新概念英语四册课堂笔记 Lesson 32The Past Life of the Ea.docx
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新概念英语四册课堂笔记Lesson32ThePastLifeoftheEa
新概念英语四册课堂笔记Lesson32:
ThePastLifeoftheEa
Lesson32ThePastLifeoftheEarth古代地球上的生命
Itisanimalsandplantswhichlivedinornearwaterwhoseremainsaremostlikelytobepreserved,foroneofthenecessaryconditionsofpreservationisquickburial,anditisonlyintheseasandrivers,andsometimeslakes,wheremudandsilthavebeencontinuouslydeposited,thatbodiesandthelikecanberapidlycoveredoverandpreserved.
Buteveninthemostfavourablecircumstancesonlyasmallfractionofthecreaturesthatdiearepreservedinthiswaybeforedecaysetsinor,evenmorelikely,beforescavengerseatthem.Afterall,alllivingcreatureslivebyfeedingonsomethingelse,whetheritbeplantoranimal,deadoralive,anditisonlybychancethatsuchafateisavoided.Theremainsofplantsandanimalsthatlivedonlandaremuchmorerarelypreserved,forthereisseldomanythingtocoverthemover.Whenyouthinkoftheinnumerablebirdsthatoneseesflyingabout,nottomentiontheequallynumeroussmallanimalslikefieldmiceandvoleswhichyoudonotsee,itisveryrarelythatonecomesacrossadeadbody,except,ofcourse,ontheroads.Theydecomposeandarequicklydestroyedbytheweatheroreatenbysomeothercreature.
Itisalmostalwaysduetosomeveryspecialcircumstancesthattracesoflandanimalssurvive,asbyfallingintoinaccessiblecaves,orintoanicecrevasse,liketheSiberianmammoths,whenthewholeanimalissometimespreserved,asinarefrigerator.ThisiswhathappenedtothefamousBeresovkamammothwhichwasfoundpreservedandingoodcondition.Inhismouthweretheremainsoffirtrees--thelastmealthathehadbeforehefellintothecrevasseandbrokehisback.ThemammothhasnowbeenrestoredinthePalaeontologicalMuseuminLeningrad.Otheranimalsweretrappedintarpits,liketheelephants,sabretoothedcats,andnumerousothercreaturesthatarefoundatRancholaBrea,whichisnowjustasuburbofLosAngeles.Apparentlywhathappenedwasthatwatercollectedonthesetarpits,andthebiggeranimalsliketheelephantsventuredoutontotheapparentlyfirmsurfacetodrink,andwerepromptlyboggedinthetar.Andthen,whentheyweredead,thecarnivores,likethesabre-toothedcatsandthegiantwolves,cameouttofeedandsufferedexactlythesamefate.Therearealsoendlessnumbersofbirdsinthetaraswell.
Newwordsandexpressions生词短语
remains:
更多指人;body:
(人和动物)都可以
topaythelastrespectstohisremains向遗体告别
preservationn.保存
preservedvegetable腌菜preservedbeancurd
Sheiswell-preserved.她保养得非常好。
poorly/badlypreserved
setinvi.开始
Winterhassetinearlythisyear.Fatiguesetsinwhenonegrowsold.
scavengern.食尸动物
1.dustman清道夫,清洁工2.obscenewriter
vegetarian:
吃素的Heisavegetable.(乏味之人)carnivorous:
吃肉的
numerousa.许多的(数量多)
numeric(aboutnumber)关于数字的numbereda.1.编号的
numberedcard
2.时日无多的
mouse:
n.
aspoorasachurchmouse
toplaycatandmousewithsb.e.g.Thepolicemanplayedcatandmousewiththethief.
Sheisamouse.(胆小的)/Heisachicken.
catn.猫科动物feline:
猫科的
Theyliveacatanddoglife.(水火不容)
raincatsanddogs(北欧神话中,猫是风神,狗是雷神)
Icatanaponly15minutes.cat’spaw:
牺牲品,受人利用;catwalk
vole:
野鼠,鼹鼠
decomposevt.腐烂
decay:
逐渐哀老;decompose:
分解;rot:
腐烂
inaccessiblea.不能到达的accessible
Thebookisaccessibletobeginners./Thegoalisinaccessible.
accessn.
Studentsshouldhaveaccesstoawiderangeofreadings.attain:
attainable/unattainable
approach:
approachable/unapproachable
Siberia:
西伯得亚Siberiana.
coldcurrents寒流
warmcurrents暖流
mammothn.猛玛mammothparade盛大游行
palaeontologicala.古生物学的pal(a)e=oldpalaeoanthropology古人类学
ontology:
物种起源学palaeolith旧石器时代neolith:
新石器时代
palaeography古文书,古文书学
LeningradStalingrad:
Volgograd
pitn.坑
Afallinthepit,againinthewit.(吃一堑,长一智)
pitfall:
意外的挫折或困难pit(casino)boss:
赌场老板
saber:
马刀saber-toothed
NY(NewYork)LA(LosAngeles)Chicago
venturevi.冒险
Iventuretobuysomestocks.
NothingVentured,Nothinggained.(不入虎穴,焉得虎子)
bogvt.vi.
jointventure合资企业
I’mbogged/troubled/plunged/sunk.
Notesonthetext课文注释
likely=possibly
deposited=saved=piledup堆积
mud(fromtheseashore)
themanandthelike:
就他那样的人(否定意义)
coverover:
全部覆盖
第一段:
强调句1.加原因状语2.加地点状语
favourable=good=ideal
smallfraction小部分
thatdie已死的或将要死的
feedon:
靠……为生Ifeedonrice./Ifeedrice.(F)Ifeedthebaby.
liveby:
通过livebythehands自力更生livebythemountains
liveon=feedon
deadoralive连缀形容词要做后置定语
ecologicalchain:
生物链thelawofthejungle,survivalofthefittest
chance=accidental偶尔chancemeeting邂逅chancecompany萍水相逢
onland陆路seldom=hardlyinnumerable=numerous
seesbdoingsth.
flyabout:
四外飞翔goabout:
转一转
nottomention:
更不用说=letalone=nottospeakof
itisveryrarely…(强调句,强调状语)
comeacross=runinto
带other,一般用单数词,any(some)other:
任何一个
traces=remains
as…as…
when:
时间状语(接byfallingintoinaccessiblecaves,orintoanicecrevasse…)
refrigerator:
refrige
preserved:
做主语的宾语补足语ingoodcondition:
完好状态
tarpits:
焦油坑collected=assembled汇集thecarnivores:
肉食动物
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