2009年7月8日水曜日

No7

Hello!!
Today, I tell you about story of "THE DINOSAURS NEXT DOOR".
I borrowed this book in the library.
It is in Series One of Usborne Young Reading books.
It was published in 2002 by Usborne Publishing Ltd.
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be bursting with something=to have a lot of something or be filled with something
(Mr.puff was bursting with fun.)

zillion=a very large number of things
(Dinasaurs died out zillion of years ago.)

jiggle=to make something move from side to side or up and down with short quick movements, or to move like this
(The egg began to jiggle.)

crack=a thin line on the surface of something when it is broken but has not actually come apart
(A crack appeared on the shell.)

stare=to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes
(Sam stared at the dinosaur.)

shatter=to break suddenly into very small pieces
(The shells shattered.)

attic=a space or room just below the roof of a house
(Mr.puff ran up the attic.)

"Oh dear!"= to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because something bad has happened

peer=to look very carefully at something
(Mr.puff peered inside the machine.)

ex‧haust=to make someone feel extremely tired

pant=to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths

"Whew!"
used when you are surprised, very hot, or feeling glad that something bad did not happen

brilliant=extremely clever or skilful

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