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Unit 5 A delicate world
1．Throughout all the events in my life，one in particular sticks out(突出，显眼) more than the
others.
2．As I reflect on(仔细思考) this significant event，a smile spreads across my face.
3．However，I met Shanda，a young，talented choreographer(编舞者)．She influenced me to
work to the best of my ability(尽我所能)，pushed me to keep going when I wanted to give up，
encouraged me and showed me the real importance of dancing.
4．Throughout our hard work，not only did(not only 置于句首引起部分倒装) my ability to
dance grow，but my friendship with Shanda grew as well.
5．Butterflies filled my stomach(俚语，形容“心里紧张，七上八下”) as I took trembling
steps onto the big lighted stage.
6．But，with the determination to succeed and eagerness to live up to(达到，符合，不辜负)
Shanda’s expectations for me，I began to dance.
7．About 15 years ago，Eppley worked with southern bamboo lemurs，which were known to
spend most of their days in the trees，feeding on(以……为食) bamboo leaves.
8．He wondered whether(whether 引导宾语从句) habitat reduction and limited food resource
availability were driving(熟词生义：v.迫使) them to move to the ground.
9．He found that they spent an average of(平均为……) only 2.5% of their time on the ground
each month.
10．Besides，they will be faced with(面临，面对) finding appropriate food resources on the
ground，thus having a broad(adj.广泛的) or flexible diet is important.
11．The loss of primates would lead to(导致) negative effects on the ecosystem.
12．Bleaching happens when(when 引导时间状语从句) the coral，colonies of tiny animals
called(过去分词作后置定语) polyps，lose colored algae living(现在分词作后置定语) in their
bodies and turn completely white.
13．Reefs in Hawaii，Florida，and the Caribbean were all severely affected(v.影响；感动；侵
袭 n．affection喜爱；爱慕)，but thankfully some coral areas were not.
14．Scientists looked into(调查) the characteristics of these corals and their ecosystems to see
how(how引导的宾语从句) others could be protected.
15．Warm water reefs in the tropics are the worst affected by bleaching，but they also contain
corals with better heat resistance(n.抵抗力；抵制；反对 v．resist 阻挡；抵制；抵抗)．
16．Ultimately(adv.最终；最后 此处为副词作状语
eg.Unfortunately，David was banned from participating in the race.)，scientists say that without aserious reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,99 percent of the world’s coral reefs will be gone
by the end of the century.
17．He invited everyone to a hall for a game consisting of(现在分词短语作后置定语) 3 rounds.
consist of是不及物短语用其ing形式作定语或状语，类似的用法还有：
belong to，measure，weigh，date back to/date from
18．Most of the time，people hide information，avoid collaboration，and distance(熟词生义：
与……疏远) themselves from their team members.
