时间:2018-12-10 作者:英语课 分类:情景英语口语100主题


英语课
85 Plants

Words
Flower root stem trunk seed pollen 1 fruit bark branch twig 2 leaf bush jungle rainforest cactus 3 desert savannah coniferous deciduous 4 forest hardwood softwood blossom wood
Cherry blossom rose petal 5 bamboo

Phrases
Plant a tree
Several species of
Prune 6 a bush/hedge
Cut the grass
Rely on


Beginner
A: your garden is looking beautiful this summer. The flowers are really colorful.
B: thank you. I have roses, tulips, and daffodils. Do you like the rockery with the smaller flowers?
A: yes, I do. Those are violets, aren’t they?
B; yes, they are. This afternoon, I’m going to prune the hedge.
A:; the lower branches on that tree are hanging very low. Would you like me to cut them off for you?
B: thank you! That would be very kind of you. I have a saw in the garden shed.
A: when the lower branches are removed, you’ll be able to sit under the tree.
B; tomorrow, I’ll cut the grass. Then the garden will lock perfect.
A; just make sure children don’t play in the flower beds and destroy the flowers.


Intermediate
A: I watched a very interesting documentary about plants yesterday evening. It was called “unusual plants” and looked at several species of plants from around the world which have unusual features.
B: really? Tell me about some of the plants they showed.
A: well. There was one type of plant that catches insects and eats them.
B; is that type of plant found in this country?
A; no, it isn’t. it’s a pity, because I’d like to see it in action.
B; so would i. what other unusual plants did they show?
A: they showed flowers that only provide their nectar to one type of butterfly or bee. The insect has to be the exact size to get the nectar. Other insects cannot get it. Of course, when the insect collects the nectar, it also takes some pollen from one flower to another.
B: that’s very specialized 7. So, the insects and the flowers rely on each other. If one became extinct, the other would too.
A: that’s right. That’s one reason why it’s so important to protect every species.
B: I see. The plants that fascinate me most are cacti 8. I find it amazing that they can survive in such dry desert conditions.
A: according to the documentary, they have an incredible ability to find water supplies, however small, and then store them without losing much through evaporation 9.
B: that’s why they often have long roots to find water spines 10 instead of leaves, to reduce water loss.

1 pollen
n.[植]花粉
  • Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
  • He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
2 twig
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
  • He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
  • The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。
3 cactus
n.仙人掌
  • It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.这是这棵仙人掌第一年开花。
  • The giant cactus is the vegetable skycraper.高大的仙人掌是植物界巨人。
4 deciduous
adj.非永久的;短暂的;脱落的;落叶的
  • Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
  • Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。
5 petal
n.花瓣
  • Each white petal had a stripe of red.每一片白色的花瓣上都有一条红色的条纹。
  • A petal fluttered to the ground.一片花瓣飘落到地上。
6 prune
n.酶干;vt.修剪,砍掉,削减;vi.删除
  • Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗?
  • It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。
7 specialized
adj.专门的,专业化的
  • There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
  • These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
8 cacti
n.(复)仙人掌
  • There we could see nothing but cacti.那里除了仙人掌我们什么也看不到。
  • Cacti can survive the lack of rainfall in the desert.仙人掌在降水稀少的沙漠中也能生存下去。
9 evaporation
n.蒸发,消失
  • Be careful not to lose too much liquid by evaporation.小心不要因蒸发失去太多水分。
  • Our bodies can sweat,thereby losing heat by evaporation.我们的身体能出汗,由此可以蒸发散热。
10 spines
n.脊柱( spine的名词复数 );脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
  • Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves. 豪猪用身上的刺毛来自卫。
  • The cactus has spines. 仙人掌有刺。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
学英语单词
ABM state
AI (artificial intelligence)
alpha effect
alternate binaural loudness balance test
annexe
aphasia
bambusoides
Bandjeli
basement
black bag
bud scale
built down
calligonidine
cerebroscope
charged particle emmission
compete with
contracting-expanding nozzle
current status
cylindrical equidistance projection
delayed emergency power unit
dirty laundries
dolarenite
dolors
dongola leather
downfeed distribution
Doňa Juana
driftpiece
drum-mixing asphalt plant
edgarstown
endemic erythema
Eurasian woodcock
extra light loading
flashing-over
for better or worse
generation loss
getreidegasses
ginglymo-arthrodial
goose wing
Gray desulfurization process
hafnium filament
hippocamp
hyper-Raman effect
image marketing
insulated junction
interureteral ligament
irenas
job control procedure
ladle on wheels
laevo-amphetamine
longitudinal impulse
machine cognition
manscaras
massacr'd
mean transinformation
micro-sample
model teacher
modulus in tension
Nampuecha
natantly
neutral density disc
odontoblast cell
one step growth
over-applications
Palaeolithic age
parasitic error
picture grammar
podophylloresin
point-of-sale device
Potentilla conferta
Propranololum
prothrombogenic
Purley shales
queen-sizest
redistribution by fiscal process
reduced longitude
reflex angle
regulation and administration of radio services
reinforced concrete girder slab
residual and waste product
rigid body vibration
riser bus bar
Rossette water sampler
rotary wheel-type rake
Search me.
segmentaldilatationofintestine
sense-perception
septivalency
sodium spectrum
Spasnt
Statute(of the IAEA)
strike expense insurance
taszars
tube-in-sheet evaporator
two-for-one
unattractivenesses
ungreediness
uniform-field
uranyl propionate
vegan-activist
waste channel
yeasty flavo(u)r
zworykins