常春藤生活英语【4】Triumph of Life 生存赢家(在线收听) |
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. This statement is certainly correct in the human world, but is it also true in the animal world? Since the beginning of time, animals have done odd things to attract another's attention. Inside of all animals, there is a powerful need to breed. To continue the family bloodline is one of life's most important things. Males and females have different needs, so they have always battled each other. Building Your Vocabulary 1.odd a. 奇特的,古怪的 2.breed vi.(动物)繁殖;生育 3.attract vt. 吸引;引起(兴趣、关注等) 4.picky a. 挑剔的 Phrases for Learning 1.be looking to + 原形动词 打算∕期待(做)…… 2.of quality 优秀的 参考字词 1.Mars n. 火星 2.Venus n. 金星 3.bloodline n. 血统;血脉 4.mate vi. 交配(本文亦以现在分词作形容词用) 5.triumph n. 胜利 6.generation n. 世代,一代 Tips In Use Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. 表行星的名词如 Mars、Venus、Jupiter(木星)等皆为专有名词,故第一个字母要大写,且其前不加任何冠词。earth(地球)则通常不用大写,且其前要用定冠词 the,但用于"疑问词 + on earth...?"(究竟∕到底……?)的句型中时,earth 之前不加冠词,亦不须大写。例: What on earth are you doing? How on earth are we going to get there? |
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