新标准初中英语九年级(下):Mod12-4 Gulliver's travel

[00:03.30]I walked to the shore¹.
[00:05.72]I didn't know where I was.
[00:07.33]I couldn't see any houses or people.
[00:10.65]I was very tired and weak.
[00:13.25]I wanted to sleep so I laid down
[00:15.94]on the grass and slept for about nine hours.
[00:20.42]It was daylight² when I woke up.
[00:23.28]I tried to sit up but I couldn't.
[00:25.73]I looked down at my arms and legs
[00:28.07]and saw that I was tied to the ground.
[00:30.92]My arms, legs and hair,
[00:33.69]which was very long, were all tied down.
[00:39.58]17 Listen and read.
[00:43.92]Now read and compare your ideas
[00:46.44]with the rest of the story below.
[00:49.65]Gulliver's Travels Part 2
[00:53.96]I opened my eyes
[00:55.59]but I couldn't see anything around me
[00:58.24]as I couldn't move my head.
[01:00.82]I could only look up
[01:02.65]at the strong sun in the sky.
[01:05.16]A few seconds later,
[01:06.73]I heard some strange sounds
[01:09.07]and felt something move up my body to my face.
[01:13.71]I had no idea
[01:15.87]what it was as it was very difficult
[01:18.72]for me to see anything.
[01:21.03]However, I managed to move my eyes
[01:23.47]to look down at my nose
[01:25.83]and to my absolute³ surprise,
[01:29.19]I saw a tiny person standing⁴ there.
[01:32.73]He was no more than 15 centimetres⁵ tall.
[01:36.92]He was holding a bow⁶ and arrow⁷
[01:39.70]and was ready to shoot the tiny arrow at me!
[01:43.78]I couldn't believe my eyes!
[01:46.10]Who was this tiny soldier in front of me?
[01:48.49]

1 shore   

n.海岸，海滨，斜撑柱；vt.支撑，支持

参考例句：

• It was a mile by water,four miles round the shore.由水路去只有一英里，沿岸绕行要四英里。
• The ship's cinema was empty because everyone was on shore.船上电影院空无一人，因为大家都上岸去了。

2 daylight   

n.日光，白昼；黎明

参考例句：

• It is easier to read by daylight than by lamplight.在日光下读书比在灯光下读书舒适。
• To get there on time we must leave before daylight.为了准时到那里，我们必须在黎明之前离开。

3 absolute   

adj.十足的；绝对的；不受任何限制的

参考例句：

• The first year of the course was an absolute doddle.第一年的课程简单极了。
• I look upon this as an absolute necessity.我认为这是绝对必要。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 centimetres   

n.厘米( centimetre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres. 这是一把刻有英寸和厘米的尺子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches. 这把尺子上有厘米和英寸二种刻度。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 bow   

n.弓，船头，鞠躬；v.鞠躬，弯腰

参考例句：

• There's a flag on the bow of his boat.在他的船头有一面旗子。
• We bow to the teacher.我们向老师鞠个躬。

7 arrow   

n.箭，矢；箭状物，箭头符号

参考例句：

• He was shot in the shoulder with an arrow.他的肩膀被箭射中。
• The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow.一支箭把信钉在了墙上。