Section 2 Notes to difficult sentences from Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds of snake and 115 of these arepoisonous.澳洲是超过 170只不同类型的蛇的家园,其中115种是毒蛇。句中home意思是native habitat: the place where an animal is most common or indigenous。例如 It is home to the grizzly bear.下面是一些由home构成的短语和句子: at home, be close to home, be nothing much to wri te home about, bring something home (to someone), Charity begins at home. Chickens come home to roost. drive/hammer something home, eat someone out of house and home, hit a home run, hit/strike home, a home away from home, Home is where the heart is. The lights are on but nobod y's/no-one's home. make yourself at home, nothing to write home about, What's something when it's at home?1. Australia has more kinds of venomous snake than any other country in theworld . However , the majority have no effect on humans or cause only mild sickness.澳洲毒蛇的类型超过全球任何其他国家。然而多数毒蛇对人类没有影响或者只能导致一些小毛病。第一句句号前可以加一个 does。第二句中 majority 作主语,看作复数。 有些名词,如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有时看作单数,有时看作复数。例如:A number of +名词复数+复数动词。The number of +名词复数+单数动词。A number of books have lent out. The majority of the students like English.2. However , although they look dangerous because of their wide mouths and sharp teeth,all but two or three kinds are harmless to humans.然而,虽然他们因为宽嘴和利齿看起来危险,但是除了两三种以外几乎都对人无害。句 中 but 意 思 是 except , used to indicate the exception to a statement just made 。 例 如 : He could do nothing but stand and watch her leave. There was nothing but a lump of moldy bread in the drawe...