First graders sit crisscross applesauce on tree stumps, hands sky-high to ask a question. Third graders peer closely at the plants growing in class gardens, or spread themselves out in a sunflower-filled space to read. When the sun beats down. students take shelter under shadesmade from boat sails.
1.crisscross v. 在……上构成十字形图案；多次往返于（在……内）纵横交错，交叉；贯穿
n. 线条纵横交错的图案
adj./adv. 十字形的，交叉的 ~traffic 纵横交错的交通
2.sky-high=very high
His confidence is sky-high.
Sky-high interest rates. 极高的利率
3.Peer v. to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you cannot see it clearly
Peer: a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you
peer pressure ：
4.Spread out伸展身体
5.Fun-filled adj. 充满欢乐的； smoke-filled adj. 烟雾缭绕的
6.Beat down (强光)直射 打倒；杀价；大雨倾盆而下
7.To take shelter from the storm.
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