Unit 14 Zoology.ppt

* Unit 14 Zoology Teaching procedures Revision Presentation of language points Practice Word spelling Filling in the blanks Multiple choice Translation Revision 1.蜜蜂因其在彼此之间进行沟通所使用的语言而使科学家们最感兴趣。 2. 他做了个透明的墙, 透过强墙他可以观察到蜜蜂在里面的活动情况。 3.为了便于区分, 他在一些蜜蜂的身上涂上有颜色的小点。 It is the honey-bee that has interested scientists most because of the language they use to communicate with each other. In order to tell the bees apart, he painted some bees with little dots of colour. He built a transparent wall through which he could observe what went on inside. 4.它们成群结队地跟在这只跳舞的蜜蜂后面, 模仿它的动作. 5.就这样又发现了另外一件惊奇的事情。 6. Frisch与其他两位科学家共同被授予一项诺贝尔奖。 7. 很明显, 圆圈舞告诉有关喂食点位置的情况. They trooped behind the first dancer, coping its movement. So another astonishing fact came to light. Frisch was awarded a Nobel Prize , which he shared with two other scientists. It was evident that the circle dance told the bees about the location of the feeding place. 8.相对身躯而言，灵长目动物的大脑比其他动物的大脑都要大些。 9.它们产的幼仔的数量比较少，幼仔需要很长的成长期。 10. 动物学家们又把猿分为大猿和小猿。 Compared to body size, the primate brain is larger than that of other animals. They give birth to fewer young, which need a long time to grow up. Zoologists also make a distinction between great apes and lesser apes. 11. 有时候他们会发出危险警示。 12.它们的饮食也同我们的相似，尽管有时候它们会吃些我们可能要做呕的东西。 13. 训练黑猩猩做事情对他们来说并不是自然的，而且对他们来说， 做事情并没有多大的意义。 Their diet is also similar to ours even if they sometimes feast on things we may find disgusting. Sometimes they warn each other of danger. What the chimpanzees are trained to do is not natural to them, nor does it make much sense to the animals. Word study troop n. 一队， 一群 troops 军队 vi 结对而行，成群涌向 a troop of young pioneers/ visitors = troops of young pioneers/ visitors The enemy troops have been driven out of the country. ①学生们列队跟着老师走进博物馆。 ②比赛结束了，运动员们回家了。 The students trooped behind the teacher into the museum. The game was over and the players trooped home. 2. clarify vt. 澄清，阐明 clarify matters clarify