I. Reading
1. get hold of /catch hold of /seize hold of
2. tell …apart 把…区分开
3. over and over again/again and again/time and time again
4. maximum/minimum/medium 最大/最小/中等
5. as a matter of fact/ in fact/ actually
6. take turns speaking 轮流做某事
7. different varieties of 各种各样
8. live in groups 群居
9. make their nests in trees or holes
10. make it possible to do sth
11. the amazing ways honey-bees communicate
12. again and again /over and over/ time and time again/ again and again
13. one after another/ one by one 一个接一个
14. a transparent wall through which he could observe what went on inside.
15. tell … apart 把..分开
16. a marked bee 带有标记的蜂蜜
17. to his surprise
18. perform a dance 跳舞
19. make a circle to the right 向右转一圈
20. convey more information
21. mark sth blue
22. do the circle dance
23. in a straight line
24. wag from side to side
25. turn in a semicircle
26. It was evident that /It was apparent that
27. The farther away the feeding station was, the slower the dance was. 越…..越….
The higher we stand , the farther we see.
28. come to light
It came to light that she was actually very rich. 人们发现她确实富有
29. tell the exact distance 说明确切的距离
30. the remaining question
31. an adequate account of 充分的说明
32. the procedure by which bees communicate information. 传递信息的方法.
33. fly directly to it
34. make a beeline for
As he spoke , he made a bee line for the door.
他一边说, 一边直接朝门走去.
II. Integrating skills
35. belong to
36. place us in… 把我们划在…一类
37. be better than…at.. 比…更擅长于…
38. compared to=compared with… 和… 相比较起来
compare A with B 把…和…相比较
compare A to B 把….比喻….
39. depending on….
40. be divided into
41. tend to do sth
42. walk upstraight
43. give birth to
44. make a distinction between 把…区分开
45. warn sb of sth
warn sb against doing sth= warn sb not to do sth
46. keep in touch
47. up to 1.2 meters
48. be similar to
49. feast on things we may find disgusting.
吃一些令我们作呕的东西.
50. conduct …experiment
51. Nor does it make much sense to the animals.对于动物来说也没有多大意义.
52. What may be of greater importance is …
53. hide from 躲避
54. use…as..
55. crack open 砸开