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primitive adj.原始的；粗糙的，简陋的 原始社会 primitive society 原始文明 primitive culture 原始人 primitive people（原始民族） -The conditions are primitive by any standards. -这些条件以任何标准衡量都是简陋的。 depict v. 描绘，描画（=describe） depict...as 把...描绘成 -The writer depicted a soldier as a hero depiction n.描写，叙述 词根pict相当于paint: picture 照片 pictograph 象形文字 Text： (L3) Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. (L3)select v.选择 adj.精选的；优等的；第一流的 Select from -We will select three candidates from so many people. The selected入围，被选上 Select peaches 上等的桃子 Selective adj. 选择的 Selection n. （L3）mass n.团；块；众多；群众，民众adj.大量的 A mass of 大量的 A mass of hot air 一团热空气 Mass media大众传媒 mass culture 大众文化 Massive adj.巨大的 Text： （L4）What is more they will not have to rely solely on the written word. rely on= Depend on= count on Text： （L5）Films, gramophone records, and magnetic tapes will provide them with a bewildering amount of information. They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. Text： （L5）But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available. Text： （L8） Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man. shed light on=reveal= cast light on/ throw light on Lesson 38 The first calendar calendar n.历法，日历 阳历solar calendar—— 阴历 lunar calendar wall calendar 挂历—— 台历 desk calendar 电子日历 electric calendar historian n.历史学家 historic adj.有历史意义的 - This is a historic speech. historical adj.与历史研究有关系的 historical research 历史研究 unique adj.无与伦比的，独一无二 （本身具有比较意义，不能接受比较级，可以接受quite,nearly,surely,really ，不能接受rather,very等词的修饰） -I am quite unique person. 【辨】 1）special adj. 注重性质特殊 special gift 特别的礼物 2）especial adj.强调超过其它全部 - This is a matter of especial importance. =This is a especially import