与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第19期:农场

 　　Farm 农场

　　Farmers grow plants and raise animals on a farm. 农场主在农场上种植植物和饲养动物。

　　What are farm animals? 什么是农场动物？

　　They are horses, cows, ducks, sheep, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, dogs, pigs, goats¹, geese and donkeys². 它们是马、奶牛、鸭子、绵羊、鸡、火鸡、兔子、狗、猪、山羊、鹅和驴子。

　　Most milk comes from cows. 大部分的奶产自奶牛。

　　Horses run very fast. 马跑得非常快。

　　Sheep provide thick fur³ for people. 绵羊给人们提供厚羊毛。

　　Chickens lay eggs. 鸡下蛋。

　　Farmers raised pigs for meat. 农场主养猪是为了得到肉。

1 goats   

n.山羊( goat的名词复数 )；老色鬼；色狼；好色之徒

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar. 在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The time had come to drive the goats homeward. 该是把山羊赶回家去的时候了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 donkeys   

n.驴( donkey的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some medieval towns raced donkeys or buffaloes. 有些中世纪的城市用驴子或水牛竞赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Donkeys are related to horses, and both are part of the equine family. 驴是马的近亲，两者都是马科家庭的一员。 来自辞典例句

3 fur   

n.毛皮；毛；软毛

参考例句：

• The woman is wearing a fur coat.这位妇女穿着一件皮大衣。
• Bear is covered with with fur.熊体表覆盖着皮毛。