托福TPO阅读重点词汇语境记忆：Which Hand Did They Use?

　　Rib 肋骨

　　原文：The skeleton of a 40- or 50-year-old Nabatean warrior, buried 2,000 years ago in the Negev Desert, Israel, had multiple healed fractures to the skull, the left arm, and the ribs.在内盖夫的戈壁中被埋了2000多年的一个40-50岁之间的Nabatean勇士的骨架，在他的头部，左臂和肋骨上有多处已愈合的伤痕。

　　强化记忆：

　　He broke a rib when he fell off his horse. 他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。

　　My face was covered with bruises and I had a broken rib. 我的脸上全是瘀伤，肋骨还断了一根。

　　Tip末端;顶端

　　原文：Most engravings, for example, are best lit from the left, as befits the work of right-handed artists, who generally prefer to have the light source on the left so that the shadow of their hand does not fall on the tip of the engraving tool or brush.例如大多数的雕版都是左起的光照最好，因为是配合惯用右手的工匠的工作，他们经常喜欢让光线从左边照过来以便他们手的影子不会投射在雕板工具或是刷子的末端。

　　强化记忆：

　　The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers. 袖子遮住了他的手，一直盖到指尖。

　　the westernmost tip of the island 岛的最西端

　　Neolithic新时期时期的

　　原文：Long-handed Neolithic spoons of yew wood preserved in Alpine villages dating to 3000 B.C. 长条型新石器时代的紫杉木质勺子从史前3000年一直完好的保存到现在。

　　强化记忆：

　　Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times. 新时期时代人类开始驯养牛。

　　They were entering upon a new phase in human culture, the Neolithic phase. 他们正进入人类文化的一个新阶段，即新时期时代。

　　Yew 紫杉;紫杉木

　　原文：Long-handed Neolithic spoons of yew wood preserved in Alpine villages dating to 3000 B.C. 长条型新石器时代的紫杉木质勺子从史前3000年一直完好的保存到现在。

　　强化记忆：

　　The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle. 紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。

　　All parts of the yew tree are poisonous, including the berries. 紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

　　Alpine阿尔卑斯山的

　　原文：Long-handed Neolithic spoons of yew wood preserved in Alpine villages dating to 3000 B.C. 长条型新石器时代的紫杉木质勺子从史前3000年一直完好的保存到现在。

　　强化记忆：

　　There are just the Alpine foothills. 这些只是阿尔卑斯山的山麓小丘而已。

　　Alpine valleys resonant with the sound of church bells. 回荡着教堂钟声的阿尔卑斯山谷。

　　Rub 擦;擦破

　　原文：the signs of rubbing on their left side indicate that their users were right-handed. 在它左侧的磨痕证明了他们的主人惯用右手。

　　强化记忆：

　　Rub the wall down well before applying new paint. 在涂上新油漆之前，先将墙磨平。

　　She couldn’t rub off the blood stain on her blouse. 她没法将上衣的血渍擦掉。

　　Fiber纤维

　　原文：The late Ice Age rope found in the French cave of Lascaux consists of fibers spiraling to the right, and was therefore tressed by a right hander. 在法国的拉克斯岩洞艺术找到的晚石器时代的绳子是由向右旋转的纤维捆成的，当然也就证实了出自右撇子之手。

　　强化记忆：

　　Eating cereals and fruit will give you plenty of fiber in your diet. 吃谷类食物和水果能多摄取纤维质。

　　The muscle fiber of this animal is diseased. 这个动物的肌肉纤维产生了病变。

　　Tress 一缕头发

　　原文：The late Ice Age rope found in the French cave of Lascaux consists of fibers spiraling to the right, and was therefore tressed by a right hander. 在法国的拉克斯岩洞艺术找到的晚石器时代的绳子是由向右旋转的纤维捆成的，当然也就证实了出自右撇子之手。

　　强化记忆：

　　The mat tress needs to be aired. 这个床垫需要拿出去凉一凉。

　　She is combing her dark tresses. 她正在梳理她那黑发。

　　All her beautiful tresses have been sheared off. 她那长长的秀发都给剪掉了。

　　Cortex 皮;表层

　　原文：As the tool was made, the core was rotated clockwise, and the flakes, removed in sequence, had a little crescent of cortex (the core's outer surface) on the side. 由于工具的作用，胚子顺时针的旋转的同时，小碎片一点点的去掉，在一侧留下月牙状的表层(石头胚子的表面)。

　　强化记忆：

　　The visual cortex is activated by merely imagining a musical score. 视觉皮层可以被仅仅想象一张乐谱而激活。(score乐谱)

　　The group was studying a poorly-understood region of the visual cortex. 该小组正在研究视觉皮层的一个难以理解的区域。

　　Flake 剥落;薄片

　　原文：As the tool was made, the core was rotated clockwise, and the flakes, removed in sequence, had a little crescent of cortex (the core's outer surface) on the side. 由于工具的作用，胚子顺时针的旋转的同时，小碎片一点点的去掉，在一侧留下月牙状的表层(石头胚子的表面)。

　　强化记忆：

　　Flakes of rust are falling from the old iron pan.一片片的锈从旧铁锅上落下。

　　A flake of bone had lodged itself in his knee. 一块碎骨片留在他的膝盖里。

　　Rotate 旋转;使转动

　　原文：As the tool was made, the core was rotated clockwise, and the flakes, removed in sequence, had a little crescent of cortex (the core's outer surface) on the side. 由于工具的作用，胚子顺时针的旋转的同时，小碎片一点点的去掉，在一侧留下月牙状的表层(石头胚子的表面)。

　　强化记忆：

　　You can rotate the wheel with your hand. 你可以用手转动轮子。

　　It is best to allow the rotor to rotate freely. 最好让转子自由旋转。

　　Clockwise 顺时针方向的

　　原文：As the tool was made, the core was rotated clockwise, and the flakes, removed in sequence, had a little crescent of cortex (the core's outer surface) on the side. 由于工具的作用，胚子顺时针的旋转的同时，小碎片一点点的去掉，在一侧留下月牙状的表层(石头胚子的表面)。

　　强化记忆：

　　Please turn the key in a clockwise direction. 请顺时针转动钥匙。

　　Gently swing your right arm in a clockwise direction. 按顺时针方向轻轻摆动右臂。

　　Cerebral 大脑的;理智的

　　原文：The part of the brain responsible for fine control and movement is located in the left cerebral hemisphere. 大脑负责良好的控制行动的区域位于脑部的左半球。

　　强化记忆：

　　His style is far more cerebral than confrontational. 他的执教风格是理智的，而不是过激的。

　　We have stopped the cerebral bleeding, but he’s in a comatose state. 我们已止住脑部出血，但他仍陷于昏迷状态。

　　Hemisphere 半球

　　原文：The part of the brain responsible for fine control and movement is located in the left cerebral hemisphere. 大脑负责良好的控制行动的区域位于脑部的左半球。

　　强化记忆：

　　In most people, the left hemisphere is bigger than the right. 多数人的左脑比右脑大。

　　What is the largest city in the southern hemisphere? 南半球上哪个城市最大?

　　Asymmetrical 不对称的;不均匀的

　　原文：the findings above suggest that the human brain was already asymmetrical in its structure and function not long after 2 million years ago. 这也证明的人类大脑的机构和功能上的不对称性在两百万年前就已经定型了。

　　强化记忆：

　　Most people’s faces are asymmetrical. 多数人的脸并不对称。

　　Changes in interest rates impact on the economy is asymmetrical. 利率变动对经济的影响是不对称的。

　　Specimen 标本;样品

　　原文：the same was found for brains of specimens from Neanderthal, Gibraltar, and La Quina. 与之类似的也被发现在尼安德特人，直布罗陀人和拉昆尼亚人种的脑型中。

　　强化记忆：

　　He refused to provide a specimen. 他拒绝提供血样。

　　Each specimen is carefully dissected. 每个标本都被细心解剖。