Lesson 55 How It Got the Name 一個名字的由來
Words:
crevice n. 缺口，裂縫
crew n. 全體人員，（工作）隊(duì)
crimson adj. 深紅色的
cringe n. 畏縮
cripple vt. 削弱，使殘廢
crisp adj. 脆的，易碎的
crisscross vi. （十字）交叉；vt. 在。。。上交叉往來，往返奔波于。。。
critical adj. 評論的，批評的；危急的；非常重要的
critical point 臨界點(diǎn)
critique n. (文藝等的)批評，評論
crooked adj. 狡詐的；彎曲的；蜿蜒的
crossbreeding n. (生物)雜種
crosscut adj. 橫切的
crow n. 鴉，烏鴉
crowbar n. 撬棍，鐵鍬
crowd n. 人群，群眾；vi.聚集，擁擠
crown n. 王冠，花冠；頂
crucial adj. 至關(guān)重要的，決定性的；緊要關(guān)頭的
crude adj. 未提煉的，粗糙的
crude oil 原油
“I think crows are pests,” John said, biting into a crisp biscuit.
“I do too, but this one is rather rare,” I replied. “Its feathers are the color of crude oil. It has a crimson head. The pattern resembles a royal crown. It is probably a result of crossbreeding. I learned about crossbreeding when I read a critique of that famous book about bird-breeding. It was a very critical article.”
“We’ve been crisscrossing this crosscut forest for hours,” John said, wiping the sweat from his brow. “How are we supposed to find it?”
“There it is,” I replied. “It’s stuck in that crevice near that crooked tree. Call the rest of the rescue crew. We might need some help.”
Soon, there was crowd of rescuers around us. “This is a crucial moment,” I told everyone. “Be quiet.”
I crept towards the crevice. I cringed when I saw that a branch from a fallen tree had crippled the crow’s legs. It was suffering. This was a critical point in the mission. I called out for someone to hand me a metal tool to pry the branch away from the crow.
“Here, use this,” John said, as he handed me a crude looking metal bar.
It was a crucial moment. I used the bar to pry the fallen tree from the crevice and to pull the branch off the crow. “Whew, thank goodness for this tool,” I signed. “Hey, John, what do you call this metal bar?”
“It doesn’t have name,” John replied. “But perhaps from now on, we should call it s crowbar.”
Words:
crevice n. 缺口，裂縫
crew n. 全體人員，（工作）隊(duì)
crimson adj. 深紅色的
cringe n. 畏縮
cripple vt. 削弱，使殘廢
crisp adj. 脆的，易碎的
crisscross vi. （十字）交叉；vt. 在。。。上交叉往來，往返奔波于。。。
critical adj. 評論的，批評的；危急的；非常重要的
critical point 臨界點(diǎn)
critique n. (文藝等的)批評，評論
crooked adj. 狡詐的；彎曲的；蜿蜒的
crossbreeding n. (生物)雜種
crosscut adj. 橫切的
crow n. 鴉，烏鴉
crowbar n. 撬棍，鐵鍬
crowd n. 人群，群眾；vi.聚集，擁擠
crown n. 王冠，花冠；頂
crucial adj. 至關(guān)重要的，決定性的；緊要關(guān)頭的
crude adj. 未提煉的，粗糙的
crude oil 原油
“I think crows are pests,” John said, biting into a crisp biscuit.
“I do too, but this one is rather rare,” I replied. “Its feathers are the color of crude oil. It has a crimson head. The pattern resembles a royal crown. It is probably a result of crossbreeding. I learned about crossbreeding when I read a critique of that famous book about bird-breeding. It was a very critical article.”
“We’ve been crisscrossing this crosscut forest for hours,” John said, wiping the sweat from his brow. “How are we supposed to find it?”
“There it is,” I replied. “It’s stuck in that crevice near that crooked tree. Call the rest of the rescue crew. We might need some help.”
Soon, there was crowd of rescuers around us. “This is a crucial moment,” I told everyone. “Be quiet.”
I crept towards the crevice. I cringed when I saw that a branch from a fallen tree had crippled the crow’s legs. It was suffering. This was a critical point in the mission. I called out for someone to hand me a metal tool to pry the branch away from the crow.
“Here, use this,” John said, as he handed me a crude looking metal bar.
It was a crucial moment. I used the bar to pry the fallen tree from the crevice and to pull the branch off the crow. “Whew, thank goodness for this tool,” I signed. “Hey, John, what do you call this metal bar?”
“It doesn’t have name,” John replied. “But perhaps from now on, we should call it s crowbar.”