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（单词翻译）

Each generation has the chance of changing a little bit from the previous one. A George W. Bush joke won’t get passed on very much these days; but if it changes into an Obama joke, it may. It’s the survival of the funniest. Now, ask yourself this question. Where did chickens come from? Was there a day somewhere in the past when no chickens existed, and then the next day there were chickens? No. Chickens, like all animals, came into being by a process of gradual change. They emerged from a previous species–let’s call it the proto-chicken–that changed a little bit with each generation. Like better jokes being passed on, birds with more useful traits tended to survive and reproduce. Eventually a new species altogether emerged. Just in time to cross the road.


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0 altogether vLEyd     
adv.完全，全部地；总共；总起来说，总而言之
参考例句：
  • He has been here four or five times altogether.他总共来过四五次。
  • How many of you boys are there altogether in your family?你们家里兄弟共几个？
0 animals animals     
n.动物( animal的名词复数 )；兽；兽性；粗野残暴的人
参考例句：
  • The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive. 若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
  • All horses are animals, but not all animals are horses. 所有的马都是动物，但并不是所有的动物都是马。
0 being 1yfzKt     
n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是
参考例句：
  • Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
  • What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？
0 better yoLyT     
adj.更好的(good和well的比较级)；更熟练的；好的；健康的； adv.更好地；更妥；更恰当
参考例句：
  • I know you better than him.我了解你胜过了解他。
  • She is better at singing.她更擅长于歌唱。
0 bit VRGyo     
n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制
参考例句：
  • I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
  • When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？
0 bush MSWyJ     
n.灌木，灌木丛，矮树
参考例句：
  • This bush has grown up a lot in the last few months.这矮树丛几个月来已向上长高了很多。
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林。
0 call QTsyt     
v.喊；叫；打电话
参考例句：
  • You can call me Harry.你可以叫我哈里。
  • I'll call her back.我给她回电话。
0 came xTYyl     
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
  • I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
0 chance fXEzh     
n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险
参考例句：
  • We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
  • This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。
0 change 6U0yB     
n.变化；零钱；vt.改变；更换；vi.变化；更换
参考例句：
  • You should change an idea.你应该换个思路。
  • Shall we change seats?咱们要不要交换座位？
0 changed changed     
[医]变化的，改变的
参考例句：
  • Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
  • Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school. 里克一点儿没变，他和上学时一模一样。
0 changes 5a9d18bb87ff12835dc844883c5c3ebe     
n.（会令人感兴趣或可喜的）变化( change的名词复数 )；换车；辅币；变迁
参考例句：
  • How will these changes affect us? 这些变化对我们会有什么影响？
  • It's difficult to assess the effects of these changes. 这些变化带来的效果难以评估。
0 changing ywYzgs     
n.替换；变换；转换；变化
参考例句：
  • Fashion is constantly changing. 时尚总是日新月异。
  • Changing a fuse is one of those fiddly jobs I hate. 换保险丝是我不愿干的麻烦事之一。
0 chickens 3a6ad3cffd52913dfafce6761c0424a7     
n.鸡( chicken的名词复数 )；鸡肉
参考例句：
  • They keep chickens in the back yard. 他们在后院养鸡。
  • food pellets for chickens 团粒鸡食
0 cross czSxV     
n.十字架，十字架形物件，交叉路；adj.生气的，交叉的，相反的；v.交叉，横过，越过
参考例句：
  • I can't cross the river.我过不了这条河。
  • Watch out for cars when you cross the road.过马路时当心车辆。
0 did SvwxP     
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
  • How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
  • Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
0 each yrNxG     
adj.每个，每，每一；adv.每个；int.每个，个人，个自
参考例句：
  • Each boy has a textbook.每个男孩都有课本。
  • Each child brought a little present to the mother.每个孩子给母亲带来一件小礼物。
0 emerged emerged     
vi. 浮现, (由某种状态)脱出, (事实)显现出来
参考例句：
  • They emerged from the church into the bright daylight. 他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
  • The swimmer emerged from the lake. 游泳者从湖水中浮出来。
0 eventually rnBx7     
adv.终于，最后
参考例句：
  • Eventually he won the match.他终于赢得了这场比赛。
  • Their marriage eventually broke up.他们的婚姻终告破裂。
0 existed 16fb29bf2e922607473ee199c16edc7a     
v.存在( exist的过去式和过去分词 )；生存；（尤指在特殊的条件下或在特定的场所）发现；持续存在
参考例句：
  • In the old days his family existed by begging. 从前，他们一家靠乞讨度日。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They completely ignore these facts as if they never existed. 他们完全忽略了这些事实，就仿佛它们不存在似的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 funniest 4290d44e430464e14d88a51c962d94ad     
adj.滑稽的( funny的最高级 )；可疑的；疯疯癫癫的；稀奇的
参考例句：
  • That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. 那是我听过的最滑稽可笑的事。
  • It was the funniest thing I ever heard. 这是我所听到过最有趣的事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 generation Dgqxt     
n.产生，发生，一代，一代人
参考例句：
  • This book was handed down from generation to generation.这本书世代相传。
  • People of my generation all think the same way about this.关于这件事，我们这代人都有同感。
0 gradual 1fjx9     
adj.逐渐的，渐增的，徐徐的；n.赞美诗
参考例句：
  • The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.医生注意到病人在逐渐恢复健康。
  • To learn a language we must follow the principle of gradual improvement.学习语言必须遵循循序渐进的原则。
0 joke u39x3     
n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄
参考例句：
  • Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
  • They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。
0 jokes 58110c37b29af91a4fd7a48bb9db1f58     
n.笑话，玩笑( joke的名词复数 )；可笑的人、事物、情形v.开玩笑( joke的第三人称单数 )；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩
参考例句：
  • They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
  • an inexhaustible supply of good jokes 讲不完的精彩笑话
0 just M3rxN     
adv.仅仅，只是；刚刚
参考例句：
  • He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
  • We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。
0 passed 2m7zQM     
adj.已经通过的；已经过去的；考试及格的；（指红利）未及时发放的v.走过( pass的过去式和过去分词 )；通过；批准；度过
参考例句：
  • Administration costs are passed on to the customer. 行政费用转嫁给了消费者。
  • Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. 杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。
0 past 1Loxa     
n.过去，昔时，往事，早年经历，过去时；adj.过去的，结束的，卸任的，过去时的；prep.越过，晚于，超越，超出...的可能性（能力、范围等）；pass的过去分词
参考例句：
  • We walked past the hospital.我们从医院旁边经过。
  • The past is past.Let us look ahead.过去的事已成过去。让我们向前看吧。
0 previous XQlxd     
adj.早先的，前面的，过急的；adv.早先，前面；
参考例句：
  • The teacher examined the students on the previous lesson.这位老师检查了学生们课前学习的情况。
  • The year's harvest is better than any previous year's.今年的收成比以往哪年都好。
0 process mQZxL     
n.程序，进行，过程；vt.加工，处理，对…处置，对…起诉；adj.经加工的，三色版的
参考例句：
  • The bridge is in the process of being built.大桥正在建设中。
  • We will process your order at once.我们立刻处理您的订单。
0 question ISBxJ     
n.问题，疑问，疑问句；v.询问，审问，怀疑
参考例句：
  • That is the first question.这是第一个问题。
  • Who is to question him?该由谁来质问他？
0 reproduce yVkxZ     
v.生育，繁殖，复制，重做
参考例句：
  • The machine can reproduce a key in two minutes.这机器能在两分钟内复制一把钥匙。
  • The picture will reproduce well.这照片会印得很清楚。
0 road SXIxc     
n.道路，公路
参考例句：
  • They walked slowly along the road.他们沿公路慢慢走。
  • There's a hotel across the road.路的另一边有一家旅馆。
0 somewhere jwnw0     
adv.在某处；n.(在)某处
参考例句：
  • He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
  • Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。
0 species FTizN     
n.物种，种群
参考例句：
  • Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
  • This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。
0 survival lrJw9     
n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者
参考例句：
  • The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
  • The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。
0 survive KrSw9     
vt.幸免于；从…中生还；vi.幸存
参考例句：
  • I didn't know whether I could survive.我不知道我能否幸存下来。
  • I cannot survive without you.没有你我不能幸存。
0 tended f246009a5d71bc1167a577e915d49af9     
v.照料( tend的过去式和过去分词 )；照顾；招待；侍候
参考例句：
  • carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees 树木环绕、精心修整的草坪
  • She tended her husband carefully during his illness. 她丈夫生病期间，她无微不至地照顾他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 traits b4a7cb107b59ab9d38b92d8f65efc29a     
n.人的个性，显著的特点，特征( trait的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • We do not know which behavioural traits are inherited and which acquired. 我们不知道哪些行为特征是遗传的，哪些是后天养成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His generosity is one of his good traits. 慷慨大方是他的好品质之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 useful QjHwV     
adj.有用的；有益的
参考例句：
  • The horse is a useful animal.马是有用的动物。
  • He's a useful member of the team.他是该队的一名强手。
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 yourself wf2wS     
pron.你自己
参考例句：
  • I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
  • Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

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