【知识讲解】
1. I will go birdwatching at the market.我要到市场去赏鸟。
①go birdwatching “去观鸟”,动词go+动名词。例如:
go swimming去游泳 go fishing去钓鱼 go boating去划船
go hiking去远足 go shopping去购物 go sight-seeing去观光
②at the market “在市场上”与on the market不同,on the market意为on sale“待售,上市”。例如:
My neighbor bought some fresh vegetables at the market this morning.
今天早上我的邻居在市场上买了些新鲜蔬菜。
These computers are not yet on the market.这些计算机还未上市。
2. I like the birds at the market. Beijing Ducks and roast chickens.
我喜欢市场上的鸟。北京烤鸭和烤鸡。
roast动词,“烤”在句中作谓语,;形容词,“烤制的”在句中作定语,修饰名词。例如:
Mum often roasts some chicken for us.妈妈经常为我们烤鸡肉。(作谓语)
Roast beef is my favorite food.烤牛肉是我最喜欢的食品。(作定语)
3. A special place. 一个特殊的地方。
special形容词,“特殊的,特别的;特设的”,其反义词为general。例如:
She is a very special friend.她是个特殊的朋友。
Is there anything special in today’s newspaper?今天报上有什么特别消息吗?
You’ll need a special tool to do that.干那个活儿要用专用工具。
Why should we give you special treatment?凭什么要我们对你特殊照顾?
【注意】special也用作名词,“特别的人或物,特刊,特别节目”,在美国口语中还有
“特价”的意思。例如:
a 2-hour television special 两个小时的电视特别节目
What’s today’s special?今天的特价菜是什么?
There’s a special on coffee this week.本周咖啡特价出售。
4. It is one of the world’s most important wetlands.它是世界上最重要的湿地之一。
①one of…“……之一”,后面跟可数名词的复数形式。例如:
Jim is one of the best students in his class.吉姆在他班上是最好的学生之一。
②world’s名词所有格形式,表示“世界的……”。例如:
The People’s Republic of China中华人民共和国
5. The area is a great for wildlife because it provides food and shelter for them.
这个地区是野生动、植物再好不过的生存环境,因为这儿为他们提供了食物和栖息地。
provide 动词“供给,提供”。provide for sb.“赡养,提供生计”。例如:
She worked hard to provide for her large family.她努力工作以养活一大家人。
6.It is the ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.
它是种类繁多的植物、鱼类和鸟类理想的家园。
ideal名词,“理想;理想的事物,典型”在句中主要作宾语;形容词,“理想的”在句中定语,修饰名词。例如:
He realized his ideal by working hard.他通过努力工作实现了自己的理想。
Mr. Smith is my ideal of a good teacher.史密斯先生是我理想中的好老师。
The nature reserve is an ideal home for wildlife.
这个自然保护区是野生动植物理想的家园。
7.Many birds live in the Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round and some go there for a short stay.
许多鸟类常年生活在扎龙自然保护区内,有些鸟只是去那儿做短暂停留。
all (the) year round终年,常年
The top of the mountain is covered with snow all (the) year round.这座山顶上常年覆盖着雪。
a short stay 短暂停留
an overnight stay in Karachi在卡拉奇过夜
a fortnight’s stay with my uncle在叔叔家做客两个星期
8. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds catch them for food.
在湿地中有许多鱼,这些鸟以他们为食。
①fish可数名词(单、复数形式相同),“鱼”;不可数名词,“鱼肉”。例如:
They caught several fish. 他们捉到几条鱼。
Fish was served after the first course.第一道菜之后就上了鱼肉。
【注意】fish表示种类时,可以在其后加上-es。例如:
fishes, frogs and crabs 鱼、青蛙、螃蟹
②catch them for food “以他们为食”。
9.Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings.
有些人为了开垦农田、建造楼房而改变湿地。
make space for“为……让地方”。例如:
Can you make space for my luggage? 你能倒点地方放我的行李吗?
There isn’t much space left for your luggage.剩下的地方不太够你放行李的。
10.The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds, and Zhalong is one of the nature reserves for them.中国政府想保护这些濒临危险的鸟,扎龙是鸟的自然保护区之一。
endangered 是过去分词,在句中作定语,修饰birds。
endanger是个派生词,由前缀en+名词danger构成的动词,“使处于危险”。
11. Many people do not understand the importance of wetlands.许多人不懂得湿地的重要性。
importance名词,“重要性”。例如:
Anyone can see the importance of good health.人人都知道健康的重要。
These issues now assume even greater importance.这些问题现在就显得更加重要了。
【注意】be of importance=be important
The meeting is of great importance.这个会议很重要。 |