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1、The Private Life of Plants (1)1. dock（植）羊蹄2. hazel 榛子3. foxglove 毛地黄4. bramble 悬钩子5. earth-star 地星6. bird-cage plant 角叶月7. wood anemone 银莲花8. spore 孢子9. puffball 马勃菌10. dandelion 蒲公英2. Why we human beings are seldom aware of the dramas happening to plants? We and plants live on a different time scal
2、e.（时间指标）3. When we condense（浓缩）3 months into 20 seconds, what dramatic changes of plants can we see? The desolation（荒芜）of winter quickly warms into the riot（蔓延、暴动）of spring.4. Why do bird-cage plants travel to find a new place? The desert dunes（沙丘）are always moving and a sheltered（受保护的）site can sudd
3、enly become intolerably（无法忍受地）exposed.7. How do the seeds of dandelions（蒲公英）fly? A special apparatus（器官）is needed by the seeds of dandelions to fly. Each seed of the dandelion is fitted with its own individual parachute（降落伞）.The Private Life of Plants (2)1. canopy天蓬2. fern羊齿（植物），蕨3. pore气孔4. sapling
4、 树苗5. chestnut栗子6. sycamore枫树,美国梧桐7. larch落叶松8. begonia秋海棠9. chlorophyll叶绿素10. photosynthesis 光合作用11. mimicry拟态12. shrivel枯萎13. pebble鹅卵石14. gravel碎石，沙砾15. nectar花蜜16. caterpillar毛毛虫17. bogus假的18. passion flower西番莲19. mimosa含羞草20. carnivorous plants食肉植物 4. What will happen to leaves if water lies on
5、 their surface?It clogs up the pores（气孔）.6. Name the examples given in this episode to explain how plants use mimicry（拟态）to defend themselves?Pebble plants.（卵石植物）Passion flowers.（西番莲）7. What is the dramatic（戏剧性的）solution a sensitive mimosa（含羞草）possesses to defend itself?One touch makes it fold its l
6、eaflets（小叶）;another tap makes it flop to（落下）the ground.8. Name the carnivorous plants given in this episode?Flytrap（捕蝇草）Pitcher plants（猪笼草）Journey of Life (1) (2)Program One: Life in the Sea1. bizarre奇异的2. predator 捕食者3. gill slits 腮裂4. amniotic fluid羊水 5. embryo 胚胎6. mayhem 大灾难，破坏，混乱7. cauldron 大锅，
7、大汽锅8. haven 避风港9. lethal 致死的10. jellyfish 水母1. All living things have to fight to survive. Who can survive then?Only the best suited individuals can surviveits known as “Survival of the fittest”5. There is an enormous variety of life on the planet. How did it come about?3 billion years agosingle-cel
8、l living things670 million years agocells pulling togetheraround 570 million yeas agoanimals soft bodies turned hard Program Two: Life on Land1. alien 外星人2. dinosaur恐龙3. buoyancy 浮力4. kelp海带5. arthropod节肢动物 6. armor 盔甲7. burrow （兔子、狐狸等的）洞穴8. louse 虱子9. vertebrate 脊椎动物10. fin 鳍1. What was the planet
9、Earth like 500 million years ago?No shade，no ozone layer to shield us from the solar radiation .You could fry or freeze in the same day.2. Where did all life begin? And why?In the sea .Because in the sea where temperature hardly changes and where water protects against the pull of gravity （重力）and th
10、e burning sun.Program Three: Life in the Sky1. sprout 发芽2. flap 振动翅膀3. bask 晒太阳4. tendon 腱，筋5. larva 幼虫6. jackpot意外的成功 7. swamp 沼泽8. swat 用劲打击，重拍9. munch 猛吃，用力咀嚼10. gorge狼吞虎咽3. What are the good reasons for life to get into the air?Wings provide animals with extra strike power ,flying is the fastest
11、 ,most efficient way to travel .It allows you to find food ,explore new territory（领土）or escape from danger.4. What are the two explanations as to how insects sprout wings?One explanation is that insects love to sunbathe .The other is that it may have started in water. Program Four: Living Together1.
12、 huddle拥挤2. spawn卵3. engulf 吞4. cricket 蟋蟀5. mantis 螳螂6. orchid 兰花7. raven大乌鸦8. lurk 潜伏9. foil 阻挠10. bluff 吓唬，故弄玄虚3. Why do we say that the predators（食肉动物）and prey（被捕食的动物）are locked in an intense relationship?Because when predators find better ways to catch and kill ,their prey has to improve their
13、self-defense .That is to say ,neither can afford to be left behind.5. How do fieldfares（田鸫） drive a hungry raven（乌鸦）away from their chicks（小鸡）?By dropping “bombs”Secrets of the Sexes1. saliva 唾液2. bloke 家伙，小子3. pathetic 十分差劲的4. petty 不重要的5. daft 愚笨的，癫狂的6. leisure complex休闲娱乐中心7. trivia 小事8. to place
14、 sb. on a pedestal崇拜，供奉9. flounder 挣扎10. infidelity 不忠1. What are the differences between men and women?Men are more things oriented while women are more people oriented.4. Why people say “love makes people blind”?The reward system floods with feeling good chemicals ,and another part of the brain us
15、ed for critical thinking switches off（关掉）.Great Wildlife Moments1. oil slick 浮油2. biomass 生物3. feast 筵席4. shoal 狂热5. frenzy 狂怒，狂暴6. gully 水沟7. trek旅行8. perilous 非常危险9. phosphate 磷酸盐10. carnage 大屠杀，大量灭绝11. pouch 育儿袋，小袋12. Aurora australis 南极光13. recede 后退，减弱14. sleek 皮毛光滑的15. rookery 群栖的16. roller coaster过山车17. droplet小滴18. bide 等待，居住19. ingenious 有独创性的，机智的，心灵手巧的20. clearing 空地1. What consists of the caravan（旅行队）of hunting sardines（沙丁鱼）?
