國(guó)家地理kids Level 1

國(guó)家地理trains

freight

/fre?t/

goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the system of transporting goods in this way （海運(yùn)、空運(yùn)或陸運(yùn)的）貨物；貨運(yùn)

grain

/gre?n/

the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc.; a single seed of such a plant 谷物；谷粒

coal

/k??l/

a hard black mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat 煤

steam

/sti?m/

the hot gas that water changes into when it boils 水蒸氣；蒸汽

piston

/'p?st(?)n/

a part of an engine that consists of a short cylinder that fits inside a tube and moves up and down or backwards and forwards to make other parts of the engine move 活塞

rod

/r?d/

/re?l/

/?a??r??/

robber

/'r?b?/

a person who steals from a person or place, especially using violence or threats 強(qiáng)盜；盜賊；搶劫犯

/b?t?/

rob

/r?b/

~ sb/sth (of sth) to steal money or property from a person or place 搶劫；掠奪；盜取

ride off

ride sth. and go away

split

/split/

to divide sth into two or more parts and share it between different people, activities, etc. 分擔(dān)；分?jǐn)?；分?/p>

loot

/lu?t/

money and valuable objects that have been stolen by thieves 贓物；被盜物

bullet train

This train can ride as fast as Bullet. We also call it high-speed train.

magnetically

/m?g'netikli/

/'fe?r?/

vacation

/v?'ke??(?)n/

/jɑ?d/

invention

/?n'ven?(?)n/

a thing or an idea that has been invented 發(fā)明；創(chuàng)造

mule

/mju?l/

draw

/dr??/

~ sth/sb + adv./prep. to move sth/sb by pulling it or them gently 拖（動(dòng)）；拉（動(dòng)）；牽引

/?mɑ?(h)?'rɑ?d??/

express /?k?spres/ 

noun.(also ex?press train) [C] a fast train that does not stop at many places 特快列車

royalty

/'r???lt?/

one or more members of a royal family 王室成員

pantograph

/'p?nt?grɑ?f/

a thing on top of an electric train which takes electric power from an electric power line above it 〔電氣列車頂上的〕導(dǎo)電弓架，受電弓

diesel

/'di?z(?)l/

(also ?die·sel fuel, ?die·sel oil) [U] a type of heavy oil used as a fuel instead of petrol/gas 柴油

mighty

/'ma?t?/

very strong and powerful 強(qiáng)而有力的