New Words：
walk on stilts [stɪlt] 踩高跷
tryout [ˈtraɪaʊt] n. 检查衡量潜力；考核潜力；预赛；选拔赛
Sample Sentences：
It is great fun to walk on stilts.
I'm gonna go learn how to walk on stilts.
Tryouts are on Friday at five o'clock and I want the whole team there.
New Words：
audible [ˈɔːdəbl] adj.听得见的；可听的
inaudible [ɪnˈɔːdəbl] adj. 听不见的
Sample Sentences：
The shot was clearly audible in the silence.
The voice is only audible to people inside the building — those standing outside hear nothing.
His weak voice was almost inaudible.
The whistle was inaudible to the human ear.
New Words：
auditor [ˈɔːdɪtər] n. 审计员；听众；<美>旁听生
audience [ˈɔːdiəns] n.听众；观众
Sample Sentences：
Auditors should not audit their own work.
Once a year an auditor came to audit the company's accounts.
He invited questions from the audience.
His speech affected the audience deeply.
The audience threw flowers onto the stage.
account [əˈkaʊnt] n. 账户；帐目；账号
New Words：
consider [kənˈsɪdər] v. 考虑; 认为; 觉得; 以为
clown [klaʊn] n. 小丑
Sample Sentences：
We're considering buying a new car.
Considering his age, the little boy writes quite well.
Please consider carefully before you make any decision.
The clown was dressed in funny clothes.
You're not still afraid of clowns, are you?
I used to like the clowns best at the circus.
敕勒歌
[南北朝]乐府诗集
敕勒川，阴山下。
天似穹庐，笼盖四野。
天苍苍，野茫茫，风吹草低见牛羊。
译文
辽阔的敕勒平原，就在阴山脚下。
天空如毡制的圆顶大帐篷，笼罩着草原的四面八方。
天空是青苍蔚蓝的颜色，草原无边无际，一片茫茫。风儿吹过，牧草低伏，显露出原来隐没于草丛中的众多牛羊。
赏析
此诗歌咏了北国草原壮丽富饶的风光，抒写敕勒人热爱家乡热爱生活的豪情。
注释
敕勒（chì lè）：种族名，北齐时居住在朔州（今山西省北部）一带。
敕勒川：敕勒族居住的地方，在现在的山西、内蒙一带。川：平川、平原。
阴山：在今内蒙古自治区北部。
穹庐（qióng lú）：用毡布搭成的帐篷，即蒙古包。
四野：草原的四面八方。
苍苍：青色。苍，青。
天苍苍：天蓝蓝的。
茫茫：辽阔无边的样子。
见（xiàn）：同“现”，显露。
New Words：
select [sɪˈlekt] v. 选择；选取；挑选；选拔
click [klɪk] v.单击；点击
link [lɪŋk] n.链接；联系；连接
Sample Sentences：
He taught us how to select seeds.
We select him as our football coach.
I'll select a Christmas present for my son.
If you've forgotten your password, click this link.
I clicked on the link to the next page of the website.