Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mr Midnight :Revenge of The Goldfish

Vocaburaly
1.absolutely  绝对地
certainly

2.admiringly 钦佩地,羡慕地
appreciatively

3.apricot 杏;杏仁;杏树
a small, round fruit with yellowish-orange flesh, a soft furry skin

4.scruffy 肮脏的;不整洁的
unkempt;tatty

5.shattering 脱粒,落粒(性)
badly affects you emotionally

6.skeleton 骨骼; 骷髅,骨骼标本
framework of bones

7.cicada 
is a large insect that lives in hot countries and makes a loud high-pitched noise

8.cooed 小声地说
speak in a very soft,quiet voice

9.smug 自满的, 沾沾自喜的
self-satisfied

10.snarled 纠缠不清的
say it in a fierce, angry way

11.crouched 抱膝跳水
huddled

12.termites 白蚁目;白蚁类
white ants

13.disaster 灾难, 灾祸
mess


14.fiction 虚构的事;假想之物
literature


15.heroic 有英雄气概的, 英雄的, 英勇的
brave and courageous

Nice Sentences
1.It was shining,like a big,hideous,golden bullet.
2.There,glowing in the dark,were the two little gold lights!
3.Every step he took became a nightmare.
Comment
This story is talking about a story of a gold fish which is come from Atlantis but some issue it was caught to sell in the pet shop.The story is about the revenge of the gold fish that it wanted to take control of the whole world.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Mr Midnight :Scary School Bus To Nowhere

Vocabulary
1.chrome(noun)

  • metal plated with a hard, very shiny, silver surface
2.drag-knob((noun)
  • part of a fishing reel; it can be tightened or loosened to control a fish
3.impale(verb)
  • to pierce with a sharp object
4.lure(noun)
  • a bait
5.obsessed(adjective)
  • dominated by
6.poddy mullet(noun)
  • very small, young fish not big enough to eat
7.stalactites(noun)
  • a deposit shaped like an icicle hanging from the roof of a cave 
 Nice sentences
1.A strange blue-coloured light, more dazzling than anything we had seen before.
2.There was a sharp snap, and the strap broke loose from my bag.
3.Right on top of the writhing, wriggling python!

Comment
This is my first time read a english ghost story book. It is not a bad experience and the story in the book is quite spooky and scary~~It is a nice book.