3.背熟：No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung.

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No matter how: however much

 have a horror of :

Eg:we become illogical when we have a horror of being stung.

4.背熟：Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly.

词组:

stand in awe: fear but respect

pounce on: jump at / charge at

stand in awe of

Eg: Generally speaking, employees stand in awe of their employer.

In primary school, puples stand in awe of their teacher.

5.背熟：I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape, making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphids.

词句:

making it impossible for sb. to do

Eg: I work hard making it possible to pass the examination.

I prepared dinner carefully, making it possible to please my guests.

They didn't dare to cross it. / They dared not cross it.

6.背熟：I got up early next morning hoping to find that the ants had given up in despair.

hoping to do: in the hope that

7.背熟：I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity.

词组:

I took a beating completely.

 be quick to find answer to / a solution to

Eg: Daniel Mendoza was quick to learn.

Ants are quick to find answer to their problem.