[补]Lan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练D

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[Day 1764 2019-07-26]

Lesson 26-1 The past life of the earth

It is animals and plants which lived in or near water whose remains are most likely

to be preserved, for one of the necessary conditions of preservation is quick burial, and

it is only in the seas and rivers, and sometimes lakes, where mud and silt have been

continuously deposited, that bodies and the like can be rapidly covered over and

preserved.

But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the

creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely,

before scavengers eat them. After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something

else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a

fate is avoided.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

remains    n. 剩余物; 残留物; 剩饭菜; 古代遗物; 古迹; 遗迹; 遗址; 遗体; 遗骸;

v. 仍然是; 保持不变; 剩余; 遗留; 继续存在; 仍需去做(或说、处理);

preservation    n. 保护; 维护; 保存; 保留; 维持; 保持; 保存的状况; 保养的程度;

burial  n. 埋葬; 葬礼;

silt    n. (沉积在河口或港口的) 泥沙，淤泥，粉沙;    v. 淤塞，充塞; 为淤泥堵塞;

scavengers      n. 食腐肉的兽(或鸟); 捡破烂的人; 拾荒者;

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