Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable;
再早一些，我们是幼儿和小孩子，身体较脆弱；
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 37 The process of ageing
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 所以，因此;因此，因而;终于，这样;合乎逻辑的推论是;
💡 con全部+sequ跟随+ent...的+ly...地→因此，因而，所以
"She was a bright and eager student and, consequently, did well in school."
她是个聪明好学的学生, 因此学习成绩很好.
近义：hence, hencewith, hereupon, appropriately, avaunt, properly
vulnerable
['vʌlnərəbl]
adj. （地方）易受攻击的;易受伤的;易受批评的;[桥牌]已成局的;
💡 vulner- 表”受伤”
"He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable."
她看上去很脆弱,他就主动去保护她.
近义：helpless, assailable, attackable, undefended, unguarded, defenceless
反义：indestructible, unassailable, undestroyable, imperviable, impervious, insensible
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物，崽;
💡 秧”（谐音）苗当然是 年轻的。有（U）勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义：offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
earlier
['ɝlɪr]
adj. 早期的，初期的;
adv. 早期（地），初期（地）;
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。
近义：onetime, back, precedent, preceding, prevenient, previous
n. 孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
近义：kids, bambini, bambinos, offspring, progeny, scions
反义：parentage