At the Zoo

Today is a nice sunny day. All the children are excited. They are going to the zoo. Neil is especially excited, because he loves animals very much.

At the zoo, they see different animals. They all have their favorite animals. Melisa likes lions very much, because the lion is the king of animals. Shana likes pandas best, because they are so cute. Jane likes giraffes very much. They have very long necks. Jason likes crocodiles . They have sharp teeth. Elephants are Neil's favorite animals. They are big and strong, with long noses.

Neil wants to feed the elephants. He throws some bananas to them. They eat the bananas happily. Neil is happy, too.

New Words and Expressions（生词和短语）

-especially ［ɪ'speʃəli ］ adv. 尤其；特别

-because ［bɪ'kɒz ］ conj. 因为

-panda ［'pændə ］ n. 熊猫

-best ［best ］ adv. 最好地

-giraffe ［ʤə'rɑ:f ］ n. 长颈鹿

-crocodile ［'krɒkədaɪl ］ n. 鳄鱼

-sharp ［ʃɑ:p ］ adj. 尖锐的；锋利的

-throw ［θrəʊ ］ vt. 投；抛

Sentence Patterns（句型练习）

1. Shana likes pandas best, because they are so cute.

莎娜最喜欢熊猫，因为熊猫很可爱。

I like eating bananas best, because they are so sweet.

我最喜欢吃香蕉，因为香蕉甜甜的。

I like our class teacher best, because she's so kind to us.

我最喜欢我们的班主任，因为她对我们很关心。

2. Elephants are Neil's favorite animals. 大象是尼尔最喜欢的动物。

Water melons are my favorite fruit. 西瓜是我最喜欢的水果。

My favorite subject is English. 我最喜欢的科目是英语。

参考翻译

在动物园

今天天气晴朗，阳光灿烂。孩子们都很兴奋，他们打算去动物园游玩。尼尔尤其兴奋，因为他非常喜欢动物。

在动物园里，他们看到了不同的动物。他们都有自己最喜欢的动物。梅利莎非常喜欢狮子，因为狮子是百兽之王。莎娜最喜欢熊猫，因为熊猫很可爱。简十分喜欢长颈鹿。它们有长长的脖子。贾森喜欢鳄鱼，鳄鱼有尖锐的牙齿。大象是尼尔最喜欢的动物。大象又高大又壮实，生有长长的鼻子。

尼尔想给大象喂食。他扔给它们一些香蕉。大象们乐滋滋地吃香蕉，尼尔也很开心。