Unit 14 Zoology [知識點撥 1]

e.g. how long can you hold your breath underwater ? take a deep breath and i’ll time you . 你在水下能潛多久呢？深呼吸一下，我給你計時。
he timed his journey so that he could arrive at the hotel before dark . 他安排好了他的旅程，以便能在天黑以前到達旅館。
he tried to time his steps to the music.
他盡力與音樂合節拍。
reading　 among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the “language” they use to communicate with each other.
在不同種類的蜂中，最使科學家感興趣的是蜜蜂，因為蜜蜂能用“語言”，來相互交際。
【點撥】…it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists…是一個由it 引導的強調句，被強調的部分是 the honey bee。如果不加以強調，則全句是：
…the honey bee has most interested scientists…
the development of the　 modern beehive in 1851 made it possible to design experiments to research the language of honey bees.
1851年新式蜂箱的研制，使設計實驗研究蜜蜂的語言成為可能。 【點撥】 本句是一個簡單句：the development… made it possible to design experiments …其中的 it是形式賓語，它所代替的真正賓語是后面的不定式短語 to design experiments。it作形式賓語的句型是：
主語 +及物動詞 +it +賓語補足語 +不定式
e.g. i found it important to learn spoken english.
我發現學習英語口語很重要。
i think it hard to master a foreign language.
我認為掌握一門外語是很難的。
she feels it her duty to support her family.
她感到養家糊口是她的責任。
the storm made it impossible for them to march to the city.
暴風雨使他們不可能向城市進軍。 professor karl von frisch, a scientist from austria, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey-bees communicate in their dark hives.
奧地利科學家卡爾·馮·弗里希教授，一生中花去了許多歲月，研究蜜蜂在黑暗的蜂箱里是以怎樣巧妙的方式傳遞信息的。
【點撥】amaze　vt. 使驚愕；使大為驚訝：
e.g. he amazed everyone by passing his driving test.
令人驚訝的是他竟通過了駕駛考試。
amazing “令人驚異的”；在西方人的口中，表示驚訝，經常可以聽到amazing這個詞。如果有些事情發生得出乎意料，難以置信，也可以用amazing來形容。
e.g. you’re amazing. 你真了不起。
it was amazing that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly.那男孩能這樣快地解完這道題,真是令人驚奇。
有些漂亮或另類的東西，總能吸引許多眼球，就可以說是amazing things.
e.g. i am always looking for new and amazing items.　我總是在尋找讓我眼前一亮的新東西。
amazed 使（某人）感到驚奇，常用be amazed at / by 感到驚奇。
e.g. he was amazed at all the colours, and all the beautiful fish. 　　　他對五顏綠色和各種美麗的魚感到驚奇。　　we are amazed at the changes in beijing. i can’t even find where my old house is. 　　　北京的變化使我們感到驚奇。我幾乎找不到舊房子了。