Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah's ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, cat, and bird in a cage.
突然，出現了一只筏子，看起來很像諾亞方舟，上面載著他們全家老小，還有幾只母雞、幾只狗，一只貓與一只鳥籠，那里頭有一只小鳥。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
?? sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他發覺自己醒了過來，而且高度警覺。
近義：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 木筏;橡皮艇;[動]（昆蟲的）卵筏;〈美口〉大量;
vt. 筏運;制成筏;使用筏子;
vi. 乘筏;
"The raft came close to the rocks and then sheered away."
這條木筏劃近巖礁,然后迅速轉向避開.
近義：balsa
adv. 稍微，有點;相當，頗;寧愿;相反地;
int. 當然啦，怎么不;
?? 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
adj. 全部的，所有的;完整的;
n. 整體，整個;全部;
?? who(誰)+le(樂): 整個的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就變成 整個的了嗎？
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral
反義：quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;屬于家庭的;適合全家人的;
?? 音“發米粒”： 家庭吃飯又叫“發米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸媽媽我愛你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
這些鉆石在他家已經傳了好幾代.
近義：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny