Section_ⅣOther_Parts_of_the_Module

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　　"Ouch①！" I howled② in pain③ as I dropped the hammer④ onto my foot. I felt foolish⑤.

　　It was pouring with rain, and, lame⑥ for a moment, I hopped⑦ around to the driver's side.

　　"No luck？" said George. We had a flat tyre⑧ and I was trying to change the wheel. But it was stuck firm⑨.

　　We had driven ten hours along the road through the jungle⑩ without seeing another soul⑪. In the distance⑫ was an ox⑬ working in a field.

　　"So what do we do now？" asked George, as I got back into the car.

　　About fifteen minutes later, the rain stopped. Out of the jungle came an old woman⑭. She walked towards us carrying something long and thin⑮. 　　①ouch/aʊtʃ/interj.(突然感到疼痛时的叫声)哎呦

　　②howl v．嚎叫

　　③in pain痛苦地，疼痛地

　　④hammer/'hæmə/n.榔头，锤子

　　⑤foolish/'fuːlIʃ/adj.愚蠢的，傻的

　　⑥lame/leIm/adj.瘸的，跛的

　　⑦hop/hɒp/v.单足蹦跳　⑧tyre/'taIə/n.轮胎

　　⑨firm/fɜːm/adj.牢固的，稳固的

　　⑩jungle/'dʒʌŋɡl/n.热带丛林

　　⑪soul/səʊl/n.(一个)人

　　⑫in the distance在远处，其后运用了完全倒装。

　　at a distance在稍远处

　　⑬ox/ɒks/n.(常用于干农活的)阉牛

　　⑭地点状语out of the jungle位于句首表示强调，引起完全倒装。

　　⑮现在分词短语carrying something ...作伴随状语。