新派英语第四册UNIT8

[00:00.00]Unit 8               It's Fun!
[00:05.47]2.Listen.Read.Say the rhyme¹.
[00:20.92]Collecing stamps is lots of fun.I really think they're colorful².
[00:28.08]I like to think of where they go.Their traveling³ is so wonderful!
[00:35.03]Peole like to save⁵ strange⁶ things Like coins--I think that's funny.
[00:42.37]I really don't know why they do.I'd want to spend the money!
[00:49.03]Everyone does different things,And that's what makes it fun.
[00:55.76]Collecting things we really like,Then sharing⁸ what we've done!
[01:02.50]4.Listen.Read.
[01:15.24]It's easy to find baseball cards.Lots of people collext them.
[01:21.58]Lots of people collext coins,too.It's fun to collect them.
[01:27.73]I colled dolls from around the world.My newest doll is from India⁹.
[01:34.25]I collect dolls,too. My oldest one is from France.
[01:40.76]It's boring¹⁰ to collect rocks!they aren't colorful like stamps.
[01:46.60]I think you're wrong! Rocks are interesting.
[01:51.02]Some of them have beautiful colors
[01:57.25]Nothing! I found¹¹ it.
[02:00.82]But my smallest rock cost¹² five dollars.It's hard to find that kind.
[02:06.76]What about you,Marco?Do you collect anything?
[02:11.69]I collect trophies¹³.fastest boy on the track¹⁴ team.
[02:18.02]6.Listen.Circle the correct¹⁵ answer.
[03:36.47]Who Took¹⁶ My Baseball Cards?
[03:42.62]by Judy Nayer
[03:45.68]Hello! I'm Rick.I like to play soccer,and I like to play basketball.
[04:01.06]But my favorite¹⁷ sport is baseball.
[04:05.92]I love to play baseball!I'm the fastest runner¹⁸ on my team.
[04:13.66]Baseball is never boring to me.But it is really exciting when you win.
[04:22.80]Last year,my team won⁴ a trophy¹⁹!
[04:27.66]When I'm not playing baseball,I like to collect baseball cards.
[04:36.01]It's a fun and easy hobby.And it is in teresting,too.
[04:43.46]Now I know everything about the players²⁰ on all the different teams.
[04:49.80]I think I have the biggest collection²¹ in my town.
[04:54.44]That is because I spend all my money on baseball cards!
[05:01.00]One day I was²² putting my newest baseball cards in my book.
[05:08.95]I saw²³ that some of my old cards weren't there.How strange!
[05:16.40]What happened?I looked every day for my baseball cards,but I didn't find them.
[05:24.43]Was this some joke²⁵?I did²⁴ not think it was funny.I felt awful²⁶.
[05:32.28]Then,last night,I saw my dog Socks in the yard²⁷.
[05:41.24]I ran⁷ out to look."What's wrong,Socks?"I asked.
[05:47.80]Then I saw them.My baseball cards were behind the big rock!Socks took them!
[05:56.94]I was happy to see my wonderful cards,so I didn't get mad²⁸ at Socks.
[06:03.49]I think he likes collecting baseball cards,too!

1 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。

2 colorful   

adj.色彩鲜艳的，华美的，富有色彩的，有趣的

参考例句：

• That bag is very colorful.那个书包非常鲜艳。
• I love the colorful paintings.我喜欢那些色彩斑斓的图画。

3 traveling   

adj.同行的；活动的；移动的n.带球走步，走步违例

参考例句：

• Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

5 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

6 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

7 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

8 sharing   

n.分配；均分；共价；共享

参考例句：

• Their friendship was forged by sharing adversity. 他们的友谊是由于共患难而结成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Those things the Greeks called catharsis the sharing of pity and terror and joy with all. 那就是希腊人称之为“精神净化”的东西，大家一起感受怜悯和痛苦，分享快乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 India   

n.印度（亚洲）

参考例句：

• New Delhi is the capital of India.新德里是印度的首都。
• In India,there are fifteen official languages.印度有15种官方语言。

10 boring   

adj.无聊的；令人生厌的

参考例句：

• It is a boring film.这是一部枯燥乏味的电影。
• This story is kind of boring.这个故事有点无聊。

11 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

12 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

13 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

15 correct   

adj.正确的；vi.改正，纠正；vt.改正

参考例句：

• She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
• Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。

16 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

17 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

18 runner   

n.奔跑者，赛跑者，操作者，滑槽

参考例句：

• I was slowly closing on the runner ahead of me.我慢慢追上了跑在我前面的人。
• A runner needs plenty of wind.跑步者需要呼吸大量的空气。

19 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

20 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

21 collection   

n.收藏品；收集物；募捐；文集，数集，（商品的）系列

参考例句：

• He has a large collection of stamps.他有大量的邮票收藏。
• I have a large collection of CDs.我采集了得多唱片。

22 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。

23 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

24 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

25 joke   

n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄

参考例句：

• Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
• They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。

26 awful   

adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；令人畏惧的，可怕的；威严的，庄重的；极度的，非常的

参考例句：

• The weather is awful today.今天天气坏透了。
• An awful accident has happened.发生了一起可怕的意外事故。

27 yard   

n.庭院，院子

参考例句：

• There is an apple in the yard.院子里有一个苹果。
• The children are playing in the yard.孩子们正在院子里玩耍。

28 mad   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的，生气的，愚蠢的，狂欢的；n.狂怒

参考例句：

• Don't fight with him, he is a mad man.别跟他打架, 他是疯子。
• Mother gets mad with me for coming home late.妈妈为我回家迟了而发火。