The find of the century - Children aged 13 and 11 discover cave paintings.
“本世纪的重大发现--13岁和11岁的孩子发现了岩画”。
高三英语课文 Unit 23 The find of the century

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discover [dɪ'skʌvɚ] 词频1 词根: dis
vt. 发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
💡 dis相反+cover盖→把盖揭开→发现
"We have to discover his plans and act accordingly."
我们得找出他的计划,照着办。
近义:locate, descry, detect, encounter, find, inquire
cave [kev] 词频2 词根: cav
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖; vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌;暗中破坏; vi. 屈服;
💡 cav洞+e → 山洞,洞穴,窑洞
"a dark dank cave"
阴暗潮湿的洞穴
近义:dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
century ['sɛntʃəri] 词频1 词根: cent
n. 百年,一世纪;百个;(板球)一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为,蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
find [faɪnd] 词频1
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉; n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot 反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
aged [[eidʒd]] 词频3
a. 老的, 陈的, 有...岁的\\n[化] 老化的; 老化了的; 陈化的; 陈化了的
近义:old, stale, antique, obsolete, oldish, decrepit 反义:new, recent, fresh, juvenile, unmarried, youthful

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