ZT TPO5 Listening section1-2

灿若夏花

alligator
   n./?æl?ɡe?t?(r)/ 短吻鳄   baby alligator 小短吻鳄
sewer         n./?su??(r)/An underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter污水管；下水道；阴沟
on vacation   n.休假 go on vacation
strike fear, etc. into somebody/somebody's heart 使某人感到恐惧等 <The alligators strike fear into the sewer workers.>
meme          n.An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation
analogy       n./??næl?d?i/the process of comparing one thing with another thing that has similar features in order to explain it类推；比拟 <by analogy>
transmission  n.the act or process of passing something from one person, place or thing to another
replicator    n.A thing that replicates or copies something
property      n.a quality or characteristic that something has性质；特性
longevity     n./lɑn'd??v?t?/long life; the fact of lasting a long time长寿；长命；持久
fecundity     n.[f??k?nditi]多产
fidelity      n./f??del?ti/ 1.the quality of being accurate准确性；精确性 2.the quality of being loyal and not betraying somebody/something忠诚；忠实；忠贞 ~ (to sth)
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lay eggs     产卵
bring sth. in line with sth. else 使某事与某事一致 <To bring China's economy more in line with international 使中国经济与国际接轨>
persist       vi.to continue to exist维持；保持；持续存在