學習筆記｜The Lucky Onion

恭喜大家，我們看完第二篇故事了呢🥳

雖說是短短的童書，但回頭看發現也學到不少東西。讓我們來複習一下吧～

he would rub his chin and toss his onion in the air

rub (v.) 搓、摩擦

chin (n.) 下巴

toss (v.) 丟、拋

The house was surrounded by rows and rows of onion fields that filled the air with their sweet, pungent, oniony smell.

surround (v.) 環繞、包圍

row (n.) 排、列

field (n.) 田、地

pungent (adj.) 強烈、刺鼻

a man came by with a crate full of Vidalia onions

come by 順道拜訪、短暫拜訪

crate (n.) 貨箱

Vidalia onion 偏甜的洋蔥品種，黃色外皮

cackle (v.) 咯咯大笑

The onion sat on a mound of freshly turned dirt in the middle of an empty onion field.

distracted (adj.) 分心的

roll (v.) 滾動、翻滾

mound (n.) 堆、沙丘

turn (v.) 翻土

He searched under the table and in the cupboards. He looked between the couch cushions and behind furniture.

panicked (adj.) 驚慌

cupboard (n.) 壁櫥

cushion (n.) 座墊

furniture (n.) 家具

All the onions shriveled up and withered.

shrivel (v.) 枯萎

wither (v.) 乾枯（專指植物）

And without crops, the townspeople had no food.

crop (n.) 作物

townspeople (n.) 鎮民

In fact, seeing the farmer in distress, he dug his roots down and began to grow.

distress (n.) 憂慮、悲傷

dig (v.) 挖

root (n.) 根

Farmer Eli awoke with his stomach grumbling.

certain (adj.) 確定的、肯定的

awake (v.) 醒來

grumble (v.) 肚子咕嚕咕嚕叫

gaze (v.) 凝視

delight (n.) 欣喜

Everyone ate their fill and was satisfied.

miracle (n.) 奇蹟

fill (n.) 份量

It stood nearly twice as high as Farmer Eli.

There sat a nine-headed monster.

There sat a mother squirrel and two babies.

eat/drink one’s fill

half the regular price

turn the house upside-down

原子習慣的力量是不是很厲害？！

給自己掌聲鼓勵鼓勵，我們明天再繼續努力☺️