She left the water running.

left:leave的過去式和過去分詞。離開（某人或某處）；拋棄；丟棄。

running：運轉(zhuǎn)著的，（水）流動的，（從水管或水龍頭）流出的；（瘡或身體部位）流出液體的，流膿的。

Sam banged on the door.

banged:bang的過去式和過去分詞。猛擊；砰的關(guān)上。

Downstairs Dad collected bottles.

downstairs：下樓；樓下

collect：聚集；收集；采集；領(lǐng)??；獲得，贏得。

bottle：瓶子；一瓶

Recycling is good for the earth

recycling:回收利用物；回收利用

After breakfast Megan gathered food scraps.

gather：聚集；收集；采集

scrap:殘羹冷炙；剩飯

She and Dad took them outside to the compost.

compost:堆肥；混合物

"You'll see later",said Dad with a wink.

wink：眨眼；使眼色

"Let's go grocery shopping," said Mom.

grocery:食品雜貨店

Megan stepped toward the car.

toward:向；朝著；對于

"It's better for the environment."

environment：自然環(huán)境；生態(tài)環(huán)境

At the store a clerk got some plastic bags.

clerk:辦事員；職員

plastic:塑料制的，人造的；可塑的，塑造的。

"No thanks. We brought canvas shopping bags," said Mom.

brought:帶來；bring的過去分詞。bought:買

canvas：帆布；畫布，油畫。

"I smell pizza!" said Megan.

smell:有……味道；氣味；臭味；嗅覺。

"It's a solar oven!"

solar:太陽的；太陽能的

oven：烤爐；烤箱；小容爐；

"Awesome! The sun cooked the pizza,"said Megan.

awesome:讓人驚嘆的；令人敬畏的；非常棒，極佳的。