18. Nest and Hair

　　My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

　　"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.

　　"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest," replied the child.

　　"Then, can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her .

　　"Well, ma'am, it just resembles² your hair. "

Notes:

　　(1) inform v.告诉

　　(2) nest n.窝；巢

　　(3) description n.描述

　　(4) encourage v.鼓励

　　(5) resemble¹ v. 相似；类似

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：

　　① The teacher was told by a boy student that a bird had built a nest in the tree outside the classroom.

　　② The teacher was greatly surprised when she heard the news.

　　③ The child told the teacher where the bird had gone.

　　④ The teacher wanted to seize the chance to get the child to learn how to describe a thing.

　　(5) The child did give a vivid³ description.

18.鸟窝与头发

　　我姐姐是一位小学老师。一次一个学生告诉她说一只鸟儿在教室外的树上垒了个窝。

　　“是什么鸟呢？”我姐姐问她。

　　“我没看到鸟儿，老师，只看到鸟窝。”那孩子回答说。

　　“那么，你能给我们描述一下这个鸟巢吗？”我姐姐鼓励她道。

　　“哦，老师，就像你的头发一样。”

练习参考答案：

①F②F③F④T⑤T

1 resemble   

vt.相似，类似，象

参考例句：

• The two boys nearly resemble each other.这两个男孩极相象。
• They resemble each other in one respect.他们有一点彼此相似。

2 resembles   

v.像…，类似于( resemble的第三人称单数 )；效仿

参考例句：

• She closely resembles her sister. 她和她姐姐很像。
• She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character. 她外貌上像她的姐姐，性格上却不同。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 vivid   

adj.鲜艳的，鲜明的；活泼的，有生气的；生动的，逼真的

参考例句：

• The writer paints a vivid picture of his early life.那位作家生动地描绘了他早年的生活。
• The changing vivid colours of the sunset are really fascinating.日落时变化多端的色彩确实使人心醉神迷。