鲁教版五四制七年级下册英语Unit 2 Amazing Plants and Animals课文音频

UNIT 2 Amazing Plants and Animals 翻译：第二单元 神奇的植物和动物

BIG Question 翻译：大问题

What makes plants and animals amazing? 翻译：植物和动物的神奇之处在哪里？

In this unit, you will 翻译：在本单元中，你将

talk about some amazing plants and animals. 翻译：谈论一些神奇的植物和动物。

use superlatives to compare more than two things. 翻译：用最高级形式比较三者及以上的事物。

discuss the connection between plants, animals, and our lives. 翻译：探讨植物、动物与人类生活之间的联系。

explore why plants and animals are important to us. 翻译：探究为什么植物和动物对我们至关重要。

Look and share 翻译：观察并分享

What do you see in the photo? 翻译：你在照片中看到了什么？

What do you think of when you see the photo? 翻译：看到这张照片时，你想到了什么？

SECTION A 翻译：A部分

What can plants and animals do? 翻译：植物和动物能做什么？

Look at the plants and animals. 翻译：观察这些植物和动物。

Use the words in the box to talk about them. 翻译：用方框中的单词描述它们。

beautiful 翻译：美丽的

long 翻译：长的

big 翻译：大的

old 翻译：年老的；古老的

fast 翻译：快的，迅速的

small 翻译：小的

heavy 翻译：重的

tall 翻译：高的

large 翻译：大的

short 翻译：短的

moss: ______ 翻译：苔藓：______

blue whale: ______ 翻译：蓝鲸：______

redwood tree: ______ 翻译：红杉树：______

cheetah: ______ 翻译：猎豹：______

Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them. 翻译：听对话，按照听到的顺序给1a中的植物和动物标上序号。

Listen again. 翻译：再听一遍录音。

Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. 翻译：将单词与1a中的植物和动物匹配起来。

Some have two answers. 翻译：部分植物或动物可对应两个答案。

heaviest 翻译：最重的

oldest 翻译：最年老的；最古老的

largest 翻译：最大的

fastest 翻译：最快的，最迅速的

most beautiful 翻译：最美丽的

tallest 翻译：最高的

Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a. 翻译：就1a中的植物和动物进行问答练习。

What's amazing about the blue whale? 翻译：蓝鲸有什么令人惊叹之处？

It's the largest / biggest animal in the world. 翻译：它是世界上体型最大的动物。

Pronunciation 翻译：发音

Listen and repeat. 翻译：听录音并跟读。

Add one more word to each group. 翻译：为每组词汇多加一个词。

/eɪ/ 翻译：

a, ai, ay 翻译：

whale 翻译：鲸

rain 翻译：雨

stay 翻译：停留，逗留

/aɪ/ 翻译：

i, y, igh 翻译：

mice 翻译：老鼠

fly 翻译：飞

high 翻译：高的

oy, oi 翻译：

toy 翻译：玩具

join 翻译：加入；参加

choice 翻译：选择

/bl/ 翻译：

bl 翻译：

black 翻译：黑色；黑色的

blow 翻译：刮风

blue 翻译：蓝色；蓝色的

/kl/ 翻译：

cl 翻译：

clean 翻译：干净的

climb 翻译：爬；攀登

clock 翻译：时钟

/gl/ 翻译：

gl 翻译：

glad 翻译：高兴的；乐意的

glass 翻译：玻璃

globe 翻译：地球

/br/ 翻译：

br 翻译：

bread 翻译：面包

bring 翻译：带来

brown 翻译：棕色；棕色的

/kr/ 翻译：

cr 翻译：

cross 翻译：穿过

cream 翻译：奶油

cry 翻译：哭；叫喊

/gr/ 翻译：

gr 翻译：

grass 翻译：草；草地

great 翻译：伟大的

grow 翻译：成长

Listen and repeat. 翻译：听录音并跟读。

Notice the difference in stress and meaning of the same sentence. 翻译：注意同一个句子在重音和含义上的差异。

I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not other forests) 翻译：我去过加利福尼亚的红杉林好几次。（不是其他森林）

I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not other places) 翻译：我去过加利福尼亚的红杉林好几次。（不是其他地方）

I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not only once) 翻译：我去过加利福尼亚的红杉林好几次。（不止一次）

Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. 翻译：听对话并填空。

Bamboo Sea 翻译：竹海

Oh, what's that, Chen Jie? 翻译：哦，陈洁，那是什么？

It's so beautiful! 翻译：真漂亮！

Thanks. 翻译：谢谢。

It's a folding fan. 翻译：这是一把折扇，

I bought it last year. 翻译：我去年买的。

Oh! 翻译：哦！

It has a painting of bamboo on it. 翻译：上面画着竹子。

Yeah. 翻译：是啊。

Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. 翻译：竹子是中国画中最常见的题材之一，

It's a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture. 翻译：在中国文化里象征着高洁品格。

I didn't know that before. 翻译：我以前不知道这个。

So, where did you get that fan? 翻译：那么，你是从哪里买到那把扇子的？

At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the largest and oldest bamboo forest in China. 翻译：在四川竹海——那里是中国规模最大、历史最悠久的竹林。

I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there. 翻译：我在那儿的时候学到了很多有趣的知识。

Really? 翻译：真的吗？

Like what? 翻译：比如什么？

Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. 翻译：嗯，竹子是生长速度最快的植物之一。

Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. 翻译：有些竹子一天几乎能长一米。

Also, it's one of the most useful plants in the world. 翻译：而且它还是世界上最有用的植物之一，

People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. 翻译：人们可以用它盖房子、做工具和乐器。

Oh, that's interesting. 翻译：哦，真有意思。

I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right? 翻译：我记得熊猫也爱吃竹子，对吧？

Exactly! 翻译：没错！

Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. 翻译：其实我们也吃竹笋。

They're really delicious. 翻译：它们真的很美味。

Read the conversation and answer the questions. 翻译：阅读对话，然后回答问题。

What does Ella see on the folding fan? 翻译：埃拉在折扇上看到了什么？

Why does bamboo often appear in Chinese paintings? 翻译：竹子为什么经常出现在中国画中？

Where is the Bamboo Sea? 翻译：竹海在哪里？

What do people use bamboo for? 翻译：人们用竹子做什么？

Is Ella interested in bamboo? 翻译：埃拉对竹子感兴趣吗？

How do you know? 翻译：你是怎么知道的？

Complete the mind map with the information from 2a. 翻译：根据2a中的信息完成思维导图。

on Chen Jie's folding fan 翻译：关于陈洁的折扇

got at the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan 翻译：购买于四川竹海

the largest and oldest bamboo forest in China 翻译：中国规模最大、历史最悠久的竹林

one of the fastest-growing plants 翻译：生长速度最快的植物之一

grow almost one metre in one day 翻译：一天几乎能长一米

one of the most useful plants in the world 翻译：世界上最有用的植物之一

build houses 翻译：建造房屋

make tools and instruments 翻译：制作工具和乐器

food for pandas and people 翻译：熊猫和人类的食物

a popular subject in Chinese paintings 翻译：中国画中常见的题材

a symbol of goodness 翻译：高洁品格的象征

Bamboo 翻译：竹子

Listen to the conversation again. 翻译：再听一遍对话。

Then role-play it. 翻译：然后进行角色扮演。

Imagine you are a tour guide at the Bamboo Sea and your partner is a foreign tourist. 翻译：假设你是一名竹海的导游，你的同伴是一位外国游客。

Make up a conversation about bamboo and its importance. 翻译：编一段关于竹子及其重要性的对话。

Welcome to the Bamboo Sea! 翻译：欢迎来到竹海！

I'm your tour guide today. 翻译：我是你今天的导游。

I'd love to share all the interesting things about bamboo with you. 翻译：我很乐意和你分享关于竹子的各种趣事。

Please feel free to ask me any questions you have. 翻译：有任何问题都可以随时问我。

Bamboo seems to be a very popular plant in China. 翻译：竹子在中国似乎是一种非常受欢迎的植物。

Can you tell me why the Chinese people like bamboo so much? 翻译：你能告诉我中国人为什么这么喜欢竹子吗？

Well, ... 翻译：好的，……

Grammar Focus 翻译：语法聚焦

Read the sentences and notice the words in bold. 翻译：阅读句子，注意加粗的单词。

What are the ways to form a superlative adjective or adverb? 翻译：形容词或副词最高级的构成方式有哪些？

The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal in the world. 翻译：蓝鲸是世界上体型最大、体重最重的动物。

The biggest land animal in the world is the African elephant. 翻译：世界上最大的陆地动物是非洲象。

The cheetah runs the fastest among all land animals. 翻译：猎豹在所有陆地动物中跑得最快。

I think the most useful plant in the world is bamboo. 翻译：我认为世界上最有用的植物是竹子。

It is perhaps the most interesting plant in the world. 翻译：它或许是世界上最有趣的植物。

Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the words in brackets. 翻译：用括号内单词的最高级形式补全句子。

Among all animals, I love pandas the best. 翻译：在所有动物中，我最喜欢熊猫。

I think they are the cutest animals in the world. 翻译：我认为它们是世界上最可爱的动物。

Which do you think is the most beautiful, the rose, the peony, or the lotus flower? 翻译：你觉得玫瑰、牡丹和荷花中，哪一种最美丽？

Look at that butterfly! 翻译：看那只蝴蝶！

It has the most colourful wings. 翻译：它有着最鲜艳的翅膀。

Which animal jumps the highest, the lion, the monkey, or the tree frog? 翻译：狮子、猴子和树蛙中，哪种动物跳得最高？

The elephant birds were the largest and the heaviest birds ever on earth. 翻译：象鸟是地球上有史以来体型最大、体重最重的鸟类。

Some could stand up to three metres tall and weigh up to 860 kg. 翻译：有些象鸟站起来高达三米，体重可达860公斤。

Complete the passage with the superlative forms of the words in the box. 翻译：用方框内单词的最高级形式补全短文。

ancient 翻译：古老的，年代久远的

beautiful 翻译：美丽的

common 翻译：共同的

good 翻译：好的

popular 翻译：广受欢迎的；流行的

The ginkgo tree is one of the most ancient living trees on earth. 翻译：银杏树是地球上最古老的现存树种之一。

Ginkgo trees first appeared over 200 million years ago. 翻译：银杏树最早出现在2亿多年前。

Chinese people love the ginkgo, as it is a symbol of hope and long life. 翻译：中国人喜爱银杏，因为它是希望与长寿的象征。

Many Chinese believe that the old ginkgo tree in the Zhongnan Mountains in Shaanxi Province is the most beautiful. 翻译：许多中国人认为，陕西终南山的那棵古银杏是最美的。

Thousands of tourists come to see it each year, especially in mid-October, as it is the best time to see it. 翻译：每年都有成千上万的游客前来观赏，尤其是在十月中旬，因为那是观赏它的最佳时节。

The ginkgo tree is one of the most common trees in streets, parks, and gardens across China. 翻译：银杏树是中国各地街道、公园和花园中最常见的树木之一。

When autumn comes, one of the most popular activities is to take a walk under ginkgo trees. 翻译：当秋天来临时，最受欢迎的活动之一便是在银杏树下漫步。

People believe the bright yellow leaves can bring joy to their heart. 翻译：人们相信，那金黄的树叶能为心灵带来喜悦。

SECTION B 翻译：B部分

How are plants and animals connected with us? 翻译：植物和动物与我们有着怎样的联系？

Look at the title and the pictures below. 翻译：阅读标题及下方的图片。

Guess what the text is about. 翻译：猜测这篇文章是关于什么的。

Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. 翻译：阅读文章，用横线标出作者用来描述蜜蜂的形容词。

We Can't Live Without Bees 翻译：没有蜜蜂，我们就无法生存

pollination 翻译：授粉

Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. 翻译：假设你去了你所在地区的超市，却发现几乎没有水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛奶、鸡蛋或巧克力。

How would you feel? 翻译：你会有什么感受？

Disappointed? 翻译：失望？

Angry? 翻译：生气？

Sad? 翻译：难过？

At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. 翻译：此时此刻，你会意识到人类、植物和动物是息息相关的。

We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection. 翻译：我们彼此依存才能生存，而蜜蜂就是这种联系最典型的例子之一。

Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. 翻译：蜜蜂是非常勤劳的动物，它们最重要的工作是授粉。

On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. 翻译：一次出行中，它们通常会造访50到100朵花。

As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. 翻译：当它们从一朵花飞到另一朵花时，会随身携带花粉。

This action helps plants grow. 翻译：这个行为有助于植物生长。

In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. 翻译：事实上，没有它们的劳作，世界上约80%的植物都无法生长。

For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. 翻译：因此，许多科学家认为蜜蜂是地球上最重要的动物。

honeycomb 翻译：蜂巢

Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. 翻译：蜜蜂也是世界上最有趣的动物之一。

For example, they work hard together to make their homes. 翻译：例如，它们会齐心协力建造自己的家园。

In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. 翻译：为了储存蜂蜜，它们会筑造蜂巢。

Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. 翻译：蜜蜂另一个有趣的地方在于它们的交流方式。

When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. 翻译：当一只蜜蜂发现新的食物时，它会通过跳舞来告诉其他蜜蜂食物的位置和距离。

Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. 翻译：蜜蜂在地球的生态系统中扮演着重要角色。

However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. 翻译：然而，蜜蜂的数量正在减少，科学家们对此感到担忧。

Bees need our help, and there is a lot we can do. 翻译：蜜蜂需要我们的帮助，而我们也能做很多事。

Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. 翻译：想一想，你能为保护这种地球上最神奇的动物之一做些什么？

Read again and complete the mind map with the information from the text. 翻译：再读一遍文章，根据文中信息完成思维导图。

their greatest work: pollination 翻译：它们最重要的工作：授粉

visit 50 to 100 flowers per trip 翻译：造访50到100朵花

help plants grow 翻译：帮助植物生长

importance 翻译：重要性

problem 翻译：问题

their number is dropping 翻译：它们的数量正在减少

Bees 翻译：蜜蜂

interesting facts 翻译：有趣的事实

Discuss the questions. 翻译：讨论问题。

Can you give another title for the text? 翻译：你能给这篇文章再拟一个标题吗？

What other interesting facts do you know about bees? 翻译：关于蜜蜂，你还知道其他什么有趣的事实？

What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies? 翻译：对于人类与其他昆虫（比如蚂蚁和蝴蝶）之间的联系，你了解多少？

Imagine you are the writer. 翻译：假设你是作者，

Write one more paragraph about beers and add it to the text. 翻译：再写一个关于蜜蜂的段落并添加到文章中。

How do you understand the connection between plants, animals, and people? 翻译：你如何理解植物、动物和人类之间的联系？

Think of some examples and then share them with a partner. 翻译：想一想相关例子，然后与同伴分享。

We all know people and nature are connected. 翻译：我们都知道人类与自然息息相关。

But can you give me an example of how they are connected? 翻译：但你能举一个例子说明它们是如何联系的吗？

Sure. 翻译：当然可以。

I visited a small town in Guangdong once. 翻译：我曾经去过广东的一个小镇。

There are many large trees in the town. 翻译：镇上有很多大树，

They are home to many birds. 翻译：这些树是许多鸟类的家园。

A lot of tourists come to see the trees and the birds ... 翻译：很多游客前来观赏这些树和鸟类……

Vocabulary in Use 翻译：词汇运用

Circle the odd ones. 翻译：圈出不同类的选项。

Then give your reasons. 翻译：然后说明你的理由。

habit 翻译：习惯

joy 翻译：高兴

angry 翻译：愤怒的

appear 翻译：出现；看来好像

honey 翻译：蜂蜜

height 翻译：身高

happiness 翻译：幸福；快乐

disappointed 翻译：失望的；沮丧的

look 翻译：看

milk 翻译：奶

size 翻译：尺寸

fun 翻译：乐趣

smart 翻译：聪明的

seem 翻译：似乎；好像

juice 翻译：果汁

weight 翻译：体重

enjoy 翻译：享受

sad 翻译：伤心的

watch 翻译：观看

bread 翻译：面包

Add the endings -ance, -(t) ion,-ness, and -ity to form nouns. 翻译：添加词尾-ance、-(t)ion、-ness和-ity构成名词。

Use your dictionary. 翻译：查阅你的词典。

act 翻译：行动；扮演

kind 翻译：善良的

real 翻译：真实的

connect 翻译：关联；连接

communicate 翻译：交流；沟通

good 翻译：好的

appear 翻译：出现；看来好像

imagine 翻译：想象；猜想

popular 翻译：广受欢迎的；流行的

important 翻译：重要的

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. 翻译：用方框内单词的正确形式补全句子。

appear 翻译：出现；看来好像

disappoint 翻译：使失望；使破灭

imagine 翻译：想象；猜想

store 翻译：贮存；存储

weigh 翻译：有……重；称重量

I felt disappointed when my favourite flowers died. 翻译：当我最喜欢的花凋谢时，我感到很失望。

After the rain, some mushrooms appeared in the garden. 翻译：雨后，花园里长出了一些蘑菇。

In my hometown, people often use bamboo baskets to store food. 翻译：在我的家乡，人们常用竹篮来存放食物。

What did you put in your luggage? 翻译：你的行李箱里装了什么？

It weighs a ton. 翻译：重得像一吨似的。

I can't imagine my life without my pets. 翻译：我无法想象没有宠物的生活。

They mean a lot to me. 翻译：它们对我意义重大。

Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. 翻译：用方框中单词的正确形式完成短文。

however 翻译：然而

important 翻译：重要的

land 翻译：陆地；土地

planet 翻译：行星

protect 翻译：保护

However, not everyone understands their importance in nature. 翻译：然而，并非所有人都了解它们在自然界中的重要性。

Frogs can live on land and in water. 翻译：青蛙既能在陆地上生存，也能在水里栖息。

Because of this, they are popular subjects in studies on climate change and the ecosystem. 翻译：正因为如此，它们成为了气候变化和生态系统相关研究中颇受欢迎的研究对象。

You may not realize it, but frogs play an important role in our planet ecosystem. 翻译：你可能没有意识到，青蛙在我们地球的生态系统中扮演着重要角色。

The smallest frogs are about the size of a pea, while larger ones can grow as big as a human hand. 翻译：体型最小的青蛙大约只有豌豆大小，而体型较大的青蛙可以长到人类手掌那么大。

Many people know that frogs help to protect farms by eating insects. 翻译：很多人都知道，青蛙通过捕食昆虫来保护农田。

Read the text and complete the table. 翻译：阅读文章，然后补全表格。

The Blue Whale 翻译：蓝鲸

The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth. 翻译：蓝鲸是地球上体型最大、体重最重的动物，

It can weigh as much as 200 tons. 翻译：体重可达200吨。

Many people like watching blue whales swim, and they think it is one of the most beautiful things to see. 翻译：许多人喜欢观赏蓝鲸游动的身姿，他们认为这是世间最赏心悦目之景之一。

Blue whales live in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean. 翻译：蓝鲸栖息于全球各大海洋，仅北冰洋除外。

They eat a lot, but they eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean. 翻译：它们食量惊人，却以海洋中一些体型最小的动物为食，

A blue whale can eat around four tons of these a day. 翻译：一头蓝鲸一天大约能吃下4吨这类食物。

Blue whales can live up to 90 years. 翻译：蓝鲸的寿命最长可达90年。

When a blue whale dies at sea, it becomes food for many kinds of animals living in and around the sea. 翻译：当一头蓝鲸在海中逝去，它的遗体就会成为众多海洋及近海动物的食物。

This food lasts for over a year and it helps to create a lively and healthy ecosystem. 翻译：这些食物能供养其他生物超过一年的时间，并助力形成充满生机和健康的生态系统。

Blue whales play an important role in our world, so we must protect them. 翻译：蓝鲸在地球生态中扮演着至关重要的角色，因此我们必须保护它们。

Blue whale facts 翻译：蓝鲸的事实

Weight 翻译：体重

Where they live 翻译：栖息地

Food 翻译：食物

How long they live 翻译：寿命

Importance in nature 翻译：在自然界中的重要性

Imagine you are a blue whale. 翻译：假设你是一头蓝鲸，

Use the first person to rewrite the first paragraph. 翻译：用第一人称改写第一段。

Hello everyone! 翻译：大家好！

My name is Billy the Blue Whale. 翻译：我叫比利，是一头蓝鲸。

I am ______ I'm heavy, but I ______ I live in ______ I can eat ______. 翻译：我______我体型很重，但我______我生活在______我能吃下______。

Complete your passage about the blue whale based on the text in 3a. 翻译：根据3a部分的文章，完成你关于蓝鲸的段落。

Over to You 翻译：大显身手

Project 翻译：课题实践

Make a poster about a plant or an animal 翻译：制作一张关于植物或动物的主题海报

Work in groups. 翻译：小组合作。

Choose or create the title of your poster. 翻译：选择或创建海报标题。

The Strangest Animal 翻译：最奇特的动物

The Cutest Animal 翻译：最可爱的动物

The Most Amazing Plant 翻译：最神奇的植物

The Most Beautiful Animal 翻译：最美丽的动物

The Oldest Tree 翻译：最古老的树木

The Most Popular House Plant 翻译：最受欢迎的室内植物

Collect pictures and find out information about the plant or animal that you chose. 翻译：收集图片，找出你选择的植物或动物的信息。

What is its name? 翻译：它的名字是什么？

Where does it live / grow? 翻译：它生活/生长在哪里？

Why did you choose it? 翻译：你为什么选择它？

What are some interesting facts about it? 翻译：关于它有哪些有趣的事实？

Make your poster. 翻译：制作你们的海报。

Present your poster in class. 翻译：在课堂上展示你们的海报。

Then vote for the best one. 翻译：然后投票选出最佳海报。

Reflecting 翻译：学习反思

What amazing plants and animals did you learn about in the unit? 翻译：在本单元中，你了解到了哪些神奇的植物和动物？

When do you use the superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs? 翻译：你什么时候需要使用形容词和副词的最高级形式？

Can you describe some amazing plants or animals in the world? 翻译：你能描述一些世界上神奇的植物和动物吗？

How are we connected with plants and animals? 翻译：我们与植物和动物之间存在着怎样的联系？

Telling China's Story 翻译：讲好中国故事

A Folk Story of Zisu 翻译：紫苏的民间传说

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, some rich young men were celebrating the Double Ninth Festival. 翻译：东汉时期，有几位富家子弟在重阳佳节设宴庆祝。

They had a competition at a restaurant to see who could eat the most crabs. 翻译：他们在酒楼里比试谁吃的螃蟹最多，

Hua Tuo, a well-known doctor, was also there. 翻译：当时名医华佗也在场。

He warned them not to do so. 翻译：他连忙上前劝阻，

He said crabs were "cooling" and eating too many could make them sick. 翻译：称螃蟹性寒，过量食用会引发疾病。

But the young men did not listen and kept eating more crabs. 翻译：可这群年轻人根本不听劝告，依旧不停地大快朵颐。

Later that night, most of the young men got serious stomachaches. 翻译：当天夜里，大部分年轻人都突发剧烈腹痛。

They asked Hua Tuo for help. 翻译：他们急忙派人去请华佗诊治。

Hua Tuo went out to the fields with his students. 翻译：华佗随即带着弟子来到田间，

They found a special purple plant and boiled its stems and leaves in water. 翻译：采来一种独特的紫色植物，将其茎叶加水煎煮，

They made a herbal drink with the water and gave it to the sick young men. 翻译：熬制成一剂草药汤，分给腹痛的年轻人服用。

After they drank it, their stomachaches went away. 翻译：众人喝下汤药后，腹痛的症状很快便消失了。

Hua Tuo called the purple plant Zishu, which means purple and comfortable. 翻译：华佗将这种紫色植物命名为“紫舒”，意为服下后能让人浑身舒畅。

In English, it is known as purple perilla. 翻译：这种植物的英文名为“purple perilla”。

Later, people called it Zisu and it became a common Chinese herbal medicine. 翻译：后来，人们将它的名字传为“紫苏”，它也自此成为一味常用的中药材。

Word Bank: 翻译：单词库：

competition 翻译：n. 比赛；竞赛

crab 翻译：n. 蟹；螃蟹；蟹肉

stomachache 翻译：n. 胃疼；腹痛

stem 翻译：n. (花草的) 茎；（花或叶的）梗，柄

herbal 翻译：adj. 药草的

purple perilla 翻译：n. 紫苏

Read the statements and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F). 翻译：阅读下列陈述，然后判断正误。

The young men's crab-eating competition took place on a festival during the Eastern Han Dynasty. 翻译：东汉年间，这群富家子弟的吃蟹比赛是在一个节日里举办的。

A doctor told the young men not to eat too many crabs, because that could casue headaches. 翻译：有一位医生告诫这些年轻人不要吃太多螃蟹，因为这样可能会引发头痛。

The young men followed Hua Tuo's advice and stopped eating crabs. 翻译：这些年轻人听从了华佗的劝告，停止了吃蟹。

Hua Tuo made a drink from a plant that was helpful for the young men's stomachaches. 翻译：华佗用一种植物熬制了汤药，这种汤药缓解了年轻人的腹痛症状。

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Retell the story to a partner in your own words. 翻译：用你自己的话向同伴复述这个故事。

Did you have a positive experience using Chinese herbal medicines? 翻译：你有过使用中草药的积极体验吗？

Tell your partner about it. 翻译：与你的同伴聊一聊。

Take care of animals and plants because we cannot live without them. 翻译：请爱护动植物，因为我们的生存离不开它们。