2)to develop and improve发展，进步 e.g.Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. 3)to suggest an idea,.a theory,or a plan for other people to discuss提出（想法，理 论，计划等) e.g.This article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate. (2)"forcing people to retreat inland"is a present participle,serving as an adverbial. (3)Paraphrase the sentence. The water will move forward to the coastal areas that are not much above the land (in which a great number of people in the world live),as a result,many people have to move away and sette down inside their countries (4)Translate the sentence into Chinese 在那些低注的沿海地区（在这些地区居住着世界上很大一部分人口），海水会 稳步向前推进，迫使人们向内陆退居。 6.Florida will disappear beneath the waves,as will much of the British Isles, the crowded Nile valley,and the low-lying areas of China,India,and Russia. (1)“s作为连词引导了方式状语从句，为了保持句子平衡，使用倒装句。 e.g.He traveled a great deal as did most of his friends. He was exhausted,as were all the others in the team See P112 in our book. (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese. 佛罗里达将会沉没在海浪之下，不列颠群岛的大部分，人口稠密的尼罗河流域， 还有中国、印度和俄罗斯的低注地区也都将遭到同样的命运。 7.And all because of carbon dioxide. (1)This is an elliptical sentence.The full sentence should be"And (it is)all because of carbon dioxide.” (2)Meaning:The above mentioned results are all caused by carbon dioxide. 8.Sunlight,striking the top of the atmosphere,travels right through miles of it to warm the Earth's surface. (1)"striking the top of the atmosphere"is a present participle phrase,used as attributive to modify"sunlight"2) to develop and improve 发展，进步 e.g. Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. 3) to suggest an idea, a theory, or a plan for other people to discuss 提出（想法，理 论，计划等） e.g. This article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate. (2) “forcing people to retreat inland” is a present participle, serving as an adverbial. (3) Paraphrase the sentence. The water will move forward to the coastal areas that are not much above the land (in which a great number of people in the world live), as a result, many people have to move away and settle down inside their countries. (4) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 在那些低洼的沿海地区(在这些地区居住着世界上很大一部分人口)，海水会 稳步向前推进，迫使人们向内陆退居。 6. Florida will disappear beneath the waves, as will much of the British Isles, the crowded Nile valley, and the low-lying areas of China, India, and Russia. (1) “as”作为连词引导了方式状语从句，为了保持句子平衡，使用倒装句。 e.g. He traveled a great deal as did most of his friends. He was exhausted, as were all the others in the team. See P112 in our book. (2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 佛罗里达将会沉没在海浪之下，不列颠群岛的大部分，人口稠密的尼罗河流域， 还有中国、印度和俄罗斯的低洼地区也都将遭到同样的命运。 7. And all because of carbon dioxide. (1) This is an elliptical sentence. The full sentence should be “And (it is) all because of carbon dioxide.” (2) Meaning: The above mentioned results are all caused by carbon dioxide. 8. Sunlight, striking the top of the atmosphere, travels right through miles of it to warm the Earth’s surface. (1) “striking the top of the atmosphere” is a present participle phrase, used as attributive to modify “sunlight