The children were clamouring to go to the zoo.是什么意思？

The children were clamouring to go to the zoo.

孩子们大声吵着要去动物园.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

children

n. 孩子们(child的复数)，儿童，膝下，孥；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

clamouring

v. 喧哗，吵闹( clamour的现在分词 )，大声地要求或抗议；

例句
...competing parties clamouring for the attention of the voter...
互相竞争的政党吵闹着争取选民的注意

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

go

vi. 走，离开，去做，进

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

zoo

n. 动物园，<美俚>（铁路货车的最后一节）守车，<美俚>核粒子园；

例句
There's a zoo round here? That's dandy for my kids.
这附近有个动物园？我的孩子们一定会很高兴的。