An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 06 down the hill

6- Down the Hill
  Frog knocked at Toad¹’s door.
“Toad, wake up.” he cried.
“Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad.
“I am in my warm bed.”
“Winter is beautiful,” said Frog.
“Come out and have fun.”
“Blah,” said Toad.
“I do not have any winter clothes.”
Frog came into the house.
“I have brought you some things to wear,” he said.
Frog pushed a coat down over the top of Toad.
Frog pulled snow pants up over the bottom² of Toad.
He put a hat and scarf on Toad’s head.
“Help!” cried Toad.
“My best friend is trying to kill me!”
“I am only getting you ready for winter.” Said Frog.
Forg and Toad went outside.
They tramped through the snow.
“We will ride down this big hill on my sled,” said Frog.
“Not me.” said Toad.
“Do not be afraid.” Said Frog.
“I will be with you on the sled.
It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front.
I will sir right behind you.”
The sled began to move down the hill.
“Here we go!” said Frog.
There was a bump³.
Frog fell off the sled.
Toad rushed past trees and rocks.
“Forg, I am glad that you are here.” said Toad.
Toad leaped over a snowbank.
“I could not steer⁴ the sled without you, Forg.” He said.
“You are right. Winter is fun!”
A crow⁵ flew nearby.
“Hello Crow.” Shouted Toad.
“Look at Forg and me.
We can ride a sled better than anybody in the world!”
“But Toad,” said the crow,
“You are alone on the sled.”
Toad looked around. He saw that Frog was not there.
“I  AM  ALL  ALONE!” screamed⁶ Toad.
Bang⁷! The sled hit a tree. Thud! The sled hit a rock. Plop!
The sled dived⁸ into the snow.
Frog came running down the hill.
He pulled Toad out of the snow.
“I saw everything.” Said Frog.
“You did very well by yourself.”
“I did not,” said Toad.
“But there is one thing that I can do all by myself.”
“What is that:” asked Forg.
“I can go home.” said Toad.
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”

1 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

2 bottom   

n.底部;屁股，臀部；adj.底部的

参考例句：

• The bottom of the cup is broken.这杯子的底破了。
• The channel must have a flat bottom.沟道的底要平。

3 bump   

v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物

参考例句：

• I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
• He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。

4 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

5 crow   

n.鸦；乌鸦

参考例句：

• Oh!The crow has a piece of meat.It looks great.哦！乌鸦有一块肉。看起来不错呀。
• His hair was as dark as a crow's wing.他的头发象乌鸦翅膀一样乌黑。

6 screamed   

v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的过去式和过去分词 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
• The little girl screamed and it took us aback. 小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bang   

n.巨响，猛击；vi.砰砰作响；vt.砰地敲，猛击

参考例句：

• Pack it up, you kids;or I'll bang your heads together!住手，你们这些小孩，再弄就揍你们！
• She fell and got a nasty bang on the knee.她摔倒了，膝盖猛撞在地上。

8 dived   

v.潜水( dive的过去式和过去分词 )；跳水；扑；头向下钻

参考例句：

• He dived below the surface of the water. 他潜入了水中。
• We dived into the river to cool off. 我们一头跳进河里，凉快一下。