妙语佳句:

Both are good places to look for seals.这些都是猎食海豹的好去处。

look for:寻找

You can look for the book in the library catalog.

你可以在图书馆的图书目录上查找这本书。

He began to look for another position immediately.

他马上开始寻找另一个职位

By treading lightly, he can avoid scaring his prey.他小心翼翼，以免打草惊蛇。

avoid:避免

avoid后可接动名词，不可接不定式。

You had better avoid reading in the train.

你最好避免在地铁上阅读。

句中的reading不可改成to read。

avoid指“避免（成功）”，若是企图避免却失败的，不可用avoid。

I avoided meeting him, but somehow bumped against him.

句中我企图避免见他，却还是撞上了，不可单用avoid，需把avoided改成tried to avoid。

if his aim is not exactly on target, the seal will certainly escape.如果他定位不够精准海豹就会逃走。

on target:切题

Amanda, my first child, was right on target.

我的第一个孩子阿曼达是一个很合适的实验对象。

The next salvos were right on target.

第二波炮火就准确砸在目标上了。

考考你:

他小心翼翼，以免打草惊蛇。

如果他定位不够精准海豹就会逃走。

上期答案:

The survivors of this storm must hope that the females prove to be worth the wait when they finally decide to turn up.

A female polar bear emerges from her den beneath the snow.