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Showing posts with label Zoology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoology. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Tortoise vs. turtle/陸龜vs.海龜

Tortoise/ˈtɔː.təs/ vs. turtle/陸龜vs.海龜,又是兩個我常搞不清楚的動物,tortoise和turtle原來是用居住地分別的啊~

Aligator vs. crocodile/短吻鱷vs.鱷魚

Aligator vs. crocodile/短吻鱷vs.鱷魚,對動物不是很熟,也有點怕爬蟲類動物,但很長聽到aligator和cocodile,不過我們常聽到的鱷魚應該是crocodile(尖嘴、褐綠色),aligator/短吻鱷,通常是黑灰色和U形嘴。

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Viviparous vs. oviparous/胎生的vs.卵生的

Viviparous vs. oviparous/胎生的vs.卵生的:

Dogs are viviparous while birds are oviparous.

Monday, 10 February 2014

Weave(v.)/編織/編造/結(網)/穿梭

Weave(v.)/編織/編造/結(網)/穿梭:

The village elders are good at weaving rugs.

The lies woven by her boyfriend prevents her to make a right decision.

Spiders weave webs in trees.

The police officers weave through traffic to catch the thief.

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Carnivore vs. herbivore/肉食性vs.草食性動物(n.)

Carnivore/肉食性動物vs. herbivore/草食性動物,Lions are carnivores while sheep are herbivores.

Tyrannosaurus rex/暴龍

Tyrannosaurus rex/暴龍,Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of the biggest carnivorous dinosaurs.

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Rhinoceros...犀牛

Rhinoceros/犀牛,不知到這個字有點弱,但我真的常翻不出來(汗ing)。

Friday, 20 September 2013

Chameleon....變色龍的英文

我不太喜歡爬蟲類的動物,直到現在才學了變色龍的英文chameleon.