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1.Butthesefactorsdonotaccountfortheinterestingquestionofhowtherecametobesuchaconcentrationofpregnantichthyosaursinaparticularplaceveryclosetotheirtimeforgivingbirth.

2.Intheseventeenthcenturytheorgan,theclavichord,andtheharpsichordbecamethechiefinstrumentsofthekeyboardgroup,asupremacytheymaintaineduntilthepianosupplantedthemattheendoftheeighteenthcentury.

3.Aseriesofmechanicalimprovementscontinuingwellintonineteenthcentury,includingtheintroductionofpedalstosustaintoneortosoftenit,theperfectionofametalframeandsteelwireofthefinestquality,finallyproducedaninstrumentcapableofmyriadtonaleffectsfromthemostdelicateharmoniestoanalmostorchestralfullnessofsound,fromaliquid,singingtonetoasharp,percussivebrilliance.

4.ThelargestlaternamedpueblobonitobytheSpanish,roseinfiveterracedstories,containedmorethan800rooms,andcouldhavehousedapopulationof1000ormore.

5.Foranumberofyearstheselectionofmusicforeachfilmprogramrestedentirelyinthehandsoftheconductororleaderoftheorchestra,andveryoftentheprincipalqualificationforholdingsuchpositionwasnotskillortastesomuchastheownershipoflargepersonallibraryofmusicalpieces.（not...somuchas...与其说....不如说...）

6.Thefactthathalfoftheknownspeciesarethoughttoinhabittheword’srainforestdoesnotseemsurprising,consideringthehugenumbersofinsectsthatcomprisethebulkofthespecies.

7.Toappreciatefullythediversityandabundanceoflifeinthesea,ithelpstothinksmall.（要充分认识海洋生命的多样性和丰富性，从小的角度思考有帮助）

8.Scienceisbuiltwithfactsjustasahousebuiltwithbricks,butacollectionoffactscannotbecalledscienceanymorethanapileofbricksacbecalledahouse.

9.Thevariationbetweenthehemispherecorrespondstowhichsideofthebodyisusedtoperformspecificactivities.

10.InaperiodcharacterizedbytheabandonmentofsomuchoftherealistictraditionbyauthorssuchasjohnBarth,DonaldBarthelme,andTomasPynchon,JoycecarolOateshasseemedattimesdeterminedlyold-fashionedinherinsistenceODtheessentiallymimeticqualityofherfiction.

11.Ifitwerenotforthisfaculty,theywoulddevourallthefoodavailableinshorttimeandwouldprobablystarvethemselvesoutofexistence.

12.Individualismisweaklydevelopedinfolkcultures,asaresocialclasses.

13.PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturywerehauntedbytheprospectthatunprecedentedchangeinthenation’seconomywouldbringsocialchaos.

14.Surroundingthecolumnarethreesepalsandthreepetals,sometimeseasilyrecognizableassuch,oftendistortedintogorgeous,weird,butalwaysfunctionalshapes.

15.WiththegrowingprosperitybroughtonbytheSecondWorldWarandtheeconomicboomthatfollowedit,youngpeoplemarriedandestablishedhouseholdsearlierandbegantoraiselargerfamiliesthanhadtheirpredecessorsduringtheDepression.

16.Therailroadcouldbeandwasadespoilerofnature:

furthermore,initsmanifestationofspeedandnoise,itmightbeadespoilerofhumannatureaswell.

17.Keenobserversandquicklearners,theyareastuteabouttheintentionsofothercreatures,includingresearchers,andadeptatavoidingthem.

18.Educationisalifelongprocess,aprocessthatstartslongbeforethestartofschoolandonethatshouldbeanintegralpartofone’sentirelife.

19.Life’stransitionfromtheseatothelandwasperhapsasmuchoftheevolutionarychallengesaswasthegenesisoflife.

20.Inagriculture,thetransformationwasmarkedbytheemergenceofthegrainelevators,thecottonpresses,thewarehouses,andthecommodityexchangesthatseemedtosomanyofthenation’sfarmersthevisiblesignofvastconspiracyagainstthem.

21.Andtherewerefactoriesinoccupationsuchasmetalworkwhereindividualcontractorspresidedoverwhatwereessentiallyhandicraftproprietorshipsthatcoexistedwithinasinglebuilding.

22.Butasthenumberofwageearnersinthemanufacturingrosefrom2.7millionin1880to4.5millionin1900to8.4millionin1920.thenumberofhugeplantsliketheBaldwinlocomotiveworksinPhiladelphiaburgeoned,asdidthesizeoftheaverageplant.

23.WhatwetodaycallAmericanfolkartwas,indeed,artof,by,andforordinary,everyday“folks”who,withincreasingprosperityandleisure,createdamarketforartofallkinds.Andespeciallyforportraits.

24.Thesculpturelegacythatthenewunitedstatesinheritedfromitscolonialpredecessorswasfarfromarichone,andinfact,in1776sculptureasanartformwasstillinthehandsofartisansandcraftspeople.

25.Ontherareoccasionwhenafinepieceofsculpturewasdesired.Americansturnedtoforeignsculptors,asinthe1770’swhenthecitiesofNewYorkandCharleston,southCarolina,commissionedtheEnglishmanJosephWiltontomakemarblestatuesofWilliamPitt.

26.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethebody,whichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenergy,desertmammalsallowtheirtemperaturestorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperaturesashighas46degreesCelsiushavebeenmeasuredingrant’sGazelles.

27.Rentcontrolisthesystemwherebythelocalgovernmenttellsbuildingsownershomuchtheycanchargetheirtenantsinrent.

28.Implicitinitisanaestheticprincipleaswell:

thatthemediumhascertainqualitiesofbeautyandexpressivenesswithwhichsculptorsmustbringtheirownaestheticsensibilitiesintoharmony.

29.Withtheturn-of-centurycraftsmovementandthediscoveryofnontraditionalsourcesofinspiration,suchaswoodenAfricanfiguresandmasks,therearoseanewurgeforhands-on,personalexecutionofartandaninteractionwiththemedium.

30.Thecommonkestrelroostsandhuntsalone,butthelesserkestrelroostsandhuntsinflocks,possiblysoonebirdcanlearnfromotherswheretofindinsectswarms.（possiblyso=possiblysothat）

31.Inthe1500swhentheSpanishmovedintowhatlaterwastobecomethesouthwesternunitedstates,theyencounteredtheancestorsofthemoderndaypueblo,Hopi,andZunipeoples.

32.Duringthe1940’selectronmicroscopesroutinelyachievedresolutionbetterthanthatpossiblewithavisiblelightmicroscope,whiletheperformanceofx-raymicroscopesresistedimprovement.

33.Whattheydoislookatfamiliarconditionsfromperspectivethatmakestheseconditionsseemfoolish,harmfuloraffected.

34.Satirejarsusoutofcomplacenceintoapleasantlyshockedrealizationthatmanyofthevaluesweunquestioninglyacceptarefalse.

35.Withthespontaneousirreverence,satirerearrangesperspectives,scramblesfamiliarobjectsintoincongruousjuxtapositionandspeaksinapersonalidiominsteadofabstractplatitude.

36.Ithaslivedbecausereadersappreciatearefreshingstimulus,anirreverentreminderthattheylivedinaworldofplatitudinousthinking,cheapmoralizing,andfoolishphilosophy.

37.Soldiersrarelyholdtheidealsthatmoviesattributetothem.Nordoordinarycitizensdevotetheirlivestounselfishserviceofhumanity.

38.Inadditiontohavingtobeageneralistwhilespecializinginwhatmayseemtobeanarrowfield,theresearcherisfacedwiththeproblemofprimarymaterialsthathavelittleornodocumentation.

39.Moreover,thedegreetowhichconesarenaturallyslightlyopenortightclosedhelpsdeterminewhichbilldesignisthebest.

40.Bycomparisonwiththesefamiliaryardsticks,thedistancestothegalaxiesareincomprehensiblylarge,buttheytooaremademoremanageablebyusingatimecalibration.Inthiscasethedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.

41.Theprimaryreasonwasskepticismthatarailroadbuiltthroughsochallengingandthinlysettledastretchofdesert,mountain,andsemiaridplaincouldpayaprofit.

42.Theargumentthathumans,eveninprehistorictimes,hadsomenumbersense,atleasttotheextentofrecognizingtheconceptsofmoreandlesswhensomeobjectswereaddedtoortakenawayfromasmallgroup,seemfair.Forstudieshaveshownthatsomeanimalspossesssuchasense.

43.Ausefuldefinitionofanairpollutantisacompoundaddeddirectlyorindirectlybyhumanstotheatmosphereinsuchquantitiesastoaffectanimals,human,vegetation,ormaterialsadversely.

44.Theacute,growingpublicawarenessofthesocialchangesthathadbeentakingplaceforsometimewastiedtotremendousgrowthinpopularjournalisminthelatenineteenthcentury,includinggrowthinquantityandcirculationofbothmagazinesandnewspaper.

45.Adetailedstudyhasbeenmadeoftheprintsusingphotogrammetry,atechniqueforobtainingmeasurementsthroughphotographs,whichcreatedadrawingshowingallthecurvesandcontoursoftheprints.

46.Footprintsthusprovideusnotmerelywithrareimpressionofthesofttissueofearlyhominids,butalsowithevidenceofuprightwalkingthatinmanywaysisclearerthancanbeobtainedfromtheanalysisofbones.

47.Infact,throughouttheanimalkingdom,fromspongestocertaintypesofwormsshellfish,andallvertebrates（creaturespossessingaspinalcolumn）,thereisevidencethattransplantsofcellsorfragmentsoftissuesintoananimalareacceptedonlyiftheycomefromgeneticallycompatibleorcloselyrelatedindividuals.

48.Inthetwenties,jazzbecamethehottestnewthingindancemusic,muchasragtimehadattheturnofthecentury,andaswouldrhythmandbluesintheforties,rockinthefifties,anddiscointheseventies.（muchas...andas...-----就像...以及...一样）

49.TheymadethesequiltuntiltheadventoftheRevolutionaryWarin1775,wheneverythingEnglishcametobefrownedupon.（fl