小学综合英语4A--Unit 12

Unit 12
[00:49.61]The house in the hill
[00:53.37]One day the children had a school picnic in the Forest Park.
[01:02.01]They found an old house.'Can we go inside?'Patsy asked.
[01:09.15]The door was closed but it was not locked.
[01:16.98]John pushed it and it opened.
[01:23.15]'You go in first,'John said to Peter.'No,You go in first,'Peter said.
[01:35.50]'Oh,all right,'John said.He was frightened but he walked into house.
[01:44.36]'There isn't anyone here,'he said.'You can come in.'
[01:51.02]The children went into the house.
[01:55.17]It was old but the walls were strong.The floor was dirty but it was dry.
[02:05.20]'Look,'Patsy said.'There's another room' She went into the second room.
[02:13.36]'This room is bigger than the first,'she said,'and it's got a tap¹.'
[02:19.73]She turned on the tap but there wasn't any water.
[02:26.49]'It's a good place,'Peter said,
[02:31.14]'but it's a long way from home.' 'It can be our secret place,'John said.
[02:38.38]Sally Structure²
[02:47.21]The door was closed but it was not locked.
[02:57.19]The walls were old but they were strong.
[03:04.24]The floor was dirty but it was dry.
[03:13.10]It's a good place but it's a long way from home.
[03:22.55]Peter was frightened but he walked into the house.
[03:31.70]Patsy turned on the tap but there wasn't any water.
[03:41.86]Conversation
[03:50.50]Alan:We have a new flat.
[03:56.56]Susan:You're lucky.
[04:00.04]Alan:It's not very big but it's in a quiet street.
[04:05.39]Susan:How many bedrooms does it have?
[04:09.44]Alan:It only has two bedrooms. but they're big ones.
[04:14.77]Susan:What floor is it on?
[04:18.43]Alan:It's only on the third floor,but I can see the harbour³.
[04:23.89]Susan:Is it near an MTR station?
[04:28.36]Alan:No,but buses and trams⁴ stop outside.

1 tap   

n.轻打，水龙头，电话窃听；vt.从...放出液体，自...某人处获取，在...上装窃听器，轻拍；vi.轻拍

参考例句：

• I can't turn off the tap.我无法关上水龙头。
• The tooth hurts when I tap it.我轻敲时牙齿会痛。

2 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。

3 harbour   

n.（=harbor）海港

参考例句：

• A ship appeared near the harbour.一只船出现在港口附近。
• The harbour was full of all kinds of ships.港口泊满了各式各样的船。

4 trams   

n.有轨电车( tram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They replaced trams by buses. 他们用公共汽车代替了电车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Trams in London have been supplanted by buses. 伦敦的电车已经由公共汽车取代了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》