妙语佳句:

原句:The dropped meal is tracked down mainly by smell,蛇只能通过嗅觉寻找失去的美味

track down:跟踪追捕, 追查

It took the police several days to track down their quarry.

警方用了几天时间追查到案中目标。

I finally track down the reference in a dictionary of quotation.

我终於在引语词典中查到了那段引文。

原句:For the reptiles, this time of plenty is all too brief.对于爬虫来说，充足的时间也很短暂

plenty of time:时间充裕
We have plenty of time to catch the train.

我们有充分的时间赶火车。

You have plenty of time to read.

你有大量的时间读书。

原句:the start of a new fishing season provides the excuse for a massive party.盛大的聚会是新汛期开始的证明

excuse for:...的理由

His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train.

他迟到的理由是没有赶上火车。

We must invent an excuse for our absence.

我们必须为缺席编造一个藉口。

考考你:

盛大的聚会是新汛期开始的证明。

对于爬虫来说，充足的时间也很短暂。

上期答案:

As the sun warms their rocky home, the snakes climb up into the bushes and trees.

there is nothing substantial to eat on the island,