brief [bri:f] a.简短的；简洁的
partly ['pɑ:tl?] ad.部分地；在一定程度上 physical ['f?z?kl] a.身体的;物质的；物理的 graduate ['gr?d???t] vi.毕业 personal ['p?:s?nl] a.私人的,个人的 relativity [?rel?'t?v?t?] n.相对性；相对论 earn one's living [?:n w?nz 'l?v??] 谋生 come to power [k?m tu: 'pa??] 掌权 rocket ['r?k?t] n.火箭
millennium [m?'len??m] n.千年 gunpowder ['g?npa?d?(r)] n.火药 explosion [?k'spl???n] n.爆炸；爆炸声 explode [?k'spl??d] vi.爆炸 escape [?'ske?p] vi.逃跑；逃避 arrow ['?r??] n.箭
straight [stre?t] a.直的;正直的ad.直接地 clear [kl??(r)] vi.(烟雾)消散
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cave [ke?v] n.洞；山洞 peak [pi:k] n.山顶;山峰 plain [ple?n] n.平原 plateau ['pl?t??] n.高原 shore [??:(r)] n.滨,岸
slope [sl??p] n.倾斜,斜坡vi.倾斜 valley ['v?l?] n.山谷,流域 wood [w?d] n.树林,森林;木头 flat [fl?t] n.平坦的
at the edge of [?t e? ed? ?v] 在...的边缘 surround [s?'ra?nd] vt.围绕；环绕 colleague ['k?li:g] n.同事
downstream [?da?n'stri:m] ad. 向下游；随波而下 goods [g?dz] n.货物,商品 trade [tre?d] vi.交易；做生意 temple ['templ] n.神殿,庙宇
dock [d?k] n.船坞,码头,船厂vi.驶入码头 hilly ['h?l?] a.多山的；丘陵起伏的 raft [rɑ:ft] n.木筏 narrow ['n?r??] vi.变狭窄 at least [?t li:st] 至少
detour ['di:t??(r)] n. 弯路，绕行之路? legend ['led??nd] n.传说故事,传奇 be heavy with [bi: 'hev? w?e] 有大量的... deck [dek] n.甲板 distant ['d?st?nt] a.遥远的 exploit [?k'spl??t] vt.开发
in the distance [?n e? 'd?st?ns] 远处的，远方的 cruise [kru:z] n.漫游；巡航 cabin ['k?b?n] n.船舱；机舱 forbid [f?'b?d] vt.禁止
lounge [la?nd?] n.(旅馆等的)休息室；休息厅 mountainous ['ma?nt?n?s] adj.多山的 immense [?'mens] a.极大的 fertile ['f?:ta?l] a.肥沃的,多产的 remote [r?'m??t] a.遥远的 steep [sti:p] a.险峻的,陡峭的 varied ['ve?ri:d, 'v?r-] a.多变化的 spot [sp?t] n.点;场所，地点 rip off [r?p ?f] 敲竹杠；敲诈
get a kick out of [get ? k?k a?t ?v] 从...中得到乐趣 view [vju:] n.景色;风景 pin [p?n] n.别针
naturally ['n?t?r?l?] ad.自然地；天然地 torch [t?:t?] n.火炬,火把；手电筒
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monster ['m?nst?(r)] n.怪物 attack [?'t?k] vt.袭击；攻击,进攻 footprint ['f?tpr?nt] n.脚印，足迹 hairy ['he?r?] adj. 毛的，多毛的? frightening ['fra?tn??] a.吓人的，可怕的 creature ['kri:t??(r)] n.生物,动物 grey [gre?] a.灰色的 claw [kl?:] n.爪 exist [?g'z?st] vi.存在 sharp [?ɑ:p] a.锋利的;尖的 nail [ne?l] n.指甲；爪
journal ['d??:nl] n.杂志；学报；期刊 sighting ['sa?t??] 目击；发现 seal [si:l] n.海豹
mysterious [m?'st??r??s] a.神秘的 claim [kle?m] vt.声称,主张,索取 surface ['s?:f?s] n.表面；水面 horn [h?:n] n.角 dive [da?v] vi.潜水 calm [kɑ:m] a.平静的
skeptical ['skept?kl] a.怀疑的；不相信的 unlikely [?n'la?kl?] a.不可能的 volcanic [v?l'k?n?k] a. 火山的 cover ['k?v?(r)] vt.占地（多大面积） adapt [?'d?pt] vt.使适应；使适合 disappear [?d?s?'p??(r)] vi.不见,消失 extinct [?k'st??kt] a.绝种的,消亡了的 evolve [?'v?lv] vi.进化；演变 die out [da? a?t] 灭绝；熄灭
throw light on [θr?? la?t ?n] 帮助弄清楚；阐明某事
come straight to the point [k?m stre?t tu: e? p??nt] 谈正题；开门见山 fierce [f??s] a.凶猛的；残暴的
destruction [d?'str?k?n] n.破坏,毁灭,消灭
generous ['d?en?r?s] a.有雅量的；大方的；心地高尚的 unpredictable [??npr?'d?kt?bl] a. 变化莫测的 emperor ['emp?r?(r)] n.皇帝 robe [r??b] n. 长袍，礼服?
reputation [?repj?'te??n] n.名誉,声望 border ['b?:d?(r)] n.边缘,国界 positive ['p?z?t?v] a.正面的 indicate ['?nd?ke?t] vt.象征；暗示 identity [a?'dent?t?] n.身份；特征 due to [dju: tu:] 由于；因...造成 myth [m?θ] n. 神话；神话故事 fortune ['f?:t?u:n] n.命运,运气,财富