Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Write a story about your favorite hobby

Charlotte’s Web-Chapter 5

Vocabulary

archer (n): a person who shoots arrows from a bow for sport or as a weapon
射箭运动员；弓箭手

A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.
一条狗趴在桌下啃骨头。

grain (n):a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat
（尤指像稻谷、小麦等像草一样的植物的）谷粒，颖果，谷（物）
grains of wheat/rice
麦／米粒
Grain (= the crop from food plants like grasses) is one of the main exports of the American Midwest.
谷物是美国中西部地区主要的出口商品。

The Sun

errand (n): a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something
（短程）差事；跑腿
I’ll meet you at six, I’ve got some errands to do/run first.
我会在6点和你见面，我得先去办些事情。

weathervane (n): a metal object, usually with a part shaped like an arrow, that is put on top of a high building and turns to show which way the wind is blowing from
风标，风向标

whereabouts (n): the place where a person or thing is
（某人或某物的）行踪，下落，去向
Trupin is thought to be in the Caribbean, although his exact whereabouts are/is a mystery.
有人认为特吕潘在加勒比海，但他的确切下落仍是一个谜。

whereabouts (adv): in what part or area
在何处
Whereabouts in Madrid do you live?
你住在马德里什么地方？
Whereabouts is your office, then?
那么你的办公室在哪里？

detest (v): to hate someone or something very much
憎恨；厌恶，讨厌
I detest any kind of cruelty.
我厌恶任何形式的残暴。
I detest having to get up when it’s dark outside.
我讨厌天不亮就得起床。
her detested older brother
她那令人讨厌的哥哥

inheritance noun [C usually singular, U] (QUALITY)
a physical or mental characteristic inherited from your parents, or the process by which this happens
得自遗传的特征；遗传
genetic inheritance
基因遗传
A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye colour.
眼睛颜色的遗传取决于特定的基因。