大家说英语 24 动手做美工

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October 30

10月30日

Read it!

读读看！

Megan did¹ an art project².

梅根做了一个美工作品。

She folded³ magazine⁴ strips⁵ and glued them together to make a picture.

她把杂志内页剪成长纸片再折成细条，再黏贴起来成一张图案，

It looks nice.

看起来很漂亮。

Susie shows everyone her origami animals.

苏希把她的折纸动物秀给大家看，

She made⁶ a frog, a fish and a bird.

她做了一只青蛙、一条鱼和一只鸟。

Rob⁷ didn't make any art, but he bought some!

罗柏没有做任何美术作品，可是他买了一些！

He got⁸ a good deal⁹ on a painting¹⁰ at the craft¹¹ fair¹².

他在工艺展买到一幅价廉物美的画作。

Conversation¹³ A

会话A

Hi, guys¹⁴. Do you want to see what I made last night?

嗨，大家好。 你们想不想看我昨晚做的东西？

Sure! Let's see it.

当然想！拿出来看吧。

See? It's a picture made from magazine strips.

看到了吗？是用杂志内页纸条做的图案。

That's really cool.

那真的很厉害，

Was¹⁵ it hard to make?

很难做吗？

No. I just cut and folded the magazine strips.

不会。我只是把杂志剪成细长条再折起来，

Then I glued them onto¹⁶ the picture.

然后贴成这个图案。

Did it take a long time?

花了很多时间吗？

No. I did this one in about three hours.

没有，我花了差不多三小时把它做完。

Conversation B

会话B

I've been doing origami.

我最近一直在学做折纸，

It's really fun, too.

那也非常好玩。

Susie showed me some.

(to Rob) 苏希给我看了一些，

But I'm not very good at following¹⁷ directions¹⁸!

但是我不擅长遵循指示！

Origami is fun.

折纸很好玩。

See? I made a frog, a fish and a bird.

你们看？我做了一只青蛙、一条鱼和一只鸟。

I used¹⁹ a dollar bill²⁰ to make the bird.

我是用一元纸钞折这只鸟的。

That's cool. Are those birds hard to make?

很酷喔。 那些鸟很难做吗？

No. They're pretty easy.

不会，它们蛮简单的。

Do you have a dollar?

你有一块钱吗？

I can show you.

我可以做给你看。

Conversation C

会话C

Rob and I went to the craft fair on Saturday.

罗柏和我星期六去看了工艺展。

Did you buy anything?

妳买了什么吗？

Rob did.

罗柏买了东西。

Yes. I bought a painting for my living²¹ room.

对，我买了一幅画挂在我的客厅。

Was it expensive?

很贵吗？

No, it was a pretty good deal.

不贵，那幅画其实挺划算的。

I'll show you a picture of it.

我给妳看照片。

I like it! Did a local²² artist²³ do it?

我喜欢！ 是本地的艺术家画的吗？

Yes. I really like her work.

是，我真的很喜欢她的作品。

I'll probably²⁴ buy more of it.

我以后可能会多买一些。

1 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？

2 project   

n.（学校的)课题，作业；项目，计划；方案；工程

参考例句：

• The project will start next year.这项工程明年上马。
• I'm doing a project on Chinese history.我正在做一个有关中国历史的研究课题。

3 folded   

adj.折叠的v.折叠，对折交叠( fold的过去式和过去分词 )；包围；包起；笼罩

参考例句：

• He folded the map up and put it in his pocket. 他把地图折叠起来，放进了口袋。
• The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up. 小丑一出现在舞台上，观众们个个笑得前俯后仰。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 magazine   

n.期刊，杂志

参考例句：

• How much is this magazine?这本杂志多少钱？
• I read a magazine in bed.我躺在床上看杂志。

5 strips   

n. 条，片 名词strip的复数形式

参考例句：

• Cut the vegetables into thin strips. 把菜切成细条。
• The baskets are woven from strips of willow. 这些篮子是用柳条编的。

6 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

7 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

8 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

9 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

10 painting   

n.油画；水彩画

参考例句：

• I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
• I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。

11 craft   

n.工艺，手艺；小船，飞机；行业；诡计

参考例句：

• The harbour was full of pleasure craft.港口满是游艇。
• He's a master of his craft.他有一手好手艺。

12 fair   

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集

参考例句：

• I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
• And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。

13 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

14 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 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。

16 onto   

prep.到…之上；向…之上

参考例句：

• The cat jumped onto the chair.猫跳到椅子上。
• He threw himself onto the sofa.他猛然坐到沙发上。

17 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

18 directions   

direction的复数形式； 方面( direction的名词复数 )； 方向； 指南； （电影导演的）指点

参考例句：

• She gave me clear and precise directions. 她给了我清晰而准确的指示。
• He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there. 他清楚地向我说明了去那儿的路线。

19 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

20 bill   

(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表

参考例句：

• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
• It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。

21 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

22 local   

adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻

参考例句：

• She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
• He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。

23 artist   

n.画家；艺术家

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

24 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。