牛津樹5級筆記①②501-512

501. The Magic Key

glow ?[intransitive] (especially of something hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright 發(fā)出柔和穩(wěn)定的光

The bedside lamp glowed dimly.

The fireplace was still glowing with the remains of last night's fire.

pin （做衣服時固定布料用的）大頭針

相關(guān)詞匯：

safety pin 安全別針

paperclip 曲別針，回形針

502. Pirate Adventure

She put the key in the lock.

coconut 椰子

504. Gran

Which game did they play? They played blind man's buff.

blind man's buff 蒙眼捉迷藏

jumping castle 充氣城堡 

good old gran: good old用來形容自己又熟悉又喜歡的人或東西

506. Village in the Snow

toboggan: a long, light, narrow sledge (= a vehicle that slides over snow) sometimes curved up in front, used for sliding down slopes 長雪橇

They pushed the little boy over.

push over: to make someone or sth fall to the ground by pushing them

pandoro 黃金面包 p21

意大利的圣誕節(jié)少不了甜點。黃金面包（Pan d'Oro）來自意大利北部城市維羅納，這種介于蛋糕和面包之間的甜點，以橘子、檸檬、葡萄干等水果干制作成，適合佳節(jié)期間與全家共享。蛋糕做成星星的形狀，上面撒上糖霜，外形討喜。黃金面包的近親是Panettone（托尼的蛋糕），不過托尼的蛋糕做成普通蛋糕形狀。

507. The Whatsit

whatsit: used when you cannot think of the word or name you want, or do not want to use a particular word 那個啥

• I've got to make a whatsit for the party. That's it—a flan.

trap door: a small door in a floor or ceiling （屋頂?shù)幕顒犹齑埃?；（地板的）活板門

cellar: an underground room often used for storing things 地窖，地下貯藏室

snooker: a game for two people played on a long table covered with green cloth. Players use cues (= long sticks) to hit a white ball against other balls (15 red and 6 of other colours) in order to get the coloured balls into pockets at the Edge of the table, in a particular set order.斯諾克臺球

508. Underground Adventure

elf: (in stories) a creature like a small person with pointed ears, who has magic powers 小精靈

echo 回聲，回音

The cave had an echo.

509. Vanishing Cream

ironing

①the activity of making clothes smooth with an iron 熨衣服

I hate doing the ironing.

② clothes that are waiting to be ironed or have just been ironed 待熨/剛熨好的衣服

I'm tired and there's still a pile of ironing to do.

computer disk

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510. It's Not Fair

King Arthur 亞瑟王（拔劍成為國王的故事）

拓展：

黑貓系列【2】2.King.Arthur.and.his.Knights.亞瑟王與圓桌騎士.pdf

梅林傳奇

511. The Great Race

1. Monte Carlo Rally 

蒙特卡羅拉力賽（Monte Carlo Rally）也稱Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo，是摩納哥汽車協(xié)會主辦的年度公路賽車比賽。

rally: a car reace on public roads 汽車拉力賽，公路汽車賽

2. The car skidded on the oil. 

skid 打滑

512. A Monster Mistake

1.They went to Scotland.

Do you know where Scotland is? It is to the north of England. It has many mountains and lakes.

2.They stayed in a cottage.

cottage: a small house, usually in the countryside 鄉(xiāng)村小屋

3. Gran wanted to play a joke on Mum.

play a joke on somebody: trick someone to make people laugh 開某人的玩笑

John's always playing jokes on his brothers.

4. "Oh Gran!" said Mum. "Now look what you've done."