妙語佳句:
Year after year, the caterpillar slows down in the autumn and then freezes solid.每逢秋天毛蟲的行動變得遲緩直至凍僵。
slow down:減速, 放慢速度
Before turning, you should slow down your car.
轉彎前,你得先減速。
I told him several times to slow down, but he pay no attention.
我告訴他好幾遍讓他減速,可他就是不聽。
Inside, its body is changing into one that can fly and search,abilities that will be crucial in the days ahead.在繭里,它會轉變成會飛行能覓食的蛾。這些能力在日后非常重要。
change into:變成
He's changed into a conscientious worker.
他已成為一個工作認真的人了。
You'll need to change into a lower gear when going up this hill.
上這座山時得換低擋。
be crucial in:在...很重要
Education is crucial in all these things.
教育在這方面發揮重要的作用。
In modern time, team work is more and more crucial in large projects.
現代社會中大型項目往往由團隊承擔。
考考你:
在繭里,它會轉變成會飛行能覓食的蛾,這些能力在日后非常重要。
每逢秋天毛蟲的行動變得遲緩直至凍僵。
上期答案:
the caterpillar has not yet got enough reserves to transform itself into a moth.
It's always the first insect to appear after the snow retreats and the story of how it does so is truly astonishing.