神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge

• 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 鼓声 - drumbeat, sound of drums
• 号角声 - sound of horns, trumpet sound
• 号角 - bugle horn
• 牛角 - cow horn
• 士气 - morale
• 哈利·波特 - Harry Potter
• 盛大 - grand, magnificent
• 盛况 - grand occasion
• 豪华 - luxurious
• 华丽 - magnificent, splendid
• 前所未有 - unprecedented (idiom)
• 典礼 - ceremony
• 宴会 - banquet
• 格调 - style
• 男子 - man, male
• 打鼓 - to beat a drum
• 描绘 - to describe, to portray
• 菜肴 - dishes, cuisine
• 乐曲 - musical composition
• 演奏 - to perform on a musical instrument
• 大厅堂 - grand hall
• 宴会堂 - banquet hall
• 端着 - to hold something level with both hands, to carry
• 餐盘 - dining plate
• 派饼 - pie
• 派 - pie
• 谐音 - homonym, homophone
• 音译 - transliteration
• 孔雀 - peacock
• 雄性 - male
• 开屏 - (a peacock) spreads its tail
• 扇子 - fan
• 蓝宝石 - sapphire
• 张望 - to gaze into the distance
• 浓雾 - thick fog
• 东张西望 - (idiom) to look around in all directions
• 一溜烟 - in the blink of an eye, like a wisp of smoke
• 蝙蝠侠 - Batman
• 一转眼 - in a wink/blink of an eye
• 一眨眼 - in a wink/blink of an eye
• 鹰房 - hawk house, mew (a building for trained hawks)
• 风车 - windmill, turbine (of all sorts, including handheld paper windmills)
• 护城河 - moat
• 通往 - leading to
• 弥漫 - to pervade, to fill the air, to saturate (the air with fog, smoke, etc.)
• 朦胧 - hazy

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神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge

• 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 研读 - to study attentively (a book), to delve into
• 城桥 - drawbridge
• 护城河 - moat
• 吊桥 - draw-bridge
• 以 - in order to
• 护城河有很多谁，以保护城堡 - there is a lot of water in the moat in order to protect the castle
• 侵入 - to make (military) incursions, to invade
• 鳄鱼 - crocodile
• 问号 - question mark, "?" (punctuation)
• 朦胧 - hazy
• 月色 - moonlight
• 微弱 - weak, faint, feeble
• 意象 - image, imagery
• 水墨画 - ink and wash painting
• 油画 - oil painting
• 抽象 - abstract
• 具象 - tangible image, concrete, representational (art)
• 写实 - realism, realistic portrayal, realistic, true to life
• 阴性 - feminine, yin (negative principle in nature)
• 浓雾 - thick fog
• 风车 - windmill, turbine (of all sorts, including handheld paper windmills)
• 风叶 - wind blade, fan blade
• 风扇 - electric fan
• 风磨坊 - windmill
• 磨 - to grind
• 工作坊 - workshop
• 研磨 - milling, to grind, to polish by grinding, to abrade; whetstone; pestle
• 谷物 - cereal, grain
• 小麦 - wheat
• 玉米 - corn, maize
• 风力 - wind force, wind power
• 发电 - to generate electricity
• 情景 - circumstances, situation
• 阵 - measure word for events or states of a relatively short duration (e.g. a gust, a burst)
• 一阵暴风雨 - a burst of stormy weather, a sudden storm
• 划破 - to cut open, to rip, to streak across (lightning, meteor, etc.), to pierce (scream, searchlight, etc.)
• 猪排 - pork ribs
• 痕迹 - mark, trace
• 伤口 - a cut, a wound
• 天际 - horizon, the sky
• 鹰房 - hawk house, mew (a building for trained hawks)
• 学术 - learning, science, academic
• 老鹰 - eagle, hawk
• 隼 - falcon (sometimes also "hawk", "bird of prey") (academic word)
• 内城 - inner ward of a castle, inner bailey, inner walls of a castle
• 皇帝 - emperor
• 伺候 - to serve, to wait upon
• 丫鬟 - servant girl, maid
• 皇宫 - imperial palace
• 佣人 - servant
• 皇上 - the emperor, Your majesty the emperor, His imperial majesty
• 猎捕 - to hunt, hunting

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神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge

• 00:00 Discussing title of the chapter and explaining key words
• 02:55 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 城桥 - drawbridge
• 护城河 - moat
• 通往 - to lead to
• 外围 - surrounding
• 吊桥 - drawbridge
• 守护 - to guard, to protect
• 进攻 - to attack, to assault, to go on the offensive
• 跨过 - to step across, to stride over, to cross over
• 迈过 - to step over
• 坎 - pit, hole
• 跨国企业 - transnational corporation, multinational corporation
• 沟 - ditch, gully, ravine
• 鸿沟 - gulf, chasm, wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 汉
• 障碍 - barriers, obstacles
• 白雾弥漫 - white fog fills the air
• 细小 - tiny, fine
• 弥漫 - to pervade, to fill the air, to saturate (the air with fog, smoke, etc.)
• 香味 - fragrance, smell
• 颗粒 - particles
• 望 - to gaze, to look into the distance
• 望远镜 - telescope, binoculars
• 显微镜 - microscope
• 近视 - nearsightedness
• 远视 - farsightedness
• 通道 - passage, channel, corridor
• 地下通道 - underground passage
• 通向 - leading to, direct toward, going towards
• 地道 - tunnel
• 地道 - authentic, genuine
• 人行横道 - pedestrian crossing
• 手电筒 - flashlight
• 装置 - equipment, device
• 夹着 - to press from either side, to place in between
• 皮革 - leather
• 书签 - bookmark
• 翻开 - to open (a book, etc.)
• 标记 - to mark, sign, mark, symbol
• 赴宴 - to attend a banquet
• 赴 - to go, to visit (e.g., another country), to attend (a banquet, etc.)
• 奔赴 - to rush to; to hurry to
• 出席 - to attend, to be present
• 聚会 - party, gathering, to meet, to get together
• 格调 - style, taste, character
• 长途 - long-distance
• 旅途 - journey, course of a journey
• 盔甲 - armor/armour
• 铠甲 - armor/armour
• 头盔 - helmet
• 工地 - construction site
• 材质 - material (that something is made of)
• 安全帽 - safety helmet
• 周遭 - surrounding
• 建筑物 - building, structure, edifice
• 研读 - to study attentively (a book), to delve into
• 章节 - chapter, section
• 上吊 - to hang oneself
• 不要在一棵树上吊死 - "don’t hang yourself on one tree" (literally), don't insist on only taking one road to Rome, there's more than one way to skin a cat, there are plenty of fish in the sea, there are other ways of achieving a desired outcome even if one avenue doesn't work out (proverb/俗语)
• 执念 - obsession, (when followed by 于) to be obsessive (about)
• 以 - in order to
• 护城河有很多谁，以保护城堡 - there is a lot of water in the moat in order to protect the castle
• 入侵 - to invade
• 侵入 - to make (military) incursions, to invade
• 互换 - to exchange, to swap
• 侵占 - to invade and occupy (territory)
• 侵略 - to invade, invasion
• 遭受 - to suffer, to sustain (loss, misfortune)
• 俄罗斯 - Russia
• 乌克兰 - Ukraine
• 鳄鱼 - crocodile
• 鳞片 - scales, fish scales

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神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 02 再度离开

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 02 Leaving Again

• 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 庞大 (páng dà) - huge, enormous
• 若隐若现 (ruò yǐn ruò xiàn) - "appearing and disappearing", faintly discernible, unable to be seen clearly (idiom)
• 似有似无 (sì yǒu sì wú) - appearing and disappearing, seemingly existent yet elusive (idiom)
• 隐藏 (yǐn cáng) - to hide, to conceal, hidden
• 迷雾 (mí wù) - fog, mist
• 烘托 (hōng tuō) - highlighting, enhancing, to make something stand out, to create a background effect, describing something in a way which makes something else stand out (literary device) (e.g. in the story there is fog around the castle and this fog 烘托/增添了城堡的神秘气氛)

• 迷宫 (mí gōng) - labyrinth, maze
• 霜 (shuāng) - frost
• 颗粒 (kē lì) - particles, granules
• 尘埃 (chén'āi) - dust
• 庞然大物 - a colossal figure (idiom/成语)
• 橡树 (xiàng shù) - oak tree
• 夹着 (jiā zhe) - to press from either side, to place in between
• 扣 (kòu) - to fasten, to buckle
• 环 (huán) - a loop, a hoop, a (chain) link
• 门框 (mén kuàng) - door frame
• 衣架 (yī jià) - clothes hanger, clothes rack
• 手电筒 (shǒu diàn tǒng) - flashlight
• 腰带 (yāo dài) - belt
• 便便 (biàn biàn) - to poo
• 就一下下 (jiù yī xià xià) - just a tiny bit
• 一溜烟 (yī liù yān) - in the blink of an eye, like a wisp of smoke
• 烟 (yān) - smoke
• 香烟 (xiāng yān) - cigarette, smoke from burning incense
• 气体 (qì tǐ) - gas (gaseous substance)
• 灰蒙蒙 (huī méng méng) - murky
• 烟囱 (yān cōng) - chimney
• 油烟 (yóu yān) - kitchen fumes, cooking fumes
• 圣诞老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén) - Santa Claus, Father Christmas
• 生动 (shēng dòng) - lively, vivid
• 栽 (zāi) - to insert, to plant, to fall headfirst
• 栽进 (zāi jìn) - to fall into, to plunge into
• 泥坑 (ní kēng) - mud pit
• 游泳池 (yóu yǒng chí) - swimming pool
• 凹处 (āo chù) - concave area, depression (in the ground)
• 痴迷中 (chī mí zhōng) - in a state of infatuation
• 雾茫茫 (wù máng máng) - foggy, vast expanse of mist
• 茫茫 (máng máng) - boundless, vast and obscure
• 茫然 (máng rán) - blanky, unclear, at a loss

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神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 02 再度离开

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 02 Leaving Again

• 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 再度 (zài dù) - once more, once again, one more time
• 抹 (mǒ) - measure word for light beams, wisps of cloud, etc.
• 亮光 (liàng guāng) - light, beam of light, gleam of light
• 一抹亮光 (yī mǒ liàng guāng) - a glimmer of light
• 晚霞 (wǎn xiá) - sunset glow, sunset clouds, afterglow
• 晚霞的一抹亮光 (wǎn xiá de yī mǒ liàng guāng) - a glow of bright light (at sunset)
• 摩天塔 (mó tiān tǎ) - skyscraper
• 抹脸 (mǒ liǎn) - to wipe one's face
• 优美 (yōu měi) - beautiful, elegant, graceful
• 水彩颜料 (shuǐ cǎi yán liào) - watercolors, watercolor paints
• 颜料 (yán liào) - pigments, paints, dyes
• 生动 (shēng dòng) - vivid, lively
• 暗 (àn) - dark, gloomy
• 散乱 (sàn luàn) - in disorder, messy
• 杂乱 (zá luàn) - in a mess, chaotic
• 杂乱无章 (zá luàn wú zhāng) - disordered and in a mess, all mixed up and chaotic (idiom)
• 整整齐齐 (zhěng zhěng qí qí) - neat and tidy
• 摆放 (bǎi fàng) - to lay out, to arrange
• 杰克打了个冷颤 (Jiékè dǎ le gè lěng zhàn) - Jack shuddered
• 后怕 (hòu pà) - lingering fear, fear after the event, post-traumatic stress
• 不寒而栗 (bù hán ér lì) - "not cold, yet shivering," to tremble with fear, to be terrified (idiom)
• 发抖 (fā dǒu) - to tremble, to shake, to shiver
• 暴龙 (bào lóng) - tyrannosaurus rex
• 恐怖的暴龙 (kǒng bù de bào lóng) - terrifying tyrannosaurus rex
• 他们很恐惧这件事情 (tāmen hěn kǒngjù zhè jiàn shìqíng) - They are terrified of this matter/what happened
• 活生生 (huó shēng shēng) - real, living
• 宾州 (Bīnzhōu) - Pennsylvania (abbreviation for 宾夕法尼亚州)
• 一截 (yī jié) - a length, portion, or segment (measure word)
• 一截书签 (yī jié shūqiān) - a length/portion of a bookmark
• 布料 (bù liào) - cloth, material
• 书签 (shūqiān) - bookmark
• 丝绸 (sī chóu) - silk
• 虫子 (chóngzi) - insect
• 蚕 (cán) - silkworm
• 吐丝 (tǔ sī) - to extrude silk
• 丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù) - the Silk Road
• 骑士 (qí shì) - knight
• 城堡 (chéng bǎo) - castle
• 书里夹着一张书签 (shū lǐ jiāzhe yī zhāng shūqiān) - There is a bookmark tucked inside the book.
• 皮革 (pí gé) - leather
• 嘶 (sī) - neigh, hiss, Ss! (onomatopoeia)
• 嘶鸣 (sī míng) - to whinny (of a horse), to neigh
• 马的嘶鸣声 (mǎ de sī míng shēng) - the neighing sound of a horse.
• 标注 (biāo zhù) - to tag, to mark out, to annotate (e.g., a character with its pinyin)
• 唱法 (chàng fǎ) - singing style, the way of reciting (a song, a poem, etc)
• 念法 (niàn fǎ) - the pronunciation of a word, the way you read a word, character or text
• 唐诗宋词 (Táng shī Sòng cí) - referring to the classical poetry written during the Tang Dynasty (618–907) and the Song Dynasty (960–1279) in Chinese literature.
• 曲调 (qǔdiào) - tune, melody
• 唐朝 (Táng Cháo) - Tang Dynasty (618–907)
• 宋朝 (Sòng Cháo) - Song Dynasty (960–1279)
• 元朝 (Yuán Cháo) - Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368)
• 元曲 (Yuán Qǔ) - Yuan Dynasty theater, including poetry, music, and comedy.
• 穿戴着 (chuān dài zhe) - to dress, to wear
• 佩戴 (pèi dài) - to wear (as accessories)
• 戴首饰 (dài shǒu shì) - to wear jewelry
• 闪亮 (shǎn liàng) - shiny, sparkling, dazzling
• 盔甲 (kuī jiǎ) - armor, armour
• 崭新 (zhǎn xīn) - brand new, fresh and clean
• 呜呜的风声 (wū wū de fēng shēng) - the whistling sound of the wind
• 风声愈来愈响 (fēng shēng yù lái yù xiǎng) - the sound of the wind got louder and louder
• 狂乱 (kuáng luàn) - chaotic, in disorder
• 飞舞 (fēi wǔ) - to dance or flutter in the air, to whirl
• 条理 (tiáo lǐ) - arrangement, order, tidiness
• 摆动 (bǎi dòng) - to sway, to swing, to move back and forth, to oscillate
• 旋转 (xuán zhuǎn) - to rotate, to spin, to whirl
• 语流音变 (yǔ liú yīn biàn) - tone changes or phonetic changes in connected speech
• 静止 (jìng zhǐ) - still, motionless
• 他打了个哆嗦 (tā dǎ le gè duō suō) - he let out a shudder, he shivered
• 鸣叫 (míng jiào) - to emit a sound, to make a sound
• 庞大 (páng dà) - huge, enormous
• 若隐若现 (ruò yǐn ruò xiàn) - "appearing and disappearing," faintly discernible, unable to be seen clearly (idiom)
• 隐藏 (yǐn cáng) - to hide, to conceal, hidden
• 隐秘 (yǐn mì) - secret, hidden

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神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 01 黑森林

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 01 The Dark Woods

• 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 踮起脚尖 (diǎn qǐ jiǎo jiān) - tiptoeing
• 猫和老鼠 Tom and Jerry (Māo hé Lǎo Shǔ) - Tom and Jerry
• 牛仔裤 (niú zǎi kù) - jeans
• 蹑手蹑脚 (niè shǒu niè jiǎo) - to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
• 静悄悄 (jìng qiāo qiāo) - extremely quiet
• 叠加 (dié jiā) - layering, overlay
• 手电筒 (shǒu diàn tǒng) - flashlight
• 甜筒 (tián tǒng) - ice-cream cone
• 魔棒 (mó bàng) - magic wand
• 扣 (kòu) - to button, to clip on, to fasten
• 保鲜盒 (bǎo xiān hé) - food-storage container, Tupperware
• 腰带 (yāo dài) - belt
• 溜出家门 (liū chū jiā mén) - sneak out of the house
• 贼 (zéi) - thief
• 溜冰场 (liū bīng chǎng) - ice rink, ice-skating rink
• 刀片 (dāo piàn) - blade, razor blade
• 清晨 (qīng chén) - early morning
• 蟋蟀 (xī shuài) - cricket (insect)
• 唧唧 (jī jī) - chirping of insects (onomatopoeia)
• 小提琴家 (xiǎo tí qín jiā) - violinist (a term sometimes used to refer to crickets in China because of the melodic sound they produce)
• 演奏家 (yǎn zòu jiā) - performer (musician)
• 拟声词 (nǐ shēng cí) - onomatopoeia
• 模拟 (mó nǐ) - imitation, to imitate
• 狂吠 (kuáng fèi) - to bark furiously, to howl
• 冲过 (chōng guò) - to charge past
• 黑暗 (hēi àn) - darkness
• 湿润 (shī rùn) - moist
• 雾 (wù) - fog
• 凝结 (níng jié) - to condense, condensation
• 水珠 (shuǐ zhū) - water droplets
• 小心翼翼 (xiǎo xīn yì yì) - cautiously, gently and cautiously (idiom)
• 屏住呼吸 (bǐng zhù hū xī) - hold one's breath
• 声响 (shēng xiǎng) - sound
• 黑漆漆 (hēi qī qī) - pitch black
• 叠词 (dié cí) - reduplication
• 红彤彤 (hóng tóng tóng) - bright red
• 屏气凝神 (bǐng qì níng shén) - deeply concentrate one's attention, "hold one's breath in concentration" (idiom)
• 皱起眉头 (zhòu qǐ méi tóu) - to frown
• 眉毛 (méi máo) - eyebrow
• 眉头 (méi tóu) - the inner end of the eyebrow, start of the eyebrow
• 眉中 (méi zhōng) - the middle part of the eyebrow
• 眉尾 (méi wěi) - the outer end of the eyebrow (outer edge of the face)
• 胡闹 (hú nào) - to make trouble, to make a scene
• 一束金光 (yī shù jīn guāng) - a beam of golden light
• 紧握 (jǐn wò) - to grip tightly
• 握手 (wò shǒu) - handshake
• 老大 (lǎo dà) - boss, leader

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神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 01 黑森林

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 01 The Dark Woods

• 00:00 Introducing the book and book cover/书和封面简介
• 03:55 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

• 封面 (fēngmiàn) - cover (of a book)
• 骑士 (qíshì) - knight
• 王后 (wánghòu) - queen
• 守卫 (shǒuwèi) - to guard, to defend
• 铠甲 (kǎijiǎ) - armor/armour
• 中世纪 (zhōngshìjì) - Middle Ages
• 金属 (jīnshǔ) - metal
• 剑 (jiàn) - sword
• 镶 (xiāng) - To inlay, to embed
• 镶嵌 (xiāngqiàn) - To inlay, to embed, to set (e.g., a jewel in a ring)
• 宝石 (bǎoshí) - precious stone, gem
• 水晶 (shuǐjīng) - crystal
• 矿物 (kuàngwù) - mineral
• 矿石 (kuàngshí) - ore
• 加工 (jiāgōng) - to process, processing
• 钻石 (zuànshí) - diamond
• 玉石 (yùshí) - jade
• 宝剑剑镶嵌着一颗宝石 (bǎojiàn xiāngqiàn zhe yī kē bǎoshí) - A double-edged sword inlaid with a gem
• 鲜艳 (xiānyàn) - bright, vivid
• 暴龙 (bàolóng) - Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex)
• 翼龙 (yìlóng) - pterosaur (e.g. Pterodactyl, Pteranodon)
• 时钟 (shízhōng) - clock
• 时间丝毫没有流逝 (shíjiān sīháo méiyǒu liúshì) - time had not passed at all
• 许愿 (xǔyuàn) - to make a wish
• 主语 (zhǔyǔ) - subject (in grammar)
• 许诺 (xǔnuò) - to promise
• 推了推眼镜 (tuī le tuī yǎnjìng) - to adjust or push up one's glasses
• 名侦探柯南 (míng zhēntàn Kěnán) - Detective Conan (a character in a Japanese manga)
• 侦探 (zhēntàn) - detective
• 导师 (dǎoshī) - tutor, teacher
• 金牌 (jīnpái) - gold medal
• 奖牌 (jiǎngpái) - medal
• 银牌 (yínpái) - silver medal
• 铜牌 (tóngpái) - bronze medal
• 冠军 (guànjūn) - champion, gold medalist
• 亚军 (yàjūn) - runner-up, silver medalist
• 季军 (jìjūn) - third place, bronze medalist
• 圆圈 (yuánquān) - circle
• 徽章 (huīzhāng) - medallion
• 遗失 (yíshī) - to lose
• 遗落 (yíluò) - to leave behind (by mistake), to forget
• 遗留 (yíliú) - to leave behind, to bequeath, to hand down
• 纠正 (jiūzhèng) - to correct, to make right
• 假设 (jiǎshè) - hypothesis, conjecture
• 黎明 (límíng) - dawn, daybreak

Mentioned in the episode:

• 名侦探柯南 - A Japanese detective manga series "Case Closed", also known as "Detective Conan".

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 04 - 窗边的小恐龙

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 04 - The Little Dinosaurs by the Window

• 00:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 04" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案04的同时解释难点词汇
• 03:09 Concluding the first book of Series 01 "Dinosaurs Before Dark"/神奇树屋系列01的一本书恐龙谷大冒险在此结束

Key words/难点词汇

• 翼龙 (Yìlóng) - Pterosaur (Pterodactyl, Pteranodon)
• 近亲 (jìnqīn) - close relatives, near relatives
• 头冠 (tóuguān) - a crown, a crest, a comb (tuft of feathers or outgrowth of flesh on the head)
• 鳄鱼 (èyú) - crocodile
• 产卵，下蛋 (chǎnluǎn, xià dàn) - to lay eggs
• 冷血动物 (lěngxuè dòngwù) - cold-blooded animals
• 爬行类动物 (páxíng lèi dòngwù) - reptiles
• 披着羽毛 (pīzhe yǔmáo) - covered in feathers
• 覆盖着 (fùgài zhe) - covered with, covered by
• 长着 (zhǎngzhe) - growing, having (a physical attribute/feature)
• 翱翔/遨翔 (áo xiáng) - to soar, to fly
• 遨游 (áoyóu) - to travel, to roam
• 漫游 (mànyóu) - to travel, to roam
• 潇洒 (xiāosǎ) - relaxed, free and easy

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 03 - 恐龙为什么灭绝

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 03 - Why Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct?

• 00:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 03" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案03的同时解释难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 灭绝 (miè jué) - to become extinct
• 灭火 (miè huǒ) - to extinguish a fire
• 团灭 (tuán miè) - wipe-out (used to describe a situation where an entire group or team is completely defeated)
• 活跃 (huó yuè) - to be active, to thrive
• 恐龙活跃了一亿多年 (kǒng lóng huó yuè le yī yì duō nián) - Dinosaurs thrived for over 100 million years.
• 谜团 (mí tuán) - riddle, enigma
• 猜谜语 (cāi mí yǔ) - to guess riddles
• 迷路 (mí lù) - to lose the way, to get lost
• 迷宫 (mí gōng) - maze
• 小行星 (xiǎo xíng xīng) - asteroid, minor planet
• 陨石 (yǔn shí) - meteorite
• 行星 (xíng xīng) - planet
• 恒星 (héng xīng) - fixed star
• 水星 (shuǐ xīng) - Mercury
• 金星 (jīn xīng) - Venus
• 地球 (dì qiú) - Earth
• 火星 (huǒ xīng) - Mars
• 木星 (mù xīng) - Jupiter
• 土星 (tǔ xīng) - Saturn
• 天王星 (tiān wáng xīng) - Uranus
• 海王星 (hǎi wáng xīng) - Neptune
• 太阳系 (tài yáng xì) - Solar system
• 卫星 (wèi xīng) - satellite, moon
• 碎片 (suì piàn) - chips, fragments
• 漂流 (piāo liú) - to drift along, to drift about
• 撞击 (zhuàng jī) - to strike, to hit
• 力道 (lì dào) - strength, power
• 炸药 (zhà yào) - explosives, explosive material
• 爆开 (bào kāi) - to explode
• 陷入 (xiàn rù) - to get caught up in, to land in (a predicament)
• 黑暗 (hēi àn) - dark, darkness
• 窘迫 (jiǒng pò) - dire, in a predicament
• 泥潭 (ní tán) - quagmire (literally "muddy pond")
• 沼泽 (zhǎo zé) - marsh, swamp, wetlands
• 脱身 (tuō shēn) - to get away, to escape, to free oneself
• 消极 (xiāo jí) - negative
• 流沙 (liú shā) - quicksand
• 粉尘 (fěn chén) - dust, solid particulate matter
• 枯萎 (kū wěi) - to wilt, to wither
• 垂着 (chuí zhe) - to hand down, to droop
• 剧烈 (jù liè) - violent, acute, severe

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 02 - 恐龙时代

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 02 - Age of the Dinosaurs

• 00:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 02" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案02的同时解释难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 时代 (shídài) - era, age
• 白垩纪 (Bái'é jì) - Cretaceous period
• 侏罗纪 (Zhūluó jì) - Jurassic period
• 侏罗纪公园 (Zhūluó jì Gōngyuán) - Jurassic Park
• 相对之下 (xiāngduì zhī xià) - relatively, in comparison
• 悠久 (yōujiǔ) - ancient
• 两亿 (liǎng yì) - 200 million
• 地质 (dìzhì) - geology
• 地质年代 (dìzhì niándài) - geological period
• 岩石 (yánshí) - rock
• 三叠纪 (Sāndié jì) - Triassic period
• 年轮 (niánlún) - growth ring, annual ring
• 纹路 (wénlù) - veined pattern, grain (in wood, etc.)
• 土壤 (tǔrǎng) - soil
• 样本 (yàngběn) - sample, specimen
• 六千五百万 (liùqiān wǔbǎi wàn) - 65 million
• 白垩纪末 (Bái'é jì mò) - end of the Cretaceous period
• 消失 (xiāoshī) - to disappear
• 灭亡 (mièwáng) - to become extinct, to perish, to be destroyed
• 小行星 (xiǎo xíngxīng) - asteroid
• 火山 (huǒshān) - volcano
• 爆发 (bàofā) - eruption
• 气候 (qìhòu) - climate
• 截然不同 (jiérán bùtóng) - entirely different (idiom)
• 一模一样 (yī mú yīyàng) - exactly the same (idiom)
• 五彩缤纷 (wǔcǎi bīnfēn) - colorful, multicolored
• 五颜六色 (wǔ yán liù sè) - colorful, a blaze of color
• 姹紫嫣红 (chà zǐ yān hóng) - beautiful flowers, vivid and bright colors
• 绚丽 (xuànlì) - gorgeous, magnificent
• 鲜艳 (xiānyàn) - brightly-colored
• 树木 (shùmù) - trees
• 成片 (chéng piàn) - in large patches, covering an area
• 成群 (chéng qún) - in groups; large numbers of
• 排比（句） (páibǐ jù) - parallelism (parallel sentence structure)
• 青草 (qīngcǎo) - grass
• 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán) - the student surpasses the master, "cyan comes from blue but it is more vivid than blue" (proverb)
• 徒弟 (túdì) - apprentice, disciple
• 技高一筹 (jì gāo yī chóu) - "higher skill by one level," superior skill by one measure
• 胜过 (shèngguò) - to surpass
• 俗语 (súyǔ) - proverb, common saying
• 原始 (yuánshǐ) - original
• 针叶树 (zhēnyè shù) - conifer, a tree that has cones and needle-like leaves
• 松树 (sōngshù) - pine tree
• 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhíwù) - fern
• 铺着 (pūzhe) - covered with
• 密 (mì) - thick, dense
• 密密麻麻 (mì mì má má) - numerous and close together, thick, dense
• 开花类植物 (kāihuā lèi zhíwù) - flowering plants
• 花蕊 (huāruǐ) - stamen, pistil (of a flower)
• 兴盛 (xīngshèng) - to flourish, to thrive
• 兴衰 (xīngshuāi) - rise and fall, prosperity and decline (of a kingdom)
• 盛开 (shèngkāi) - blooming, in full flower

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 01 - 恐龙的由来

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 01 - The Origin of Dinosaurs

• 00:00 Explaining what the "Dinosaur Archives"/解释恐龙小档案
• 01:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 01" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案01的同时解释难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 档案 (dàng àn) - file, record, archive
• 蜥蜴 (xī yì) - lizard
• 壁虎 (bì hǔ) - gecko
• 活灵活现 (huó líng huó xiàn) - true to life, vivid and realistic (idiom)
• 化石 (huà shí) - fossil
• 分布 (fēn bù) - to distribute, to be distributed, (statistical, geographic) distribution
• 大洲 (dà zhōu) - continent
• 蒙大拿州 (Mēng dà ná zhōu) - Montana (US state)
• 挖掘 (wā jué) - to excavate; to dig
• 骨骼 (gǔ gé) - bones, skeleton
• 足迹 (zú jì) - footprints, prints, tracks
• 排泄物 (pái xiè wù) - excrement, waste matter (feces, urine, etc.), basically poo and wee
• 鬣蜥 (liè xī) - iguana
• 鬣狗 (liè gǒu) - hyena
• 巢穴 (cháo xué) - nest, den
• 遗迹 (yí jì) - trace, relic of the past, vestige, historical remains, remnant
• 遗像 (yí xiàng) - portrait of the deceased
• 遗体 (yí tǐ) - remains (of a dead person)
• 遗弃 (yí qì) - to abandon
• 遗留 (yí liú) - to leave behind, to hand down

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 10 天黑之前回家

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 10 Home Before Dark

• 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 染着 (rǎn zhe) - dyed with
• 树林染着一层向晚的金色光辉 (shù lín rǎn zhe yī céng xiàng wǎn de jīn sè guāng huī) - The woods were dyed with a golden evening glow.
• 流逝 (liúshì) - elapse, pass by (of time)
• 丝毫 (sīháo) - a bit, the slightest amount
• 时间丝毫没有流逝 (Shíjiān sīháo méiyǒu liúshì) - Time has not passed at all.
• 一丝不苟 (yī sī bù gǒu) - meticulous, thorough (idiom/成语)
• 探出 (tàn chū) - to stick out, to extend
• 茫然 (mángrán) - confused, in a daze, dazed
• 呆呆地看着 (dāi dāi de kàn zhe) - staring blankly, staring without expression
• 宾州的蛙溪镇 (Bīn zhōu de Wā Xī Zhèn) - Frog Creek, Pennsylvania
• 耸了耸肩 (sǒng le sǒng jiān) - shrugged one's shoulders
• 一枚金色徽章 (yī méi jīnsè huīzhāng) - a golden medallion
• 圆滚滚的眼睛 (yuán gǔn gǔn de yǎnjīng) - round and big eyes
• 水汪汪 (shuǐ wāng wāng) - bright, cute eyes (like a puppy)
• 环顾 (huán gù) - to look around
• 指了指绳梯 (Zhǐ le zhǐ shéngtī) - pointed to the rope ladder
• 踏 (tà) to tread, to step on, to walk
• 踏上回家的路 (tà shàng huíjiā de lù) - set foot on the road home
• 沿着 (yánzhe) - along, following
• 一栋栋房子 (yī dòng dòng fángzi) - rows of houses
• 旅程 (lǚchéng) - journey
• 刺痛 (cìtòng) - stinging pain, stinging sensation
• 奇遇 (qíyù) - adventures, chance encounters
• 拔腿 (bá tuǐ) - to start running (literally "pulling up the leg")

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -09 惊奇的飞行

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 09 The Amazing Ride

• 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 惊奇 (jīngqí) - amazed, surprised, to wonder, amazing, wondrous
• 飞行 (fēixíng) - to fly, flying
• 明亮 (míngliàng) - bright
• 警觉 (jǐngjué) - alert
• 警惕 (jǐngtì) - to be alert, on guard
• 凝视 (níngshì) - to stare, to fix one's eyes on
• 牛排刀 (niúpáidāo) - steak knife
• 展开双翅 (zhǎnkāi shuāngchì) - to spread its wings
• 摇摇晃晃 (yáoyáo huànghuàng) - to rock, to sway
• 倾向这边，倒向那边 (qīngxiàng zhè biān, dàoxiàng nà biān) - tilting towards this side, leaning towards that side
• 倾/倾斜 (qīng/qīngxié) - to incline, to lean, to tilt
• 稳住脚步 (wěn zhù jiǎobù) - to stabilize one's footing
• 一口咬了个空 (yī kǒu yǎo le gè kōng) - bit at the air (unable to bite Jack)
• 展翅高飞 (zhǎnchì gāofēi) - to spread one's wings and soar, to develop one's abilities freely (idiom)
• 满是 (mǎnshì) - crowded with
• 巢穴 (cháoxué) - nest
• 飞越 (fēiyuè) - to fly across, to fly over, to fly past
• 滑翔 (huáxiáng) - to glide
• 掠过 (lüèguò) - to sweep past
• 掠夺 (lüèduó) - to plunder, to rob
• 平原 (píngyuán) - plain, field
• 奇迹 (qíjì) - miracle
• 轻盈 (qīngyíng) - light and graceful
• 比喻 (bǐyù) - metaphor, to liked to, figuratively
• 发梢 (fà shāo) - the ends of one's hair
• 鬓角 (bìnjiǎo) - sideburns, hair on the temples
• 呼啸而过 (hūxiào ér guò) - to whistle past
• 清新 (qīngxīn) - fresh
• 甜美 (tiánměi) - sweet, pleasant
• 小溪 (xiǎoxī) - small stream, rivulet
• 溪流 (xīliú) - stream
• 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhíwù) - ferns
• 灌木丛 (guànmù cóng) - bushes
• 载着 (zàizhe) - carrying
• 承载 (chéngzài) - to bear, to carry
• 驮着 (tuózhe) - carrying on the back (normally a horse)
• 展翅离去 (zhǎnchì líqù) - spreading wings and leaving/flying away
• 站稳 (zhànwěn) - stand firm, find one's balance
• 发抖 (fādǒu) - to tremble
• 瑟瑟发抖 (sèsè fādǒu) - shivering
• 慌张 (huāngzhāng) - flustered
• 慌忙 (huāngmáng) - in a hurry
• 像...般 (xiàng...bān) - like, similar to (same as 像...一样)
• 书堆 (shū duī) - pile of books
• 呜呜的吹 (wū wū de chuī) - whistling/whooing/whimpering sound, sound of wind (in this context)
• 咻咻作响 (xiūxiū zuòxiǎng) - whooshing sound

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -08 巨大的阴影

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 08 A Giant Shadow

• 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 怦怦 (pēng pēng) - heart thumping sound (onomatopoeia)
• 拟声词 (nǐshēngcí) - onomatopoeia
• 他的心怦怦的狂跳着 (Tā de xīn pēng pēng de kuáng tiào zhe) - His heart thumped/beat wildly
• 一开一阖 (yī kāi yī hé) - opening and closing
• 牛排刀 (niú pái dāo) - steak knife
• 惊慌 (jīng huāng) - to panic
• 凝视 (níng shì) - to stare, to fix one's eyes on
• 慌张 (huāng zhāng) - flustered, anxious
• 张皇失措 (zhāng huáng shī cuò) - panic-stricken, to be in a flustered state (idiom/成语)
• 不知所措 (bù zhī suǒ cuò) - not knowing what to do, embarrassed and at a complete loss (idiom/成语)
• 手足无措 (shǒu zú wú cuò) - at a loss to know what to do, bewildered (idiom/成语)
• 自古以来 (zì gǔ yǐ lái) - since ancient times
• 陆地 (lù dì) - land (as opposed to the sea)
• 肉食性（动物） (ròu shí xìng) - carnivore, carnivorous
• 草食性（动物） (cǎo shí xìng) - herbivore, herbivorous
• 杂食性（动物） (zá shí xìng) - omnivore, omnivorous
• 张望 (zhāng wàng) - to look around
• 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng) - to look in all directions, to glance around (idiom/成语)
• 手势 (shǒu shì) - gesture, sign
• 怒吼 (nù hǒu) - bellow, roar
• 震动 (zhèn dòng) - to shake, to vibrate
• 庞然大物 (páng rán dà wù) - a huge monstrosity, a colossal figure (idiom/成语)
• 盘旋 (pán xuán) - to circle, to hover, to circle above
• 一片阴影笼罩着杰克 (Yī piàn yīnyǐng lóngzhào zhe Jiékè) - a shadow envelops Jack
• 笼罩 (lóngzhào) - to shroud, to envelop, to cover

Mentioned in the episode:

• The movie "怦然心动", English name is "Flipped"

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -07 预备，快跑！

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 07 Ready, Set, Go!

• 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 气喘吁吁 (qì chuǎn xū xū) to pant, to gasp for breath
• 跌跌撞撞 (diē diē zhuàng zhuàng) to stagger along
• 奋力 (fèn lì) to spare no effort
• 张望 (zhāng wàng) to look around
• 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng) to look around in all directions (idiom)
• 危机解除 (wēi jī jiě chú) crisis averted
• 许愿 (xǔ yuàn) to make a wish
• 哀嚎 (āi háo) to wail, to howl in grief
• 更何况... (gèng hé kuàng) moreover...
• 奔跑 (bēn pǎo) to run
• 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhí wù) fern
• 暴龙 (bào lóng) tyrannosaurus rex/T-rex
• 扑向背包 (pū xiàng bēi bāo) to pounce toward the backpack
• 咆哮 (páo xiào) to roar
• 怒吼 (nù hǒu) to bellow, to roar
• 此起彼落 (cǐ qǐ bǐ luò) to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
• 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú) to rise and fall in succession, repeating continuously (idiom)

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -06 恐龙谷

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 06 Dinosaur Valley

• 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

• 谷、山谷 (gǔ, shān gǔ) - valley
• 摘 (zhāi) - to pick, to pluck
• 一枚徽章 (yī méi huī zhāng) - a medallion
• 拔腿 (bá tuǐ) - to break into a run
• 宰 （我要宰了他） (zǎi) - to kill, to slaughter livestock
• 拔腿就跑 (bá tuǐ jiù pǎo) - to dash off, to run away hastily
• 踪影 (zōng yǐng) - trace
• 踪迹 (zōng jì) - trace, tracks
• 低沉 (dī chén) - deep and low (of sound)
• 咆哮 (páo xiāo) - to roar
• 低音大喇叭 (dī yīn dà là bā) - tuba (musical instrument)
• 低音大号 (dī yīn dà hào) - tuba (another word for this musical instrument)
• 倒吸一口气 (dào xī yī kǒu qì) - to gasp
• 巢 (cháo) - nest
• 巢穴 (cháo xué) - nest, den
• 布满 (bù mǎn) - to be covered with, to be filled with
• 泥巴 (ní bā) - mud
• 鸭嘴恐龙 (yā zuǐ kǒng lóng) - duck-billed dinosaur (Anatosaurus, Anatotitan)
• 耸立 (sǒng lì) - to stand tall, to tower over
• 挥舞 (huī wǔ) - to wave something, to brandish something
• 前肢 (qián zhī) - forelimb
• 跪 (guì) - to kneel
• 低吼 (dī hǒu) - a deep growl
• 蹲伏 (dūn fú) - to crouch low and bend forward
• 哀怨 (āi yuàn) - grief, aggrieved
• 低吟 (dī yín) - a soft groan/moan/cry
• 摇摇摆摆 (yáo yáo bǎi bǎi) - to sway/to wobble
• 摇摇晃晃 (yáo yáo huàng huàng) - to rock/to shake/to sway
• 觅食 (mì shí) - to forage, to hunt for food, to scavenge
• 群居 (qún jū) - to live together (in a large group or flock)
• 喂 (wèi) - to feed
• 喂食 (wèi shí) - to feed
• 庞大 (páng dà) - huge, enormous
• 庞然大物 (páng rán dà wù) - a huge monstrosity, a colossal figure (idiom)
• 跑掉 (pǎo diào) - to run away
• 害 (害他差点要吐出来) (hài) - to cause
• 丑陋 (chǒu lòu) - ugly
• 无比 (wú bǐ) - unmatched, unrivaled
• 平原 (píng yuán) - plains
• 粗 (cū) - thick (for cylindrical objects)
• 头颅 (tóu lú) - head/skull
• 暴龙 (bào lóng) - Tyrannosaurus, T. rex
• 霸王龙 (bà wáng lóng) - Tyrannosaurus, T. rex (another word for this dinosaur)

Line of poetry mentioned in the episode:

• 千山鸟飞绝， 万径人踪灭
• Over a thousand hills, no bird's in flight; On myriads paths, not one foot-print in sight.
• The poem is 【江雪】唐 • 柳宗元
• A River Scene in Snow Authored by: Liu Zongyuan

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 05 草丛里的金光

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 05 Gold in the Grass

• 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously

Key words/难点词汇

• 丢回背包里 (diū huí bèibāo lǐ) - toss the notebook back into the backpack
• 紧跟在后 (jǐn gēn zài hòu) - to follow closely behind
• 慌张 (huāngzhāng) - flustered
• 犀牛 (xīniú) - rhinoceros/rhino
• 三角龙 (sānjiǎo lóng) - triceratops (dinosaur)
• 状物 (zhuàngwù) - ...-shaped thing
• 盾状物的东西 (dùn zhuàng wù de dōngxi) - shield-like thing
• 白垩纪 (bái'é jì) - Cretaceous period
• 草食性恐龙 (cǎoshíxìng kǒnglóng) - herbivorous dinosaur
• 把书阖上 (bǎ shū hé shàng) - to close the book
• 肩膀 (jiānbǎng) - shoulder
• 发誓 (fāshì) - to swear, to vow
• 温顺 (wēn shùn) - docile, gentle
• 给一个飞吻 (gěi yī gè fēi wěn) - to blow a kiss
• 小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīn yìyì) - carefully and cautiously (成语)
• 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhíwù) - fern
• 蹲跪 (dūn guì) - to squat/kneel
• 粗大 (cūdà) - thick
• 灌木 (guànmù) - bush
• 茂密 (màomì) - dense (of plant growth), lush
• 食指 (shízhǐ) - index finger
• 嘴唇 (zuǐchún) - lips
• 做一个鬼脸 (zuò yī gè guǐliǎn) - to pull a face
• 木兰花 (mùlánhuā) - magnolia flower
• 手肘 (shǒu zhǒu) - elbow
• 笑着跳开 (xiào zhe tiào kāi) - to jump away laughing
• 草丛 (cǎocóng) - grass
• 视野 (shìyě) - field of view
• 盯着 (dīngzhe) - to stare at, to watch attentively
• 哼了一声 (hēng le yī shēng) - humph!, to groan
• 瞥见 (piējiàn) - to glimpse
• 徽章 (huīzhāng) - a medallion, a badge
• 一枚徽章 (yī méi huīzhāng) - measure word for coins, rings, medals, etc
• 刻 (kè) - to carve, to engrave

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -04 无齿翼龙亨利

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 04 Henry

• 0:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously

Key words/难点词汇

• 倒吸了一口气 Take a sharp intake of breath
• 距离无齿翼龙只有几步路远 Only a few steps away from the Pteranodon
• 明亮 bright
• 警觉 alert
• 嗤之以鼻 to snort disdainfully, to scoff at
• 手臂 arm
• 覆盖着 to cover, covered
• 薄薄 thin
• 绒毛 fur
• 柔软 soft
• 凸出 to stick out, to protrude
• 指望 to hope for something, to count on something
• 豌豆 pea
• 突变 mutation, to mutate
• 一开一阖 to open and close
• 剪刀 scissors
• 山丘 hill

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -03 身在何处

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 03 Where is Here?

• 0:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously

Key words/难点词汇

• 蕨类植物 Fern
• 草丛 Grass
• 灌木丛 Bush
• 山丘 Hill
• 结结巴巴 To stammer/to stutter
• 摇摇头/甩甩头 To shake one's head
• 橡树 Oak tree
• 守卫 A guard
• 爬行类 Reptile
• 鳄鱼 Crocodile
• 蜥蜴 Lizard
• 白垩纪 Cretaceous (period)
• 古生物 Ancient creature

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神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 02有怪物

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 02 The Monster

• 00:00 Reading the chapter/故事正文阅读
• 04:35 Explaining hard words/部分重点词汇解释

Key words/重点词汇

• 布满灰尘的旧书 Old books with dusty covers
• 闪闪发亮的新书 New books with shiny bright covers
• 远方望去 To gaze into the distance
• 蛙溪镇 "Frog Creek"
• 绿色门廊 Porch, Veranda
• 白木屋 White wooden house
• 亨利 "Henry"
• 环顾 To look around, To survey
• 书签 Bookmark
• 城堡 Castle
• 蓝丝绸书签 Blue silk bookmark
• 克制不了自己 Unable to control oneself
• 爬行类 Reptile
• 无齿翼龙 Pteranodon (like Pterodactyl)
• 小心翼翼 Gentle and careful （成语）
• 蝙蝠 Bat
• 飞翔 To soar, to circle in the air
• 尖叫 To shriek
• 滑翔 To glide
• 头冠 A crown, a "comb"/"crest" (on the top of the head)
• 弧形飞翔 Curved/arched flight
• 一架 Measure word for planes, large vehicles
• 一架滑翔机 A glider
• 摆动 To shake/to sway
• 跌 To fall/to drop
• 愈...愈... More and more
• 咻咻作响 The sound of blowing wind
• 旋转 To spin/to revolve/to whirl
• 静止 Still, immobile, static
• 斜斜地（射进来） to shine in at an angle

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