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●ThePrivateLifeofPlants(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-cageplant角叶月7.woodanemone银莲花8.spore孢子9.puffball马勃菌10.dandelion蒲公英2.Whywehumanbeingsareseldomawareofthedramashappeningtoplants?Weandplantsliveonadifferenttimescale.（时间指标）3.Whenwecondense（浓缩）3monthsinto20seconds,whatdramaticchangesofplantscanwesee?Thedesolation（荒芜）ofwinterquicklywarmsintotheriot（蔓延、暴动）ofspring.4.Whydobird-cageplantstraveltofindanewplace?Thedesertdunes（沙丘）arealwaysmovingandasheltered（受保护的）sitecansuddenlybecomeintolerably（无法忍受地）exposed.7.Howdotheseedsofdandelions（蒲公英）fly?Aspecialapparatus（器官）isneededbytheseedsofdandelionstofly.Eachseedofthedandelionisfittedwithitsownindividualparachute（降落伞）.●ThePrivateLifeofPlants(2)1.canopy天蓬2.fern羊齿（植物），蕨3.pore气孔4.sapling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.passionflower西番莲19.mimosa含羞草20.carnivorousplants食肉植物4.Whatwillhappentoleavesifwaterliesontheirsurface?Itclogsupthepores（气孔）.6.Nametheexamplesgiveninthisepisodetoexplainhowplantsusemimicry（拟态）todefendthemselves?Pebbleplants.（卵石植物）Passionflowers.（西番莲）7.Whatisthedramatic（戏剧性的）solutionasensitivemimosa（含羞草）possessestodefenditself?Onetouchmakesitfolditsleaflets（小叶）;anothertapmakesitflopto（落下）theground.8.Namethecarnivorousplantsgiveninthisepisode?Flytrap（捕蝇草）Pitcherplants（猪笼草）●JourneyofLife(1)~(2)★ProgramOne:LifeintheSea1.bizarre奇异的2.predator捕食者3.gillslits腮裂4.amnioticfluid羊水5.embryo胚胎6.mayhem大灾难，破坏，混乱7.cauldron大锅，大汽锅8.haven避风港9.lethal致死的10.jellyfish水母1.Alllivingthingshavetofighttosurvive.Whocansurvivethen?Onlythebestsuitedindividualscansurvive—it’sknownas“Survivalofthefittest”5.Thereisanenormousvarietyoflifeontheplanet.Howdiditcomeabout?3billionyearsago—single-celllivingthings670millionyearsago—cellspullingtogetheraround570millionyeasago—animalssoftbodiesturnedhard★ProgramTwo:LifeonLand1.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.WhatwastheplanetEarthlike500millionyearsago?Noshade，noozonelayertoshieldusfromthesolarradiation.Youcouldfryorfreezeinthesameday.2.Wheredidalllifebegin?Andwhy?Inthesea.Becauseintheseawheretemperaturehardlychangesandwherewaterprotectsagainstthepullofgravity（重力）andtheburningsun.★ProgramThree:LifeintheSky1.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.Whatarethegoodreasonsforlifetogetintotheair?Wingsprovideanimalswithextrastrikepower,flyingisthefastest,mostefficientwaytotravel.Itallowsyoutofindfood,explorenewterritory（领土）orescapefromdanger.4.Whatarethetwoexplanationsastohowinsectssproutwings?Oneexplanationisthatinsectslovetosunbathe.Theotheristhatitmayhavestartedinwater.★ProgramFour:LivingTogether1.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.Whydowesaythatthepredators（食肉动物）andprey（被捕食的动物）arelockedinanintenserelationship?Becausewhenpredatorsfindbetterwaystocatchandkill,theirpreyhastoimprovetheirself-defense.Thatistosay,neithercanaffordtobeleftbehind.5.Howdofieldfares（田鸫）driveahungryraven（乌鸦）awayfromtheirchicks（小鸡）?Bydropping“bombs”●SecretsoftheSexes1.▲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.leisurecomplex休闲娱乐中心7.trivia小事8.toplacesb.onapedestal崇拜，供奉9.flounder挣扎10.infidelity不忠1.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen?Menaremorethingsorientedwhilewomenaremorepeopleoriented.4.Whypeoplesay“lovemakespeopleblind”?Therewardsystemfloodswithfeelinggoodchemicals,andanotherpartofthebrainusedforcriticalthinkingswitchesoff（关掉）.●GreatWildlifeMoments1.oilslick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.Auroraaustralis南极光13.recede后退，减弱14.sleek皮毛光滑的15.rookery群栖的16.rollercoaster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.Whatconsistsofthecaravan（旅行队）ofhuntingsardines（沙丁鱼）?Capegannets（塘鹅）,sharks,dolphinsandwhales.2.Whydoredcrabs（里澳洲圣诞地蟹）headfortheshoretospawn（产卵）?Becausetheyareunabletoraisetheiryoungonland.5.HowdoestheAuroraaustralis（南极光）occur?TheAuroraaustralisoccurswhensubatomicparticles（亚原子粒子）travelingthroughspaceentertheEarth’smagneticfield（磁场）.●AnInconvenientTruth1.infraredradiation远红外线2.culprit犯人3.vulnerable易受伤的4.varnish清漆5.lukewarm，不热心的，微温的6.pixel像素7.smallpox天花8.polio脊髓灰质炎，小儿麻痹症9.devastate摧毁10.apartheid种族隔离1.Whatarethethreefactorscausingthecollisionbetweenourcivilizationandtheearth?Thescientificandtechnolicalrevolution.PopulationOurwayofthinking●PolarBears1.walrus海象2.skinny皮包骨的，特别瘦的3.jeopardize处于危险当中地4.fatreserves脂肪堆积5.protocol条约2.Whypolarbears’survivalisbeingthreatened?Bytheendofthesummer,theareskinnybearsandthereproductivesuccessisindanger.●Phobias1.toddler学步的小孩2.buggy小推车，童车3.petrify吓得发呆，石化4.python巨蟒5.footage（影片的）一个镜头6.crumble把……粉碎7.canine犬的8.trauma（精神上的）创伤9.slack松的，松弛的10.leash（拴狗用的）绳索11.▲adrenaline肾上腺素12.berate责怪13.tenniselbow肘关节炎14.bursitis滑囊炎15.Labrad