研究生英语阅读教程(基础级2版)课文及翻译
14. indigenous: adj. native; originating in an area本土的，土生土长
15. endanger: v. to cause to be in a dangerous situation危害
endangered: adj. in danger of being damaged or destroyed濒于灭绝的
16. apparatus: n. structure or method of operation组织，机构
17. descent: n. hereditary derivation血统，遗传, ascend<->descend (v)
18. apartheid: adj. racial separateness种族隔离; discriminate; take the machine apart
19. regime: n. system of government or rule政权
20. vernacular: adj. native; commonly spoken by the members of a country or region本国语的，方言的
21. invoke: v. to make a particular idea, image, or feeling appear in people's minds引起, 造成;
22. point up to: emphasize强调, stress; point out
23. take in: to include包括
24. for good or (for) ill: whether the effect of a situation is good or harmful无论好坏
25. by and large: on the whole, generally总的来说，大体上; (be) at large.
26. die out: to become extinct死光，绝种
27. lay (put) sth at the door of...: to blame (sb. or sth.) for sth 归咎于…
28. leave aside: put aside, to make no discussion of a subject不谈论，把话题搁置一边, put away; ask for leave; put away
29. crystal clear: absolutely clear非常清楚的，显而易见的, obvious, apparent
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1. Cumbric: an ancient, long-extinct Celtic language of Northern England; Briton
2. Cornish: the Celtic language of Cornwall (a region of extreme southwest England), extinct since 1800, Anglosaxon
3. Norn: an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland
4. Manx: the Gaelic language formerly spoken on the Isle of Man in England
5.Celtic languages: a subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising the Britonic (including Welsh, Breton, Cumbrian, and Cornish) and the Goidelic (including Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, and Manx) branches.
6. Anglophone: English-speaking
7. Sanskrit: (from samskrta "adorned, cultivated, perfected") the classical sacred and literary language of the Hindus of India
8. Nullarbor Plains: a region of south-central Australia south of the Great Victoria Desert and north of the Great Australian Bight. It is the site of a major rocket research center.
9. terra nullius: Terra nullius is a Latin expression meaning "empty land" or "no man's land" . The term refers to a 17th-century legal concept that permitted European colonial powers to assume control of land that was unclaimed. England relied on this principle to claim possession of the Australian continent.
10. pidgin English: English that is mixed with the words or grammar of another language
11. Coptic: an Afro-Asiatic language descended from ancient Egyptian, extinct as an everyday form of speech but surviving in the literature of the Coptic Church, sino-
12. Berber: a group of closely related languages spoken in North Africa
13. Zulu: a language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa