New words:

pupa ['pju:pə] n. 蛹
ladybug ['leidibʌg] n. 瓢虫


Sample Sentences:

One ladybug can eat up to 5, 000 insects in its lifetime.
Within a week or two, the pupa becomes an adult ladybug.
It takes at least eight days for a fly to go from an egg to a pupa.


within [wi'ðin] prep. 在(某段时间、距离或范围)内, 在…里面

New words:

silk [silk] n.丝绸;(蚕)丝;丝织物


Sample Sentences:

This kind of paper was as soft and light as silk.
China is famous for its silk and tea in the world.
It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.


New words:

cocoon[kə'ku:n]

n.茧;软罩;保护膜;防护层
v.把…包围起来保护;(用…)完全保护起来


Sample Sentences:

Most worms cocoon in winter.
A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect.
The children tore the cocoon open to see if there was a pupa.
We were warm and safe, cocooned in our sleeping bags.


silk [silk] n.丝绸;(蚕)丝;丝织物

New words:

certainly ['sə:tənli] adv. 当然;肯定;无疑;确定


Sample Sentences:

They will certainly succeed.
I will certainly see you into the train.
I'm certainly never going there again.
"May I use your motorcycle? " "Certainly".
‘Do you think all this money will change your life?’ ‘Certainly not.’


New words:

certain ['sə:tn] adj. 肯定;确定;确信;无疑
make certain 弄确实;弄清楚;弄明白
for certain 肯定;确定;无疑


Sample Sentences:

We are certain to win the game.
I was certain that he had seen me.
There is no certain cure for this disease.
I can't say for certain when we'll arrive.
Please make certain when the train leaves.