Reading 1.Attempts had been made by others to classify plant species into groups, but the breakthough 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 来自卡尔.林尼厄斯的工作. ● a. make an attempt to do sth/ at doing sth; ?They made no attempt to escape/at escaping. ? My early attempts at learning to drive were unsuccessful. b. attempt on sth; ?We are all concerned about the latest attempt on the world speed record. ?An attempt was made on the Pope’s life. c. The prisoners attempted an escape/to escape. Don’t attempt the impossible. He was charged with attempted robbery. ● classify sth into groups . The books in the library are well classified according to subject. ● breakthrough n. break through v. ?Scientists say they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer. ?The sun broke through at last in the afternoon. ?He finally broke through his shyne