TheSecretLanguageofPlants(Langaugepoints)Manycultureshavestoriesoftalkingtreesthatgiveadviceaswellaswarningstopeople.AlexandertheGreatandMarcoPoloweresaidtohavevisitedsuchatreeinIndia.aswellas和，也，又...besaidtohavedonesth.據說...已經做了某事1aswellas

【詞匯拓展】aswellas意為“和……一樣好”，和；aswellas作介詞相當于besides,意思為“除……之外,還有”,后面通常接名詞或動詞-ing形式,尤其是位于句首時。aswell是副詞短語,其意思為“也”,相當于too,它一般放在句末,有時和連詞and或but搭配使用。Aswellaseatingfiveapples,theydranksevenbottlesofwine.HespeaksChineseaswellasJane.Itisinhisbestinterestsaswellasyours.Theyvisitedsomefactories,hospitalsaswellastheschool.當用作主語的成分后面跟有由but,except,besides,including,like,with,aswellas,alongwith,inadditionto,ratherthan,togetherwith等引出的短語時，謂語動詞習慣上要與這些結構前面的主語保持一致（就遠一致）。1、Tomaswellashisparents_________(enjoy)fishing.2、Youaswellasyourbrother____________(praise).enjoysarepraised2Iamsorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.Theypretendedtohavefinishedthejob.tohavevisitedsuchatree是不定式的完成式。如果不定式所表示的動作發生在謂語動詞之前,就要用完成式。2【句式拓展】(1)不定式的一般式所表示的動作通常與謂語的動作或狀態同時或幾乎同時發生,或是在它之后發生。(2)如果謂語動詞的動作(情況)發生時,不定式表示的動作正在進行,這時,不定式就要用進行式。(3)動詞expect,

intend,

plan,

hope,

mean,

promise,

suppose,

think,

want,

wish

等的過去式加不定式的完成式,或他們的過去完成時加不定式的一般式表示過去沒有實現的愿望、期待或計劃等。Iplantoattendthemeetingtobeheldtomorrow.Hehappenedtobepassingbywhentheaccidenthappened.Iintendedtohavecalledonyou,butIhadanunexpectedvisitor.不定式的完成式句式拓展Withuslongbelievingthattalkingplantsarefantasy,newresearchhasrevealedsomethingamazing:itappears

thatplantscancommunicateafterall.appear似乎，好像(不用于進行時)Thereappeared

tobenosignificantdifferencebetweenthetwogroups.

②Themanappeared

tohavehadaheartattack.③Itappears

thattherehasbeenamistake.

Ithasbeenknown

forsometime

thatplantsusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.Translation人們早就知道植物可以利用化學物質相互交流。3【句式拓展】(1)that從句作主語時,可以用it來替換成以下幾種結構:①Itis+名詞短語+從句:這樣的名詞短語有afact,asurprise,anhonor,apity,commonknowledge(常識)等。②Itis+形容詞+從句:這樣的形容詞有natural,true,strange,necessary,important,obvious,certain,wonderful,funny,possible,likely等。③It+動詞+從句:這樣的動詞有seem,happen,appear,look,matter,make,strike,occur(突然想起)等。④It+be+分詞+從句:這樣的分詞有said,reported,believed,known,proved,thought,expected,announced,arranged,hoped,agreed等。it作形式主語句式拓展【句式拓展】(2)it除了可以替代主語從句作主語外,還可以替代不定式或動詞-ing作主語。①Itis+adj./n.+todosth②Itisnouse/nogood/uselessdoingsthItisnecessaryforyoutolearnasecondforeignlanguage.Itiscommonknowledgethatthefullmoonbringsfairweather.4.Thishappenswhenaplant,say(比方說）abeanplant,getsattackedby（被攻擊/襲擊)insects.Theplantreleasestinyamountsof(微量的）chemicalsfromtheleavesthatarebeingeaten.release:v.

釋放(化學品等)①Adrenalin(腎上腺素)

isreleasedinmomentsofdanger.②Plantsreleasewaterthroughtheirleavesbytranspiration(蒸騰作用).

4amountsof

意為“大量的”,尤與不可數名詞連用。Itwasprofitableforthemtoproducelargeamountsoffood.Iwentoutforameallastnightanddrankamountsofredwine.【詞匯拓展】theamountof...……的數量alarge/greatamountof+n.[U]大量的……(作主語時,謂語用單數)largeamountsof+n.[U]大量的……(作主語時,謂語用復數)inamount(=inall)總之,總計;在數量上amountto總計,合計(amount為動詞)Theirtravelingexpensesamounttosevenhundreddollars.Someofthesechemicalsdriveinsectsaway.Othersattractinsects—thewasps!Thewaspskilltheinsectsthatareeatingthebeanplants.drive...away趕走...,使離去;驅車離開；Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthisplantwarningsystem,sothatwecanuseittogrowcropswithoutpesticides.Achilliplantcantellifaneighbouringplantishelpful,orunfriendly.Sometreesmakeclickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater,indicating

droughtisarriving.tell識別，辨別Translation辣椒可以知道自己附近的植物是敵是友。還有些樹木在缺水時會發出咔嗒聲，以示干旱就要來了。clickv.發出滴答聲；發出咔嚓聲；點擊，用鼠標點擊；（因突然明白而）恍然大悟；（與某人情投意合，合得來）Thedoorclickedshut.Clickforafriend?WhenIsawtheanswer,itsuddenlyclicked.Mostsurprisinglyofall,plantshaveanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlinknearlyeveryplantinaforest.link...to/with把...和...聯系起來Scientistscallthissystemthe“woodwideweb".Itis

insomeways

similartotheInternetweuse.

callsb.sth.稱呼某人某物besimilarto與...相似insomeways在某些方面WhiletheInternetisa

worldwidlenetworkofcomputerslinkedbycablesandsatellites,thewoodwidewebislinked

undergroundbyfungi.

Thisfungalnetwork

linkstherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.link...with/to...將...和...聯系/連接起來belinkedto/with...將...和...聯系/連接起來Translation互聯網是通過電纜和衛星連接的全球計算機網絡,而植物萬維網則是在地下通過真菌連接而成的。這個真菌網絡將不同植物的根彼此連接。Usingthewoodwideweb,plantscanshareinformationandevenfoodwitheachother.Plantscansteal

foodfrom

eachother,or

spreadpoisonstoattackotherplants.steal...from...從...偷...Perhapsonedayscientistswilllearnhowtocreatea

“firewall”防火墻

tohelppreventtheseattackswithinthewoodwideweb.Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayabout

thesecretwaysinwhichplantstalktoeachother.Idon’tliketheway

thatyouspeaktoher.Theway

inwhichheansweredthequestionwasstrange.Shewaspleased