It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民；礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;（做）某事有/没有很多优点（或好处）：某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底;
v. 说，讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
prep. 超过;越过;那一边;在…较远的一边;
adv. 在远处;在更远处;
n. 远处;
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义：farther, further, off, out, outside, past
vt.& vi. 进入;开始;参加;登记;
💡 进入（enter）入口(entry)
"You may not enter the security area without authorization."
未经批准不得进入警戒地区。
近义：incursion, join, penetrate, access, input, key
反义：leave, depart, exit
n. 食物，食品;粮食;养料;资料;
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义：meal, mess, nourishment, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition
n. 链子，链条;连锁，连续;拘束;连锁店或旅馆系列的事物;
vt. 用铁链锁住;监禁，束缚;
💡 表链拆(chai)哪(n)儿了？
"a short length of chain"
一截短链条
近义：join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反义：manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate