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Unit 6
Survival
Language points
1. Wherever they go, animals find towns and cities in their way.
in one’s way
① Can I move the books? They’re in my way.
我能搬走这些书吗?他们挡了我的路。
② Sorry, am I in your way? I’ll move.
对不起,我挡了您的路吗?我马上让开。
动物不论走到哪里,都发现有城镇拦路。
blocking a road or sb’s path, so that they cannot move forwards easily 挡某人的路
2. With nowhere else to make their homes, they have no choice but to move in with us.
have no choice but to do sth
① We have no choice but to turn back.
除了回去,我们没有别的办法。
② Now we have no choice but to cancel this contract (合同).
现在我们别无选择, 只好取消该合同。
除了做……毫无选择
既然没有别处可以安家,他们别无选择,只好搬来和我们一起住。
move in with sb
① You and your parents can move in with my family.
你和你的父母可以搬来我家,和我们一起住。
②She left her job to move in with her husband.
她辞掉了工作,与她丈夫住在一起。
to start living with sb in the house or flat/ apartment where they already live
搬来和某人一起居住
practice
1. 有一个大卡车挡住了他的路。
There was a big truck in his way.
2. 他们别无选择, 只好躺下来睡觉。
They have no choice but to lie down and sleep.
翻译句子。
3. Out of reach from many of their natural predators, these newcomers often flourish in their new city lives.
out of reach
①Keep her food out of reach when you’re not home.
当你不在家的时候,把食物放在她够不着的地方。
②The top shelf is out of (his) reach.
(他)够不着架子最高层。
not near enough to be reached or touched
够不着
由于远离自然界中的许多天敌,这些新来者往往在新城市生活中蓬勃发展。
flourish v.
① My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather.
今年夏天我的西红柿长势很好——这一定是天气暖和的原因。
② Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
在目前的经济气候下,很少有企业兴旺繁荣。
to grow or develop successfully
茁壮成长;繁荣;蓬勃发展
4. ...one even found living on the 72nd floor of the Shard building when it was under construction!
under construction
①Our new offices are still under construction (= being built).
我们的新办公楼尚在修建中。
②There was a skyscraper under construction.
一座摩天大楼正在建造中。
有一只甚至生活在当时在建的夏德大厦72楼!
正在建设中
practice
1.一定要把所有危险物品放在孩子拿不到的地方。
Make sure that you keep all dangerous things out of reach of the children.
2. Watercolour painting began to flou