Lesson 1 Finding fossil man 【单词列表】

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。}