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1.Attempt had been made by others to classfy plant species into groups,but the breakthrough came with the work of Carl Linnaeus.

另一些人尝试按植物种类分类，但是突破性进展却来自Carl Linnaeus.

classify vt. 编排;分类to arrange or organize according to class or category classify sb./ sth. (as sth.) 将某人/某物归类

[例]

1)We usually classify types of character as good or bad. 我们通常把 (人的) 性格之类型分为善与恶。

2)The books in the library are classified by subject. 图书馆的书是按照科目分类的。

3)Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment? 你认为她的小说属于文学类呢，还是属于通俗读物类?

[联想]

1. attempt to do sth=make an attempt to do sth = make an attempt at doing sth =try to do sth 试图夺取

2. classified(常作定语)分类的 a classified directory 分类电话簿 classified advertisements 分类广告

3. classification n. the act or result of classifying; a category or class 分类;类别

2.In 1768, the Royal Navy appointed James Cook as the commander of the Endeavour to take members of the Royal Society on an expedition to Tahiti.

1768年英国皇家海军任命James Cook为“奋力”号船长，带领皇家学会成员远征塔希提岛。

appoint sb. (to); appoint sb. (as)

挑选(某人)做某工作或任某职位;任命;委派

[例]

1. He was appointed to the vacant post. 他被委派填补那空缺。

2. We must appoint a new teacher at once to the mountain school. 我们必须立即委派一名新教师到那山村小学去。

3. They have appointed a new manager. 他们已经任用了一位新经理。

4. Who shall we appoint (as) chairperson? 我们选派谁担任主席呢?

5. They have appointed a date for the meeting. 他们已经约定了开会的日期。

6. They appointed a place to exchange stamps. 他们约定一个地方交换邮票。

[联想]appoint sth. (for sth.) 确定或决定某事物

3.He had to supply about ￡10,000 of his own money to equip the expedition…

他不得不把自己的钱(大约一万英镑)拿出来为这次远征提供设备。