DEAD BIRD SOCIETY ; the Dodo, the Great Auk and the Tragicomic Mauritius Red Hen (Wiped out Because of Its Fondness for the Colour Red) May Not Have Been Evolution's Finest Work; but, as Members of the Fast-Growing Club of Extinct Species, They've a Lot to Teach Us about Our Own ...
dodo [ˈdəʊdəʊ]N(dodosordodoes (pl)) 1.(Zool) →dodóm see alsodeadA1 2.(US) (=fool) →bobo/am/f Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997...
This is the reason for the phrase "as dead as a dodo". Because they died out completely, the dodoes became very well-known. (1) The writer tells us that the dodo ___. A. existed between 1507 and 1681 B. has existed since 1507 C. doesn’t exist now D....
根据第一段In English,"as dead as a dodo" means somebody or something is no longer alive.(在英语中,"死得像渡渡鸟"的意思是某人或某事已经不在人世了。)可知,作者通过谚语开始这篇文章的。故选A。(2)细节理解题。根据第二段The bird used to live on the island of Mauritius in ...
She mourned (for) her dead son.llorar, añorar, estar de lutoˈmourner noun The mourners stood round the graveside.dolienteˈmournful adjective feeling or showing sorrow. a mournful expression.afligido, enlutadoˈmournfully adverb afligidamente, tristementeˈmourning noun 1. grief shown...
Wemayweepforthedodo,butcouldandshouldwebringthislovelybirdbackfromthedead?De-extinctionisthescienceofrestoringlostspeciesandithasbeeninthenewsfordecades.Thestoryinmoderntimesbeganin1990whenMichaelCrichtonpublishedhissciencefictionnovelJurassicPark,inwhichheimaginedaworldwherescientistswereabletobringdinosaursbacktolife...
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Is Nuclear Deterrence as Dead as the Dodo Bird?Payne, Rodger A
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