繼續讀《Dinosaur Before Dark》，神奇樹(shù)屋系列讀物的第一本第6章Dinosaur Valley"。

"Annie, look at this?" Jack called. "Look what I found!"

Annie had gone up to the hilltop.

She was busy picking a flower from the magnolia tree.

"Annie, look! A medallion!"

But Annie wasnt paying attention to Jack, She was staring at something on the other side of the hill.

"Oh, wow!" she said.

"Annie!"

Clutching her magnolia flower, she took off down the hill. "Annie, come back!" Jack shouted.

But Annie had disappeared.

"Im going to kill her, " Jack muttered.

He stuffed the gold medallion into his jeans pocket.

這段話(huà)中，杰克告訴Annie他找到了個(gè)東西。但是，Annie卻走到山頂上摘木蘭樹(shù)花去了。杰克實(shí)際是撿到一個(gè)大獎?wù)?，但是Annie并不在意，她只是一直盯著(zhù)山另一邊的某種東西。

她手里緊緊握著(zhù)木蘭樹(shù)花，開(kāi)始下山。

回來(lái)！ 杰克喊道。

但是安妮消失了。

我要殺了她。

他把金獎?wù)氯M(jìn)了牛仔褲的口袋里。

這個(gè)部分要掌握兩個(gè)小表達。一是take off, 這里表示離開(kāi)之意，If you take off or take yourself off, you go away, often suddenly and unexpectedly. 例如：

他立即離開(kāi)，回到汽車(chē)旅館。

He took off at once and headed back to the motel.

二是stuff something into..., 把...塞進(jìn)... to push sth quickly and carelessly into a small space, 例如：

She stuffed the money under a cushion.

她把錢(qián)塞到軟墊底下。

His hands were stuffed in his pockets.

他兩手插在口袋里。

Then he heard Annie shriek.

"Annie?"

Jack heard another sound as well. A deep, bellowing sound. Like a tuba.

"Jack! Come here!" Annie called.

"Annie!"

Jack grabbed his backpack and raced up the hill.

When he got to the top, he gasped.

The valley below was filled with nests. Big nests made out of mud. And the nests were filled with tiny dinosaurs.

Annie was crouching next to one of the nests, and standing over her was a gigantic duck-billed dinosaur!

這話(huà)段大意為：

杰克聽(tīng)到了安妮的尖叫聲。

"安妮？

杰克還聽(tīng)到了另一個(gè)聲音。一個(gè)低沉吼叫聲，就像大號的聲音。

杰克，快來(lái)這里。 安妮叫道。

安妮！

杰克抓起背包，向山上跑。

當他到達山頂的時(shí)候，他倒抽一口涼氣，氣喘不止。

下面的山谷到處都是巢。由泥做成的大巢。每個(gè)巢里都滿(mǎn)是小恐龍。

安妮正蹲在一個(gè)巢旁，站在她旁邊的是一只巨大的鴨嘴恐龍。

"Dont panic, dont move, " said Jack. He stepped slowly down the hill towards Annie.

The huge dinosaur was towering above Annie. Waving her arms. Making her tuba sound.

Jack stopped. He didnt want to get too close.

He knelt on the ground. "Okay. Move towards me. Slowly, he said.

Annie started to stand up.

"Dont stand. Crawl, " said Jack.

Clutching her flower, Annie crawled toward Jack.

The duck-billed dinosaur followed her. Still bellowing.

Annie froze.

"Keep going, " Jack said softly.

Annie started crawling again.

Jack inched farther down the hill. Until he was just an arms distance from Annie.

這段意思為：

別緊張，別動(dòng)。 杰克說(shuō)。他慢慢地下山朝安妮走去。

這只巨大的恐龍正高高地矗立在安妮的身邊。她揮到著(zhù)胳膊，發(fā)出大號的聲音。

杰克停下來(lái)。他不能靠得太近。

他跪在地上。好了，向我爬過(guò)來(lái)。慢慢地。 他說(shuō)道。

安妮開(kāi)始站起來(lái)。

別站起來(lái)，爬。

緊握著(zhù)手中的花，安妮慢慢向杰克爬去。

鴨嘴恐龍跟隨著(zhù)她。大聲地吼叫。

安妮愣住了。

繼續爬。 杰克輕聲地說(shuō)。

這段中值得注意的兩個(gè)表達, 第一個(gè)tower, 這里是動(dòng)詞的用法，表示‘(比周?chē)娜嘶蛭?高出許多；屹立’，Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are. 例如：

He stood up and towered over her...

他站起身來(lái)，比她高出許多。

這個(gè)表達在我讀東野圭吾英文版的時(shí)候學(xué)到過(guò)，句子如下：

Atsuya towered over Shota, looking down at his petite frame and boyish face.

Assuya要明顯高出Shota很多，俯看著(zhù)他小小的個(gè)子和稚氣未脫的臉。

第二要注意的表達是inch的用法，這里也是動(dòng)詞的用法，表示緩慢行進(jìn)，Jack inched farther down the hill. 他一寸寸地向山下爬去。

He reached out--and grabbed her hand,

He pulled Annie toward him.

"Stay down," he said. He crouched next to her, "Bow your head. Pretend to chew,"

"Chew?"

"Yes. I read thats what you do if a mean dog comes at you."

"Shes no dog, Jack," said Annie.

"Just chew, " said Jack.

Jack and Annie both bowed their heads. And pretended to chew.

Soon the dinosaur grew quiet.

Jack raised his head.

這段中要用注意的是 a mean dog comes at you, 其中的mean在這里表示‘要發(fā)怒的，要發(fā)狂的’， likely to become angry or viloent, 例如：

那狗看上去很兇。

Thats a mean-looking dog.

柯林斯詞典把它解釋為（指人或動(dòng)物）脾氣壞的，殘忍的 , bad-tempered and cruel, 例如

他是世界上最殘忍的斗士。

He is the meanest fighter in the world.

"I dont think shes mad anymore, " he said.

"Thanks, Jack, for saving me, " said Annie.

"You have to use your brain, " said Jack. "You cant just go running to a nest of babies. Theres always a mother nearby."

Annie stood up.

Tool late.

Annie held out her magnolia flower to the dinosaur.

"Im sorry I made you worry about your babies, " she said.

The dinosaur moved closer to Annie. She grabbed the flower from her. She reached for another.

"No more, " said Annie.

The dinosaur let out a sad tuba sound.

"But there are more flowers up there," Annie said. She pointed to the top of the hill. "Ill get you some."

這段比較簡(jiǎn)單，沒(méi)有特別值得注意的表達，故事中的恐龍媽媽還是很可愛(ài)的，非常喜歡magnolia flower.

Annie hurried up the hill.

The dinosaur waddled after her.

Jack quickly examined the babies. Some were crawling out of their nests.

Where were the other mothers?

Jack took out the dinosaur book. He flipped through the pages,

He found a picture of some duck-billed dinosaurs. He read the caption:

The Anatosauruses lived in colonies. While a few mothers babysat the nest, others hunted for food.

So there must be more mothers close by.

注意waddle一詞，表示’（鴨子似地）蹣跚行走，搖擺地行走’to walk with short steps, swinging from side to side, like a duck， 因為這個(gè)恐龍是duck-billed dinosaur，鴨龍，所以當然是waddle along. 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，Anatosaurus就是 duck-billed dinosaur的同義詞。寫(xiě)作中如何使用同義詞呢？別忘記了使用解釋的方法。

live in colonies表示群居之意。

"Hey, Jack!" Annie called.

Jack looked up. Annie was at the top of the hill. Feeding magnolia flowers to the giant Anatosaurus!

"Shes nice, too, Jack, " Annie said.

But suddenly the Anatosaurus made her terrible tuba sound. Annie crouched down and started to chew.

The dinosaur barged down the hill.

She seemed afraid of something.

Jack put the book down on top of his pack. He hurried up to Annie.

"I wonder why she ran away, " said Annie. "We were starting to be friends."

Jack looked around. What he saw in the distance almost made him throw up.

An enormous ugly monster was coming across the plain.

He was walking on two big legs. And swinging a long, thick tail. And dangling two tiny arms.

He had a huge head. And his jaws were wide open.

Even from far away Jack could see his long, gleaming teeth.

"Tyrannosaurus!" whispered Jack.

barge表示沖撞，亂闖之意，to move in an awkward way, pushing people out the way or crashing into them. 它是push的同義詞。

例如：

He barged past me to get to the bar.

他經(jīng)過(guò)我的身邊向賣(mài)酒的柜臺硬擠過(guò)去。

They barged their way through the crowds.

他們橫沖直撞地擠過(guò)人群。

值得注意這句話(huà)的描寫(xiě)模式，He was walking on two big legs. And （he was )swinging a long, thick tail. And (he was )dangling two tiny arms. 使用了省略的寫(xiě)法。

最后，做一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單小總結，在遣辭造句方面，我們主要學(xué)到以下幾個(gè)常見(jiàn)表達：

1 離開(kāi) take off

2 塞進(jìn) stuff

3 高于; 屹立 tower over...

4 慢慢走；慢慢爬 inch

5 兇的，兇殘的 mean

6 沖撞；亂闖 barge

可以在今后的英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作和口語(yǔ)中嘗試使用這些表達，如果覺(jué)得我的讀書(shū)筆記分享讓您學(xué)到一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，可以點(diǎn)擊文中的廣告，以示對我的支持，十分感謝，祝好心情~