妙語佳句:

原句:The dropped meal is tracked down mainly by smell,蛇只能通過嗅覺尋找失去的美味

track down:跟蹤追捕, 追查

It took the police several days to track down their quarry.

警方用了幾天時(shí)間追查到案中目標(biāo)。

I finally track down the reference in a dictionary of quotation.

我終於在引語詞典中查到了那段引文。

原句:For the reptiles, this time of plenty is all too brief.對于爬蟲來說，充足的時(shí)間也很短暫

plenty of time:時(shí)間充裕
We have plenty of time to catch the train.

我們有充分的時(shí)間趕火車。

You have plenty of time to read.

你有大量的時(shí)間讀書。

原句:the start of a new fishing season provides the excuse for a massive party.盛大的聚會是新汛期開始的證明

excuse for:...的理由

His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train.

他遲到的理由是沒有趕上火車。

We must invent an excuse for our absence.

我們必須為缺席編造一個(gè)藉口。

考考你:

盛大的聚會是新汛期開始的證明。

對于爬蟲來說，充足的時(shí)間也很短暫。

上期答案:

As the sun warms their rocky home, the snakes climb up into the bushes and trees.

there is nothing substantial to eat on the island,