1 valley n.山谷

Between those two hills is the most beautiful valley I’ve ever seen. 位于那兩座山丘間的山谷是我所看過(guò)最美麗的山谷。

2 west coast n.西海岸

on the west coast and N.Y. is on the east. 洛杉磯位于西海岸，而紐約則位于東海岸。

3 neighbor n.鄰居

That old man lives next door, and we’ve been neighbors for many years. 那個(gè)老人住在隔壁，我們做了很多年的鄰居。

4 lead v.通向

I’m sure that this road leads to our destination. 我確定這條路可以通到我們的目的地。

5 mountain n.山

It is so cloudy on the mountain. 山上天氣很陰。

6 several adj.幾個(gè)

This car comes in several colors. 這款車(chē)有好幾種顏色。

7 encounter n.偶然碰見(jiàn)；遭遇

I had an encounter with a bear and I was scared to death. 我碰見(jiàn)過(guò)熊，被它嚇得要死。

8 raccoon n.浣熊

That raccoon was in the garbage again. 那只浣熊又在翻垃圾堆了。

9 squirrel n.松鼠

Those squirrels run along the branches so fast. 那些松鼠沿著樹(shù)枝很快地跑著。

10 search for 尋找

Help me search for my keys. 幫我找我的鑰匙。

11 finish v.完成

Finish your homework first before going out. 先做完家庭作業(yè)再出去。

12 scream v.尖叫

Are you ok? I heard you scream. 你還好嗎？我聽(tīng)到你在尖叫。

13 cougar n.美洲獅

A cougar attacked my dog. 有只美洲獅攻擊我的狗。

14 perch v.(在較高處) 暫歇；(鳥(niǎo)) 飛落；棲息

Victoria perched on one of the kitchen stools, waiting for her husband. 維多利亞坐在廚房凳子上等她先生。

15 pounce v.猛撲

The tiger was ready to pounce on me. 那只老虎準(zhǔn)備向我撲過(guò)來(lái)。

16 giant adj.巨大的n.巨人

Every basketball player looks like a giant. 每個(gè)籃球選手看起來(lái)都像巨人一樣。

17 scare off 嚇跑

Don’t get closer, or you will scare off those cute birds. 不要再靠近了，不然你會(huì)把那些可愛(ài)的鳥(niǎo)給嚇跑。

18 hiss v.發(fā)出嘶嘶聲

I can hear a snake hiss. 我聽(tīng)到蛇發(fā)出的嘶嘶聲。

19 shovel n.鐵鍬；鏟子

Bring a shovel in case the snow is deep. 帶把鏟子，萬(wàn)一積雪太深便可派上用場(chǎng)。

20 swing at 對(duì)著……揮舞

That man was drunk and was swinging at everyone he saw with a beer bottle. 那個(gè)人喝醉了，不管看到誰(shuí)都揮動(dòng)手上的啤酒瓶。

21 thankful adj.感謝的；欣慰的

I am very thankful to you for saving me. 我很感謝你救了我。

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