英国语文第一册 第45期:雨

 　　LESSON 45 RAIN 第四十五课 雨

　　Rain comes from the clouds. Look, there are black clouds now in the sky.  雨从云层而来。看，现在天空中布满了乌云。

　　How fast they move along²! See, they have hidden³ the sun.  它们移动的多快呀！快看，它们把太阳藏起来了，

　　They have covered⁵ up the sun, just as¹ you cover⁴ up your face when you put something over it.  它们覆盖住了太阳，就像你用东西盖住了脸一样。

　　But there is one little bit⁶ of blue sky. 但是仍有一小片蓝天。

　　Now there is no blue sky at all: it is all black with the clouds.  现在完全没有蓝天了，全部是乌云，

　　It is very dark⁷, like night. It will rain soon. 天色很黑像晚上。很快就会下雨了。

　　Now the rain begins. What large drops!  现在雨开始下了，雨滴好大呀！

　　The ducks are very glad; but the little birds are not glad,—they go and shelter⁸ themselves⁹ under the trees. 鸭子很开心但是鸟儿一点都不高兴---它们飞到树底下找栖息地。

　　Now the rain is over. It was¹⁰ only a shower.  现在雨停了。刚刚下了阵雨，

　　Now the flowers smell sweet, and the bright sun shines¹¹, and the little birds sing again. 现在花儿香味更甜了，太阳开始放光了，小鸟又开始歌唱了。

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

3 hidden   

hide的过去分词

参考例句：

• Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. 我们的旅行费用全包—没有任何隐含性费用。
• There are fears of a hidden agenda behind this new proposal. 人们担心这一新提议的背后有不可告人的目的。

4 cover   

n.盖子，覆盖物；v.覆盖…，扩及，掩饰

参考例句：

• Under cover of the dark,the dog was stolen.在黑夜的掩护下，狗被偷走了。
• The book needs a new cover.这书需要装个新封面。

5 covered   

adj.大量的；有遮盖物的，（尤指）有顶的v.覆盖( cover的过去式和过去分词)；掩护；包括

参考例句：

• His face was covered in blood. 他满脸是血。
• His clothes were covered in dirt. 他的衣服沾满了污垢。

6 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

7 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

8 shelter   

n.掩蔽，掩蔽处，避身处；庇护所，避难所，庇护；vt.庇护，保护，隐匿；vi.躲避

参考例句：

• We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
• Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。

9 themselves   

pron.他们自己，她们自己，它们本身；他们亲自；他自己

参考例句：

• They finished the work by themselves.他们自己完成了这项工作。
• The boys didn't know what to do with themselves after school ended.男孩们不知道放学后该做些什么。

10 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。

11 shines   

v.发光( shine的第三人称单数 )；反射光；照耀；表现突出

参考例句：

• When the sun shines through a light rain, it makes a rainbow. 当太阳的光线穿过小雨时便形成了虹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The light shines on from over there and illuminates the stage. 灯光从那边照进来，照亮了舞台。 来自《简明英汉词典》