The mammoth has now been restored in the Palaeontological Museum in Leningrad. Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea,which is now just a suburb of Los
这头长毛象已被修复，现存于圣彼得堡古生物学博物馆。有的动物掉进天然沥清坑里被保存下来，如在兰桥。拉。布里 -- 现在是洛杉矶的郊区发现的大象、剑齿虎和许多其他动物。
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
adj. 很多的，许多的;数量庞大的数量庞大的;数不清的;
💡 numer数目+ous形容词后缀 → 数目众多的
"He has been late on numerous occasions."
他已经迟到过无数次了。
近义：manifold, multitudinous, abundant, plentiful, populated, populous
反义：inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre
found
[faʊnd]
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词根: found
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 郊区，城郊;边缘;附近，周围;
💡 sub在下面，次一等+urb城市→郊区，郊外
"a suburb of London"
伦敦郊区
近义：outskirts, precincts, suburbia, suburbs, surroundings, vicinity
n. 博物馆;
💡 muse文艺音乐+um名词后缀，表场所 →博物馆
"Photography is strictly forbidden in the museum."
博物馆内严禁摄影。
n. [动]猛玛（象）;庞然大物;
adj. 庞大的，巨大的;
"a financial crisis of mammoth proportions"
极其严重的金融危机
近义：pachyderm, jumbo, huge, hulking, immense, massive
反义：little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey