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Section III Developing ideas Presenting ideas
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The Secret Language of Plants
Talking plants have long been a thing of myths and legends
Many cultures have stories of talking trees that give advice as well as
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warnings to people.Alexander the Great and Marco Polo were said to
have visited such a tree in India.And in some modern stories,such
as the film Avatar,trees can communicate with animals and people.
本句为Sb./Sth.be said to have done..句型,表示“某人/某物据
说曾…”。
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With us long believing that talking plants are fantasy
new
research has revealed something amazing:it appears that plants can
communicate after all.
with us long believing that.是with复合结构(即“with+宾语+宾
语补足语”),在句中作状语。本句中宾语us与宾语补足语believe
是主动关系,用现在分词形式believing作宾语补足语。that引导宾
语从句,作believingl的宾语。
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It has been known for some time that plants use chemicals to
communicate with each other.This happens when a plant,saya
bean plant,gets attacked by insects.The plant releases tiny amounts
of chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten
.This is like a
warning,.or a call for help:“I'm being attacked!”When another
bean plant detects the chemicals from its injured neighbour,it starts
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to release its own,different chemicals.Some of these chemicals drive
insects away3.Others attract insects-the wasps!The wasps kill the
insects that are eating the bean plants.Scientists hope to learn more
about this plant warning system,so that we can use it to grow crops
without pesticides⑥,
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It is known that.…表示“众所周知…”,it作形式主语,that从
句是真正的主语。本句中有时间状语for some time,所以用现在完
成时It has been known for some time that..o
that are being eaten是that引导的定语从句,修饰the leaves,从句
使用了现在进行时的被动语态,表示“正在被…”
本句中s0that引导目的状语从句,表示“以便…”。
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More surprisingly,plants also use sound to communicate.
People