Words and expressions
archaeology n. 考古學
archaeological adj. 考古學的；考古學上的
archaeologist n. 考古學家
curiosity n.[u] wanting to know about things 好奇(心)；古玩
My little brother is full of curiosity. 我的小弟弟充滿好奇心 。
decoration n. 裝飾；裝潢
interior decoration 室內裝潢
n. 裝飾品
Christmas decorations 聖誕節裝飾品
artefact n. = artifact 人工制品；贗品
unearth vt. 挖掘；挖出
unearth buried treasure 挖掘深埋的寶藏
vt. 發現；揭發
The lawyer unearthed some new evidence concerning the case.
律師發現了有關此案件的新證據。
spear n.[c] long stick with a metal point on the end, for hunting and killing矛；槍；梭鏢
The rebels held swords and spears in the hands. 起義者手裏拿著刀槍。
pot n. a kind of vessel or dish 罐；壺；鍋；盆；瓶
I put the potatoes in a pot and boiled them. 我把土豆放到鍋裏煮。
emperor n. the head of an empire 皇帝
Have you read the Emperor's New Clothes? 妳讀過《皇帝的新衣》嗎？
pin n. a small nail used to fasten paper or cloth大頭針
Please give me a safety pin. 請給我壹個安全別針。
v. 別住；針住
There was a note pinned to the door. 門上針了壹張便條。
clothing n. coverings for the body（總稱）衣服
People wear warm clothing in cold weather. 天冷時人們穿暖和的衣服。
copper n. a red metal; a coin made of copper銅；銅幣
This jar is made of copper. 這個壇子是銅制的。
earring n. pretty ring that you wear on your ear 耳環
One of my earrings has fallen off. 我的耳環有壹個掉下來了。
distinction n.[c] small difference; what makes one thing different from another
差別；區別
What is the distinction between butterflies and moths? 蝴蝶和蛾子有何區別？
centimeter [XsentimItR] n.公分;厘米
clay n. 粘土；泥土
arrow n. a slender, pointed rod that is shot with a bow矢；箭
He shot an arrow into the air. 他把壹支箭射向空中。
dozen n.[c] twelve 十二個；壹打
Paul gave Andrea a dozen red roses. 保羅給了安德麗雅十二朵紅玫瑰。
cushion n．石/氣/坐墊；墊層
weapon n.[c] something that you use for fighting武器
Guns and swords are weapons. 槍炮和刀劍是武器。
pottery n. (總稱) 陶器
spare adj. 多余的；空閑的；備用的
more than is necessary; free for other use; kept for future use
We always have a spare wheel in our car. 我們總是在汽車上帶壹個備用車輪。
tend vi. usually do something; be likely to do or be something傾向；趨向
We sometimes tend to think that the ocean bottom is made up of smooth plains.
我們往往誤以為海底也由平坦的平原構成。
tend to have an inclination to 趨向；有?的傾向
Modern camera design tends to simplicity. 現代照相機設計得越來越簡單。
approximately adv.大概/約；近乎
The area is approximately 100 square yards. 面積大概有壹百平方碼。
average adj. mean; middle平均的
The average age of the boys in this class is twelve. 這個班學生的平均年齡為十二歲。
adj. ordinary; usual普通的；平常的
The goods are of average quality. 這些貨物質量壹般。
lorry n. a motor truck (多用於英國)卡車 pl. lorries
link v. join one thing to another thing 連接；聯系
We must link theory with practice. 我們必須理論聯系實際。
n. something that holds things or people together 聯系；紐帶
Letters are a link with friends who live far away. 書信是同住在外地的朋友的壹種聯系。
monument n. building, statue, or stone to remind people of someone or something紀念館；紀念像；紀念碑
There is a tall monument in London at the place where the Great Fire of London started.
在原來倫敦大火燒起的地方，現在有壹座高大的紀念碑。
homeland n. one's native country 祖國；國家
He was forced to leave his homeland for political reasons.
由於政治原因，他被迫離開了祖國。
in terms of in relation to; with reference to 根據；按照；就?而言
facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships
按照其內在的關系來營造設施
status n. position relative to that of others; standing 地位；身份
Her status is that of a guest. 她是客人身份。
in the eyes of 在?看來；在?心目中
remote located far away; distant in space; hidden away遙遠的；偏僻的
a remote hamlet/village 偏遠的村落
distant adj. a long way from here, not near 遙遠的
The distant star is far distant from the earth. 這顆星距離地球很遠。
lend a hand 幫助
ivory n.[u] hard, white bone from the tusks of elephants, which we make into ornaments, etc 象牙
What a fine piece of ivory work! 多麽好的壹件象牙工藝品啊！
site n. place where something is, was or will be地點；場所；遺址
London is on the site of a Roman fort. 倫敦在壹個古羅馬堡壘的舊址上。
quantity n. the number of things; the amount of something數量；分量
Without quantity there can be no quality. 沒有數量就沒有質量。
n. the property of a thing which can be measured 量
We aim at quality rather than quantity. 我們的目的是重質不重量。
serve as be useful for something 作為；當作
This box will serve as a table. 這個箱子可當桌子用。
mask n.[c] cover that you put over the face to hide it 面具；面罩
The thief was wearing a mask. 賊是帶著面具的。
dig up find something by breaking the ground 挖出；掘起
The professor dug up a Roman villa near Bristol.
在布裏斯托爾附近，這位教授挖掘出壹座羅馬人的別墅。
accompany vt. go along with 陪伴；陪同
I accompanied them to the game. 我陪著他們去看球賽。
vast adj. very great in size, number, amount, or quantity 巨大的
The city is vast compared to our village. 和我們村相比，這個城市非常大。
very great in area or extent; immense 廣闊的
vast desert/field 廣闊的沙漠/田野
square adj. of or being a quantity multiplied by itself 平方的
Asia has an area of about 43 million square kilometres.亞洲的面積約有四千三百萬平方公裏。
adj. with four sides of the same length and four right angles 正方形的
This room is square--it is 4m?4m(four metres by four metres).
這房間是正方形的--四米長、四米寬。
investigation n. 調查；研究
It is under investigation. 那件事正在調查中。
triangle n. a figure having three sides and three angles三角形
a plane triangle 平面三角形
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