看《Peppa Pig》学英语(三十九)

作者:Alice的学习笔记

单词

  • compost
    可作名词,表示肥料,也可作动词,表示把……制成堆肥。
       Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes, and other crops...
       将已收获过的黄瓜、西红柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下,制成堆肥。

  • peelings
    去除的果蔬皮:Peelings are pieces of skin removed from vegetables and fruit。peel本身既可作名词,也可作动词,表示削皮。
       //...potato peelings.
       土豆皮
       Peel and dice the potatoes.
       给土豆削皮,切块。

  • skin
    作名词可表示皮肤,也可表示果皮,(蔬菜的)表皮。
       The outer skin of the orange is called the 'zest'.
       橙子皮称为 zest。

  • heap
    既可作名词,表示杂乱的一堆,也可作动词,表示堆放。
       //...a heap of bricks...
       一堆砖
       Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
       马德里加尔夫人将更多的胡萝卜堆到了迈克尔的盘子里。
    拓展一下,短语at the bottom/top of the heap,表示身处底层/高层:
       //...those at the top of the social heap...
       那些身处社会高层的人们

  • wiggly
    蠕虫,蚯蚓等。

  • orchard
    果园。

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  • apple core
    core表示核心,要点,也可以表示果核。
       Peel the pears and remove the cores.
       将梨削皮去核。

  • ring sb
    复习一下,表示给某人打电话。

  • fun run
    非竞赛性长跑,公益长跑,募捐长跑,英文解释为:A fun run is a long-distance race which anyone can take part in. Fun runs are often held to raise money for charity.

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  • helping
    食物的一份,一客,英文解释为:A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving.
       She gave them extra helpings of ice cream. *
       
    她又给了他们几份冰激凌。*

  • uphill
    作为副词,可表示上坡,靠山顶,也可作形容词表示荆棘满途的,艰苦卓绝的。
       It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted...
       她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
       It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
       虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争,但我相信我们会取得胜利。

  • wasp
    复习一下,表示黄蜂,胡蜂。

短语

  • talking of ……
    口语中的常用表达,说到……,提及……(用于承接刚才的话题)。类似的表达还有“when it comes to ……”,“in terms of”,
       Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year?
       说到威尼斯,你见到我去年在那儿买的面具了吗?

  • high up
    在高处。
       High up among the clouds, we saw the summit of Qomolangma.
       在高高的云团中,我们看到了珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰。

  • hold onto
    紧紧抓住,紧紧握住
       She had to hold onto the railings to keep her balance (= to stop herself from falling).
       她必须扶着围栏才能保持平衡。


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