我的第一本英文作文书20

　　Typhoon
Yesterday my teacher told us that there was a typhoon.
In the middle night,the wind blowed harder and the rain came down harder,too.
This morning the typhoon had already left.
Jenny的文章：
Yesterday my teacher told us that there was a typhoon and I was so scared of it.After dinner we prepared some candles and lighters¹ in case there was no eletricity.And then we were just sitting in the living room and watching the news about the typhoon.
In the middle night,the wind blowed harder and the rain came down harder,too.The trees outside were blowed by the strong wind and batter² a lot.The sounds outside was very loud and scary.Sometimes I could hear an ambulance driving by I hope it was not someone hit by an object.
This morning the typhoon had already left.My grandfather and I decided³ to take a walk around the neighborhood.Some trees fail down,some cars were damaged and some houses were damaged,too.But my father's car,my house and my family are fine.
Thank god!

1 lighters   

n.打火机，点火器( lighter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The cargo is being discharged into lighters. 正在往驳船里卸货。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Babies'bootees and cheap cigarette lighters were displayed in unlikely juxtaposition. 儿童的短靴和廉价的打火机很不相称地陈列在一起。 来自辞典例句

2 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。