简单慢速英语阅读:A Birthday Bike

January 7 is Benny’s birthday. He will be eight years old. He is in the third grade. He goes to Park Elementary¹ School. An elementary school is for kids². It is only one mile³ away. He walks to school. It only takes 20 minutes. When it rains, he wears a raincoat. He used⁴ to take an umbrella. But he lost the umbrella. His mother gave⁵ him another umbrella. He broke⁶ that one. His mom said⁷, “You and umbrellas don’t get along⁸.” For his eighth⁹ birthday, Benny wants a bicycle. He can ride the bike to school. After school he can ride with his friends. He can ride the bike to the swimming pool¹⁰. He can ride the bike to the library. His mom and dad took¹¹ him to the bike store¹². They asked him to look at the bikes. He looked at all the bikes. He chose a red bike. He showed his parents. Dad said it cost¹³ too much. He told Benny to choose another bike. Benny chose a blue bike. Dad said the blue bike was¹⁴ the right price¹⁵.

 

1 elementary   

adj.初等的；初级的；初步的

参考例句：

• What were you like in elementary school? 你在小学是什么样的？
• This is an elementary question.这是一个基本的问题。

2 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

3 mile   

n.英里

参考例句：

• It's no more than one mile to the shops.到商业区不过一英里。
• The hospital is about a mile past the school.医院在离学校一英里以外的地方。

4 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

5 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。

6 broke   

v.(动词break的过去式)折断；打破

参考例句：

• He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
• After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

8 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

9 eighth   

n.八分之一；num.第八

参考例句：

• It is on the eighth page.它在第八页上。
• August is the eighth month of the year.八月是一年中的第八个月。

10 pool   

n.水塘(池)，游泳池，撞球；vi.形成池塘；vt.集中，积累

参考例句：

• The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
• At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。

11 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。

12 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

13 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

14 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。

15 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。