与美国小学生一起学英文第6册 第18期:桥

 　　Bridges² 桥

　　Where do you see a bridge¹? 你在哪儿看到桥了？

　　A bridge usually carries people between two places over water. 桥通常是人们往来于水流两岸的枢纽。

　　A long time ago, bridges were made³ with logs⁴ or stones, so they could⁵ not hold strong things. 很久以前，桥是由木头和石头构成的，所以它们承受不住重的东西。

　　However⁶, these days, bridges have become much longer and stronger. 但是现在，桥比之前长了，也更坚固了。

　　Do you know what the longest bridge in the world is? 你知道世界上最长的桥是什么桥吗？

　　It is Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge in Louisiana, U.S.A. 世界上最长的桥是美国路易斯安那州的庞恰特雷恩湖铜锣桥。

　　It is about 38 kilometers⁷ long. 它长约38公里。

1 bridge   

n.桥，鼻梁，桥牌；vt.渡过，架桥

参考例句：

• There are two bookshops near the bridge.大桥附近有两家书店。
• I am strange at bridge.我对桥牌是外行。

2 bridges   

n.桥( bridge的名词复数 )；桥牌；鼻梁；1 起联系作用的东西v.在…建桥( bridge的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing. 铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The builders have contracted for three bridges this year. 今年这些建筑工人已经承包了三座新桥梁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 logs   

n.练习用球瓶；原木，木材，木料( log的名词复数 )；航海[飞行]日志

参考例句：

• logs for the fire 烧火用的木材
• The logs were knocked together as they floated down the stream. 圆木顺流而下时互相碰撞着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

6 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

7 kilometers   

n.千米，公里( kilometer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The deposits spread for 100 kilometers across four counties. 这些矿藏绵延一百公里，跨越四个县。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They only managed to get over ten kilometers. 他们只走完十公里路。 来自《简明英汉词典》