情景英語口語100主題 085plants植物

85Plants

Words

Flowerrootstemtrunkseedpollenfruitbarkbranchtwigleafbushjunglerainforestcactusdesertsavannahconiferousdeciduousforesthardwoodsoftwoodblossomwood

Cherryblossomrosepetalbamboo

Phrases

Plantatree

Severalspeciesof

Pruneabush/hedge

Cutthegrass

Relyon

Beginner

A:yourgardenislookingbeautifulthissummer.Theflowersarereallycolorful.

B:thankyou.Ihaveroses,tulips,anddaffodils.Doyouliketherockerywiththesmallerflowers?

A:yes,Ido.Thoseareviolets,aren’tthey?

B;yes,theyare.Thisafternoon,I’mgoingtoprunethehedge.

A:;thelowerbranchesonthattreearehangingverylow.Wouldyoulikemetocutthemoffforyou?

B:thankyou!Thatwouldbeverykindofyou.Ihaveasawinthegardenshed.

A:whenthelowerbranchesareremoved,you’llbeabletositunderthetree.

B;tomorrow,I’llcutthegrass.Thenthegardenwilllockperfect.

A;justmakesurechildrendon’tplayintheflowerbedsanddestroytheflowers.

Intermediate

A:Iwatchedaveryinterestingdocumentaryaboutplantsyesterdayevening.Itwascalled“unusualplants”andlookedatseveralspeciesofplantsfromaroundtheworldwhichhaveunusualfeatures.

B:really?Tellmeaboutsomeoftheplantstheyshowed.

A:well.Therewasonetypeofplantthatcatchesinsectsandeatsthem.

B;isthattypeofplantfoundinthiscountry?

A;no,itisn’t.it’sapity,becauseI’dliketoseeitinaction.

B;sowouldi.whatotherunusualplantsdidtheyshow?

A:theyshowedflowersthatonlyprovidetheirnectartoonetypeofbutterflyorbee.Theinsecthastobetheexactsizetogetthenectar.Otherinsectscannotgetit.Ofcourse,whentheinsectcollectsthenectar,italsotakessomepollenfromoneflowertoanother.

B:that’sveryspecialized.So,theinsectsandtheflowersrelyoneachother.Ifonebecameextinct,theotherwouldtoo.

A:that’sright.That’sonereasonwhyit’ssoimportanttoprotecteveryspecies.

B:Isee.Theplantsthatfascinatememostarecacti.Ifinditamazingthattheycansurviveinsuchdrydesertconditions.

A:accordingtothedocumentary,theyhaveanincredibleabilitytofindwatersupplies,howeversmall,andthenstorethemwithoutlosingmuchthrough