The Runaway Train

by Lorraine Lee

The Runaway Train

停不下来的火车

本篇适合：朗读、复述

by Lorraine Lee

小朋友，你喜欢坐火车吗？如果你坐的火车一直停不下来，你是会觉得害怕还是刺激呢？如果你不害怕，那就跟我们一起坐上这趟停不下来的火车吧！?

The train rolled out of the station.

The train went up the hill.

The train went down the hill.

The train went across the bridge.

The train went through the tunnel.

The train whizzed past the houses.

The train whizzed past the playground.

The signal light was red, the train could not stop.

The train whizzed past the river.

The train whizzed past the plantation.

runaway ['rʌnə,weɪ] adj. 失去控制的

roll [rəʊl] v. 滚动，转动（过去式：rolled）

station ['steɪʃ（ə）n] n. 车站

tunnel ['tʌnl] n. 隧道

教学中，课堂导入会直接影响着学生的学习状态，因此，教师应该设计一个可以激发学生好奇心的教学任务，这样就可以为学生注入情境引导，激发学生的学习欲望，从而促使学生主动探索相关的资源。

signal ['sɪgn（ə）l] n. 信号

whizz [（h）wɪz] v. 飕飕地飞驰（过去式：whizzed）

plantation [plæn'teɪʃ（ə）n] n. 大农场，种植园

chug [tʃʌg] v. 发着嘎嚓声（过去式：chugged）

steam [stiːm] n. 蒸汽

journey ['dʒзːnɪ] n. 旅行，旅程

The signal light was green, the train slowed down.

The train chugged under the bridge.

The train stopped just in time.

The train chugged past the town.

The train chugged into the station, out of steam at last.

Time for another journey. Do you want a ride on the runaway train

中文大意请见第45页。

out of the station 意思是“离开火车站”；out of steam指的是“蒸汽不足，蒸汽耗尽”。同样是out of，一个指“离开”，另一个指“用尽，用完”，意思可不一样哦，要结合句子及情境来理解。例如：

A group of boys walked out of the classroom.一群男孩从教室里走了出来。

We are out of sugar.

我们的糖用完了。