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frontier[frAn'ti8（r）]n.国界；边界；边境afrontiertown/zone/post边陲小镇；边疆地带；边防站adventurous[ad'ventf（8）r9s]a.有冒险精神的；大胆开拓的Manyteacherswouldliketobemoreadventurousandcreative.shaft[Jaft]n.（电梯的）升降机井；通风井；竖井；井筒alift/elevatorshaft电梯井passage['p»sid3]n.通道；走廊asecretundergroundpassage地下秘密通道swallow[1swolau]n.燕theCaveofSwallowsinMexicon.墨西哥燕子洞TheCaveofSwallowsinMexico,400meterstothebottom,deepenoughtoengulftheEmpireStateBuilding.engulf[zn'gAlf]V.包围；吞没；淹没Hewasengulfedbyacrowdofreporters.theEmpireStateBuildingn.帝国大厦I'llbewaitingatthetopoftheempirestatebuilding.damp[d宏mp]a.潮湿的；微湿的；湿气重的Thecottagewascoldanddamp.copewithsth（成功地）对付，处理Desertplantsareadaptedtocopewithextremeheat.strand[str宏nd]n.（线、绳、金属线、毛发等的）股，缕astrandofwool一股羊毛ceiling['silig]n.天花板；顶棚Shelayonherbackstaringupattheceiling.thread[Gred]n.(棉、毛、丝等的)线thedelicatethreadsofaspider'sweb蜘蛛网的纤丝sinisterpsinisto(r)]a.邪恶的；险恶的；不祥的；有凶兆的Thereisanother,moresinister,possibility.glowwormn.发光虫Thisisacaveglowworm.Totrapitspreyitgoesfishingwithalineofsilk.gland[gl»nd]n.腺asnake'spoisonglands蛇的毒腺droplet['droplet]n.小滴Thesilkcomesfromglandsintheglowworm'smouthandisloadedwithdropletsofmucus.mucus ['mjukes]n.黏液；鼻涕Thesilkcomesfromglandsintheglowworm'smouthandisloadedwithdropletsofmucus.hammock['h»mak]n.吊床Youcanhaveahammockinsteerage.angler[1»ogl3(r)]n.垂钓者Onceitslinesareset,theglowwormhangsfromamucushammockandwaits,likeapatientangler.ghostly[igous(t)li]a.鬼似的；幽灵般的；鬼魂萦绕的ghostlyfootsteps幽灵般的脚步声lure[ljus(r)]n.鱼饵；诱饵It'salureforattractingprey.irresistibly[iirz'zistdbli]adv,无法抵抗地；不能自持地Hergazewasdrawnirresistiblytothesceneoutside.ensnare[in1snes(r)]v.使入陷阱(或圈套、困境)Spidersensnarefliesandotherinsectsintheirwebs.dweller['dwela(r)]n.居民；居住者；栖身者apartmentdwellers公寓房客limestone['laimistsun]n.石灰岩NexttimeIremodel,Iamusinglimestone.derivefromsth|bederivedfromsth从…衍生出；起源于；来自Theword‘politics’isderivedfromaGreekwordmeaning‘city’.escarpment[i'ska(r)pmsnt]n.陡坡；悬崖；峭壁ThisrockyescarpmentintheUnitedStatesisnowhundredsofmetersabovesealevel.Vietnam'sHaLongBay越南下龙湾ThelimestonetowersofVietnam'sHaLongBayareareminderofthislinkwiththesea.reminder[ri1mainda(r)]n.引起回忆的事物；提醒人的事物Theincidentservedasatimelyreminderofjusthowdangerousmountaineeringcanbe.reef[rif]n.礁；礁脉acoralreef珊瑚礁pinnacle['pinok(o)l]n.(尤指山顶的)尖岩，兀立岩石Awalkerfell80ftfromarockypinnacle.dissolve[di'zDlv]v.溶解dissolvinga.dissolve的形容词Saltdissolvesinwater.resistant[rilzist(d)nt]a.抵抗的；有抵抗力的plantsthatareresistanttodisease抗病植株course[koi(r)s]n.江河流向Whenthewaterreachesthemoreresistantbedoflimestoneitscourseisaltered.takesthon呈现，具有(特征、外观等)Thechameleoncantakeonthecoloursofitsbackground.变色龙可以变成周围环境的颜色。erosive[I'rsuszv]a.腐蚀的；冲蚀的；侵蚀性的Onceunderground,thewatertakesonanew,moreerosivepower.absorb[ablzoi(r)b]v.吸收（液体、气体等）Plantsabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheair.植物吸收空气中的二氧化碳。carbondioxiden.二氧化碳Carbondioxideisapowerfulgreenhousedlypmaildli]adv.轻微地；稍微地mildlysurprised/irritated/interested有点儿吃惊/生气/感兴趣acidic[Msidik]a.很酸的，酸性的Somefruitjuicesareveryacidic.maze[meiz]n.迷宫Wegotlostinthemaze.cavern['k宏va(r)n]n.大洞穴；大山洞Shesawanenormouscavernwithahighrockyroof.jumbojet(alsojumbo)n.大型客机(尤指波音747)Themediamademuchofthefactthatshewasthefirstwomanpilottoflyajumbojet.staggering['stsgariq]a.令人难以相信的Thepublicresponsewasabsolutelystaggering.roost[ru:st]v.栖息Thepeacocksroostinnearbyshrubs.elements['elzmsnts]n.（尤指恶劣的）天气Arewegoingtobravetheelementsandgoforawalk?我们要冒着风雨去散步吗？tobeexposedtotheelements经受风吹雨打mound[maund]n.土墩；小丘；小山岗Thecastlewasbuiltontopofanaturalgrassymound.guano['gwa：Mu]n.鸟兽积粪，海鸟粪（用作肥料）Guanoisoftenusedasafertilizer.cockroach['kokrsutj]n.蟑螂

Myhousehasbeenoverrunbycockroaches.centipede['sentzpiid]n.娱蚣Wedidn'tcutofftheheadofthecentipede.siftthrough细查，审查，搜查Policearesiftingthroughtheevidence.nutrient['njuitrisnt]n.营养素；营养物Plantsdrawmineralsandothernutrientsfromthesoil.rufous-belliedeaglen.棕腹隼雕Thewheelingbatsseemtoconfusearufous-belliedeagle.birdofprey(复birdofprey(复：birdsofprey)猛禽（捕食其他动物的鸟，如鹰、隼和猫头鹰）Theymuststillsurvivetheattacksofothermorespecializedbirdsofprey.peregrinefalcon['persgrzn]['fo：Ikon]n.游隼Aperegrinefalconoraperegrineisabirdofprey.bathawk[b»t][hoik]n.食蝠鸢Peregrinefalconsandbathawksarethejetfightersofthebirdworld.bolt[bsult]v.狼吞虎咽Don'tboltyourfood!onthewing飞行中的；飞着的Goodhuntingwillendsasthenightfadessothebathawksbolttheircatchesonthewingandflystraightbackformore.onslaught['onisloit]n.攻击；猛攻Thetownsurvivestheonslaughtoftouristseverymuter[ks1mjuts(r)]n.(通常指远距离)上下班往返的人Thetrainwaspackedwithcommuters.unerringly[An'dirigli]adv.正确无误地；没有偏差地Shehadanunerringinstinctforagoodbusinessdeal.她有天生擅长做生意的本事。saliva[s/laiv。]n.唾液Salivadribbledfromthebaby’smouth.vine[vain]n.藤本植物；攀缘植物；藤；藤蔓grapesonthevine藤上的葡萄hazardous['h»z9（r）dss]a.危险的；有害的Iheextreme极度；极端；非常Thejourneywouldbedangerousintheextreme.deposit[di'pozit]v.（尤指河流、洪水、液体等的）沉积物，淤积物Therainleftadepositofmudonthewindows.calcite['kslsazt]n.方解石Theprospectorshavediscoveredsuchmineralsascalcite,quartzandasbestoshere.stalactite['st宏匕kta11]n.钟乳石(向下悬垂)Stalactitesareformedbytheslowdroppingofwatercontainingtheminerallime.minuscule['mzniiskjuil]n.极小的；微小的Therisktopublichealthisminuscule.spectacular[spek1t»kjuld(r)]a.壮观的；壮丽的；令人惊叹的Itwasaspectacularachievementontheirpart.seep[si:p]v.渗；渗透Bloodwasbeginningtoseepthroughthebandages.stalagmite['st品匕gmait]n.石笋（向上生长）Stalagmitesareformedbytheslowdroppingofwatercontainingtheminerallime.CarlsbadCavernn.卡尔斯巴德洞窟StructuresliketheseinNorthAmerica'sCarlsbadCaverncantakemanythousandsofyearstodevelop.deposition[idep3lzif（3）n]n.沉积（物）；沉淀（物）；淤积（物）marine/riverdeposition海洋/河流沉积物cutsb/sthoff（fromsb/sth）使…与外界隔绝Thearmywascutofffromitsbase.civilization[isivalaiizeij（a）n]n.（特定时期和地区的）社会文明thecivilizationsofancientGreeceandRome古希腊和古罗马的社会文明YucatanPeninsula尤卡坦半岛Mexico'sYucatanPeninsulahasnorivers,lakesorstreamssotheMayareliedonthecenotes.cenoten.天然井Mexico'sYucatanPeninsulahasnorivers,lakesorstreamssotheMayareliedonthecenotes.gigantic[d3ai1g史ntik]a.巨大的；庞大的Thisgiganticwavecameinfromthesea.ray[rei]n.光线；（热或其他能量的）射线thesun'srays太阳的光线luxuriantly[lAg^griontli]adv.茂盛地；浓密地luxuriantvegetation茂密的草木appreciate[d1prii）eit]v.欣赏；赏识；重视Youcan'treallyappreciateforeignliteratureintranslation.significance[sig'nifzksns]n.(尤指对将来有影响的)重要性，意义Thenewdrughasgreatsignificanceforthetreatmentofthedisease.scale[skeil]n.规模，范围，程度Itwasimpossibletocomprehendthefullscaleofthedisaster.passagewayPp宏sid3iwei]alsopassagen.通道；走廊asecretundergroundpassage地下秘密通道subterranean[isAbts1reinisn]a.地下的asubterraneancave地下洞穴notoriously[nsu1to：rissli]adv.众所周知地Mountainweatherisnotoriouslydifficulttopredict.fatal[feit(s)l]a.致命的afatalaccident/blow/illness致命的事故/一击/疾病spool[spul]n.线轴，卷轴aspoolofthread一轴线disorientated[dzs'oirieniteitid]a.迷失方向的，茫然不知所措Shefeltshockedandtotallydisorientated.她感到震惊而茫然不知所措。haloclinen.（海洋的）盐（度）跃层Thisisahalocline-ameetingoffreshandsaltwater.remipedn.桡足动物Yetsomehavemanagedit,liketheremiped,oneofthemostancientofalllivingcrustaceans.crustacean[krAlsteiJ（s）n]n.甲壳纲动物（如螃蟹、龙虾和褐虾）Thesecrustaceansprovideavaluablefoodsourceforsomefish.pounding[ipaundig]n.连续的重击声；剧烈的心跳（声）Wewereawokenbyapoundingatthedoor.outcroppautikrnp]n.（岩石）露出地面的部分；露头Hewasstandinguponahighoutcropofdarkrock,waterfoamingandchurningbelowhim.PoorKnightIslands普尔奈茨群岛ThePoorKnightsIslandsareagroupofislandsofftheeastcoastoftheNorthlandRegionoftheNorthIslandofNewZealand.beriddledwithsth充满；充斥Hertypingwasslowandriddledwithmistakes.shoal[J的l]n.鱼群Someevenusespotterplanestolocateshoalsoffishfromtheair.demoisellefishn.雀鲷Vastshoalsofdemoisellefishreturntothecaves,whichtheyuseasarefugefrompredators.retreat[ri'tri:t]n.僻静处；隐居处acountryretreat乡间幽静的住所commuter[kd1mju:td(r)]n.(通常指远距离)上下班往返的人Thecommuterswerepackedintometrolikesardinesinacan.equivalent[i1kwivolant]n.相等的东西；等量；对应词Send€20ortheequivalentinyourowncurrency.feeder['fidar]n.(动植物)进某种食物者，以…方式进食者planktonfeeders以浮游生物为食者vulnerable[।vAln(a)rab(a)l]a.(身体上或感情上)脆弱的，易受…伤害的Incasesoffoodpoisoning,youngchildrenareespeciallyvulnerable.departure[di1pa:(r)tja(r)]n.离开；起程；出发Hissuddendeparturethrewtheofficeintochaos.bottleneck[lbDt(a)linek]n.瓶颈路段，狭窄街道(常引起交通阻塞)Hepushedeveryonefullspeedaheaduntilproductionhitabottleneck.funnel[ifAn(s)l]v.(使)流经狭窄空间，经过漏斗形口子Barricadesfunnelledthecrowdstowardsthesquare.hit-and-missa.粗制滥造的；时好时坏的Thetrainsareoftenlate,sogettingtoworkontimeisafairlyhit-and-missaffair.receptor[riisepta(r)]n.感受器；受体Researcherscallthesesensorydevicesolfactoryreceptors.(it's)little/no/small/wonder(that)英文释义：usedforshowingthatyouarenotsurprisedbyaparticularsituationoreventIt’slittlewonderthechildrenarebored.stayput待在原地；留在原处Stayput.I’llbebackinaminute.isolation[iaisdlleij(3)n]n.隔离；隔离状态geographicalisolation地理上的隔离evolution[।i:vailu:J(o)n]n.进化theevolutionofthehumanspecies人类的进化troglod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