It is almost always due to some very special circumstances that traces of land animals survive,
几乎总是由于某些特殊的条件，陆地动物的遗体才被存下来，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 26 The past life of the earth
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的;
n. 专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
💡 speci种类+al...的→比其他种类好的→特别的
"A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications."
有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
近义：outstanding, unusual, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, particular
vi. 幸存，活下来;
vt. 比…活得长，经历…之后还存在;幸存;
vt.& vi. 幸免于难;挺过;艰难度过;
💡 sur=super超过+vive=viv生命→超越灾难，挽救生命 → 活下来，幸免于，还活着
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist
反义：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
n. 陆地;国家;地产;土地;
vt.& vi. （使）登岸;降临;使陷于（困境）;使不得不应付;
vt. 自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到（鱼）;
vi. 跳落，跌落，被抛落（地面）;
"the issue of Aboriginal land rights"
澳大利亚土著土地权问题
近义：disembark, sod, terra, ground, area, lot
反义：leave, start, board, embark, welkin, empyrean