【神奇树屋magic tree house】#13读书笔记

 Vacation under the volcano

一、reading log

Chapter 1 A Secret Code    They went to the tree house，Margan gave the first mission for them. Then they went to ancient Rome. Chapter 2 The End Is Near    They arrived at the center of town and met a strange woman. Chapter 3 Gladiators!    They left the forum to find the lost library. Chapter 4 Scary Things    The soothsayer talk them:after day nothing at all in Pompii. Chapter 5 Books? Books?    They came to a library of scroll. Chapter 6 The End Is Here    Mount Vesuvius erupted into a deady volcano,they heard a loudest sound. Chapter 7 The Sky Is Falling    They put pillows on their heads to avoid the pumice rain. Chapter 8 Nightmare at Noon   They ran in the direction of the treehouse, but the bridge had disappeared. Chapter 9 Save Us!    The gladiators save them to tree house,then they wish to go home. Chapter 10 A Simple Explanation    Magen told them that when they returned from vacation, they were going to ancient China. 二、key words

1.gladiators /ˈglædɪeɪtəz/ n.角斗士  amphitheater /ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə/ n.圆形竞技场 gladiators were slaves or criminals who fought in the amphitheater. 2.pillow /ˈpɪləʊ/ n. 枕头 They hurried to the couches beside the table and each grabbed a pillow. 3.pumice /ˈpʌmɪs/ n.浮岩 pumice rained down onto their pillow hats. 4.ash /æʃ/ n.灰 The city wasn't completely buried by ash until the next day.