妙语佳句:
The High Arctic in late autumn.时值北极的深秋。
late autumn:深秋
In late autumn the sky is crystal clear.
深秋的天空异常爽朗。
Trees are withered and bare in late autumn.
深秋,树木凋零了。
A female polar bear searches for shelter.一只雌性北极熊正在寻觅庇护所。
search for:搜寻, 寻找
The police left no stone unturned in their search for the missing child.
警察为了寻找这个失踪的儿童,使用了一要手段。
He searched for work at various stores.
他在各家商店寻找工作。
A sure sign that soon, plenty more will accumulate on this slope as winter advances.这预示着,随着冬季的推移,将有更多雪堆积在这个山坡上。
accumulate:积累, 增加, 聚集
accumulate, collect, gather这些动词均含“积聚,聚集,积累”之意。
accumulate几乎可用于指任何事物量的增加,侧重连续不断地,一点一滴地聚积。
collect普通用词,多用于指物,侧重指有区别地作选择或有安排有计划地把零散物集中起来。
gather普通用词,指人或物或抽象事物都可用。侧重于围绕一个中心的集合、聚集。
Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not clean regularly.
房屋不经常打扫,尘土很快就越积越多。
By working hard you may accumulate a fortune.
努力工作,你就会积蓄一笔财产。
考考你:
这预示着,随着冬季的推移,将有更多雪堆积在这个山坡上。
其他北极熊正在结冰的海面上觅食。
上期答案:
It's time to go scuba diving in the coldest waters on the planet.
The aim now is to film the penguins' dramatic exit from the hole.