与美国小学生一起学英文第7册 第31期:呼啦圈

 　　Hula Hoops² 呼啦圈

　　Do you have a hula hoop¹ in your house? 你家有呼啦圈吗？

　　A hula hoop is usually made of plastic, but it is sometimes made of wood.  呼啦圈一般用塑料制成，有时也用木料。

　　We use hula hoops for exercise. 我们用呼啦圈来锻炼身体。

　　We twirled around our necks, hips³ or arms. 我们用脖子、臀部或胳膊扭动呼啦圈。

　　Also, hula hoops were used a long time ago. 而且，很久以前，人们就在使用呼啦圈。

　　In ancient Greece, people used hula hoops for exercise. 在古希腊，人们用呼啦圈来锻炼身体。

　　In Egypt, it was a toy. 在埃及，它是玩具。

　　People made hula hoops out of grape vines. 人们用葡萄藤来制作呼啦圈。

　　Native Americans also used hula hoops. 印第安人也用呼啦圈。

　　They taught their children how to hunt with hula hoops. 他们教孩子们如何用呼啦圈来捕猎。

1 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。

2 hoops   

n.箍( hoop的名词复数 )；（篮球）篮圈；（旧时儿童玩的）大环子；（两端埋在地里的）小铁弓

参考例句：

• a barrel bound with iron hoops 用铁箍箍紧的桶
• Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter. 在巴黎，这个季节的裙圈比较宽大，裙裾却短一些。 来自飘（部分）

3 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》