时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(五)月


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A jumping cockcroach, a glowing mushroom and a leech 1 that has teeth. These are the three of scientists picks for the big top ten new species decribed in 2010. The list is dissembled by the international institute for species exploration at Arizona State.


Let's start with the roach. Not since the age of dinosaurs 2 has the world known a roach with a verticle leap. Its legs were modified for bouncing and its eyes stick out from the sides of its heads. So it look when it leaps. The luminescent shrooms with their green glowing stems, were dubbed 3 Mycena Luxaeterna or eternal light after Mozart's Requiem 4

Speaking of names, an orb-weaing spider, named after Darwin made the list. A native of Madagascar, This spider spins so stronger than Kevlar into a web that can stretch across lakes and rivers .


Many of the list members were found in unusual places. A batfish as flat as pancake was dredged up from the oil-slick waters in the Gulf 5 Mexico. A new species of antelope 6 was found on sale at a west African bush meat market.


And, if that's not disturbing enough for you? The toothy leech was actually discovered up some dude's nose. Talk about picking a winner. 



1 leech
n.水蛭,吸血鬼,榨取他人利益的人;vt.以水蛭吸血;vi.依附于别人
  • A leech is a small blood-sucking worm and usually lives in water.水蛭是一种小型吸血虫,通常生活在水中。
  • One-side love like a greedy leech absorbed my time and my mirth.单相思如同一只贪婪的水蛭,吸走了我的时间和欢笑。
2 dinosaurs
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 );守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西
  • The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 dubbed
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 requiem
n.安魂曲,安灵曲
  • I will sing a requiem for the land walkers.我会给陆地上走的人唱首安魂曲。
  • The Requiem is on the list for today's concert.《安魂曲》是这次音乐会的演出曲目之一。
5 gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
6 antelope
n.羚羊;羚羊皮
  • Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
  • The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。
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acireale
acoustic mill
acyrologically
aeolian ripple mark
aerated sand column
all right on the night
aquatic ambulance car
ascochyta toberae hara
asteropsis carinifera
boroglycerin supository
brachiophore plate
brass bushing
brush riding
bundesbanks
Chinese Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
cinnamates
colchamine
conscriptions
costoclavicular line
cynosuruss
delayed neutron
destructive test
dichromated gelatin film
distribution step
double seater airplane
Douigny
drill points
Dtmf, dual-tone multiple-frequency.
dual effect mutation (engels 1961)
dynamometamorphism
ectosymbiotic
far infrared transmission filter
fideles
fruit retention
gafiation
gill sheeter
glowfly
gluteus minimus
go about with
hannegan
hsinchu
hypoplasmic
infrared light sensor
inotropism
invariant field
irregular intermittent malarial fever
isochronous correspondence
isoparametric element
jharokhas
knock-down parts
kurushes
Lindera lungshengensis
Mackenzie King I.
main carburettor
manouchehr
maythorns
medium oriented yarn
metaphragmal
miscategorisations
moisture wicking property
money accounts
moondreams
multiplier unit
myenteric plexus
nagwon (toejo)
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rangemasters
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rupintrivir
sheth
sodastreams
sonnetizes
specific creepage distance
spectroradiometric measurement
speed selection circuit
squeeze bottle
substantial issue
Sudirman, Peg.
surinamensis
Tataouine, Gouvernorat de
telemetry simulator
thrust-augmented booster
thwop
Tien-pao
torpedo reconnaissance aircraft
trailing-edge tab
twin-direction clutch
tyloma conjunctivae
unappreciating
unperturbability
uveas
v-cams
yielding labyrinth packing
zero-cross comparator