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Is it a bird, is it a dinosaur¹?

Vocabulary

a hallowed place

a very important status

long hailed as

believed to be for a long time

fossils

the remains² of creatures which have been dead for a very long time and have turned to stone

wishbones

a v-shape bone in the neck of birds such as chickens and ducks

perch³

a place where a bird rests, such as a branch. Here it is part of an expression "to knock someone off their perch" which means to reduce the status of someone or something

the Jurassic era

a period in the Earth's history which began approximately 200 million years ago

feathery

with feathers

the finding

the conclusions presented by the researchers

implications for

influence on

transition species

an animal which represents an evolutionary step between one and another

1 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。