Lesson 1 Finding fossil man 【单词列表】

fossil man [ˈfɔsəl-ˈmæn] n. 化石人

【构】fossil(石化的)+man(人)=fossil man(石化人)

【搭】living fossil 活化石  fossil remains 化石遗体

【例】I heard a rumor which says that Peter is a fossil man.

   谣言说彼得是一个顽固的人。

recount [riˈkaunt] v. 叙述

【扩】relate 叙述  narrate 叙述

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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:韦德,请叙述一下你在犯罪现场都看到了什么。

B:能稍等一会儿吗?我现在很紧张。

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saga [ˈsɑːɡə] n. 英雄故事

legend [ˈledʒənd] n. 传说,传奇

【派】legendary 传奇般的

【扩】romaunt 传奇故事

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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:这个节日在中国古代的神话里充满了与月亮相关的传说。

B:你能给我讲讲吗?

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migrate [ˈmaiɡreit] v. 迁移,移居

【派】migratation 移民,移居

【扩】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:燕子在秋天的时候会迁徙到南方。

B:是的,它们第二年的春天还会飞回来。

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anthropologist [ˌænθrəˈpɔlədʒist] n. 人类学家

archaeologist [ˌɑːkiˈɔlədʒist] n. 考古学家

ancestor [ˈænsestə] n. 祖先

【扩】progenitor 祖先  primogenitor 祖先

【例】It is said that the monkeys are the ancestor of human beings.

   据说人类的祖先是猴子。

Polynesian [ˌpɔliˈniːʒiən] adj. 波利尼西亚的

Indonesia [ˌindəuˈniːzjə] n. 印度尼西亚

flint [flint] n. 燧石

【派】flintlike 坚硬的  flintstone 打火石  flintware 石器  flinty 极坚硬的

【扩】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:古人们用石头做工具,尤其是燧石,因为它更容易成形。

B:我想它们也足够结实。

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rot [rɔt] v. 烂掉

【派】rotten 腐烂的

【搭】rot away 腐蚀掉  rot sth. down 使某物腐烂

【例】Some rubbish rot away over a long time.

   有些垃圾时间久了就烂掉了。

fossil man

🇬🇧/ˈfɔsl mæn/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɑsəl mæn/n. 化石人
man known only from fossilized skeletal remains.

noun [专属名词]化石人:仅通过化石化骨骼遗骸得知的人类。 - Fossil man is very important for research for human.对于人类研究来讲,化石人非常重要.

recount

/rɪˈkaʊnt/v. 叙述
If you recount a story or event, you tell or describe it to people. 叙述; 描述

verb [vt. 及物动词]叙述,说明;重数,重新清点(选票) - He then recounted the story of the interview for his first job. 他然后叙述了有关他第一份工作面试的故事。

noun [具体名词]重新计算,重点选票;叙述,说明 - She wanted a recount. She couldn't believe that I got more votes than she did. 她要求重新计票。她不相信我比她得票多。

saga

/ˈsɑːɡə/n. 英雄故事
A saga is a long story, account, or sequence of events. 长篇故事; 长篇记叙; 一长串事件

noun [专属名词]萨迦(中世纪挪威或冰岛的传奇故事);长篇小说,传奇故事;一连串事件(或经历) - The president was clearly exasperated by the whole saga. 校长很显然被这整个事件激怒了。

noun [专属名词]【名】 (Saga)(瑞、俄、美)萨贾(人名) - Saga sat quietly through the telling of this saga. 萨贾安静地坐着听完了这个长篇故事。

legend

/ˈledʒənd/n. 传说,传奇
A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true. 传说

noun [抽象名词]传说,传奇故事;传奇人物;(标志、徽记、硬币等物品上的)刻印文字,铭文;(图片或地图的)文字说明,图例 - She was a legend in her own lifetime. 她在世的时候就是一个传奇人物。

adjective [原级]十分出名的 - The castle is steeped in history and legend. 这座城堡充满着历史和传奇色彩。

noun [专属名词]【名】 (Legend)(英)莱金德,(西)莱亨德(人名) - It is difficult to separate legend from truth. 传说与事实很难分辨。

migration

🇬🇧/maɪˈɡreɪʃn/ 🇺🇸/maɪˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n/n. 迁移,移居
seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. "this butterfly's annual migration across North America"

noun [抽象名词]移民,迁徙;(计算机系统的)改变,(程序或硬件的)迁移,转移 - During the last recession, migration to the sunbelt accelerated. 前一个经济萧条期间,向美国南部阳光地带移民的速度加快了。

anthropologist

🇬🇧/ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst/ 🇺🇸/ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒɪst/n. 人类学家
an expert in or student of anthropology. "some anthropologists think that members of hunting and gathering societies tend to have more leisure"

noun [专属名词]人类学家 - The biological anthropologist Christy Turner is an expert in the analysis of changing physical characteristics in human teeth. 生物人类学家克里斯蒂·特纳是分析人类牙齿的物理特性变化的专家。

archaeologist

🇬🇧/ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst/ 🇺🇸/ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒɪst/n. 考古学家
a person who studies archaeology 考古学家

noun [专属名词]考古学家 - I mentioned last time William F. Albright, an American archaeologist. 我上次提到威廉·亚布莱特,一个美国考古学家。

ancestor

🇬🇧/ˈænsestə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈænsestər/n. 祖先
Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. 祖先

noun [专属名词]祖先,祖宗;(动植物)原种;原型,雏形 - Their ancestor is different from that of micro bats. 它们的祖先与微型蝙蝠的祖先不同。

Polynesian

/ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən/adj. 波利尼西亚(中太平洋之一群岛)的
of or relating to Polynesia, its people, or any of their languages 波利尼西亚的

adjective [原级]波利尼西亚的;波利尼西亚人的 - Allegiance to chiefs was a fundamental of Polynesian culture. 效忠首领是波利尼西亚人最基本的文化。

noun [专属名词]波利尼西亚人 - US scientist Jared Diamond believes that the Rapanui people—descendants of Polynesian settlers—wrecked their own environment. 美国科学家贾里德·戴蒙德认为,拉帕努伊人,即波利尼西亚定居者的后代,破坏了他们自己的环境。

Indonesia

🇬🇧/ˌɪndəˈniːʒə; ˌɪndəˈniːziə/ 🇺🇸/ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/n. 印度尼西亚
The name Indonesia derives from the Greek words Indos (Ἰνδός) and nesos (νῆσος), meaning "Indian islands".

noun [专属名词]印尼,印度尼西亚(东南亚岛国) - Indonesia is the fifth most populous country in the world. 印度尼西亚是世界上人口第五大国。

flint

/flɪnt/n. 燧石
Flint is a very hard greyish-black stone that was used in former times for making tools. 燧石

noun [专属名词]燧石;打火石;极硬的东西 - Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. 在压力作用下,燧石裂成了碎片。

noun [专属名词](Flint)人名;(德、英、俄、法、瑞典)弗林特 - Barbecue, Flint—what house? 巴比克,弗林特——哪个家族的?

rot

🇬🇧/rɒt/ 🇺🇸/rɑːt/n. 烂掉
When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. 腐烂

verb [vt. 及物动词](使)腐败,(使)腐烂;逐渐衰弱(或憔悴);<英,旧,非正式>取笑,开玩笑 - If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos. 如果我们不马上卸货,这些粮食在仓中将开始腐烂。

noun [专属名词]腐烂,腐烂物;<英>腐化,堕落(the rot);<美>官员腐败(the rot);(尤指植物的)枯病;羊肝蛭病;<英,非正式,旧>蠢话,废话 - Investigations had revealed extensive rot in the beams under the ground floor. 检测显示一楼下面的横梁已经有大面积的腐烂。

interjection [怀疑]int. <非正式>胡说,废话 - The house was riddled with dry rot. 屋子因木材干腐而变得千疮百孔。