妙語佳句:

原句:Rock had to get his entire entourage across the giant Yunnan rivers.

get across:渡過

The bridge was blown up, so we couldn't get across.

橋被炸毀了，所以我們無法過去。

原句:On the far side of the great Nujiang gorge,the Plant Hunters made a remarkable discovery.

on the side of:文中意思為“在 ... 的一邊”，除此還有“支持，援助”之意。

The farm sits on the side of the hill.

農場位于山坡上。

I was on the side of Tom in the discussion.

在討論中，我支持湯姆。

remarkable discovery:驚人的發現

The unearthing of "Peking Man" was a remarkable discovery.

“北京人”的出土是個非凡的發現。

原句:Far from the tropics,they seemed to be entering a steamy,vibrant tropical jungle.

far from:遠離

The scene is laid in a village far from the city.

故事發生在遠離城市的一個小村莊里。

seem to:似乎 ...

Does that seem to make sense?

這講得通嗎?

原句:The flora here is unlike anywhere else in the world.

anywhere else:其它地方

We can go anywhere else for our outing.

我們可以到任何別的地方去游玩。

考考你:

Rock與他的探險隊必須設法越過云南的激流

這里的植物群落與眾不同。

上期答案:

Until little more than a century ago,this place was unknown outside China.

This gave rise to a new breed of celebrity adventurers,