超级简单英语阅读:A Growing Baby

A baby has arms and legs. It has a mouth and eyes. It looks at everything. It eats everything. It smiles a lot. It cries a lot. It eats a lot. It drools a lot. It pees a lot. It poops a lot. It sleeps a lot. It tries to talk. It makes funny sounds. It says “Googoo” and “Gaga.” It waves¹ its arms and legs. It doesn’t do much else. It doesn’t sit up. It doesn’t stand up. It doesn’t talk. It lies² on its back. It lies on its stomach³. After a year, it will do many things. It will crawl⁴. It will stand up. It will walk. It will talk. But in the beginning⁵, it just grows. It grows bigger and bigger.

 

1 waves   

n.波( wave的名词复数 )；挥手；涌现的人（或事物）；汹涌的行动（或思想）态势v.飘扬，摇摆，起伏( wave的第三人称单数 )；（一端固定地）飘扬；挥手指引；挥动…示意

参考例句：

• The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
• radio waves from outer space 来自外层空间的无线电波

2 lies   

n.谎言；谎言( lie的名词复数 )；位置；假象v.躺卧，说谎；位于( lie的第三人称单数 )；说谎；展现；说谎

参考例句：

• He was accused of lies and deceit. 他被指控撒谎和欺诈。
• a drama full of lies and deception 充满谎言和欺骗的一出戏

3 stomach   

n.胃；v.忍受，容忍；vt.承受，忍受

参考例句：

• I often feel a pain in my stomach.我经常胃疼。
• You have to have a strong stomach to eat this food.要想吃这种食物，得不恶心才行。

4 crawl   

vi.／n.爬行，匍匐行进；缓慢(费力)地行进

参考例句：

• We learn to crawl before we learn to walk.我们学会走路之前先要学会爬。
• She slowed the car to a crawl.她把车开得很慢。

5 beginning   

n.开始的部分；起点

参考例句：

• This is only the beginning.这仅仅是开始。
• Children should form good habits from the very beginning.孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯。