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1.Researcher Dr Jan Zalasiewicz said: "Given enough time, rats could probably grow to be…the world's largest rodent."
given引導條件句
given與provided意思一樣,表示“如果有……,則……”,
但兩者的區別是provided后面只能跟that引導從句,而不能跟名詞或名詞性短語。而given后既可跟從句,又可跟名詞性短語。
2.Dr Zalasiewicz said rats are one of the best examples of a species that we have spread around the world, and have successfully adapted to many of the new environments.
adapt to變得習慣于…，使適應于
Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
鐘努力去適應當地的風俗習慣。
3.After the dinosaurs died out, many small animals slowly grew bigger and bigger.
die out（指物種、家族、習慣、觀念等）絕跡，消失；絕種
How did the dinosaurs die out?
恐龍是如何滅絕的？
