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= no body Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples(民族) now living in the Pacific Islands came from. 1Polynesian peoples:people+s 復(fù)數(shù)表示民族。 But the first people who were like ourselves lived so long ago that even their sagas, if they had any, are forgotten. 1重要句型:if they had any 插入語 表示強(qiáng)調(diào)‘即便是有’ His relatives, if he had (any), never went to visit him when he was hospitalized. So archaeologists have neither history nor legends to help them to find out where the first 39。39。modern men39。39。 came from. 1neither:讀音,英音[ ai ],美音[ i: ] 還有either 這個(gè)詞 1find 與 find out 的區(qū)別:find out 指千方百計(jì)、費(fèi)盡周折后找到=explore 1modern men = who were like ourselves Fortunately, however, ancient men made tools of stone... 1知識點(diǎn):表示轉(zhuǎn)折的連接詞-h(huán)owever、but、yet 規(guī)律:but、yet 不要加任何標(biāo)點(diǎn),only at the beginning of sentence howerver : 放在anywhere you want,加逗號 therefore 和 so 的用法同上,therefore可以放任何地方;so只在句首 1tool小工具 instrument實(shí)驗(yàn)器械 equipment設(shè)備 1may have 表推測 They may also have used wood and skins ... 1peel果皮 leather皮革 hide獸皮 cowhide牛皮 Stone does not decay, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace. without (any) trace I run after the thief, but he turned the corner and disappeared without trace. Lesson2: SparethatspiderNew words and expressions 生詞短語flocks and herds 牛群和羊群 /flCk/ the birds of the same feather flock ,人以群分 you are the same herd多指牛群cowherdcowboythrong and crowd swarmowe /[U/ I owe you. I owe you a big favor. 欠issue obligeindebt appreciate常用口語詞 正式:gratefulthankfulbeast /bi: st/ n 獸形容人野蠻無比,不能用animal 形容 creature可以指小孩,女人,不用于男性.fraction / 'frAkF[n/ 分?jǐn)?shù),小數(shù) a fraction of rice will suffice on one's behalf 代表...利益I beat you on your on behalf of somebody /something on behalf of chinese government on behalf of =representauthority /C:'WCriti/ authoritative權(quán)威性的 authoritarian獨(dú)裁的-tarian帶有這種詞綴的詞都是壞詞 dictator獨(dú)裁者dictatorial獨(dú)裁的authorities 1.權(quán)威(可單數(shù)可復(fù)數(shù)) 2.當(dāng)局(復(fù)數(shù))census /se