郭岱宗(英文系副教授)
一、先熟背以下實用的單字
unicorn麒麟 [ ]
white elephant又大又貴、卻無用之物
Persian Cat波斯貓 [ ];giraffe長頸鹿 [ ]
panda貓熊 [ ];raccoon浣熊 [ ]
polar bear 北極熊;rhino 犀牛
seeing-eye dog 導盲犬;aquarium 水族館 [ ]
tadpole蝌蚪 [ ];cicada知了(蟬)[ ]
queen bee女王蜂;mantis螳螂[ ]
spider web蜘蛛網;insecticide殺蟲劑
silkworm蠶;earthworm蚯蚓
orchid蘭花 [ ];magnolia玉蘭花 [ ]
jasmine茉莉花 [ ];tulip鬱金香 [ ]
poinsettia聖誕紅 [ ];ivy長春藤
azalea杜鵑花 [ ]
cactus仙人掌 [ ](複數是cacti[ ])
violet紫羅蘭 [ ];mimosa含羞草 [ ]
palm tree棕櫚樹 [ ];lei花環(掛在脖子上)[ ]
lily百合;daisy雛菊 [ ]
chrysanthemum菊花[ ]
二、請翻譯以下的句子
1、那棵仙人掌開花了。
That___is___.
2、沙漠中的仙人掌很少開花。
The___in___seldom___.
3、百合花看起來純淨又典雅。
___look___and___.
4、那隻北極熊媽媽脖子上掛了一個花環。
That___ ___bear is___a___.
5、蝌蚪會成青蛙。
___grow into___.
6、導盲犬是忠實又可靠的。
___dogs are___and___.
7、我家附近的草坪上有紫羅蘭和杜鵑花。
There are___and___on the lawn near where I live.
8、蠶和蚯蚓都是軟蟲。
___and___are both___.
三、答案
1、That cactus is blooming.
2、The cacti in deserts seldom bloom.
3、Lilies look clean and classic
(經典的、典雅的:classic 古典的:classical)
4、That mother polar bear is wearing a lei.
5、Tadpoles grow into frogs.
6、Seeing-eye dogs are faithful and reliable.
7、There are violets and azalea on the lawn near where I live.
(「我家附近」不能用near my house ,因為”house”是平房)
8、Silkworms and earthworm are both worms.