新目标初中英语八年级下Unit 8--B3a

3a
[00:03.56]Read the article¹ and answer these questions.
[00:06.61]
[00:07.72]The trendiest² kind of pet these days
[00:10.53]is the pot-bellied pig.
[00:12.15]David smith of North London has
[00:15.01]a pot-bellied pig named Connie.
[00:17.55]"Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets,"
[00:20.70]said David.
[00:21.77]"She watches TV on the sofa with me every night
[00:25.54]She's my best friend.
[00:27.58]However,life with a pig isn't always perfect³.
[00:31.34]"When I got⁴ my pig,she was⁵ small,"said David,
[00:35.26]"but she eats a lot.
[00:37.20]Now she's too big to sleep in the house,
[00:40.15]so I made⁶ her a special pig house.
[00:43.31]Also,pigs need a lot of love.
[00:46.30]Sometimes I don't have
[00:48.80]enough time to spend with her."
[00:49.67]

1 article   

n.文章，物品，条款；冠词

参考例句：

• The article is very important.这篇文章很重要。
• Can you translate this article for me?你能替我翻译这篇文章吗？

2 trendiest   

adj.时髦的，赶时髦的，追随时髦的( trendy的最高级 )

参考例句：

• The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. 近来最流行的宠物是大腹便便的猪。 来自互联网
• The trendiest kind of books among children is Harry Porter. 目前孩子们中最时髦的读物是《哈利·波特》。 来自互联网

3 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。

4 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。

5 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。

6 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。