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在這個位置上他一直干了 42年。在這些年里,班克斯幫助把皇家花園變成了一個世界上最大的植物園。他在植物和農(nóng)業(yè)方面積聚了大量的知識。在種草莓時,班克斯采用了早已廢棄的在果實下鋪稻草的方法來降低用水量。他還建了一個溫室來試驗種菠蘿。就是約瑟夫 .班克斯使英國皇家植物園成了一個科學(xué)經(jīng)濟研究中心 a branch of medicine classify … into… the breakthrough came with … be based on at first sight conquer the world promote sth a lifelong friendship born into a life of privilege the son of a wealthy family lead a cosy life have an appetite for sth. despite sth. make a career in science appoint sb. as … on an expedition to the primary goal on a large scale develop local economics from behind his desk be involved in an enterprise look out for be elected president of … accumulate a great deal of knowledge the abandoned practice of experiment with sth./doing sth. 1. be born into / to / of : be born in a particular situation, type of family (etc) 出生于... Margie was born into a wealthy family. 瑪吉出生于一個富裕的家庭. born還可以用于以下結(jié)構(gòu): be born wise He was born a lawyer. 他天生就是一個律師. All men are born the same and equal. 所有的人生來都是一樣的,平等的 2. position 處境;境地 He is satisfied with his position. 他對他的處境滿意. Madame Michel found herself in an awkward position. 米雪女士發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于尷尬的境地. I’m not sure what I should do if I were in his position. 要是我處于他的境地,我不知道該怎么辦. in his / her / your position 處于他/她/你的境地 Position還有其他的意義: 1)姿勢,位置 sit in an unfortable position 不舒服的姿勢坐著 2) 地位,職位 They were men of the highest position in England. 他們是英國地位最高的人. Mary has no appetite for hard work. 瑪麗不想干艱苦的活。 3. have an appetite for: a desire or