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Lesson Six The Origin and Diversity of Life Big Bang 大爆炸 An explosion producing a pressure oscillation of the order of a millibar or more at a distant point on the Earth. e.g., the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. Large nuclear fusion explosions are comparable. explosion 爆炸 pressure oscillation 压力波动, 冲击波 of the order of 大约 millibar [物]毫巴 eruption 爆发 Krakatoa 喀拉喀托火山(印度尼西亚一火山岛) nuclear fusion 核聚变,核融合 comparable 可比较的,比得上的 binomial system of nomenclature 双名法 Uses two Latin names, genus and species, for each type of organism. genus (复genera) 属, (拉)属(分类) species 种类,物种,类 clade 进化枝 In a cladistic classification, organisms are placed into taxonomic groups called clades when they share characteristics that are thought to indicate common ancestry. cladistic 基于遗传因素的 classification 分类, 分级 taxonomic 分类学的 group 群组 share 分享，共有 indicate 表明,标明 ancestry 祖先(集合称),家系, 血统 class 纲 A group used in the classification of living organisms. A class consists of a number of similar or closely related orders or occasionally of only one order. classes are usually large and easily recognized groups. order 目 group 群体 closely related 关系相近的 coacervate 团聚体，凝聚层 A collection of organic macromolecules surrounded by water molecules that are aligned to form a sphere. collection 集成, 聚积 macromolecule 高分子 align 排列 sphere 球体 continental drift 大陆漂移 The theory that the present continents result from the break-up of a larger continent and have moved independently to their present positions. result from 由...产生 break-up 分裂 破碎 independently 独立地, 自立地 core 核心 The core of the Earth is that part lying below the mantle. mantle 地幔 crust 地壳 The crust of the Earth is the outer shell of the Earth, defined by its composition and the properties of some seismic waves. composition 成分，合成物 seismic waves 震波 division 门 A unit used in the classification of plants. A div