动物篇
狗
dog 狗
I love dogs.
Dogs are man’s best friends.
The dog is very cute.
puppy 小狗
doggie 小狗
猫
cat 猫
I have a cat.
The cat is white.
The cat likes sleeping.
kitty 小猫
鸡
rooster 公鸡
It’s hard to see a rooster in big cities.
I saw a rooster this morning.
The rooster is dead.
hen 母鸡
My sister keeps a few hens.
keep 养
The hens lay eggs every day.
The eggs laid by these hens taste yummy.
chicken 小鸡
My friend gave me three chickens last week.
The chickens are very cute.
My son likes the chickens very much.
鸭
duck 鸭子
Peking Roast Duck 北京烤鸭
duckling 小鸭子
the Ugly Duckling 丑小鸭
鹅
goose 鹅
A goose is bigger than a duck.
复数: geese
猪
pig 猪
He keeps pigs.
I don’t like pigs.
You are such a pig! 你真是一头猪
piggy 小猪
piggy bank 储蓄罐
牛
cow 奶牛,母牛
She is milking the cow.
milk 挤牛奶
cowboy 西部牛仔,牧童
bull 公牛
Chicago Bulls 芝加哥公牛队
马
horse 马
I have never ridden a horse before.
I’m so hungry! I could eat a horse!
a horse race 赛马
驴
donkey 驴,愚蠢或固执的人
I’ve never seen a donkey before.
You stupid donkey! 你这个蠢驴
羊
sheep 绵羊
He is a sheep farmer 他是个养羊的人
a black sheep 害群之马,败家子
goat 山羊
goat’s milk 羊奶
Let me go! You old goat! 你这个老色狼
goat 很色的人
lamb 羔羊,温顺的人
A lamb is a young sheep.
Jenny is like a lamb.
The Silence of the Lambs 沉默的羔羊
狮子
lion 狮子
Mark is as brave as a lion.
Lion King 狮子王
lioness 母狮子
老虎
tiger 老虎
I saw two tigers in the zoo today.
a paper tiger 纸老虎
tigress 母老虎
豹子
leopard 豹
A leopard can’t change its spots. 本性难移
Wanna see me be a leopard? 这句比较口语
狼
wolf 狼
He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Wolf Totem 狼图腾
斑马
zebra 斑马
Look! There is a zebra
zebra crossing
熊
bear 熊
bear market 熊市
He gave me a bear-hug. 他紧紧地的抱住了我
polar bear 北极熊
大熊猫
panda 大熊猫
giant panda
giant 巨大的
The panda is a national treasure of China.
骆驼
camel 骆驼
Camels live in deserts.
鹿
deer 鹿
复数:deer
The deer is eating grass.
长颈鹿
giraffe 长颈鹿
A giraffe has a very long neck.
大象
elephant 大象
You can see many elephants in Thailand.
a white elephant 引申:一个东西特别昂贵,但没什么价值
狐狸
fox 狐狸,狡猾的人
Julie is as sly as a fox.
I don’t like that sly old fox.
袋鼠
kangaroo 袋鼠
Kangaroos are found in Australia.
考拉
koala 考拉,树袋熊
I love koalas! They are just so cute.
鸵鸟
ostrich 鸵鸟
An ostrich can’t fly,but it can run very fast.
兔子
rabbit 兔子
Aaron keeps a rabbit as a pet.
蛇
snake 蛇,阴险的人
Steve was bitten by a snake.
I am scared of snakes.
Stay away from him. He is a snake.
老鼠
mouse 老鼠,鼠标
复数:mice
Mickey Mouse 米老鼠
a mouse mat 鼠标垫
松鼠
squirrel 松鼠
Squirrels like eating nuts.
The squirrel in the movie Ice Age is very funny.
猴子
monkey 猴子,顽皮的儿童
Look at the monkey! It’s climbing uo the tree so fast!
Stop that, you little monkey!
火鸡
turkey 火鸡,火鸡肉
roast turkry 烤火鸡
People eat turkey on Thanks-giving day.
蜥蜴
lizard 蜥蜴
A lizard is a reptile with short legs and a long tail.
reptile 爬行的
企鹅
penguin 企鹅
A penguin is a type of sea bird. It cannot fly but it can swim.
天鹅
swan 天鹅
Swan Lake
She is as graceful as a swan.