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UNIT 2 Biggest,Longest,Widest
第二单元 最大，最长，最宽
Lesson 14: So Many Records!
第十四课:如此多的记录！
THINK ABOUT IT!Have you ever tried to ride your bike backwards?Is it possible?What's the biggest melon you've ever seen?How much do you think it weighed?Why does Danny ask about a "56-kilogram donut"?Danny,Brian and Jenny are looking at Brian's book of world records.
丹尼、布赖恩和詹妮正在看布赖恩的关于世界记录的书。
"That's such a thick book," says Danny.
“那本书那么厚，”丹尼说，
"And it's so heavy."
“还很重。”
"Yes," Brian says.
“是啊，”布赖恩说，
"It's huge.It weighs almost three kilos!"
“它是挺大的，几乎有三千克重！”
"I'm trying to break a world record," says Danny.
“我要设法打破一项世界记录，”丹尼说，
"I would love to be in a book like that."
“我也想被载入史册。”
Maybe we could find an unusual record.
也许我们能找到一项不同寻常的记录。
Then you could try to break it.
然后你可以设法去打破它。
"It isn't easy," says Jenny.
“没那么简单，”詹妮说，
"People all over the world are trying to set new records."
“全世界的人都在努力地创造新的记录。”
They look in the book.
他们在书上找着。
"Here's one," says Brian.
“这有一个，”布赖恩说，
"It's a man who can ride his bicycle backwards while playing the guitar."
“是一个能边弹吉他边倒骑自行车的人。”
"That is very unusual," says Danny,
“那很不寻常，”丹尼说，
"but it's impossible for me to break that record.
“但我不可能打破那项记录。
I can't play the guitar.
我不会弹吉他。
And I tried riding my bicycle backwards once.
我也曾试过倒骑自行车。
It wasn't a good idea."
那可不是个好主意。”
"How about the world's biggest cabbage?" says Jenny.
“世界上最大的卷心菜怎么样？”詹妮说，
"Somebody in England grew one that weighed more than 56 kilograms."
“英国有个人种出了一棵56多千克重的卷心菜。”
"That's such a large cabbage," says Danny.
“那么大的卷心菜，”丹尼说，
"I don't think I could lift it.
“我想我可举不起来，
I also don't think I could grow it!"
我也觉得我不会种！”
"Keep looking,Brian," laughs Jenny.
“接着看，布赖恩，”詹妮笑道，
"We have to find an unusual record for Danny to break."
“我们得给丹尼找个他能破的不寻常的记录。”
"Let me see that book,Brian," says Danny.
“让我看看那本书，”丹尼说，
"Is there anything about a 56-kilogram donut?"
“有关于56千克重的油炸圈饼的记录吗？”
LET'S DO IT!With a partner,ask and answer the questions below.Try to write three more questions and discuss the answers.What are the longest rivers in the world?What are the highest mountains in the world?Which country has the largest area in the world?Which country has the largest population?
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