妙語佳句:

The High Arctic in late autumn.時值北極的深秋。

late autumn:深秋

In late autumn the sky is crystal clear.

深秋的天空異常爽朗。

Trees are withered and bare in late autumn.

深秋，樹木凋零了。

A female polar bear searches for shelter.一只雌性北極熊正在尋覓庇護(hù)所。

search for:搜尋, 尋找

The police left no stone unturned in their search for the missing child.

警察為了尋找這個失蹤的兒童，使用了一要手段。

He searched for work at various stores.

他在各家商店尋找工作。

A sure sign that soon, plenty more will accumulate on this slope as winter advances.這預(yù)示著，隨著冬季的推移，將有更多雪堆積在這個山坡上。

accumulate:積累, 增加, 聚集

accumulate, collect, gather這些動詞均含“積聚，聚集，積累”之意。

accumulate幾乎可用于指任何事物量的增加，側(cè)重連續(xù)不斷地，一點一滴地聚積。

collect普通用詞，多用于指物，側(cè)重指有區(qū)別地作選擇或有安排有計劃地把零散物集中起來。

gather普通用詞，指人或物或抽象事物都可用。側(cè)重于圍繞一個中心的集合、聚集。

Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not clean regularly.

房屋不經(jīng)常打掃，塵土很快就越積越多。

By working hard you may accumulate a fortune.

努力工作，你就會積蓄一筆財產(chǎn)。

考考你:

這預(yù)示著，隨著冬季的推移，將有更多雪堆積在這個山坡上。

其他北極熊正在結(jié)冰的海面上覓食。

上期答案:

It's time to go scuba diving in the coldest waters on the planet.

The aim now is to film the penguins' dramatic exit from the hole.