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anthropologists-anthropologist
n.人類學家
The anthropologist Alexander Marshack has an interesting interpretation of some of the engravings made during the Upper Paleolithic.
人類學家亞歷山大·馬斯哈克對舊石器時代晚期的一些雕刻品有一個有趣的解釋。
agrarian
adj.耕地的
The Democrats wanted the rewards of the market without sacrificing the features of a simple agrarian republic.
民主黨人既想從市場經濟中獲得好處，又不想犧牲單一土地所有權的共和體制。
stage
n.舞臺；階段
stagecoaches-stagecoach
n.公共馬車
By holding in rather than venting "steam," we set the stage for future explosions.
通過穩定而不是釋放“蒸汽”，我們就有可能讓爆炸變成可能。
virtue
n.德行；美德
In the United States as well as in Great Britain, reformers extolled the virtues of handcrafted objects: simple, straightforward design;
在美國以及英國，改革者贊美手工藝品的價值：簡單簡約；
solid materials of good quality; and sound, enduring construction techniques.
質量上乘，材料堅硬；建造技藝持久。
themes-theme
n.主題
Whether abstract, stylized, or realistically treated, the consistent theme in virtually all Arts and Crafts design is nature.
無論是將它抽象化，程序化還是真實化，工藝美術的永恒主題幾乎都是自然。
symbol
n.符號, 象征
symbolic
adj.象征的
symbolism
n.象征主義
The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily .The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules.
第一代經歷這些變化的人沒有輕易的適應新的觀點。工廠時鐘成為了新工作規則的標志。
signal
n.信號v.向...發信號
For example, facial expressions could signal the approach of enemies (or friends) in the absence of language.
例如，面部表情可以以非語言的方式幫你判斷迎面而來的是敵還是友。
series
n.系列；連續
Most tunas and billfishes have a series of keels and finlets near the tail.
大多數金槍魚和長嘴魚的尾巴附近會長有一串脊骨和小鰭。
seek
v.尋求, 探索
sought
（過去式）
Architects seek to create buildings that are both visually appealing and well suited for human use.
建筑師希望建造出既美觀又適合人類使用的建筑。
saturated-saturate
v.浸透
In lowland country almost any spot on the ground may overlie what was once the bed of a river that has since become buried by soil;
在位于低地的國家中，幾乎地面上的任何位置都有可能覆蓋在被土壤掩埋的河床上；
if they are now below the water's upper surface (the water table), the gravels and sands of the former riverbed, and its sandbars, will be saturated with groundwater.
如果以前的那些河床和它們的沙堤現在位于地下水位之下，它們中所含的碎石和沙粒之間一定會充滿著地下水。
random
adj.任意的；隨機的
Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a few decades ago.
地球是“宇宙射擊場”中的一個靶子，容易隨機遭遇各種猛烈的撞擊事件，這在數十年前從未受到過懷疑。
puzzling-puzzle
n.難題；迷惑 v.使迷惑
Among squirrels, though, there is a particularly puzzling behavior pattern.
松鼠有一個非常令人困惑的行為模式。
pure
adj.純的；純凈的
Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous Huxley and people were aware of famine before Swift.
騎士精神在塞萬提斯之前就被懷疑了，人文學者在 Aldous Huxley 之前就已經反對純科學了，而且人們在斯威夫特以前就已經知道了饑荒的存在。
philosophy
n.哲學；人生觀
philosophers-philosopher
n.哲學家
Other, however, have adopted the philosophy that it is best to use the water while it is still economically profitable to do so and to concentrate on high-value crops such as cotton.
而另外一些人卻抱著趁水資源還能產生經濟效益就應抓緊利用的想法，繼續種植高價值的棉花等農作物。
proposed-propose
v.計劃, 建議
Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status.
起初，有70處有望獲得保護區地位。
Pennsylvania
n.賓夕法尼亞州
A few houses in New England were built of stone, but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent areas was stone widely used in dwellings.
在新英格蘭，石屋只有幾處可見，當在賓州和周邊區域隨處可見。
overcome
v.克服；勝過
Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems.
幸運的是，多數問題已通過科技發展而得到解決。
