Passage 7 Stop snoring

Grandpa is snoring really loudly. Billie and Blake will wake him up.

They shake Grandpa's shoulder. Grandpa keeps on snoring. They squeeze Grandpa's nose. Grandpa keeps on snoring. They tickle Grandpa's feet. Grandpa keeps on snoring. They play Grandpa's instruments. Grandpa keeps on snoring. They spin Grandpa's chair. Grandpa keeps on snoring. They dance to Grandpa's music. Grandpa keeps on snoring. They style Grandpa's hair. Grandpa keeps on snoring.

Billie and Blake are tired. They sleep on Grandpa's floor. Grandpa wakes up. "Who is snoring so loudly?" he asks.

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1.stop snoring停止打鼾

stop的意思是“停止”。stop doing的意思是“停止做某事”,表示停止正在做的事情。

2.Grandpa is snoring really loudly.爷爷的鼾声真的很大。

本句运用了现在进行时,其结构是“be+动词的现在分词”,表示此时此刻动作正在发生。

词汇卡

snore/snɔː(r)/v.打呼噜,打鼾

shake/ʃeɪk/vt.摇动

squeeze/skwiːz/vt.挤压,捏

tickle/ˈtɪkl/vt.挠痒

instrument/ˈɪnstrəmənt/n.乐器

spin/spɪn/vt.旋转

快乐练习

一、翻译下列短语。

1.wake up____________________

2.keep on____________________

3.spin chair____________________

4.dance to music__________________

5.sleep on the floor____________________

二、判断句子与短文内容是否一致。一致的在括号内写“T”,不一致的写“F”。

( )1.They squeeze Grandpa's nose.

( )2.They shake Grandpa's shoulder.

( )3.They tickle Grandpa's feet.

( )4.They dance to Grandpa's music.

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中美时差

美国本土划分为四个时区(东部时区、中部时区、山地时区和太平洋时区)。另外,夏威夷和阿拉斯加为第五时区。当美国实行夏时制时,北京时间比美国东部时间正好早12个小时。非夏时制时,北京时间比美国东部时间早13个小时。因此中美时差分为中美标准时差和中美夏令时时差。中国只有一个标准时间,即北京时间。