tell a funny joke in Chinese. 用汉语讲一个有趣的笑话。
[0:19.405]· Say it again in English. · 用英语再讲一遍。
[0:21.346]Is it also funny in English? 用英语讲还搞笑吗？
[0:25.170]Will someone please help me fill in the blanks³ in my limerick? 有人愿意帮我填五行打油诗吗？
[0:29.108]Yes, I'd love to. 是的，我愿意。
[0:30.604]Thanks, Brian. 谢谢，布莱恩。
[0:31.863]No, don't let him. 不要，不要让他帮你！
[0:33.510]I want to help you, Jenny! 我想帮你，珍妮！
[0:35.683](She laughs.) （她笑了。）
[0:38.200]You and Brian can both help me. 你和布莱恩都可以帮我。
[0:41.357]What's the first word you need? 你需要的第一个词是什么？
[0:43.553]I need a word that describes age. 我需要一个形容年龄的词。
[0:47.143]How about "old"? “老”这个词怎么样？
[0:49.017](She writes the word in the blank².) （她把这个单词填进空里。）
[0:51.901]Great. 很棒。
[0:53.665]Now I need either a size or a feeling. 现在我需要一个表示尺码或表示感觉的词。
[0:57.794]Huge and beautiful! 巨大的，漂亮的！
[1:00.654]She didn't ask for both a size and a feeling. 她不是说表示尺码和感觉的两个词都要，
[1:03.928]Choose just one of them. 选其中的一个就好。
[1:05.906]Huge, then. 巨大的。
[1:07.817]The next two blanks are both motion⁴ words. 下面的两个空是表示动作的词，
[1:11.305]You can each give me one. 你们可以一人给我一个。
[1:13.430]Slowly! 缓慢地!
[1:15.261]Quickly! 迅速地!
[1:16.504]Now, there's just one more blank. 现在，还有一个空。
[1:19.872]I need a word that describes weight. 我需要一个形容体重的词。
[1:22.825]Sunny! Short! Thirsty! Famous! 阳光的，短的，渴的，著名的!
[1:26.727](He laughs.) （他笑了。）
[1:28.801]Those aren't descriptions⁵ for weight! 那不是形容体重的！
[1:31.049]Jenny needs a word like "heavy" or "light." 珍妮需要一个像“重的”或“轻的”的词。
[1:34.648]Let's choose "heavy." 那我们选“重的”吧！
[1:36.470](She fills in the last blank.) （她填好了最后一个空。）
[1:39.878]Shall I learn my poem by heart, and then say it to you? 我能用背下这首诗后，再说给你们听听吗？
[1:45.443](He laughs.) （他笑了。）
[1:46.636]No. Just read it! 不要，就读出来吧！
[1:49.306]I once saw a very old cat, 曾经，我见到一只老猫，
[1:52.825]That was wearing a huge yellow hat. 戴着一顶大大的黄色的帽子。
[1:56.298]I jumped really slowly, 我缓慢地跳着，
[1:58.651]And then I said quickly, 然后，我迅速地说：
[2:01.121]"Don't you think you look heavy in that?" “你不觉得你戴着它看起来很肥吗？”
[2:04.763]Did we do this right? 我们这样做对吗？
[2:06.353]It sounds wrong! 听起来好像错了！
[2:08.228]Don't worry, Danny. 别担心，丹尼。
[2:09.602]It's okay! 很好！
[2:10.574]It's funny! 挺有意思！
[2:11.888]LET'S DO IT! 做一做！
[2:13.708]Look up "limerick" in a dictionary. 在字典里查“limerick”。
[2:16.678]What pattern⁶ does it follow? 它是什么样的格式？
[2:18.834]How many lines are there? 有多少行？
[2:20.856]Which lines rhyme⁷? 那些行押韵？
[2:22.833]Then look in the library or on the internet to find more limericks. 然后在图书馆或网上找出更多的打油诗。
[2:27.479]You can learn some by heart or try your best to write one yourself. 你可以背几首，或者尽自己最大的努力写一首。
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1 poetry   

n.诗歌，诗集；诗意

参考例句：

• We are always finding new beauties in Shakespeare's poetry.我们不断地在莎士比亚的诗歌中发现美妙之处。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。

2 blank   

adj.空白的；n.空白(处)；vi.消失；vt.使模糊不清

参考例句：

• Suddenly my mind went blank.我脑子里突然一片空白。
• Design a new blank form.设计一个新的空白表单。

3 blanks   

n.（纸等的）空白（尤指表格的空白）( blank的名词复数 )；空地；（书正文前后的）空白页；空白表格（或证件）

参考例句：

• Fill in the blanks with verbals. 用动词的非谓语形式填空。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Complete the following sentences by filling the blanks with proper prepositions and adverbs. 用适当的冠词和副词填空，完成下列句子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 motion   

n.打手势，示意，移动，动作，提议，大便；v.运动，向...打手势，示意

参考例句：

• She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
• Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时，请勿打开车门。

5 descriptions   

n.描述( description的名词复数 )；形容；种类；类型

参考例句：

• The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue. 这部小说描述多对话少。
• The witness's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value. 证人的描述太不明确，没有任何实际价值。

6 pattern   

n.图案，模范，榜样；型，式样；样品；图样；vt.摹制，仿造；以图案装饰

参考例句：

• This box is made after a new pattern.这箱子是仿照新样式制作的。
• Why should all writers follow a pattern?为什么作家都遵循一个模式写作呢？

7 rhyme   

n.韵，押韵，韵文；vi.押韵，作诗；vt.使押韵，用韵诗表达

参考例句：

• I cannot find a rhyme to " hiccups ".我不能找到和 “hiccups”同韵的词。
• The last two lines of this poem don't rhyme properly.这首诗后两句不怎么压韵。