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3.背熟:No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung.
词组:
No matter how: however much
have a horror of :
Eg:we become illogical when we have a horror of being stung.
4.背熟:Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly.
词组:
stand in awe: fear but respect
pounce on: jump at / charge at
stand in awe of
Eg: Generally speaking, employees stand in awe of their employer.
In primary school, puples stand in awe of their teacher.
5.背熟:I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape, making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphids.
词句:
making it impossible for sb. to do
Eg: I work hard making it possible to pass the examination.
I prepared dinner carefully, making it possible to please my guests.
They didn't dare to cross it. / They dared not cross it.
6.背熟:I got up early next morning hoping to find that the ants had given up in despair.
hoping to do: in the hope that
7.背熟:I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity.
词组:
I took a beating completely.
be quick to find answer to / a solution to
Eg: Daniel Mendoza was quick to learn.
Ants are quick to find answer to their problem. |
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