Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly,or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?

　　Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up thetrunk of my prize peach tree. The tree has grown against a warm wall on a shelteredside of the house.

　　13.Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column ofants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?

　　当看到蜘蛛扑向一只苍蝇时，一队蚂蚁抬着一只巨大的死甲虫凯旋归时，谁能不感到敬畏呢?

　　语言点:句子结构分析:pounce on的意思是“扑向”，在这里为拟人修辞格。

　　14.Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling upthe trunk of my prize peach tree.

　　去年夏天，我花了好几天时间站在花园里观察成千只蚂蚁爬上我那棵心爱的桃树的树干。

　　语言点:watching thousands of ants...是现在分词短语，作补充状语，说明在花园里做什么事。

　　15.The tree has grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house.

　　那棵树是靠着房子有遮挡的一面暖墙生长的。

　　语言点:a sheltered side的意思是“背阴面。”