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TheSecretLanguageofPlants

Talkingplantshavelongbeenathingofmyths①andlegends②.Manycultureshavestoriesoftalkingtrees[1]thatgiveadviceaswellas③warningstopeople.AlexandertheGreatandMarcoPoloweresaidtohavevisitedsuchatreeinIndia.Andinsomemodernstories，suchasthefilmAvatar,treescancommunicatewith④animalsandpeople.

[1]that引导定语从句，修饰先行词talkingtrees。

[2]Withuslongbelievingthattalkingplantsarefantasy⑤，newresearchhasrevealedsomethingamazing：[3]itappearsthatplantscancommunicateafterall⑥.

[2]with复合结构(with＋代词＋doing)作状语。

[3]itappearsthat...好像……，it作形式主语，真正的主语是由that引导的从句。

[4]Ithasbeenknownforsometimethatplantsusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.Thishappenswhenaplant,sayabeanplant,getsattackedbyinsects.Theplantreleasestinyamountsof⑦chemicalsfromtheleaves[5]thatarebeingeaten.Thisislikeawarning,oracallforhelp：“Imbeingattacked！”Whenanotherbeanplantdetects⑧thechemicalsfromitsinjuredneighbour,itstartstoreleaseitsown,differentchemicals.Someofthesechemicalsdriveinsectsaway⑨.Othersattractinsects—thewasps⑩！Thewaspskilltheinsectsthatareeatingthebeanplants.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthisplantwarningsystem，[6]sothatwecanuseittogrowcropswithoutpesticides?.

[4]it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。

[5]that引导定语从句，修饰先行词theleaves。

[6]sothat引导目的状语从句，意为“以便，为了”。

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundtocommunicate.Peoplecanthearthesesounds,butplantsaremakingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots?.Cornandchilli?plantsdothis.Theyalso“listen”tothenoisesfromotherplants.Achilliplantcantell[7]ifaneighbouringplantishelpful，orunfriendly.Sometreesmakeclickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater，[8]indicating?droughtisarriving.

[7]if引导宾语从句，作tell的宾语。

[8]indicating...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。

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