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NATURE
Hummingbirds(上)
大家說英語20240514
Hummingbirds are beautiful birds.
Many of them are quite tiny.
These colorful birds live in North and South America and are famous for flying fast.
They can fly up to 48 kilometers per hour!
Hummingbirds move their wings very fast.
They can fly straight up or hover just like helicopters.
These little birds can also fly backward!
Hummingbirds can live in many places.
They just need lots of food because they have to eat every 10-15(10 to 15) minutes!
tiny就是极小的 helicopter就是直升机 KK[ˋhɛlɪkɑptɚ] DJ[ˋhelikɔptə]
backward就是向后
win就是翅膀
Hey, Susie. Are you drawing something?
Yes, a hummingbird.
I saw one outside my window this morning.
They’re so tiny!
Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world.
Really? I didn’t know that.
The smallest hummingbird is only about six centimeters long.
Wow!
I know! And they fly really fast, too.
Up to 48 kilometers per hour!
Hummingbirds fly like helicopters.
I read that somewhere.
That’s true.
They can fly straight, up and hover.
They can even fly backward!
Amazing. And their wings move so fast.
They do.
Hummingbirds are really fun to watch.
Where do hummingbirds live?
Many places.
They just need lots of food.
They have to eat every 10-15 minutes!
Kind of like me!
They’re so tiny. 它们好小
Susie说最小的蜂鸟体长只有6公分左右 the smallest Hummingbird is only about six centimeters long
句尾的形容词long是长的意思 在此用法比较特别 它描述丈量的长度
six centimeters long就是6公分长
其他测量的形容词还有像是
The river is 10 meters wide.
这条河有10公尺宽
The man is a hundred and seventy centimeters tall.
那名男子170公分高
This hotel is 30 stories high.
这家饭店有30层楼高
They’re kind of like airplanes, but they move in some different ways. A helicopter does not have wings like an airplane.
And it can go straight up and it can go straight down.
It can also stay in the air and not move.
Because there are things on them called blades葉片狀物；槳葉 that go round and round.
Hummingbirds don’t have things like that, but they can also stay flying in the air without moving around.
We call that hovering.
Not many things can hover in the air without moving.
Hummingbirds and helicopters are special because they can both hover in the air.
They can stay in the air without moving or changing directions.
片语kind of是有点什么的意思 是口语中非正式的说法 轻松地表达一种约略轻微程度的感觉 The weather is kind of cold today.
今天的天气有点冷
I’m kind of busy right now.
我现在有点忙
He’s kind of upset about the mistake.
他对那个错误感到有点不高兴
We live in a tiny house. Some birds are flying over the lake.
Birds have strong wings.
Can we ride in a helicopter?
The kids walked backward for fun.
Those birds wings are colorful. Ava took a step backward.
That ant is very tiny.
Can you fly a plane?
Look at the helicopter in the sky!
Hummingbirds fly so fast, I wonder how they do it. Hummingbirds are very colorful, their feathers may be bright, green, blue or red.
The colors change when they move.
Many hummingbirds eat nectar from flowers.
They don’t like to share their food, they will chase other hummingbirds away from flowers or other food sources.
They still fly a long way, many fly from North America to South America in different seasons.
There aren’t any in Asia, but my friend in a state has a hummingbird feeder near her window.
So she can watch hummingbirds as they eat.
You talked about growing up and watching hummingbirds. What do you need to have in your backyard to watch a hummingbird?
Well, first, make sure they live in your area then buy a hummingbird feeder.
It’s something you can hang up somewhere a little higher.
And it will have little holes where the hummingbird can put its beak鳥嘴；（鱉等的）喙狀嘴 and eat food out of.
What they eat out of there is often a liquid.
Hummingbirds in the wild will go and eat from flowers.
That sounds fascinating!
hover KK[ˋhʌvɚ] DJ[ˋhʌvə]
vi.不及物動詞
1.（鳥等）盤旋；（直升機）停留在空中
The helicopter hovered over the house.
直升機停留在那房子上空。
2.徘徊；停留
The dogs hovered around me while I was fixing their dinner.
我給狗兒們弄吃的時候牠們圍著我轉。
3.猶豫，徬徨[（+between）]
She is hovering between life and death.
她在生死之間徘徊。
n.名詞
1.盤旋；徘徊，猶豫[U]
nectar KK[ˋnɛktɚ] DJ[ˋnektə]
1.【植】花蜜
The bees spend the summer collecting nectar and turning it into honey.
蜜蜂夏天採集花蜜並將它釀成蜂蜜。
2.【希神】【羅神】神酒，瓊漿玉液
3.甘露
fascinating KK[ˋfæsn͵etɪŋ] DJ[ˋfæsineitiŋ]
1.迷人的；極美的；極好的
This idea is fascinating. 這主意好極了。
This is a fascinating city full of ancient buildings.
這是座有著許多古老建築的迷人的城市。
2.fascinate的動詞現在分詞、動名詞
NATURE Hummingbirds(下)
大家說英語20240515
purple就是紫色的
zip就是快速移动
sense就是感官
anyway就是到底
humming嗡嗡声
beat就是震斥或拍打
Hey, Sam. Do you see that hummingbird? Where?
Over there!
It’s hovering by that purple flower.
Oh, I see it!
Look at it zip around!
It’s looking for food.
Hummingbirds eat half their weight in sugar daily.
Really?
Wow.
I read an article about them.
Hummingbirds have no sense of smell, but they can see really well.
So they like colorful flowers.
Yes. Hummingbirds are pretty amazing birds.
So why are they called hummingbirds, anyway?
I know why!
When they fly, their wings make a humming sound.
Oh. I can’t get close enough to one to hear it.
I can sometimes.
Their wings hum because they beat so fast.
How fast?
I don’t remember.
But many times every second.
And that takes a lot of energy.
Yes. So they’re always busy looking for food.
She points out the bird to him. Julie shows him, she says it’s hovering by a purple flower near them.
In many stories especially fairy tales神話故事；童話, kings wear the color purple.
The word zip is not what we talk about when we are going to close something like zip, a zipper.
Here’s talking about moving very quickly.
This word zip is a fun informal word means to move around quickly.
Every person has five senses.
We have our sense of smell, we can smell with their noses.
We have our sense of sight, we can see with our eyes.
What other senses do we have?
We taste with our mouths, we feel with lots parts lots of parts of our bodies.
And we here with our ears.
We can use this word sense in another way, sense can mean you have an idea about something.
So hummingbirds have no sense of smell also means they have no idea about smells.
no sense of smell指没有嗅觉 其实no sense of也可以用来讲五种感官之外的感觉
They are always getting lost. They have no sense of direction.
他们老是迷路 没有方向感
They don’t laugh at jokes. They have no sense of humor.
他们听到笑话都不笑 没有幽默感
She is always late! She has no sense of time.
他总是迟到 没有时间概念
Sam uses this word anyway, because they’ve been talking about these birds for a while. We know a lot about them, but we’ve never actually gotten to talking about this important part.
So he uses this word anyway.
He wants us to think about this question, Julie knows the answer.
So when you hum, you are doing something and the sound that you make is called a humming sound.
So these birds are not using their mouths to hum, they just move their wings very very fast.
And there’s a sound that is made that sounds like humming.
We can use this word beat is when we talk about our hearts.
Our hearts beat or you can say we have a heart beat.
Right, you can feel it, if you put your hand on your heart for just a few seconds.
and that takes a lot of energy 动词take在这里表示花费用来讲述花时间花钱花脑筋花精力
take a lot of则是指花费很多
Painting the apartment is going to take a lot of time.
粉刷公寓房子会花很多时间
Buying a business takes a lot of money.
买下一间公司要花很多钱
It takes a lot of thought to write a good article.
要写一篇好文章很费脑力
That takes a lot of energy. 这样需要花很多精力
My dog loves to zip around.
That takes a lot of energy.
And he loves to jump.
That takes a lot of energy.
And he loves to chase balls.
That takes a lot of energy.
He also loves to eat and sleep.
That’s how he gets energy!
Josh is wearing a purple hat. Tom likes to zip around on his bike.
Dogs have a good sense of smell.
I don’t like it, but I’ll eat it anyway.
A bird is beating its wings in the air.
My sense of taste isn’t very good. Purple is her favorite color.
The bird beat its wings before it flew.
She won’t come, but I will ask her anyway.
They need to zip down to the store.
zip n.名詞
1.（子彈的）尖嘯聲；（布匹的）撕裂聲[C]
We heard the zip of a bullet.
我們聽到一顆子彈的尖嘯聲。
2.【口】精力，活力[U]
She is full of zip. 她精力充沛。
3.【英】拉鍊[C]
If your zip sticks, it might be because a thread has caught.
如果你的拉鍊拉不動，那有可能是因為有根線卡住了。
4.【口】無，烏有，零
vi.不及物動詞
1.以尖嘯聲行進[Q]
The cars zipped by endlessly. 無窮無盡的車呼嘯而過。
The bullet zipped past. 子彈呼嘯而過。
2.有力而迅速地行動（或移動）[Q]
We zipped through customs. 我們非常快地通過了海關。
She zipped through her homework, and then went to a movie.
她迅速做完功課，然後就看電影去了。
3.拉開（或扣上）拉鍊
The jacket zips open easily. 這夾克衫的拉鍊很容易拉開。
Zip up, or you’ll catch a cold. 把拉鍊拉上，否則你會感冒。
vt.及物動詞
1.給……以速度（或力量）[O]
2.使增加熱情（或興趣等）[（+up）]
3.用拉鍊拉開（或扣上）[O8]
Zip up your coat before going out. 出去前先把你的上衣拉鍊拉上。
4.【電腦】壓縮（檔案）
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