Bamboo竹子

张富翔

Bamboo is a kind of plant. It can be found all over the world.It grows very fast and gets very tall. Some bamboo are taller thana giraffe！

竹子是一种植物。世界各地都能找到它。它长得很快，长得很高。有的竹子比长颈鹿还高！

The most useful part of bamboo is the stem. The stem feelslike a stick. It is very light， but it is quite strong. People usebamboo stems to make kinds of things. They build houses， floors，or small bridges with bamboo. Baskets， tables， chairs， beds， hats，vases， spoons， toothbrushes， bowls， plates， dishes， chopsticks，toothpicks and even bicycles have been made out of bamboo.

竹子最有用的部分是莖干。茎干感觉像根棍子。它很轻，但很结实。人们用竹竿做各种各样的东西。他们用竹子建造房屋、地板或小桥。篮子、餐桌、椅子、床、帽子、花瓶、汤勺、牙刷、碗、盘子、碟子、筷子、牙签，甚至自行车都可以用竹子来做。

Bamboo can also be food.Pandas love to eat bamboo. Butso do people. In many parts ofAsia， bamboo shoots are afavourite food. Bamboo shootsare in some yummy dishes.Fresh bamboo shoots can be seenon the markets in spring. Even theleaves of bamboo are quite useful.In China， zongzi are made withglutinous rice and stuffings likefresh pork， as well as bambooshoots， dried mushroom anddried bean curd. They are sometimes wrappedin bamboo leaves.

竹子也可以作为食物。熊猫喜欢吃竹子。但是，人也喜欢吃竹子。在亚洲的许多地方，竹笋是一种十分受欢迎的食物。一些美味的菜里有竹笋。春天， 在市场上可以看到新鲜的竹笋。即使是竹叶也很有用。在中国，有的粽子是竹叶把用糯米和其他馅料如鲜猪肉、竹笋、蘑菇干和豆腐干包起来做成的。

Bamboo is a surprisingly useful plant！

竹子是一种非常有用的植物！

Notes：

found v. （find 的过去分词）发现；存在

stem n. 茎

feel like 感觉像……

stick n. 棍子

chopstick n. 筷子

toothpick n. 牙签

bamboo shoots 竹笋

fresh adj. 新鲜的

market n. 市场

glutinous rice 糯米

mushroom n. 蘑菇

bean curd 豆腐

surprisingly adv. 惊人地

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I. Put the following into Chinese.

1. a kind of ______________

2. kinds of things _________

3. over the world __________

4. bamboo shoots _________

5. grow fast ______________

6. on the market _____________

7. get tall __________________

8. in spring _________________

9. feel like __________________

10. as well as ________________

II. True（√） or False（×）？ Read and judge.

1. Bamboo is a kind of animal. （ ）

2. Bamboo can only be found in Asia. （ ）

3. The most useful part of bamboo is the stem. （ ）

4. Bamboo stems can be made kinds of things by people. （ ）

5. Bamboo shoots can be cooked to be delicious food. （ ）

Keys to Colours

I. 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. F 6. E

II. 1. × 2. √ 3. × 4. √ 5. √ 6. ×

III. 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B

I. 1. 一种…… 2. 各种各样的东西 3. 在全世界 4. 竹笋 5. 生长得很快

6. 在市场上 7. 长得高 8. 在春季 9. 感觉像…… 10. 还有

II. 1.× 2.× 3.√ 4.√ 5.√