The Billy Goats Gruff
billy goat, grass
context:Three billy goats, each with the same name(Gruff), are on the way up the hillside to eat grass and get fat.
goat
Definition: an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.(chin:顎, steep:急勾配の場所)
billy goat
Definition: a male goat - used especialy by or to children (⇔nanny goat)
grass
Definition: a very common plant with thin leaves that covers the ground in fields and gardens and is often eaten by animals
cascading, stream, troll, saucers, poker
context: On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll, with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as poker.
cascading
Definition: to flow, fall, or hang down in large quantities
stream
Definiton: small river- a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
troll
Definition: an imaginary creature in stories that looks like an ugly person
saucers
Definition: a small round plate that curves up at the edges that you put a cup on
poker
Definition:
1(uncountable) a card game that people usually play for money
2(countable) a metal stick used to move coal or wood in a fire to make burn better
3 Bad situation- an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from:
trotted
Definiton:
1 if a horse trots, its moves fairly quickly with each front leg moving at the same time as the opposaite back leg
2 if a person or animal trots, they run fairly slowly, taking short regular stes
roared
context:"Who's thattripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
Definition:
1 to make a deep, very lud noise
2 to shout something in a deep powerful voice
gobble
context:"Now, I'm coming to gooble you up," said the troll.
Definition: to eat something very quckly, especialy in an impolite or GREEDY way
greedy: always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need
poke
ravine
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I took about four hours. I used tool 英辞郎and LONGMAN Dictionary .
billy goat, grass
context:Three billy goats, each with the same name(Gruff), are on the way up the hillside to eat grass and get fat.
goat
Definition: an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.(chin:顎, steep:急勾配の場所)
billy goat
Definition: a male goat - used especialy by or to children (⇔nanny goat)
grass
Definition: a very common plant with thin leaves that covers the ground in fields and gardens and is often eaten by animals
cascading, stream, troll, saucers, poker
context: On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll, with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as poker.
cascading
Definition: to flow, fall, or hang down in large quantities
stream
Definiton: small river- a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
troll
Definition: an imaginary creature in stories that looks like an ugly person
saucers
Definition: a small round plate that curves up at the edges that you put a cup on
poker
Definition:
1(uncountable) a card game that people usually play for money
2(countable) a metal stick used to move coal or wood in a fire to make burn better
trip, trap, trotted
context:"Trip, trap! trip, trap!"went the bridge as he trotted across.
trip
Definiton:fall- to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall
trap
Definiton:
2 clever trick- a clever trick that is used to catch someone or to make them do or say samething that did not intend to
context:"Trip, trap! trip, trap!"went the bridge as he trotted across.
trip
Definiton:fall- to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall
trap
Definiton:
2 clever trick- a clever trick that is used to catch someone or to make them do or say samething that did not intend to
3 Bad situation- an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from:
trotted
Definiton:
1 if a horse trots, its moves fairly quickly with each front leg moving at the same time as the opposaite back leg
2 if a person or animal trots, they run fairly slowly, taking short regular stes
roared
context:"Who's thattripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
Definition:
1 to make a deep, very lud noise
2 to shout something in a deep powerful voice
gobble
context:"Now, I'm coming to gooble you up," said the troll.
Definition: to eat something very quckly, especialy in an impolite or GREEDY way
greedy: always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need
poke
context: And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears
Definition:WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someone
curling-stones
curling-stones
context:I've got besides two curling-stones
curling: a sport played on ice, in which players slide flat heavy stones towards marked place
ravine
context: And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the ravine and after that he went up to the hillside.
Definition: a deep narrow valley with steep sides
Definition: a deep narrow valley with steep sides
narrow: a narrow area of water between two pieces of land which connects two pieces of land which connects two larger areas of water
valley: an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it
steep: a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle
snip, snap snout
context: Snip snap snout
snip
Definition: to cut something by making quick cuts with scissors
snap
Definition: to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make something breake with a sudden sharp noise
snout
Definition: the long nose of some kinds of animals, such as pigs
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I took about four hours. I used tool 英辞郎and LONGMAN Dictionary .
I cannot understand the meaning of “TRIP, TRAP! TRIP, TRAP! TRIP, TRAP!” .
This storynory is good. I think that this Goats is clever.I like it.
2 件のコメント:
Very good work!!
"Trip, trap" is used to imitate the sound of the goats' hooves on the bridge.
>kirk masden
Thank you for comment.
Oh, I understood! Very amusing word.
Thank you :)
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