河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 23: Famous Zoos

Lesson 23:  Famous¹ Zoos
[00:05.49]Zoos are old!
[00:09.25]One of the world's first zoos was² in Egypt³,about 3,500 years ago.
[00:18.81]This zoo kept monkeys and giraffes in small cages⁴.
[00:25.94]Only kings,queens and important⁵ people went to this zoo.
[00:33.59]No other people could⁶ go.
[00:37.85]Egypt is a country in Africa.Egypt is famous for its pyramids⁷.
[00:45.71]What was China's first zoo?China built⁸ its first zoo about 2,500 years ago.
[00:56.89]People went to the zoo to learn about animals.
[01:02.25]What does "ago" mean Look it up in your dictionary⁹!
[01:08.81]Animals in wedding¹⁰ clothes?Yes!
[01:14.14]Eight hundred years ago,King Frederick II kept many wild¹¹ animals in his zoo.
[01:23.07]He lived in Italy¹².
[01:26.70]When he got¹³ married,he took¹⁴ elephants,camels,lions,and monkeys to his wedding.
[01:36.05]He gave¹⁵ them beautiful wedding clothes!Many cages have bars¹⁶.
[01:44.31]Bars keep the animals inside¹⁷.New cages--no bars!
[01:52.67]One hundred years ago,a new kind of zoo opened in Germany¹⁸.
[01:59.82]The Hagenbeck Zoo kept animals in big cages.
[02:06.07]The cages had¹⁹ no bars.The Hagenbeck Zoo gave other zoos a good idea.
[02:14.71]This idea has given²⁰ zoo animals a better life²¹.
[02:20.59]FASCINATING FACT²²
[02:24.25]Zoos are the only places that some kinds of animals live.
[02:31.09]There are no Asian²³ wild horses outside of zoos.
[02:36.84]Zoos also have most of the world's Siberian tigers.
[02:43.08]There are about one thousand (1000) Siberian tigers in zoos.
[02:49.85]The Siberian tiger is the biggest cat in the world.
 

1 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 Egypt   

n.埃及

参考例句：

• Egypt is an African country.埃及是一个非洲国家。
• He spent most of his childhood in Egypt.他童年大部分时间在埃及度过。

4 cages   

n.笼子( cage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Now they have special cages made to protect them from these monsters. 现在他们有了特制的笼子，用来保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭。 来自新概念英语第二册
• The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright. 鸟儿惊恐地冲过去，撞到了笼子顶上。 来自辞典例句

5 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

6 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

7 Pyramids   

n.金字塔( pyramid的名词复数 )；金字塔形的物体（或一堆东西）；金字塔式的组织（或系统）；棱锥（体）

参考例句：

• One of the seven wonders of the ancient world was the Pyramids. 金字塔是古代世界的七大奇迹之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby. 雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。

9 dictionary   

n.词典，字典，辞典

参考例句：

• I have a new dictionary.我有一本新字典。
• This is a very good dictionary.这是一本非常好的词典。

10 wedding   

n.婚礼，结婚，结婚仪式，结合

参考例句：

• I have to attend a wedding.我必须去参加婚礼。
• Their wedding was very quiet.他们的婚礼很平淡。

11 wild   

adj.放荡的；未开发的，野的，野生的，原始的；n.荒野

参考例句：

• We should protect the wild animal.我们应该保护野生动物。
• After the old gardener died,the garden grew wild.老园丁死后，花园就慢慢荒芜了。

12 Italy   

n.意大利

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to italy?你到过意大利吗？
• We lived in southern italy.我们住在意大利的南部。

13 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

14 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

15 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

16 bars   

n.马上的齿龈；酒吧间( bar的名词复数 )；售酒的（饮食）柜台；条；（门、窗等的）闩vi.

参考例句：

• The hotel is ideally placed for restaurants, bars and clubs. 这家宾馆地处的位置适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prisoner had filed through the steel bars and escaped. 那囚犯锉断钢条逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

18 Germany   

n.德国

参考例句：

• Germany and France are European countries.德国和法国是欧洲国家。
• I was watching the England Germany football match on TV.我在电视里看英德足球赛。

19 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

20 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

21 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

22 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

23 Asian   

adj.亚洲的；n.亚洲人

参考例句：

• She won two gold medals in the Asian Games.在亚洲运动会上她赢得了两枚金牌。
• An Asian is a person born or living in Asia.亚洲人是指出生或居住在亚洲的人。