We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless.
我们给他们东西吃，客客气气地同他们交谈，但他们却一动也不动。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 48 The silent village

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

food [fu:d] 词频1
n. 食物，食品;粮食;养料;资料;
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义：meal, mess, nourishment, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition
spoke [spəuk]
n. （车轮的）辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动; v. 讲，谈( speak的过去式 );说;演说;从某种观点来说;
"He spoke heavily accented English."
他说英语带有浓重的异国口音。
近义：scotch, wedge, rung, stair, stave, step
kindly ['kaɪndli] 词频1
adv. 亲切地;友好地;诚恳地，衷心地;（用作请求时的礼貌用语或把命令说成请求的反语）请; adj. 厚道的，亲切的;温和的，宜人的;〈古〉自然的;
"She spoke kindly to them."
她与他们亲切交谈。
近义：humane, approachable, kind, kindhearted, loving, manageable 反义：impolitely, insolently, irreverently, barefacedly, rudely, unblushingly
motionless ['məʊʃ(ə)nlis] 词频3
adj. 不动的，静止的;呆若木鸡的;不运动的;靓;
"She stood absolutely motionless."
她纹丝不动地站在那里。
近义：immobile, immovable, inert, paralysed, paralyzed, stagnant 反义：astir, mobile, movable
offered
v. 提供, 提议；奉献（offer过去时态）

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated.
公众把大笔赌注下到了门多萨身上，但他却输了。
As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road.
她往前一冲，蛋糕从挡风玻璃飞了出去掉到马路上。
A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!
仪表盘一盏黄灯闪着刺眼的光芒，布鲁斯兴致勃勃地宣布发动机里没油了！
As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.
家里已有5个孩子，全家人常年在贫困中挣扎。