a labor of love：樂意做的(不記報(bào)酬的)工作(任勞任怨)

10. a house divided against itself內(nèi)訌 | 11. a labor of love樂意做的(不記報(bào)酬的)工作(任勞任怨) | 12.A little bird whispered to me. 有人私下里告訴我的(小道消息)

The pitcher is a one-stop shop for this spider：豬籠草好像是蟹蜘蛛的一站式商店

the spider hauls itself back up its silken safety line.|蟹蜘蛛還可從水中全身而退 | The pitcher is a one-stop shop for this spider|豬籠草好像是蟹蜘蛛的一站式商店. | but it's not alone.|但它并不孤獨(dú)

Acquiring：獲得

Incinerated itself 燃燒 burn up | Securing 獲得 acquiring | Implications 意義 significant

adapt to norms：適應(yīng)規(guī)范

adapt itself to 使適應(yīng) | adapt to norms 適應(yīng)規(guī)范 | adoption n .采用,接納

When all of a sudden：突然

plummeting to their certain doom...|他們的厄命運(yùn)即將降臨... | when all of a sudden...|突然... | the hydraulics kick back in and the plane rights itself.|氣壓恢復(fù)正常,飛機(jī)平穩(wěn)

let alone：不干涉;更不用說

lend itself to適用于,對(duì)......有用 | let alone不干涉;更不用說 | let down放下,降低;使失望

appreciably adv. considerably, noticeably or substantially：明顯地

ingredient n. component or constituent 組分 | appreciably adv. considerably, noticeably or substantially 明顯地 | catalyst n. substance which quickens chemical processes without itself changing 催化...

as it were：似乎,可以說是

as it is 事實(shí)上,既然如此 | as it were 似乎,可以說是 | by itself 自動(dòng)地;單獨(dú)地

to have the option to torch the place at a moment's notice：燈火輝煌,歌舞升平

Besides, it was always vital in a business enterprise of this sort...|此外... | ... to have the option to torch the place at a moment's notice...|燈火輝煌,歌舞升平 | ... should the need present itself.|...

at leisure：從容的,有空

leave out 遺漏,略去 | at leisure 從容的,有空 | lend itself to 適宜于,對(duì)...有用