妙語佳句:

原句:Despite being at the same latitude as Venice，Asia's northern deserts have no nearby sea to warm them.

despite:盡管, 不管

despite有時解釋為“雖然有……”。

I shall try again despite the difficulty.

雖然有困難，我會再試一次。

in despite of和despite of也表示“不管，盡管”，但是使用不普遍； 從語氣上看，despite比in spite of要輕。

The boys went for a walk despite of the rain.

盡管下雨，孩子們還是去散步。

In spite of our advice, he married above himself.

他不顧我們的勸告，同比自己地位高的人結了婚。

nearby sea:近海

The briny air gave a foretaste of the nearby sea.

咸空氣是快近海的前兆。

原句:the snow will provide moisture for grasses and other plants to grow.

provide for:供給

I have a big family to provide for.

我要供養一個大家庭。

原句:the harsh conditions force people and wildlife to keep moving to find enough to survive.

force sb to do sth:強迫某人干某事

Don't force me to do such a thing.

不要強迫我去干這種事。

keep doing sth:保持某個狀態

Prices keep going up to even more impossible levels.

物價不斷上漲，漲到不可思議的地步。

原句:The horses on this side of the fence aren't domestic animals like those belonging to the Mongolians and Kazakhs.

belong to:屬于, 為 ... 之一員

Do wolves belong to the canine species?

狼是犬科動物嗎？

考考你:

當來年春天冰雪融化時，雪水將為草甸和其他植被提供生長所需的水分。

籬笆這端的馬是不同于蒙古人和哈薩克人家畜的存在。

上期答案:

In the darkness a little Roborovski's Hamster emerges to search for food

They can be stuffed full of seeds for carrying back to the burrow