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1、Section 1:lesson54 wage (a war) on sb 开始, 进行（战争 运动等）: We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. We continually wages war on them, for they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his crops. They sting or bite without provoca

2、tion; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding with out dispelling our fears. Knowing that the

3、industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch. No country wants to wage a nuclear war. 哪个国家也不想打核战争. 警方正向毒品分子（drug dealers)开战 向邻国开战 We have been brought up to

4、fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. We continually wages war on them, for they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his crops. Contaminate (vt) 弄脏，污染 A river contaminated by chemicals 饮用水被污染了 食物被污染了 devour 1）吞食（某物）: devour the food She devour

5、ed the new detective story They are contaminating the minds of our young people We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. We continually wages war on them, for they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his crops. Fire dev

6、oured a huge area of forest 2）吞噬，毁灭 Her body had been almost entirely devoured by the disease.1 We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. We continually wages war on them, for they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his

7、 crops. They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding with o

8、ut dispelling our fears. Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch. Provoke 激怒（某人）; 挑衅 I am not easily provoked, but this behaviour is in

9、tolerable If you provoke the dog, it will bite you. provoke sb into doing sth :刺激某人去做 爸爸的话刺激他离家出走 狗被激怒去咬我 We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. We continually wages war on them, for they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or

10、devour his crops. They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understand

11、ing with out dispelling our fears. Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch. revolt ( r vult) be revolted by I was revolted by his dirty

12、 habit of spitting. 我很讨厌他随地吐痰的. 我对这个气味感到恶心2 Revulsion 厌 恶 厌恶感 a sense of revulsion Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch. A horde of=

13、hordes of 一大群，一大帮 A horde of fans A horde of shoppers A horde of tourists we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch. No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung. Most

14、of our fears are unreasonable, but they are impossible to erase. At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating. We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy staring at them entranced as they go about t

15、heir business, unaware (we hope) of our presence. Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle ? No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees po

16、ssess, we have a horror of being stung. Most of our fears are unreasonable, but they are impossible to erase. At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating. We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy

17、 staring at them entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence. Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle ? ，: The silence was uncanny. Her predictions turned out to be unc

18、annily accurate. An uncanny coincidence3 Entrance v: Be entranced by 被迷住 我们被这首歌迷住 我们被美景迷住 我被她的美丽迷住 We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy staringat them entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we ho

19、pe) of our presence. Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle ? awe / ; / n U 敬畏; Her first view of the pyramids filled her with awe. 她初见金字塔时, 敬畏之感油然而生. Be/stand in awe of sth/sb 敬畏 I was/stood in awe o

20、f my father until I was at least fifteen 所有的学生都敬畏他们的老师 Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column （列） of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle ? Pounce on 猛扑，突袭 We saw the tiger about to pounce (on the goat). The hawk pounced on its prey and car

21、ried it off. bear (旧或文) =carry 携带 They bore his body to the tomb. 他们把他的遗体抬到墓地. Bear a heavy burdenSection 2: Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree. The tree has grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house. I am e

22、specially proud of it, not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither. Clusters of tiny insects called aphides were to be found on the underside of the l

23、eaves. They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them. I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty-four hours. I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape , making it impossible for

24、 the ants to reach the aphides.4 shelter (n) sheltered adj 远离危险的，不受坏事影响的 He has led a sheltered life in the countryside. 他在乡村生活, 避免了很多烦恼. A sheltered childhood Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree. The tree has grown against a

25、 warm wall on a sheltered side of the house. I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither. Clusters of tiny insects called

26、 aphides were to be found on the underside of the leaves. They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them. I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty-four hours. I bound the base of t

27、he tree with sticky tape , making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphides. luscious 美味多汁的 luscious fruit 一杯甘醇的红酒 but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither. Clusters of tiny insects called aphides w

28、ere to be found on the underside of the leaves. They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them. I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty-four hours. I bound the base of the tree wi

29、th sticky tape , making it impossible for theants to reach the aphides.5 but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither. Clusters of tiny insects called aphides were to be found on the underside of the leaves.

30、They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them. I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty-four hours. I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape , making it impossible for the an

31、ts to reach the aphides. A colony of （生活或生长在同一地方的动物或植物的）群 蚁群 象群 羊群 The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it. For a long time, I watched them scurrying around the base of the tree in bewilderment. I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) tha

32、t the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it. I got up early next morning hoping to find that the ants had given up in despair. Instead, I saw that they had discovered a new route. They were climbing up the wall of the house and then on to the leav

33、es of the tree. I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity. The ants had been quick to find an answer to my thoroughly unscientific methods! scurry 小步疾跑: mice scurrying across the floor 在路上匆匆小跑 scurry along the road The rain sent everyone scurrying for shelter. People ar

34、e scurrying to work The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it. For a long time, I watched them scurrying around the base of the tree in bewilderment. I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the stick

35、y tape without being able to do anything about it. I got up early next morning hoping to find that the ants had given up in despair. Instead, I saw that they had discovered a new route. They were climbing up the wall of the house and then on to the leaves of the tree. I realized sadly that I had bee

36、n completely defeated by their ingenuity. The ants had been quick to find an answer to my thoroughly unscientific methods!6 Swarm (n) 蜂群 Swarm (v)蜂拥，聚集 The crowd was swarming out through the gates. 学生们蜂拥去食堂（cafeteria) 学生们在学校门口聚集 The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it. For a long t

37、ime, I watched them scurrying around the base of the tree in bewilderment. I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it. I got up early next morning hoping to fi

38、nd that the ants had given up in despair. Instead, I saw that they had discovered a new route. They were climbing up the wall of the house and then on to the leaves of the tree. I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity. The ants had been quick to find an answer to my t

39、horoughly unscientific methods! ingenuity indi nju:iti ingenious (a) 别出心裁的, 具有独创性的，奇妙的 an ingenious plan, method, solution, An ingenious mobile phone An ingenious game The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it. For a long time, I watched them scurrying around the base of the tree in

40、bewilderment. I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it. I got up early next morning hoping to find that the ants had given up in despair. Instead, I saw that they had discovered a new route. They were climbing up the wall of the house and then on to the leaves of the tree. I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity. The ants had been quick to find an answer to my thoroughly unscientific methods!7