LAST UPDATED: 29/10/2021
They’re two, they’re four, they’re six, they’re eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
Red and green and brown and blue
They’re the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and his friends
(Thomas) He’s the cheeky one
(James) Is vain but lots of fun
(Percy) Pulls the mail on time
(Gordon) Thunders down the line
(Emily) Really knows her stuff
(Henry) Toots and huffs and puffs
(Edward) Wants to help and share
(Toby) Well, let’s say, he’s square
They’re two, they’re four, they’re six, they’re eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
Red and green and brown and blue
They’re the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and his friends
shunt /ʃʌnt/
verb
shunt something to move a train or a coach of a train from one track to another
使（火车或火车车厢）转轨
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shunt
/ʃʌnt/
he / she / it shunts
/ʃʌnts/
past simple shunted
/ˈʃʌntɪd/
past participle shunted
/ˈʃʌntɪd/
-ing form shunting
/ˈʃʌntɪŋ/
truck /trʌk/
noun
(British English)
(North American English car)
an open railway vehicle for carrying goods or animals
（铁路上运送货物或动物的）敞篷车，无盖车皮
a cattle truck
敞篷运牛车厢
haul /hɔːl/
verb
to pull something/somebody with a lot of effort
（用力）拖，拉，拽
haul something/somebody The wagons were hauled by horses.
haul something/somebody + adv./prep. He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall.
The car was hauled out of the river.
fishermen hauling in their nets
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they haul
/hɔːl/
he / she / it hauls
/hɔːlz/
past simple hauled
/hɔːld/
past participle hauled
/hɔːld/
-ing form hauling
/ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
freight /freɪt/
noun
[uncountable]
goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries; the system of transporting goods in this way
（海运、空运或陆运的）货物；货运
to send goods by air freight
空运货物
a freight business
货运公司
passenger and freight transportation services
客货运业务
useful /ˈjuːsfl/
adjective
(British English, informal) good; of the right standard synonym competent
好的；合格的
He’s a very useful player.
他是个很棒的运动员。
crew /kruː/
noun
[countable + singular or plural verb] all the people working on a ship, plane, etc.
（轮船、飞机等上面的）全体工作人员
crew members
全体机组人员
None of the passengers and crew were injured
没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
role /rəʊl/
noun
the function or position that somebody has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship
职能；地位；角色
Tidmouth
地名
shed /ʃed/
noun
(British English) a large industrial building, used for working in or keeping equipment
（工业上用于生产或存放设备的）厂房，工棚，库房
an engine shed
机车库
bend /bend/
noun
[countable] a curve or turn, especially in a road or river
（尤指道路或河流的）拐弯，弯道
a sharp bend in the road
You took that bend very fast!
He lost control on a bend and crashed into a tree.
As the driver came round the bend, she saw the lorry.
cheeky /ˈtʃiːki/
adjective
(informal)
rude in a funny or annoying way
厚脸皮的；鲁莽的；放肆的
You cheeky monkey!
你这个厚脸皮的猴崽子！
a cheeky grin
厚颜无耻的呲牙一笑
You’re getting far too cheeky!
你太放肆了！
Thomas /ˈtɒməs/
人名
James /dʒeɪmz/
人名
vain /veɪn/
adjective
(disapproving) too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements
自负的；自视过高的
synonym conceited
She’s too vain to wear glasses.
她太爱虚荣，不肯戴眼镜。
see also vanity
Percy /pɜːsi/
人名
Gordon /ˈɡɔːdn/
人名
thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/
verb
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move very fast and with a loud deep noise
轰隆隆地快速移动
synonym roar
Heavy trucks kept thundering past.
重型卡车不断地隆隆驶过。
The horse raced across the pasture, its hooves thundering on the grass.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they thunder
/ˈθʌndə(r)/
he / she / it thunders
/ˈθʌndəz/
past simple thundered
/ˈθʌndəd/
past participle thundered
/ˈθʌndəd/
-ing form thundering
/ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
line /laɪn/
noun
[countable] a railway track or other transport route; a section of a transport system or route
轨道；铁道；（铁路的）段，线路
The train was delayed because a tree had fallen across the line.
火车晚点是因为有一棵树横倒在铁轨上。
a rail line
(British English also) a railway line
the East Coast line
东海岸铁路线
We got off the bus near the end of the line at San Gerardo.
Streetcar lines carried passengers to ever more distant areas of the city.
on a line We live on the Northern Line.
see also main line
Emily /ˈeməli/
人名
knows
stuff
Henry /ˈhenri/
人名
toot /tuːt/
verb
[intransitive, transitive] (especially British English)
when a car horn toots or you toot it, it makes a short, high sound
（使汽车喇叭）发出短促尖锐的声音，发出嘟嘟声
the sound of horns tooting
鸣喇叭的声音
A horn tooted outside signaling the arrival of my taxi.
toot something Toot your horn to let them know we’re here.
按按喇叭，告诉他们我们到了。
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they toot
/tuːt/
he / she / it toots
/tuːts/
past simple tooted
/ˈtuːtɪd/
past participle tooted
/ˈtuːtɪd/
-ing form tooting
/ˈtuːtɪŋ/
huff /hʌf/
verb
(+ speech) to say something or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed
生气地说；怒气冲冲
‘Well, nobody asked you,’ she huffed irritably.
“哼，谁问你了。”她怒气冲冲地说。
puff /pʌf/
verb
[transitive, intransitive] to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds
使喷出，冒出（烟或蒸汽）
puff something (out) Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.
烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。
puff (out) Steam puffed out.
蒸汽向外喷出。
IDIOMS
huff and puff
(informal)
to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired
气喘吁吁；上气不接下气
Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.
杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。
want /wɒnt/
verb
to have a desire or a wish for something/somebody
要；想要；希望
want to do something What do you want to do tomorrow?
明天你想做什么？
What I really want to know is why you would even think that?
‘It’s time you did your homework.’ ‘I don’t want to!’
“你该做作业了。”“我就是不想做！”
I just wanted to know if everything was all right.
我只是想知道是否一切都好。
(informal) You can come too, if you want.
如果你想来也可以来。
We could see a movie later if you want to.
There are two points which I wanted to make.
我想要指出的有两点。
I wanted to go home.
I simply wanted to be left in peace.
She desperately wanted to believe him.
These are books that children actually want to read.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they want
/wɒnt/
he / she / it wants
/wɒnts/
past simple wanted
/ˈwɒntɪd/
past participle wanted
/ˈwɒntɪd/
-ing form wanting
/ˈwɒntɪŋ/
Edward /ˈedwəd/
爱德华
Toby /ˈtəʊbi/
托比
say /seɪ/
verb
[transitive, no passive] to suggest or give something as an example or a possibility
比方说；假设
say something/somebody You could learn the basics in, let’s say, three months.
比方说，三个月你就可以掌握基本知识。
Let’s take any writer, say (= for example) Dickens…
我们随便举一个作家为例，比如说狄更斯……
say (that)… Say you lose your job: what would you do then?
假设你把工作丢了，那你怎么办呢？
Just say he refuses to talk to you.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they say
/seɪ/
he / she / it says
/sez/
past simple said
/sed/
past participle said
/sed/
-ing form saying
/ˈseɪɪŋ/
square /skweə(r)/
adjective
having four straight equal sides and four angles of 90°
正方形的；四方形的
a square room
正方形的房间