第三十一讲

    Text Study
    Para. 9 “Oh, yeah?” I replied. “Watch this.”
    Para. 10 In my sweetest voice, I called, “Kitty, kitty, kitty.”

    Para. 11 And from the woods came a resounding thunder: “GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE.” Then, more than eighty birds came running toward us as fast as their scrawny legs could carry them.
    Para. 9 “哦？不错，”我说，“看我的。”
    Para. 10 我用最甜美亲切的声音呼唤着“猫咪······猫咪······猫咪······”。

    Para. 11 树林那边传来了雷鸣般的“咯咯！咯咯！咯咯咯咯！” 的回应声。接着，80 多只火鸡都拼命地尽其细腿所能，从树林里快速向我们飞奔而来。

    scrawny
    adj. 瘦的，皮包骨的
    e.g.
    a. A few scrawny chickens were scratching around the yard.
    几只瘦骨嶙峋的鸡正在院子周围刨来刨去。
    b. He looks much too skinny/scrawny to be a weight-lifter.
    他瘦骨嶙峋的，当不了举重运动员。

    . And from the woods came a resounding thunder. (Para. 11)
    树林那边传来雷鸣般的回应声。
    1) 该句为倒装结构，正常语序应为 And a
    resounding thunder came from the woods.
    2) a resounding thunder: 此处把火鸡的叫声比
    喻为雷鸣，使用了暗喻(metaphor)。

    Text Study
    Para. 12. Later I told Mark that I hoped I hadn’t offended the old guy. “I wouldn’t worry about it. Just wait until his friends catch him in the woodsduring turkey season, calling, ‘Kitty, kitty, kitty! ’”
    Translation
    Para. 12 后来我跟马克讲，希望我没有冒犯那位老兄。“我可不担心这个，”他说，“你就等着在火鸡交配的季节里，他的朋友撞见他躲在林子里叫‘猫咪，猫咪’吧。”

    Team work
    Discuss with your teammates on your favorite animal.
    Step 1 Think of one of your favorite animal. Write down three adjectives (形容词) about it. Your words should describe its character rather than appearance. For example, if the animal is a horse, the words you choose could be “clever, useful, faithful”. Then tell your partner your reason for the choice.
    My favorite animal is ____ _____ ________.
    Step 2 Think about your partner. What is he/she like? Write down three words that can best describe his/her characters. Then tell your partner your choice and reason.
    My partner is _______ ______ _______.
    Step 3 Compare the words you choose for your favorite animal with your partner’s words about you. Are they different or almost the same?

    You may use the words learned in the text or some of those given below.
    lovely 可爱的 loyal 忠诚的
    annoying 恼人的/讨厌的 convenient 方便的
    messy 肮脏的 independent 独立的
    energetic 精力充沛的 confident 自信的
    indifferent 冷漠的 practical 实际的
    considerate 考虑周到的 cute 娇小可爱的
    mild 温和的 disgusting 令人厌恶的
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    elegant 优雅的 faithful 忠实的，忠诚的
    smart 聪明的 enthusiastic 热情的

    Note: Generally speaking, the three words about your favorite animal also describe how you want others to see you.

    Team work (key)
    Step1: Open.
    Step2: Open.
    Step3: The three words that you used to describe your favorite animal also describe how you want others to look at you.