妙語佳句:

They seem wary of being bitten by the much smaller seal.似乎它們惟恐被身形較其更小的海豹咬到。

wary of:謹(jǐn)防, 小心翼翼

He is wary of telling secrets to others.

他謹(jǐn)防向他人泄露秘密。

Our dog is rather wary of strangers.

我家的狗對陌生人很警惕。

They're so cautious with the seals.鯨魚對海豹竟如此警惕。

caution: 慎重, 戒備

He told us to proceed with caution.

他要我們謹(jǐn)慎行事。

advise, caution, warn,這些動詞均有“勸告、忠告、警告”之意。

advise普通用詞，泛指勸告，不涉及對方是否聽從勸告。

caution主要指針對有潛在危險而提出的警告，含小心從事的意味。

warn含義與caution相同，但語氣較重，尤指重后果。

these whales just don't take risks.鯨魚也不敢輕舉妄動。

take risks:冒險

We do not expect untrained people to take risks.

我們不主張未受過培訓(xùn)的人員去冒險。

Which team is more willing to take risks?

哪一隊更愿意冒險?

考考你:

似乎它們惟恐被身形較其更小的海豹咬到。

畢竟 ，海豹擁有尖牙利齒的大嘴。

上期答案:

the team are keen to see what's happening underwater.

the whales look as if they are about to hunt.