①Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to speak，while the latter aren't.

　　人不同于野兽，因前者能说话，而后者却不能。

　　[明辨异同]　late，later，latest，latter，last，lately

late adv.& adj. 晚地(的)，迟地(的) later adj. 后来的，后期的；以后，后来。常用短语：later on"以后" latest adj. 最新的，最近的 latter adj.后期的，后面的，最后的；n.(两者中的)后者。常用短语：the former...the latter..."前者......后者......" last adj. 最后的，最末的 lately同recently 意为"近来，最近"，与现在完成时连用，有时也与一般过去时连用 　　　late，later，latest，latter，last，lately

　　②I want to buy the ________ issue of the "English Language Learning"．

　　③________ she went to college and became a teacher.

　　④We were ________ for the theatre and missed the first act.

　　⑤I haven't written to my parents ________.

　　⑥Of the two pictures，the former is better than the ________.

　　⑦He was the ________ to leave the office.

　　【答案】　②latest　③Later　④late　⑤lately

　　⑥latter　⑦last

　　 look into调查；了解；向里看

　　(教材P20)Hannah Jones looks into the future.

　　汉纳·琼斯展望未来。