妙語佳句:

The 100-mile-long island of South Georgia lies on the northern fringe of Antarctica.延綿一百英里的南喬治亞島位于南極洲的北部邊緣。

the fringe of:...的邊緣

Your correspondent had only touched upon the fringe of the matter.

你的報導只談到了問題的次要部分。

Nina remained on the fringe of the crowd.

尼娜仍然在人群的邊上。

The island's beaches are filling fast and will soon be crammed with five million of these summer visitors.海灘被迅速占滿很快就會充滿五百萬夏季游客。

fill with:使 ... 充滿

The royal palace was filled with intrigue.

皇宮中充滿了勾心斗角。

They were filled with wonder at the sight.

他們見此情景驚嘆不已。

cram with:塞滿

I poked though a bazaar crammed with good.

我擠過了堆滿貨物的集市。

The classroom was crammed with students.

教室里擠滿了學生。

Virtually all of them give birth within just ten days.幾乎所有雌性在十天之內就將產下幼崽。

give birth:產仔, 生孩子

Mrs Li gave birth to twins this morning.

李太太今早生了一對雙胞胎。

考考你:

海灘被迅速占滿很快就會充滿五百萬夏季游客。

幾乎所有雌性在十天之內就將產下幼崽.

上期答案:

The warmth of the sun's rays is now bringing the Arctic lands back to life.
They stir up the tiny creatures that are now flourishing here with a special spinning dance.
They've flown all the way from the tropics to feed in these rich Arctic waters.