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Part1
单词篇
拼图游戏可以用英语怎么说呢？
riddle/puzzle/jigsaw（puzzle）都是解谜类游戏。看看英语字典怎么解释？
1⃣️jigsaw 专门指拼图玩具
摘录：
try to fit the pieces together 拼起来
put the pieces together correctly
衍生表达：
The two pieces don’t go together.
The two pieces don't fit.
fit表示大小的合适，可以引申为插入 拼入
fit the last piece into the jigsaw puzzle
摘录：do a jigsaw 这个表达与牛津树绘本故事里一样，很简单的一个do感觉让非母语的人感到不可意思。
这里do的意思是solve，自然也是可以说
solve the jigsaw puzzle
又比如：
do crosswords 填写纵横字谜
探究一下do在英语里的妙用：
do one’s hair/make-up 修理头发/化妆
do（=wash）the dishes 洗碟子
do（=arrange）the flowers 插花
do your jacket up 扣上衣服（do up）
do up the shoe lace 系鞋带
反义词undo
do yourself up 化妆打扮
do up one’s hair 梳头
do up the package 打包
do up the room 打扫修缮
2⃣️crossword 纵横字谜 or crosswords puzzle
3⃣️riddle 谜语，可以引申为难解的事情
说话拐弯抹角的英语表达：
talk in riddles
talk in a roundabout way
这里提到了斯芬克斯之谜，现在可以形容谜团的难度。
斯芬克斯狮身人面像之谜：What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? This riddle was supposedly asked to travelers by a mythological creature called the Sphinx. This monster had the body of a lion but the face of a human.
Part2
语篇输入学地道表达：
节选自：https://www.alljigsawpuzzles.co.uk/pages/how-do-you-do-a-jigsaw-puzzle
这篇文章提供了一些拼图高手在拼图时候的技巧，我们也可以给孩子教授其中一些技巧哦！
How do you do a jigsaw puzzle?
If you love jigsaw puzzles you should join us on Facebookhere. We asked our loyal jigsaw fans for their top tips on ways to complete jigsaw puzzles. Here's what we discovered...
Edges first, that's what my granny always used to say for completing a jigsaw puzzle but we've been asking our customers what special techniques they use. We may have found a whole new way of doing our favourite jigsaws in future!
edge是指拼图的边
Pete McCormack says:"Sort the pieces out into straight edges and the rest. I suggest doing the outline first and then a dominant theme. You should be able to fill in the gaps around it".
sort sth out 分类整理出
outline 轮廓
a dominant theme 显著的主题
fill in the gaps 填充这些空缺
拼图分类—拼凑边缘—拼找出显著部分—填补空白
Linda clapper agrees with this method of doing edges first but it's finding the corners that Jane Murdoch does first:
corner 找到拼图的边角（拐角处）
"Link the straight edges, then do small parts that stand out e.g. bright colours, faces and writing. Make sure all pieces are facing up the right way and group colours together. When you get stuck on sky or water or a solid colour put the pieces in rows on a tray at the side and try each piece going along the row so you don`t get mixed up. I find jigsaws really therapeutic and they`re Great for visitors to do while you`re cooking a meal!"
link the straight edges 把直的边碎片拼起来
make sure all pieces are facing up the right way 确保每一片都朝上
group colours together 把颜色分类
put ..in rows on a tray 把...放在托盘里成排状
get mixed up被打乱
"I've been doing Jigsaw puzzles for 50 odd years. Always do the outside first, then work into the centre." Rita Bryant says that she also uses Mary's puzzling technique:
"I sort the pieces out that are the easiest to do"
这里的表达和上面异曲同工
Angela K McIntosh says:"We do pretty much all of these things. If there is something that stands out in the picture like a brightly colored bush, etc, we usually find those and do that section and set it aside. But after the edges are together and the pieces are all sorted into general colors into little piles, I go by the picture on the box, starting at either the top or bottom," says Angela."I find the pile that matches that section and I start with one empty spot and try each piece into it. If it doesn't fit, I set it aside into a separate spot and try the next piece.
go by the picture on the box 根据盒子上的原图
if sth don’t fit 不匹配 不恰当
set aside sth 搁置一下
I do the whole pile that way or even try a different pile until I find that piece. Then I start all over with the next spot over, trying each piece in that colour pile. I can go through a pile rather quickly but it doesn't always mean they are sorted right either! Plus another thing my husband and I tend to do is "switch spots" or rotate around the table after a while. It gives a different perspective and helps alleviate boredom. Even if one of us is working on a puzzle alone we switch chairs.
switch spots 交换位置
rotate 轮流
give a different perspective 给于一个不同视角
alleviate boredom 减轻无聊
For Catherine Forset, pulling out the edges is the winning formula for her and the family:
the winning formula for doing sth 稳赢的方式
"Start with the straight edges, make sure you can see all the pieces. The Ravensburg puzzle store is good. When all the bits left are the same colour (sky, grass etc) sort them into shapes it's much easier that way.
bit 也可以表示一小块
sort sth into shape 整理分类成...
"I start at the bottom, put the straight edges in at the bottom first and work my way up."
work one’s way up 逐步渐入佳境
Part3
场景实战篇
1.我们一起来玩拼图吧！
Let’s solve/do the puzzle.
Let’s try and solve it.
2.让我们先看看这盒子上的图片吧，这是一个棕色的熊/黑色的绵羊/红色的鸟/黄色的鸭子/紫色的海象。
Let's take a look at the pictures on the box. This is a brown bear/blacksheep/red bird/yellow duck/purple walrus.
（这里可以用where is的句型提问）
Let's take a look at the picture on the box. Can you tell Mama where ...is？
3.我们先把拼图都翻到正面朝上吧。
你必须把拼图翻过来来使得图片匹配。
First, let's turn/make all the pieces face-up to make the picuture match.
So you have to flip them to make the picture match.
4.我们一起来拼一个红色的鸟儿吧。可以先进行颜色分类。把红色的片片找出来。
Let’s do a puzzle of a red bird.
Please sort the red pieces out.
Can you find out the pieces？
Red,red,I spot something red with my little eyes
Red,red, I see something red
Tips：在孩子找拼图的时候，可以把sss里的关于颜色的歌曲一起配合唱起来。
5.让我们看看这样是否能匹配。看这是鸟的头/嘴，你能找到鸟的身体/尾巴吗？
Let’s see if they match.
Let’s see if we can match it.
Look at the beak/head of the red bird, can you find out its body or tail?
6.这里，放在这里！看，这样，红色的小鸟就拼好了。
Here,put right here!
Great, you made it!
7.当你在拼一个拼图的时候，你得集中注意力，这样你才能找到所有匹配的部分了。
While you are doing a puzzle, you need to focus so you can find all the matching pieces.
