知性英语－A pleasant day

 
　　Today is Sunday,March 20th. It is a fine day. Although there is no class. Our teacher takes us to the zoo. Sixteen boys and twenty girls board¹ the school bus. It travels very quickly so we reach the zoo by nine o'clock.

　　We all think that the zoo is very beautiful. There are a lot of trees, some hills, and a big lake. The sun is shining and the flowers are beginning to bloom². There are many kinds of animals in the zoo, elephants, monkeys, birds, lions, tigers, fish and so on.

　　The birds are singing in the trees and the fish are swimming in the lake. We watch the monkeys play on the hill. We all have a good time, and at one o'clock in the afternoon we leave the Zoo.

1 board   

v.上（船；飞机等）；n.委员会，理事会，董事会，委员会；司，局，厅；木板，黑板

参考例句：

• We'd better board the train now.我们最好现在上火车。
• Passengers should board the train now.旅客现在应该上火车了。

2 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。