because this is easier to shape than other kinds.
因为燧石较之其他石头更容易成形。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 1 Finding fossil man

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

because [bɪ'kɔz] 词频1 词根: be
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
shape [ʃep] 词频1 词根: sh-
n. 形状;模型;状态;身材; vt. 塑造;使符合;体现; vi. 使成形;形成;
💡 形破(谐音): 形状破 上海(sh)阿婆(ap)的眼睛(e) 形状很好 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：上海（sh）有个一个外形类似于猿（ape）人的小男孩
"Red blood cells are roughly the shape of a disk."
红细胞大致呈圆盘状。
近义：materialize, model, mold, mould, outline, pattern 反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
easier [['i:ziə]]
a. 更简单；较早的；容易些（easy的比较级形式）
kinds
n. 种类（kind的复数形式）

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes,
人们发现，某些蝙蝠能发出尖叫声，
Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor----
银行与储户的关系主要是债务人和债权人的关系。
if, in a word, beauty means something, yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
一句话，如果美有某种意义的话，我闪，千万不要去阐明它的意义。
it can become a 'flying fruit-bowl', carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports;
它能成为飞行水果盘子，把香蕉从种植园运到港口。
but our spiritual outlook would be different.
但人们的精神面貌将是另一个样子。
It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home
然后给它以充足的食物和水，一定不要惊扰它，以便让它能适应新居的气氛，