1)He failed to realize his dream of flying round the world.(他没能实现飞行世界的梦想。)
2)I failed to persuade him to give up smoking.(我没能劝说他把烟戒掉。)
3)Don't fail to live up to what your parents expect of you.(别辜负父母对你的期望。)
4)Don't fail to wake me up.(不要忘记叫醒我。)
Keep pace with 是一个常用词组,意思是“跟上”,如:
1)He was too old to keep pace with the modern ideas of life.(他年纪大了,跟不上现代生活观念。)
2)Earnings have not kept pace with inflation.(收入还没有与通货膨胀的速度保持同步。)
2. We can tell from fossil evidence in rocks that many living species become extinct over the million of years since life began.
本句中的tell不是“告诉”的意思,而是“断定”或“辨别”的意思。如:
1)Can you tell her from her twin sister?(你能分得出她和她的孪生姐妹吗?)
2)Can you tell which is right?(你能断定哪一人是对的吗?)
that在句中引导宾主从句,做tell的宾语。
1)He had had a bad cold over Christmas.(他在圣诞节期间得了重伤风。)
2)They read a lot of books over the vacation.(假期里他们看了不少书。)
3. …… extinction is the fate of any animal that has specialized too far to change when its environment changes, or has to compete with a better-adapted and more powerful animal.
that在句中引导定语从句,修饰animal.
specialize 通常指“专门研究,专门从事”,如:
1)He specializes in medicine. (他专攻医科。)
2)This shop specializes in cooking utensils.(这家商店专门经销饮具。)
在本课文中specialize的意思是“专化,以特殊方式演化。”
Animals and plants are specialized to fit their surroundings. (动植物是按照特殊方式演化以适应各自的环境的。)
too…to…的意思是“太…以致于不能…”如:
1)I was too disappointed to try again.(我太失望,不想再尝试。)
2)He is too young to take care of himself.(他太年幼,照顾不了自己。)
compete with 意思是“与…竞争”,也可用compete against.
1)He didn't want to compete with others for this position.(他不想与别人竞争这个职位。)
2)Sometimes animals have to compete against each other for the chance to survive.