神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge Key words/重点词汇 城桥 - drawbridge 护城河 - moat 通往 - to lead to 外围 - surrounding 吊桥 - drawbridge 守护 - to guard, to protect 进攻 - to attack, to assault, to go on the offensive 跨过 - to step across, to stride over, to cross over 迈过 - to step over 坎 - pit, hole 跨国企业 - transnational corporation, multinational corporation 沟 - ditch, gully, ravine 鸿沟 - gulf, chasm, wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 汉 障碍 - barriers, obstacles 白雾弥漫 - white fog fills the air 细小 - tiny, fine 弥漫 - to pervade, to fill the air, to saturate (the air with fog, smoke, etc.) 香味 - fragrance, smell 颗粒 - particles 望 - to gaze, to look into the distance 望远镜 - telescope, binoculars 显微镜 - microscope 近视 - nearsightedness 远视 - farsightedness 通道 - passage, channel, corridor 地下通道 - underground passage 通向 - leading to, direct toward, going towards 地道 - tunnel 地道 - authentic, genuine 人行横道 - pedestrian crossing 手电筒 - flashlight 装置 - equipment, device 夹着 - to press from either side, to place in between 皮革 - leather 书签 - bookmark 翻开 - to open (a book, etc.) 标记 - to mark, sign, mark, symbol 赴宴 - to attend a banquet 赴 - to go, to visit (e.g., another country), to attend (a banquet, etc.) 奔赴 - to rush to; to hurry to 出席 - to attend, to be present 聚会 - party, gathering, to meet, to get together 格调 - style, taste, character 长途 - long-distance 旅途 - journey, course of a journey 盔甲 - armor/armour 铠甲 - armor/armour 头盔 - helmet 工地 - construction site 材质 - material (that something is made of) 安全帽 - safety helmet 周遭 - surrounding 建筑物 - building, structure, edifice 研读 - to study attentively (a book), to delve into 章节 - chapter, section 上吊 - to hang oneself 不要在一棵树上吊死 - "don’t hang yourself on one tree" (literally), don't insist on only taking one road to Rome, there's more than one way to skin a cat, there are plenty of fish in the sea, there are other ways of achieving a desired outcome even if one avenue doesn't work out (proverb/俗语) 执念 - obsession, (when followed by 于) to be obsessive (about) 以 - in order to 护城河有很多谁，以保护城堡 - there is a lot of water in the moat in order to protect the castle 入侵 - to invade 侵入 - to make (military) incursions, to invade 互换 - to exchange, to swap 侵占 - to invade and occupy (territory) 侵略 - to invade, invasion 遭受 - to suffer, to sustain (loss, misfortune) 俄罗斯 - Russia 乌克兰 - Ukraine 鳄鱼 - crocodile 鳞片 - scales, fish scales⁠Support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acetracey