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，出现了一只筏子，看起来很像诺亚方舟，上面载着他们全家老小，还有几只母鸡、几只狗，一只猫与一只鸟笼，那里头有一只小鸟。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
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."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 木筏;橡皮艇;[动]（昆虫的）卵筏;〈美口〉大量;
vt. 筏运;制成筏;使用筏子;
vi. 乘筏;
"The raft came close to the rocks and then sheered away."
这条木筏划近岩礁,然后迅速转向避开.
近义：balsa
adv. 稍微，有点;相当，颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦，怎么不;
💡 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
adj. 全部的，所有的;完整的;
n. 整体，整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗？
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral
反义：quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;
💡 音“发米粒”： 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.
近义：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny