Grade 8 Unit 2 Topic 1 Section C

It was a beautiful day and the children played in the park. Maria flew her kite ^[1]fly kites: 放风筝 while ^[2]while: US: [hwaɪl]  UK: [waɪl]  conj. 虽然；尽管；在…期间；当…的时候 Michael played on his skateboard ^[3]skateboard: US: [ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd]  UK: [ˈskeɪtˌbɔː(r)d]  n. 滑板. “Look! I’m going to try something new ^[4]try something new: 尝试新事物 修饰不定代词的形容词放 在不定代词之后,” he said. Michael did a difficult jump. Then the skateboard went up and Michael fell down with a cry ^[5]cry: US: [kraɪ]  UK: [kraɪ]  v. 哭；哭泣；呼喊；喊叫  n. 哭；呼喊；叫声；口号. The other children ran to him and asked, “Are you all right? Are you hurt ^[6]hurt: US: [hɜrt]  UK: [hɜː(r)t]  v. 受伤；感到疼痛；使不快；使烦恼  adj. （身体上）受伤的；（感情上）受伤的?”

“Oh, my leg, my arm! I feel terrible!” Michael cried.

“I think you should see a doctor ^[7]see a doctor: 去就医；去看医生,” said Kangkang, “I’ll call a taxi.” Jane and Maria looked after ^[8]look after: 照看；照顾；看管；对…负责 poor Michael. “My leg really hurts,” he said.

Soon the taxi ^[9]taxi: US: [ˈtæksi]  UK: [‘tæksɪ]  n. 出租车；计程车 came and took Michael and his friends to the hospital. The doctor told them, “The X-rays ^[10]X-ray: US: [‘eks reɪ]  UK: [‘eks reɪ]  n. X 射线；X 光；X 光照片；用 X 射线进行的临床检查  v. 用 X 射线拍摄检查 show that it’s not serious. You can take him home. Michael, you need to rest at home for a week. Here are some pills ^[11]pill:US: [pɪl]  UK: [pɪl]  n. 药丸；药片；讨厌的人 . Take two pills, three times a day.”

The children left ^[12]left: leave 的过去式      离开 the hospital. Kangkang helped Michael to walk. They were glad that the accident wasn’t serious ^[13]serious: US: [ˈsɪriəs] UK: [ˈsɪəriəs]  adj. 不好的；严重的；有危险的；需认真思考的 and Michael felt much better.^[14]