妙語佳句:

Both are good places to look for seals.這些都是獵食海豹的好去處。

look for:尋找

You can look for the book in the library catalog.

你可以在圖書館的圖書目錄上查找這本書。

He began to look for another position immediately.

他馬上開始尋找另一個職位

By treading lightly, he can avoid scaring his prey.他小心翼翼，以免打草驚蛇。

avoid:避免

avoid后可接動名詞，不可接不定式。

You had better avoid reading in the train.

你最好避免在地鐵上閱讀。

句中的reading不可改成to read。

avoid指“避免（成功）”，若是企圖避免卻失敗的，不可用avoid。

I avoided meeting him, but somehow bumped against him.

句中我企圖避免見他，卻還是撞上了，不可單用avoid，需把a(bǔ)voided改成tried to avoid。

if his aim is not exactly on target, the seal will certainly escape.如果他定位不夠精準(zhǔn)海豹就會逃走。

on target:切題

Amanda, my first child, was right on target.

我的第一個孩子阿曼達(dá)是一個很合適的實驗對象。

The next salvos were right on target.

第二波炮火就準(zhǔn)確砸在目標(biāo)上了。

考考你:

他小心翼翼，以免打草驚蛇。

如果他定位不夠精準(zhǔn)海豹就會逃走。

上期答案:

The survivors of this storm must hope that the females prove to be worth the wait when they finally decide to turn up.

A female polar bear emerges from her den beneath the snow.