Lesson 40: What's Paul's Hobby·
1 build (built, built) v.建造
2 one of them 它们中的一个
【课文原文】I have ten rockets. I built one of them myself.
我有十枚火箭。 我自己造了一个。
3 be made of... 由……做成
【课文原文】It's made of wood and cardboard.
它是用木头和纸板做的。
4 do with 处理
【课文原文】What do I do with my rockets
我该拿我的火箭怎么办
5 begin (began, begun) v.开始
6 begin to do sth.开始做某事
【课文原文】I began to launch rockets two years ago.
我两年前开始发射火箭。
7 join 一般加入组织或者团体这类由多人组成的群体,成为其中的一员。
8 join in 多指参加活动或者比赛,如“球赛、游戏”等。
9 take part in和join in用法比较相似,有时候也可以互换,可以指参加活动、比赛等团体性的活动,但是注意take part in不可以和join互换。
【课文原文】Last year, I joined a rocket club in my city.
去年,我加入了我所在城市的一个火箭俱乐部。
10 some of 其中一些
11 most of 大多数
【课文原文】Some of the members are young like me, but most of the members are adults.
有些成员像我一样年轻,但大多数成员是成年人。
12 compete (v.竞争) -- competition (n.比赛)
【课文原文】Sometimes, we have competitions.
有时,我们有比赛。
13 give (gave, given) v.给
14 give sb. sth. = give sth. to sb.给某人某物
【课文原文】We also give prizes for the best-built rockets.
我们还为建造得最好的火箭颁奖。
15 ten times 十次
【课文原文】I launch most of my rockets seven to ten times.
我发射的火箭大多有七到十次。
16 lose (lost, lost) v.丢失
17 break (broke, broken) v.打碎
【课文原文】Then I lose or break them.
然后我把它们弄丢或弄坏。
18 in a field 在一片田野里
【课文原文】I launched it in a field, but it landed in some trees.
我在田野里发射了它,但它落在了树林里。
19 look for 寻找(强调找的过程)-- find 找到(强调找的结果)
【课文原文】My dad and I looked for it for three days.
我和爸爸找了它三天。
20 hate to do sth.讨厌做某事
【课文原文】I hate to lose a rocket!
我讨厌失去火箭!
21 break (v.破坏) -- broken (adj.损坏的)
【课文原文】I keep my broken rockets.
我留着我的破火箭。
22 collect (v.收集) -- collection (n.收藏品)
【课文原文】I have a collection of them in my bedroom.
我在我的卧室里收集了一些。
23 a lot of = lots of = much / many 很多
24 It is + n. + to do 做某事是...
【课文原文】It is a lot of fun to build and launch rockets.
建造和发射火箭是很有趣的。
25 excite (v.使兴奋) -- excited (adj.兴奋的) -- exciting (adj.令人兴奋的)
26 challenge (v.挑战) -- challenging (adj.富于挑战性的)
【课文原文】I like my hobby because it's exciting and challenging.
我喜欢我的爱好,因为它令人兴奋和具有挑战性。