fossil man [?f?s?l-?m?n] n. 化石人
【構(gòu)】fossil(石化的)+man(人)=fossil man(石化人)
【搭】living fossil 活化石 fossil remains 化石遺體
【例】I heard a rumor which says that Peter is a fossil man.
謠言說彼得是一個頑固的人。
recount [ri?kaunt] v. 敘述
【擴】relate 敘述 narrate 敘述
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A: Wade, recount what you have seen in the crime scene.
B: Can you wait a minute? I'm so nervous at the moment.
A:韋德,請敘述一下你在犯罪現(xiàn)場都看到了什么。
B:能稍等一會兒嗎?我現(xiàn)在很緊張。
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saga [?sɑ?ɡ?] n. 英雄故事
legend [?led??nd] n. 傳說,傳奇
【派】legendary 傳奇般的
【擴】romaunt 傳奇故事
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A: The festival in ancient Chinese legends is full of tales about the moon.
B: Can you tell me some?
A:這個節(jié)日在中國古代的神話里充滿了與月亮相關(guān)的傳說。
B:你能給我講講嗎?
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migrate [?maiɡreit] v. 遷移,移居
【派】migratation 移民,移居
【擴】emigrate 移民
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A: Swallows will migrate to the south in autumn.
B: Yes, and they will be back in the spring next year.
A:燕子在秋天的時候會遷徙到南方。
B:是的,它們第二年的春天還會飛回來。
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anthropologist [??nθr??p?l?d?ist] n. 人類學(xué)家
archaeologist [?ɑ?ki??l?d?ist] n. 考古學(xué)家
ancestor [??nsest?] n. 祖先
【擴】progenitor 祖先 primogenitor 祖先
【例】It is said that the monkeys are the ancestor of human beings.
據(jù)說人類的祖先是猴子。
Polynesian [?p?li?ni??i?n] adj. 波利尼西亞的
Indonesia [?ind?u?ni?zj?] n. 印度尼西亞
flint [flint] n. 燧石
【派】flintlike 堅硬的 flintstone 打火石 flintware 石器 flinty 極堅硬的
【擴】firestone 燧石 phthanite 燧石
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A: Ancient men made tools of stone, especially flint, because it's easier to shape than other kinds.
B: I think they are solid enough, too.
A:古人們用石頭做工具,尤其是燧石,因為它更容易成形。
B:我想它們也足夠結(jié)實。
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rot [r?t] v. 爛掉
【派】rotten 腐爛的
【搭】rot away 腐蝕掉 rot sth. down 使某物腐爛
【例】Some rubbish rot away over a long time.
有些垃圾時間久了就爛掉了。