妙語佳句:

1.Over 18,000 plant species grow here,of which 3,000 are foundnowhere else.

nowhere else:沒有其他地方

Nowhere else is there such a diversity.

其他任何地方都沒有這種多樣性。

2.Westernhigh society, in the grip of a gardening craze,was eager forexotic species from faraway places.

high society:上流社會

He has penetrated into high society.

他已經踏進上層社會。

be eager for:想得到, 渴望

He is eager for you to meet his friends.

他熱切希望你見見他的朋友。

3.Thisgave rise toa new breed of celebrity adventurers.

give rise to:引起

Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.

她失蹤一事引起了各種流言蜚語。

4.Yunnan became their Holy Grail.

Holy Grail:是Jesus在最后的晚宴上使用的餐具據稱有不可思議的神奇力量

5.Remarkable film footage captured his entourage ona series ofexpeditions,as theypushed intothe deepest corners of Yunnan.

a series of:一系列, 一連串

A series of accidents disordered the shop.

一連串的意外事件把店里弄得亂七八糟。

push into:推進, 推動

She was pushed into going to university by her parents.

她是父母逼著上大學的。

考考你:

直到一個多世紀前這里還是個未為人知的世外桃源。

這也造就了新物種的探險家。

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Southwest China's red pandas are known for their very strong facial markings

the rocks have been raised eight kilometres above sea level,