Picture a 45-foot-long animal with a 5-foot-long skull and 3-foot-long arms. It may not seem strange until you realize that a human with those proportions would be 6 feet tall with 5-inch arms. Although the Tyrannosaurus rex went extinct 65 million years ago, the mysteryof its unusual body __1__ has fascinated scientists for over a century.
The reasons behind Dr. Todd’s murder have remained a mystery for many years.
陶德醫師命案的犯罪動機多年來一直成謎。
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fossil
[ˋfɑs!]
n. 化石
a. 化石的
If you are lucky, you can find some animal fossils on the beach.
你運氣夠好的話，在海灘上會找到一些動物化石。
The horseshoe crab is an example of a living fossil.
鱟是一個活化石的例子。
Don’t listen to Ricky; he’s just an old fossil.
別聽瑞奇的，他只是個老頑固。
Scientists recently discovered two new kinds of fossil plants.
科學家最近發現了兩種新的化石植物。
Many scientists are now looking for energy sources that can replace fossil fuels.
科學家目前正在尋找能替代化石燃料的能源。
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stab
[stæb]
.vt. 刺
三態
stab / stabbed / stabbed
At the end of the story, the knight drew his sword and stabbed the villain in the chest.
故事的結尾是騎士亮出劍，刺進惡棍的胸口。
I can’t believe my best friend would stab me in theback.
我真不敢相信我最要好的朋友會在背後中傷我。
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evolutionary
[͵ɛvəˋluʃən͵ɛrɪ]
a. 進化的
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beast
[bist]
n. 野獸；凶殘的人
The power of reason is believed to be the chief difference between man and beasts.
理性被認為是人跟獸的主要區別。
Stay away from that beast. He might hurt you.
遠離那個凶巴巴的傢伙。他可能會傷害你。
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flesh
[flɛʃ]
n. （人或動物的）肉
Eating human flesh is considered barbarous.
吃人肉被認為很野蠻。
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severe
[səˋvɪr]
a. 嚴厲的；十分嚴重的
=
harsh
=
strict
The victim’s family wanted the judge to give the murderer a severe sentence.
被害者家屬要求法官對兇手從重量刑。
Without food and shelter, these animals will surely not survive the severe winter.
沒有食物和遮風避雨之處，這些動物肯定無法活過嚴冬。
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高中 Level 4
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infection
[ɪnˋfɛkʃən]
n. 感染
=
contagion
John hasn’t recovered from his eye infection.
約翰的眼睛感染還沒復原。
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functional
[ˋfʌŋkʃən!]
a. 功用的；實用的
The two machines look alike but have many functional differences.
這兩臺機器看起來很像，但是有許多功用上的不同點。
The design of the chair is beautiful, but it is not very functional.
這張椅子的設計很漂亮，但是卻不很實用。
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skull
[skʌl]
n. 頭骨
Police discovered several skulls and bones in Jim ’s backyard that belonged to the victims.
警方在吉姆家後院找到幾片受害者的頭骨跟骨頭。
When will Eddie get it into his thick skull that Ellie has a crush on him? He’s hopeless!
艾迪幾時才會開竅，知道艾莉對他有好感呢?他真是沒救了!
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proportion
[prəˋporʃən]
vt. 使成比例
n. 比例；部分
The proportion of boys to girls at the elementary school is about three to one.
這所小學的男生和女生的比例大約是 3 比 1。
In this picture, the head is out of proportion with the body.
在這幅圖畫裡，頭和身體不成比例。
Women and children make up a large proportion of the population in this village.
這個村莊內女人和小孩的數量占了人口的很大一部分。
The amount of your bonus is proportioned to the number of sales you make.
你的獎金和你的銷售量成正比。
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英檢中級
高中 Level 5
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extinct
[ɪkˋstɪŋkt]
a. 絕種的
Scientists warn that several species of whales are going to become extinct if illegal whaling continues.
科學家警告，若不法獵捕鯨魚的情況持續下去，數種鯨魚將面臨絕種。
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speculate
[ˋspɛkjə͵let]
vi. & vt. 臆測
The political analyst refused to speculate about why the finance minister stepped down.
這位政治分析師拒絕臆測財政部長下臺的原因。
Some people have speculated that this Hollywood couple will break up within a year.
有些人臆測這對好萊塢情侶一年之內會分手。
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英檢中高
高中 Level 5
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prey
[pre]
n. 獵物（集合名詞，不可數）
vi. 捕食
=
predator
Eaglesprey on small animals for food.
老鷹會捕食小動物。
Rabbits and squirrels are oftenpreyfor larger animals.
兔子和松鼠通常是大型動物的獵物。
Ironically, human beings today arefalling prey tounrestrained economic development.
諷刺的是，人類如今漸漸成了毫無節制的經濟發展的受害者。
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predator
[ˋprɛdətɚ]
n. 捕食者，掠食者
With teeth that are razor-sharp, the shark is a dangerous predator of many marine animals.
鯊魚有著尖銳的牙齒，是掠食許多海洋動物的危險生物。
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anchor
[ˋæŋkɚ]
n. . 錨；（電視或廣播新聞節目的）主播；支柱，靠山
The captain ordered us to drop anchor and prepare
to land.
船長命令我們下錨準備登陸。
Ron and Vicky are the anchors of a nightly news
program.
朗恩和薇琪是晚間新聞的主播。
Mary’s son has been her anchor since her husband
died.
瑪麗自從老公過世後，她兒子就成了她的精神支柱。
The captain of the fishing boat anchored off the
coast of Greece, telling his staff to take a rest.
這漁船的船長在希臘海岸附近下錨停船，告訴他的船員去休
息一下。
The ship will have to be anchored here due to the
coming storm.
因為有暴風雨要來，船得要在此停泊。
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formidable
[ˋfɔrmɪdəb!]
a. . 可怕的，難對付的
=
difficult
The linguists are undertaking the formidable task of
compiling a comprehensive English dictionary.
這些語言學家正著手進行一個艱困的任務，他們要彙編一本
內容詳盡的英文字典。
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hypothesize
[haɪˋpɑθə͵saɪz]
vt. 假設
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hypothesis
[haɪˋpɑθəsɪs]
n. 假設， 假說
The scientist conducted an experiment to test his hypothesis, but the results proved his theory to be incorrect.
這名科學家進行一項實驗來試驗他的假說，但結果證實他的理論是錯誤的。
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高中 Level 5
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adaptation
[͵ædæpˋteʃən]
n. 適應，適合
n. . 適應（與介詞 to 並用）；改編（與介詞 of 並用）（= adaption [ J`dApSJn ]）
=
adopt
John is quite incapable of adaptationto any new environment, in part because his parents spoiled him too much in childhood.
約翰完全不能適應任何新環境，部分原因是他父母在他小時候寵壞他了。
The director is working on a film adaptation of this short novel.
導演正在拍攝這部短篇小說改編的電影。
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descendant
[dɪˋsɛndənt]
n. 後裔，子孫，後代
The area used to be occupied by the descendants of Swedish colonists.
這帶一度由瑞典殖民者的後裔所占領。
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Practical Phrases
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belong to sb/sth
屬於……；是……的成員
All the things you see here belong tome.
你在這兒所看到的東西都屬於我。
