democrats-democrat
n.民主主义者
democratic
adj.民主的
In contrast to the Democrats, the Whigs favored government aid for education.
与民主党相比，辉格党人更青睐政府教育资助。
style
n.风格，作风v.称呼；设计
stylized-stylize
v.使风格化
stylistic
adj.格式上的
The glass objects of this style were elegant in outline, although often deliberately distorted, with pale or iridescent surfaces.
从外形上讲，虽然故意扭曲，表面灰暗闪光，但总体而言温文尔雅。
significant
adj.重要的
significance
n.重要性；意义
significantly
adv.意味深长地；值得注目地
The design of an object is considered more significant than its function.
物品设计远超物品功能。
projects-project
n.计划 v.计划，投掷，突出
projection
n.发射，突出部分，计划
projector
n.放映机
The development of projection technology made it possible to project images on a large screen.
投影技术使大屏幕投影成为可能。
preserved-preserve
v.保存，保藏
preservation
n.保存，保护
Ichthyosaurs had a higher chance of being preserved than did terrestrial creatures because, as marine animals, they tended to live in environments less subject to erosion.
鱼龙比起陆地的动物有更大的几率被保存下来，因为它们作为海洋动物常生活在腐蚀性较小的环境中。
grain
n.小颗粒；谷物v.使成粒状
In agriculture, the transformation was marked by the emergence of the grain elevators, the cotton presses, the warehouses, and the commodity exchanges
在农业上，这一变化的标志是谷物升降机、皮棉打包机厂、货栈和商品交换的出现，
that seemed to so many of the nation's farmers the visible sign of a vast conspiracy against them.
对全国的众多农民来说它们是反对农民的大阴谋的明显标志。
whale
n.鲸
Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food.
直到白鲸再次分娩，小鲸能够自己觅食，白鲸妈妈哺育后代时间通常为20个月。
thus
adv.如此，因此
Inevitably, the practical functions that shelters arc designed to fulfill play a strong role in determining their appearance and thus, in part, their artistic character.
毋庸置疑吗，掩体的实际功能对外形起到了至关重要的作用，也部分决定了它的艺术形态。
shape
n.外形，形态 v.使成形；塑造
shapes
n.外形，形态 v.使成形；塑造
Florida gars are sometimes confused with a similarly shaped but unrelated needlefish, which are marine but commonly enter freshwater.
有时，人们会将佛州长嘴硬鳞鱼和形态近似，但却是颌针鱼混淆，虽然颌针鱼为海水鱼，但常常出现在淡水区。
relationship
n.关系，关联
relationships
n.关系，关联
Scientists have discovered that for the last 160,000 years, at least,
据科学家发现，至少在过去16万年前，
there has been a consistent relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and the average temperature of the planet.
空气中的二氧化碳与地球的平均气温已经产生了一致关系。
lack
n.欠缺；不足 v.缺乏，不足
lacked
n.欠缺；不足 v.缺乏，不足
lacks
n.欠缺；不足 v.缺乏，不足
The biggest initial surprise was the almost total lack of detail, especially from far away.
最大意外是完全缺少细节，且远远不足。
galaxies-galaxy
n.星系；银河
Astronomers have measured the abundance of helium throughout our galaxy and in other galaxies as well.
航天员测量了地球银河系，以及其它行星银河系的氦气。
draw
n.平局；吸引人的事物 v.取，画
This theory is suggested by evidence of chips in the painted figures, perhaps made by spears thrown at the drawings.
墙上所画的动物身上有一些伤口，很可能是原始人向它们扔矛时留下的，这个证据也证实了以上判断。
discovered-discover
v.发现；找到
The best-known specimens are the remarkable tracks discovered at Lactoli, Tanzania, by Mary Leaky.
最著名的发现要数玛丽·里奇在坦桑尼亚Lactoli发现的脚印。
decades-decade
n.十年
Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in the past two decades.
仅在过去二十年，生物多样性才作为重要保护性问题得到广泛认知。
labor
n.劳工；劳动
laborious
adj.费力的，吃力的
laborer
n.劳动者
The region around Hopewell had everything needed for iron production: a wealth of iron ore near the surface, limestone for removing impurities from the iron,
霍普韦尔的周边地区拥有制铁所需的一切：埋藏浅的丰富的铁矿石、去除铁中杂质的石灰石、
hardwood forests to supply the charcoal used for fuel, rushing water to power the bellows that pumped blasts of air into the furnace fires, and workers to supply the labor.
提供木炭燃料的硬木森林、推动风箱向炉火鼓风的湍急的河水，以及提供劳动力的工人。