快乐英语第八册 UNIT1-5

[00:06.69]Unit 1
[00:08.27]Which is bigger?
[00:11.67]Lesson 5
[00:14.97]Learn to Say
[00:17.14]Hey, look at the hippo¹.
[00:20.43]I think it's the biggest animal on land².
[00:24.45]No. Elephants are the biggest animals on land.
[00:29.52]How do you know that?
[00:31.54]From science books.
[00:33.82]Which is the biggest animal in the sea?
[00:37.10]Do you know?
[00:38.74]Of course³ the blue whale.
[00:41.53]Which is the highest mountain in the world?
[00:45.99]Mount Qomolangma.
[00:48.82]Who's the cleverest in our class?
[00:51.87]Er...
[00:53.82]Of course me!
[00:57.54]Try to Use
[00:59.63]Who is the oldest in our class?
[01:03.05]I think Billy is the oldest.
[01:06.10]tallest
[01:07.41]highest
[01:08.83]cleverest
[01:10.52]Who is the oldest in our class?
[01:14.80]Listen and Find the Rhyme⁴
[01:19.03]__
[01:22.56]__
[01:26.33]__
[01:29.91]Good, better, best,
[01:32.52]Never let it rest,
[01:34.88]Till good is better,
[01:36.56]And better, best.
[01:40.36]Read and Think
[01:42.84]Look! This is Galileo.
[01:46.30]He wants to drop two balls at the same time.
[01:50.76]Which is faster, the big one or the small one?
[01:56.11]Of course the bigger one.
[01:58.22]It's heavier than the smaller one.
[02:00.68]No, you are wrong.
[02:03.75]Which is faster?
[02:06.12]They fell⁵ to the ground⁶ at the same time!
[02:10.04]Really?
[02:11.59]Galileo was⁷ the first man to prove⁸ it!
[02:15.32]1.
[02:16.83]Who is holding two balls?
[02:20.25]2.
[02:21.54]Which is faster, the bigger one or the smaller one?
[02:26.84]Make a Survey

1 hippo   

n.河马；吐根

参考例句：

• Look at the hippo splashing about in the river.看那只在河里溅水的河马。
• In fact,a hippo can stay under water for up to six minutes.实际上，河马一口气可以在水下呆六分钟。

2 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

3 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

4 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。

5 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

6 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 prove   

v.证明，证实，表现出，结果是

参考例句：

• This will prove to the world that we are right.这将向全世界证明我们是对的。
• How can you prove that you are right?你如何能证明你是正确的呢？