fossil man [ˈfɔsəl-ˈmæn] n. 化石人
【构】fossil（石化的）＋man（人） 石化人
【搭】living fossil 活化石
【搭】fossil remains 化石遗体
- 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, narrate 叙述
A: Wade, recount what you have seen in the crime scene. 韦德，请叙述一下你在犯罪现场都看到了什么。
B: Can you wait a minute? I'm so nervous at the moment. 能稍等一会儿吗？我现在很紧张。
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
A: The festival in ancient Chinese legends is full of tales about the moon. 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: Can you tell me some? 你能给我讲讲吗？
migrate [ˈmaiɡreit] v. 迁移，移居
【派】migration 移民，移居
【扩】emigrate 移民
A: Swallows will migrate to the south in autumn. 燕子在秋天的时候会迁徙到南方。
B: Yes, and they will be back in the spring next year. 是的，它们第二年的春天还会飞回来。
anthropologist [ˌænθrəˈpɔlədʒist] n. 人类学家
archaeologist [ˌɑːkiˈɔlədʒist] n. 考古学家
ancestor [ˈænsestə] n. 祖先
【扩】progenitor, primogenitor 祖先
- 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, flintstone, flintware, flinty 坚硬的，打火石，石器，极坚硬的
【扩】firestone, phthanite 燧石
A: Ancient men made tools of stone, especially flint, because it's easier to shape than other kinds. 古人们用石头做工具，尤其是燧石，因为它更容易成形。
B: I think they are solid enough, too. 我想它们也足够结实。
rot [rɔt] v. 烂掉
【派】rotten 腐烂的
【搭】rot away 腐蚀掉
【搭】rot sth. down 使某物腐烂
- Some rubbish rot away over a long time.有些垃圾时间久了就烂掉了。
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.
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.
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.
recount / relate / report sth. to sb. 向某人详述某事
- She recounted the events of the previous week to the police.
- We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
- History does not relate whether his friend accepted his medical help, but in all probability he did.
tell sb. (about) sth. 【近似词组】表达“向某人详述某事”
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.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Saga）（瑞、俄、美）萨贾（人名） - Saga sat quietly through the telling of this saga.
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.
adjective [原级]十分出名的 - The castle is steeped in history and legend.
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.
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.
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.
noun [专属名词]考古学家 - I mentioned last time William F. Albright, an American archaeologist.
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.
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.
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.
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.
noun [专属名词]燧石；打火石；极硬的东西 - Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.
noun [专属名词]（Flint）人名；（德、英、俄、法、瑞典）弗林特 - Barbecue, Flint—what house?
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.
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.
interjection [怀疑]int. <非正式>胡说，废话 - The house was riddled with dry rot.
