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　　1.plinth n.底座

　　例句：Behind Nike, the bust of Zeus on a plinth.

　　后面是一尊放置在柱基上的宙斯半身像。

　　2.flightless adj.不能飞的

　　例句：The huge, flightless birds can get very protective of their territory.

　　这种巨大的，不会飞翔的鸟会非常保护自己的土地。

　　3.endangered adj.濒临灭绝的

　　例句：So a million years ago, we were essentially an endangered species.

　　所以一百万年前，我们实际上是一个濒危的物种。

　　4.conflicting adj.冲突的

　　例句：Why then is there so much confusion and conflicting views on whether or not an organization or project is Agile?

　　在组织和项目是否是敏捷这个问题上面，为什么还存在着这么多混乱和冲突的意见?

　　5.huntsman n.猎人

　　例句：At the foot of this tree a fire was burning, over which three hares were roasting a huntsman on a spit, and behind him, on another fire, hung a steaming pot, whence emerged the head of a dog.

　　树底下画了一堆燃烧着的火，三只野兔抬着一个穿在烤叉上的猎人在火上烘烤，树后面，另一堆火上挂一口热气腾腾的锅，锅里露出一个狗头。

　　内容解析

　　1.Denlish police say they believe the thieves visited the meseum a week before the theft in order to loosen the sculptures from its base and disabled the alarm.

　　in order to 为了

　　例句：In order to compass our object we must work hard.

　　为了达到我们的目标，我们必须努力工作。

　　例句：He polished off his work in order to see his girlfriend.

　　为了去见女朋友，他匆忙地做完手头的工作。

　　2.Newzeland has halted a bird cull after huntsman mistakenly kill several members of a critically endangered species of which under 300 are left in the world.

　　endangered species 濒临绝种的动植物

　　例句：So a million years ago, we were essentially an endangered species.

　　所以一百万年前，我们实际上是一个濒危的物种。

　　例句：State authorities have ordered cutbacks in deliveries of water from the delta because of the threat to endangered species of salmon and smelt.

　　由于鲑鱼和胡瓜鱼这些濒危物种受到威胁，国家当局已经要求消减从该三角洲往外输水的量。