风筝,不只是用来娱乐

新发现DiscoveryKites Are Not Just For Fun风筝，不只是用来娱乐Elizabeth Austin / 文 王希茜/编译扫一扫，听音频A kite is one of the oldest toys, and it’s very

easy to make. Kites come in many sizes, shapes,

and colors. Did you know that kites can be both

toys and tools?

Kites were named after the kite bird. The kite

bird has wide wings and easily soars high in the

sky. No one knows who made the first kite. But one

Chinese story about a kite was written over 2,000

years ago. The story is about a man who used a kite

to attack a fort（要塞）. He couldn’t find a way to

get inside the fort. So he tied himself to a huge kite.

He flew over the wall of the fort and scared the

soldiers!

18风筝是最古老的玩具之一。它制作简单，且大小、形状和颜各异。你知道吗，风筝既可以被当作玩具，也可以被用作工具。风筝得名于鸢鸟。鸢鸟翅膀宽大，容易在天空中高飞。没有人知道第一只风筝是谁制作的，但中国关于风筝的故事早在两千多年前就被人们记录了下来。它讲的是一个男人借助风筝飞行，攻打一个要塞的故事。由于无法到进入要塞的路，于是，他把自己绑在一个巨大的风筝上，飞越城墙，恐吓敌军！

新发现DiscoveryThe inventor Ben Franklin had the idea that

lightning was made of electricity. He wanted to

prove this idea. One day when it was stormy, he

tied a metal（金属）key to a kite string（线）. Then

he flew the kite up into the storm clouds. Lightning

from the storm hit his kite. The electricity ran down

the wet string to the metal key. When he reached

for the key, he got a surprise. The electricity

jumped from the key and gave him a shock（电击）!

Do not try this yourself. It’s not safe to do.

Some people have used kites for fishing. They

put a fishhook（鱼钩）and bait（鱼饵）on the long

kite tail. The kite tail

dragged in the water. When

a fish bit the bait and was caught on the hook, the

kite was pulled in.

Weather kites carried scientific gauges（测量仪）into the sky. The gauges

measured how fast the

wind was blowing and how cool the air was.

Some armies used kites with cameras to

spy

on enemy troops（军队）. Kites were also used as

flying targets（靶子）. The kites trained soldiers to

发明家本·富兰克林认为，天空中的闪电就是电。他想证实这个想法。有一天，暴风雨来了，他将一把金属钥匙系在风筝线的末端。然后，他把风筝放飞到云层里。暴风雨中的闪电击中了他的风筝。电流沿着潮湿的风筝线传到金属钥匙上。当伸手触碰钥匙时，他大吃一惊。钥匙上的电流直接给了他一击！这可不安全，切勿尝试。有些人利用风筝钓鱼。他们把鱼钩和饵料系在风筝长长的尾巴上，然后将其拖入水中。当鱼儿咬饵上钩时，风筝便被拉扯回来。气象风筝可以将科学测量仪器带入天空。仪器可以检测风速有多快，气温有多低。有的军队用装有摄像头的风筝来监视敌军。风筝也被用作移动的射击靶，来训练士兵更准地瞄准目标。毕竟，用子弹是很难击中移动19

新发现Discoveryaim better. After all, the moving kites were hard to

hit with bullets（子弹）.

Different shapes of kites fly in different ways.

Flat, diamond-shaped kites fly easily. Box-shaped

kites can

hang still in the air for a long time. Stunt

kites

twist and

twirl on many pieces of string. Large

（翼伞风筝）（降parafoil kitesact almost like parachutes落伞）. Giant dragon kites

flutter. Fighting kites can

be used to cut other kite string.

On a breezy day, take your kite to a flat,

open area. Be sure that there are no power lines（电线）or big trees. Look at the ground around

you. Is there anything you could

trip over? Hold

your kite up and run into the wind. Let go of the

kite and slowly let out some string. Then let out a

little more until your kite is high in the blue sky.

Happy flying!Kite Safety:Remember to choose an open, safe place to fly

your kite.

Don’t fly it near power lines.

Keep it away from trees, roads, and airports.

Don’t fly a kite in the rain or when you hear

thunder.

Be sure nothing is on the ground to trip over.

20的风筝的。不同形状的风筝，飞行方式也不同。扁平的、菱形的风筝很容易飞起来；盒子形状的风筝可以在空中停留一段较长的时间；特技风筝在多条拉线的控制下，能够旋转、翻滚；大型翼伞风筝几乎与降落伞类似；巨大的龙形风筝可以振翅；还有战斗风筝能切断其他风筝的拉线。在微风徐徐的日子里，带上你的风筝，一块开阔的平地，确保没有电线或大树，仔细检查四周的地面，看看是否有东西容易绊脚。高高举起你的风筝，迎着风奔跑。放开风筝，慢慢放线，然后再放一点，直到你的风筝高飞在蓝天之上。尽情享受吧！放风筝安全注意事项：记住，选择开阔且安全的放飞地点。不要在电线附近放飞。远离树木、马路和机场。避开雷雨天放风筝。确保地面上没有让人绊倒的东西。

新发现Discovery生词好句soar /sɔː/ v.

高飞；翱翔A bird is soaring into the sky.

一只鸟正飞向云端。

drag /dræg/ v.

拖；拉；拽

文件夹。measure /'meʒə/ v.

测量He measured the height of the bridge.他测量了桥的高度。You can drag this picture from this folder to the other.

你可以把图片从这个文件夹拖进另一个spy /spaɪ/ v.

侦察；监视aim /eɪm/ v.瞄准；对准The man was hiding in the bush to spy on them.这个男人正躲在灌木丛里监视他们。He aimed at the center of the target.他瞄准了靶子的中心。

Smoke hung in the air above the city.城市上空烟雾弥漫。twist /twɪst/ v.

扭动；转动twirl /twɜːl/ v.

转动；旋转

hang /hæŋ/ v. 悬浮（在空中） 过去式和过去分词为：hung、hung

He twisted his head around to look at her.

他扭过头去看她。

He held her hand and twirled her around.

他牵着她的手，让她旋转。flutter /'flʌtə/ v.

振翼；拍翅膀trip /trɪp/ v.

绊倒

The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower.

蝴蝶在花丛中飞来飞去。

She tripped and fell.

她绊了一下，摔倒了。

Choose the best answer.

选择最佳答案 is the main idea of this article?

A. Kites are fun but also help people in many ways.

B. Kites can send electricity down a piece of string.我来挑战 C. Kites have different colors and shapes.

is NOT a reason to fly a kite in an open area?

A. There are fewer things on the ground to trip over.

B. There is less wind and rain.

C. There are no power lines.

参考答案：1. A 2. B

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