【英音模仿秀】开创地球新纪元
英语课
模仿文本: In the geological past, big events like the onset 1 of Ice Ages or titanic 2 volcanic 3 eruptions 4 and mass extinctions of animals and plants caused the planet to tip into new geological periods. All these upheavals 5 left many traces in the rocks, forming at the Earth surfaces of those times. So are we leaving a similar trail of clues for posterity 6?
译文: 在过去的地质时期,冰河时期的降临抑或大型火山喷发,以及大量动植物的灭绝都是重大事件,它们令星球骤然进入新的地质时期。所有这些剧变都在当时地球表面的岩石构成上留下了许多印迹。那么我们是否也在为子孙后代留下类似的线索呢?
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译文: 在过去的地质时期,冰河时期的降临抑或大型火山喷发,以及大量动植物的灭绝都是重大事件,它们令星球骤然进入新的地质时期。所有这些剧变都在当时地球表面的岩石构成上留下了许多印迹。那么我们是否也在为子孙后代留下类似的线索呢?
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1 onset
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始
- The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
- Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。
2 titanic
adj.巨人的,庞大的,强大的
- We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力,以达到我们的目的。
- The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。
3 volcanic
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
- There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
- Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
4 eruptions
n.喷发,爆发( eruption的名词复数 )
- There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句