196. From Hot to Hot（巩固训练）

The days were hot.
白天很热。
The nights were hot.
夜晚也很热。
He turned on the living room fan.
他打开客厅的风扇。
He turned on the dining room fan.
他打开餐厅的风扇。
Both fans were on high speed.
两个风扇都调到了最高速。
They made a lot of noise.
它们发出很大的噪音。
But they didn't blow cool air.
但它们吹出来的不是凉风。
They blew hot air.
它们吹出来的是热风。
They blew hot air everywhere.
它们把热风吹到了各处。
He turned off the fans.
他关闭了风扇。
He turned on the air conditioner.
他打开了空调。
He closed all the windows.
他关上了所有的窗户。
He closed the front door.
他关上了前门。
The apartment began to cool down.
公寓开始变凉。
It got cooler and cooler.
变得越来越凉爽。
Then he heard a bang.
然后他听到了一声巨响。
It was a loud bang.
那是一声很大的巨响。
He thought a plane had crashed onto the roof.
他以为是飞机坠落到了屋顶上。
But it wasn't a plane.
但那不是飞机。
It was the air conditioner compressor.
是空调压缩机出了故障。
He opened the door.
他打开了门。
He opened the windows.
他打开了窗户。
重点词汇
living room 客厅; 起居室
dining room 餐厅; 饭厅
a lot of 许多
cool air凉爽的空气
hot air 夸夸其谈; 大话 ; 空话
on the air播送; 播放/停止播放
front door 正门; 前门
cool down 变凉; 冷却 ; 降温 ; 冷静 ; 镇定
air conditioner 空调机; 空调设备
broken down临时出故障的; 受损事故发生故障


01.拓展听力
Kyla loves her little sister. Her name is Brenda.
凯拉爱她的小妹妹。她叫布伦达。
She is very annoying though. Brenda talks way too much.
不过她很烦人。布伦达说话太多了。
She talks very loudly, too.
她说话声音也很大。
Kyla had an idea. "Let's play the quiet game! I bet you can't win!" Kyla said.
凯拉想到了一个主意。“我们来玩安静游戏吧！我打赌你赢不了！”凯拉说。
"I totally can!" Brenda said.
“我绝对可以！”布伦达说道。
Brenda was surprisingly good at the game. She did not talk for an entire day.
出乎意料的是，布伦达在游戏中表现得非常好。她整整一天都没有说话。
Kyla was happy.
凯拉很高兴。
However, Brenda continued playing the next day.
然而，布伦达第二天继续玩这个游戏。
Kyla missed hearing her sister's voice.
凯拉想念起她妹妹的声音来了。
Brenda even played the quiet game at school.
布伦达甚至在学校里也玩起了安静游戏。
Her teachers were mad that Brenda was not participating in class.
她的老师因为布伦达不参与课堂活动而生气了。
"You win, Brenda," Kyla said.
“你赢了，布伦达，”凯拉说道。
重点词汇
Brenda 布伦达
too much 过分
loudly 大声地，响亮地
good at 擅长 ; 一清二楚 ; 拿手的 ; 精明的
did not 没有 ; 未 ; 的缩写
next day 次日；第二天
at school 在学校 ; 在上课 ; 在求学
in class 在上课 ; 在上课中


02.拓展听力
Sarah learned about plants in science class.
莎拉在科学课上学到了有关植物的知识。
She learned that plants help people.
她了解到植物对人类有益。
She learned that every year people destroy rainforests.
她知道每年人类都在破坏雨林。
This includes trees.
这包括树木。
She learned that without trees there would be no oxygen for us to breathe.
她了解到没有树木，我们就没有氧气可供呼吸。
She decided to organize a club at her school.
她决定在学校组织一个俱乐部。
It was called Project Green.
这个俱乐部叫做“绿色计划”。
They would work on planting trees.
他们计划种植树木。
Although it would not solve all the problems, planting trees was a good way to help the environment.
虽然这并不能解决所有问题，但种植树木是帮助环境的好方法。
It was also fun to meet with other people.
与其他人见面也很有趣。
They gathered on Saturday.
他们在星期六聚会。
Each person was in charge of a different job.
每个人负责不同的工作。
There was only 20 people in the group before.
之前只有20人在这个团体中。
After the school heard about what they did, their club grew.
学校得知他们的活动后，俱乐部的成员增加了。
The following week there were a hundred members.
下周俱乐部的成员达到了一百人。
重点词汇
every year 每一年 ; 年年
rainforests 雨林 ; rainforest的复数
for us 对我们有利
breathe 呼吸 ; 呼出 ; 低声说
work on 对…有效[有作用] ; 动 ; 向…做工作 ; 左右
planting 种植 ; 栽种 ; 栽种物 ; 播种 ; 在栽种 ; 立稳 ; 竖立 ; 安放 ; plant的现在分词
meet with 遭受，受到 ; 会见某人某物 ; 偶然遇到，碰到
other people 别人；他人；物；旁人
in charge of 负责看护；掌管；看管或经营；指导


03.拓展听力
In order to raise money for a field trip, the school was having a chocolate sale.
为了筹集实地考察的资金，学校举办了巧克力销售活动。
They had all the kids sell chocolate to raise money.
他们让所有的孩子卖巧克力来筹钱。
If they did not sell chocolate, they would have to pay for the field trip themselves or not go.
如果他们不卖巧克力，他们就得自己付钱去实地考察，否则就不能去。
They had various types of chocolates. There were caramel, milk chocolate, dark, and waffle.
他们有各种类型的巧克力。有焦糖、牛奶巧克力、黑巧克力和华夫。
Each chocolate cost one dollar.
每块巧克力售价一美元。
There were also prizes for the kids who sold the most chocolate.
还有奖品给卖出最多巧克力的孩子们。
The top seller would win a bike.
销量最高的孩子将赢得一辆自行车。
All the kids were excited to sell chocolate.
所有的孩子都很兴奋地卖巧克力。
The most chocolate sold last year was 30 boxes.
去年卖出的最多巧克力是30盒。
Everyone hoped to beat the record this year.
每个人都希望今年能打破这个记录。
重点词汇
In order to 为了;以便;目的在于 ; 要想……
raise money 募款
have to 必须 ; 不得不 ; 劝告或建议时用 ; 表示一定真实或肯定发生
pay for 付开销 ; 赔偿 ; 付出代价 ; 吃亏
field trip 野外考察，实地考察， 户外教学
types of 类型 ; 的型态 ; 债券的种类
milk chocolate 牛奶巧克力
last year 去年 ; 上年 ; 那个俱乐部去年解散了
this year 今年


04.拓展听力
It was that time of the year.
又到了那个时候了。
The time of the year for girl scout cookies.
女童子军饼干的季节。
Everyone loved girl scout cookies.
每个人都喜欢女童子军饼干。
They were delicious, and they also went to a good cause.
它们不仅美味，而且还是为了一个好事业。
All the girl scouts had to sell cookies.
所有女童子军都要卖饼干。
The girl who sold the most cookies usually got a prize.
通常卖出最多饼干的女孩会得到奖品。
There were several different types of cookies.
有几种不同类型的饼干。
They were all the same price.
它们都是相同的价格。
Different people had different tastes.
不同的人有不同的口味。
They had cookies for everyone.
他们有适合每个人的饼干。
A lot of girl scout cookies were sold at school.
很多女童子军饼干在学校里卖出。
Some sold in front of markets.
有些在市场前卖。
Others sold in malls.
其他人在商场里卖。
Some even went door to door to sell cookies.
有些甚至挨家挨户地卖饼干。
Although it was fun to sell cookies, it was also a lot of work.
尽管卖饼干很有趣，但也是一项很多工作量的工作。
重点词汇
went to 相当于 ; 付出
good cause 正当理由，充足理由
types of 类型 ; 的型态 ; 债券的种类
all the same 仍然;依然;照样
A lot of 许多
at school 在学校 ; 在上课 ; 在求学
in front of 在…前面
door to door 挨家挨户 ; 从开始到目的地