The Runaway Train

by Lorraine Lee

The Runaway Train

停不下來的火車

本篇適合：朗讀、復述

by Lorraine Lee

小朋友，你喜歡坐火車嗎？如果你坐的火車一直停不下來，你是會覺得害怕還是刺激呢？如果你不害怕，那就跟我們一起坐上這趟停不下來的火車吧！?

The train rolled out of the station.

The train went up the hill.

The train went down the hill.

The train went across the bridge.

The train went through the tunnel.

The train whizzed past the houses.

The train whizzed past the playground.

The signal light was red, the train could not stop.

The train whizzed past the river.

The train whizzed past the plantation.

runaway ['r?n?,we?] adj. 失去控制的

roll [r??l] v. 滾動，轉動（過去式：rolled）

station ['ste??（?）n] n. 車站

tunnel ['t?nl] n. 隧道

教學中，課堂導入會直接影響著學生的學習狀態，因此，教師應該設計一個可以激發學生好奇心的教學任務，這樣就可以為學生注入情境引導，激發學生的學習欲望，從而促使學生主動探索相關的資源。

signal ['s?gn（?）l] n. 信號

whizz [（h）w?z] v. 颼颼地飛馳（過去式：whizzed）

plantation [pl?n'te??（?）n] n. 大農場，種植園

chug [t??g] v. 發著嘎嚓聲（過去式：chugged）

steam [sti?m] n. 蒸汽

journey ['d?з?n?] n. 旅行，旅程

The signal light was green, the train slowed down.

The train chugged under the bridge.

The train stopped just in time.

The train chugged past the town.

The train chugged into the station, out of steam at last.

Time for another journey. Do you want a ride on the runaway train

中文大意請見第45頁。

out of the station 意思是“離開火車站”；out of steam指的是“蒸汽不足，蒸汽耗盡”。同樣是out of，一個指“離開”，另一個指“用盡，用完”，意思可不一樣哦，要結合句子及情境來理解。例如：

A group of boys walked out of the classroom.一群男孩從教室里走了出來。

We are out of sugar.

我們的糖用完了。