VOA慢速英语 古足印让专家时光倒流

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　　Correction: This story should have said that Homo erectus may have left Africa as early as one million eight hundred thousand years ago, not one million eight hundred years ago.

　　一、词汇讲解

　　1. ape n.猿;模仿者

　　例句：Chimpanzees and gorillas are both apes.

　　黑猩猩和大猩猩都是类人猿。

　　2. hoofed adj.有蹄的,蹄形状的,装蹄的 (hoof蹄+-ed构成）

　　例句：Large South African antelope is considered the swiftest hoofed mammal.

　　大型南非羚羊被认为是最敏捷的有蹄动物.

　　3. psychosomatic adj.受心理影响的,精神身体相关的

　　4. diabetes n. 糖尿病

　　5. fungus n. 真菌，霉菌

　　例句：The roses are suffering from fungus.

　　玫瑰花得了真菌病。

　　Mushrooms are a type of fungus.

　　蘑菇是一种真菌。

　　6. myotis 鼠耳蝠