The driver abandoned his car in the snow. 司机把汽车抛在雪地里。

straw n. dry, cut stalks of wheat, etc. 稻草;麦秆

Everyone of us had a straw hat on. 我们人人都戴草帽。

n. thin tube of paper or plastic for drinking a cold drink 麦管;吸管

He sucked Coke through a straw. 他用吸管吸可口可乐。

pineapple n. 凤梨;波萝

year after year adv. 年年;一年又一年(= year in year out)

We have visited this island year in year out and we never get bored.

我们在这个岛上参观很长时间，但我们没有厌烦。

classification n. the act or result of classifying; a category or class分类;类别

pass away die 去世

He passed away during the night. 他在晚间逝世。

Oxford n. 牛津[英国牛津郡 (Oxford shire) 的首府, 为牛津大学 (Oxford又作Oxford University) 所在地]

tone n. a sound; the quality of a sound; the voice, as expressing feeling音调;语调

She spoke in an angry tone. 她用恼怒的口气说话。

reward n. present or money that you give to thank someone for something 报酬;报答

He was given a reward for passing the examination. 他因考试及格而得到奖品。

He worked hard all his life but without much reward. 他辛勤一生，但得到的报酬却很少。

vt. give something in return for 酬谢;奖赏

He was well rewarded by the kind things people said about him.

人们表扬了他，这就是对他很好的奖励。

name… after 给……取名;命名

technician n. expert who works with machines, instruments or tools技术员;技师

Charles Darwin 查理士·达尔文(英国自然科学家) beagle n. 小猎犬

nowhere adv. at, in, or to no place; not anywhere 任何地方都不;什么地方也没有

He was nowhere to be found. 什么地方也找不到他。

n. an unknown place 不知道的地方：