Super Minds 3 · Unit 3

Saving Water · 节约用水

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点击词汇听发音，点击段落看中文，点击选项查看反馈，点击空白处显示答案。

💧 Part 1 · Saving Water Vocabulary

先认识课文里的重点词汇和短语。点击卡片听英语发音。

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a lot of

许多，大量

Water covers a lot of the Earth.
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on the Earth

在地球上

There are more people on the Earth.
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have much water

有许多水

Many places don't have much water.
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waste water

浪费水；废水

Often, people waste water.
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are not using

没有在使用

They aren't using less water.
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because

因为

It is dirty because it doesn't rain.
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mean / means

意味着

This means that they use water.
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less

更少的（不可数）

less water · less time
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fewer

更少的（可数复数）

fewer people · fewer books
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more

更多的

more people · more water
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have to

必须，不得不

We have to save water.
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save water

节约用水

Save water, not waste it.
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dirty

脏的

The water is dirty.
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rain

下雨；雨

It doesn't rain very often.
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drip

滴；滴水

a dripping tap

⚖️ Part 2 · Grammar for Saving Water

because · 因为

because 后面跟完整句子，说明原因。英语里 because 和 so 不能同时使用。

Water is dirty because it doesn't rain very often.

a lot of · 许多

a lot of 可以修饰可数名词复数，也可以修饰不可数名词。

There are a lot of students. He drank a lot of water.

There are + 名词 + who/that...

There are more people on the Earth who need water.

who need water 修饰前面的 people。

much vs many

much 修饰不可数名词：water, time, money。

many 修饰可数名词复数：people, students, books。

mean / means · 意味着

主语是 this 或 he/she/it 时使用 means。

This means that they use water when they don't have to.

are not using · 现在进行时否定

are not using = aren't using，强调此时或现阶段没有在做某事。

它和表示习惯的 don't use 不完全一样。

less, fewer, more

词语修饰什么例子
less不可数名词less water · less time
fewer可数名词复数fewer people · fewer students
more可数或不可数名词more people · more water
记忆口诀：less 修饰不可数，fewer 修饰可数，more 两者都可以。

点击空白处完成句子

Water covers _____ the Earth.

There are _____ people on the Earth _____ need water.

Many places don't have _____ water because it doesn't _____ very often.

We _____ to try to _____ water, not _____ it.

They use water when they _____.

But many people _____ less water; they are using more.

🚰 Part 3 · Water-saving Actions

这些动作来自 PDF 的节水主题词汇表。

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Turn the tap off

关掉水龙头

Turn it off.
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Brush your teeth

刷牙

Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth.
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Have a shower

洗淋浴

Have a shower, not a bath.
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Have a bath

洗盆浴

A bath uses more water.
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Use a bucket of water

用一桶水

Use a bucket of water to wash your bike.
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Wash your bike

洗自行车

Use a bucket, not a hose-pipe.
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Tap

水龙头（英式）

American English: faucet
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Put a cup under a dripping tap

在滴水的水龙头下放个杯子

Dripping tap · 滴水的水龙头
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wait for

等待

Wait for ten minutes.
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measure

测量

Measure how much water there is.
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Wasted water

浪费掉的水；废水

How much wasted water is there?

📖 Part 4 · Let's Save Water!

阅读短文；点击每段显示中文翻译。

1. Why do we need to save water according to Paragraph 1?

A. Because water is dirty everywhere.
B. Because there are more people who need water, but clean water is limited.
C. Because there is too much water on the earth.
More people need water, but many places don't have much clean water.

2. What does the writer suggest when you take a bath?

A. You should have a bath instead of a shower.
B. You should use more water in the bath.
C. You should have a shower, not a bath.
A bath uses more water.

3. How should you wash your bike according to the passage?

A. Use a hose-pipe to wash it.
B. Use a bucket of water to wash it.
C. Use a cup of water to wash it.
Use a bucket of water instead of a hose-pipe.

4. In the dripping tap test, what should you do first?

A. Measure the water in the cup.
B. Put a cup under a dripping tap and wait for ten minutes.
C. Turn off the tap carefully.
First put a cup under a dripping tap and wait for ten minutes.

🧪 Part 5 · Try the Dripping Tap Test

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Put a cup under a dripping tap.

在滴水的水龙头下放一个杯子。

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Wait for ten minutes.

等待十分钟。

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Measure the wasted water.

测量浪费掉的水。

First, _____ a cup under a dripping tap.

Then _____ for ten minutes.

Finally, _____ the wasted water.

have to 表示“必须”；don't have to 表示“不必”。例如：We have to save water. We don't have to use water when we don't need it.

✍️ Part 6 · PDF Vocabulary Worksheet

点击空白处检查英译汉和汉译英。

English → Chinese · 英译汉

1. Turn the tap off — 点击显示

2. Brush your teeth — 点击显示

3. Have a shower — 点击显示

4. Have a bath — 点击显示

5. Use a bucket of water — 点击显示

6. Wash your bike — 点击显示

7. Tap — 点击显示

8. Put a cup under a dripping tap — 点击显示

9. Wait for — 点击显示

10. Measure — 点击显示

11. Wasted water — 点击显示

12. Dripping tap — 点击显示

13. Save water — 点击显示

14. Waste water — 点击显示

15. A lot of — 点击显示

16. On the earth — 点击显示

17. Have much water — 点击显示

18. Are not using — 点击显示

19. Because — 点击显示

20. Mean / Means — 点击显示

21. Less / Fewer / More — 点击显示

22. Have to — 点击显示

23. Dirty — 点击显示

24. Rain — 点击显示

25. Drip — 点击显示

Chinese → English · 汉译英

1. 关掉水龙头 — 点击显示

2. 刷牙 — 点击显示

3. 洗淋浴 — 点击显示

4. 洗盆浴 — 点击显示

5. 用一桶水 — 点击显示

6. 洗自行车 — 点击显示

7. 水龙头（英式） — 点击显示

8. 在滴水的水龙头下放个杯子 — 点击显示

9. 等待 — 点击显示

10. 测量 — 点击显示

11. 浪费掉的水；废水 — 点击显示

12. 滴水的水龙头 — 点击显示

13. 节约用水 — 点击显示

14. 浪费水 — 点击显示

15. 许多，大量 — 点击显示

16. 在地球上 — 点击显示

17. 有许多水 — 点击显示

18. 没有在使用 — 点击显示

19. 因为 — 点击显示

20. 意味着 — 点击显示

21. 更少（不可数）/ 更少（可数）/ 更多 — 点击显示

22. 必须，不得不 — 点击显示

23. 脏的 — 点击显示

24. 下雨；雨 — 点击显示

25. 滴水 — 点击显示

✅ My Saving Water Checklist

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1️⃣ 重点词汇
我会读 a lot of、waste water、save water 和 dripping tap。
2️⃣ 比较级
我能区分 less、fewer 和 more。
3️⃣ 阅读理解
我能读懂 Let’s Save Water! 并回答四个问题。
4️⃣ 节水行动
我会关水龙头、用水桶，并完成滴水水龙头测试。
5️⃣ 词汇作业
我完成 PDF 词汇专项作业中的英译汉和汉译英。