第四单元 科莫多龙
Lesson 13 1 Read and act
13课 读和表演
Many people think that dragons are not real.
许多人认为龙是不真实的.
Do you believe in dragons?
你相信有龙吗?
I'm not sure.What do you mean?
我晃怎么肯定.你的意思是?
Well, dragons seem mysterious and wonderful.
嗯,龙看起来又神秘又奇妙.
So,I'd like to think they are real.Don't you agree?
所以,我就认为它是真实的.你不这样认为吗?
I didn't before but I do now.
以前我不这样认为,但现在我相信了.
Why is that?
为什么这样认为呢?
I saw a story about dragons on television.
在电视上我看到过一个关于龙的故事.
What kind of show was it?
是哪个频道?
It was a nature show.All the stories were about nature.
是自然界频道.所有的故事都慢有关于自然的.
Where do the dragons live?
这些龙都住在哪里?
On two islands in the South Pacific.
在太平洋南部的两个岛屿上面.
Do they live in jungles?
他们是以丛林为生吗?
No,they live in a hot,dry place with a few palm trees.
不,他们住在热又有少量棕榈树又干燥的地方.
Are they friendly to people?
他们对人们很友好吗?
No.You must be very careful when you are near them.
没有,当你接近它们的时候你要小心一点.
I see.You know,my grandmother says that dragons lived in China long,long ago.
我明白,你知道我的祖母说,很早以前,龙是住在中国.
Really? How about you? Do you think she's right?
真的?你认为怎么样?你相信她说的是真的吗?
I'm not sure.Dragons were important in ancient China.
我不确定.龙在古代中国是十分重要的.
Lesson 14 2 Read THE DRAGONS OF KOMODO
14课 读 科莫多龙
The sound of Li Hua's heart was nearly as loud as the waves of the sea.
李华心跳的声音几乎像海浪一样响.
She was so excited that she couldn't speak.
她如此的激动以至她说不出话来.
She wasn't deeply afraid like her mother.
她不像她的妈妈那么害怕.
She had decided to be brave like her father.
她下定决心像她爸爸那么勇敢.
Mr Li was sitting quietly in the boat.
李先生安静地坐在小船上.
He saw the island getting bigger and bigger.
他看到的岛屿越来越大了.
At last,they reached the beach.
最后,他们到达了海滩.
Tian Feng,their tour guide,got out of the boat first.
田凤,他们的导游,首先第一个走出小船.
Then she helped the others to get out.Li Hua jumped out.
然后帮助其他人出来.李华跳了出来.
Although there was a village on the island,
虽然在岛屿上有个村庄.
nobody was there to give them a warm welcome.
没有人来热烈地欢迎他们.
Before she left the holiday town of Bali,
在李华离开巴厘岛的度假城之前,
Li Hua looked at a map of eastern Indonesia.
她看了印度尼西亚东部的地图.
She saw that the Island of Komodo is small:no more than 280 square kilometres.
她看到的科莫多岛屿很小:不超过280平方公里.
It lies between two larger islands.It has many hills but little grass.
它位于两个大的岛屿之间.它有许多小山,但几乎没有草.
Li Hua read that Komodo is a very dry and hot place most of the year.
李华通过阅读知道科莫多是个干燥又热的地方已经很多年了.
From the beach,only a few palm trees could be seen here and there.
从海滩到这里,都处都能看到的只有很少的棕榈树.
But where were the dragons? Li Hua was eager to see dragons.
但龙在哪里呢?李华很渴望看到龙.
Tian Feng told her to be patient.
田凤告诉她要有耐心.
They ate a quick lunch,drank some water,and began to hike.
他们快速地吃完午餐,喝了一些水,又开始步行.
After a while,they came to some bushes.Tian Feng suddenly stopped

过了一会儿,他们来到了矮树丛.田凤突然停止不前.
Listen! Li Hua didn't hear anything.Look!She looked but saw nothing.
听!李华没有听到什么?看!她看但没看到什么?
The sun was shining very brightly,
阳光很耀眼,
so Li Hua put her hands over her eyes to see better.
所以李华把手放到眼睛的上面以便看得清楚一点.
From behind the bushes something was moving.It was huge!
从矮树丛的后面有什么东西在移动.它很巨大!
It was more than one metre high and nearly three metres long.
它超过一米高,接近有三米长.
Mr Li guessed it must weigh about 140 kilos.
李先生猜它可能有140公斤重.
Its yellow tongue was long and moved very quickly.
黄色的舌头很长并且很灵活地移动.
So this was a real dragon!Just then Tian Feng told everyone not to move.
是一条真正的龙!这时,田凤告诉任何人不要动.
However,the dragon didn't notice them.It was looking at something else.
然而,这龙没有注意到他们.它在看其它的东西.
Nearby,Li Hua saw a deer.It seemed to be ill and fell to the ground.
附近,李华看到一头鹿.它看起来好像病了,躺在地上.
In the next moment,the dragon was running to the deer.
又过了一会,这龙跑向这头鹿.
It made a quick bite in the deer's leg and it was a poisonous bite.
很快地咬住了鹿的腿,这一口是致命的.
Soon other dragons came running to the deer, too.
很快其它的龙也奔向了那只小鹿.
While they were eating,the larger dragons kept pushing the smaller ones away.
当它们吃的时候,这大龙赶走了它们.
Some of the small dragons were less than one metre long and no more than 20 kilos.
这些小龙没有一米长,没有20公斤重.
These little ones had to wait to eat.All dragons have very sharp teeth.
这些小龙在等待吃.它们有锋利的牙齿.
Li Hua closed her eyes.When she opened them several minutes later,
李华闭上了眼睛.过了几分钟,当她睁开的眼睛的时候,
she didn't see any of the deer left.
她什么也没看到有任何的鹿留下来.
Words And Expressions 4
dragon Komodo believe in mysterious
n.龙 n.科莫多岛 相信;信任;信仰 adj.神秘的
nature the Pacific jungle palm
n.自然界 太平洋 n.丛林;密林 n.棕榈(树)
ancient lizard brave tour
adj.远古的 n.蜥蜴 adj.勇敢的 n.旅游;游览
Bali eastern Indonesia lie(lay,lain)
n.巴厘岛 adj.东方的 n.印度尼西亚 v.位于(某方向)

eager patient bush weigh
adj.渴望的 adj.有耐心的;能忍受的n.灌木;矮木林 v.称重量
tongue poisonous bite(bit,bitten) sharp
n.舌头 adj.有毒的;有害的 v.咬;咬住 adj.尖的,锐利的
Dutch Thailand adventure southeast
adj.荷兰人 n.泰国 n.冒险 adj.& n.东南(的)
Asia sugest guest introuduce
n.亚洲 v.建议;提议 n.客人;宾客 v.介绍
get to know sight
了解 n.风景;名胜