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Unit 20 ArchaeologyGlossary studydecoration: to furnish, provide, or adorn with some- thing ornamental; ornamentto decorate a street with flagsdecorate a house for New Yearcuriosity: a desire to know or learnHe is full of curiosity.from curiosity (=out of curiosity)在好奇心驱使下emperor: the male ruler of an empire VS. empressYellow Emperor ( 中国 ) 黄帝the Roman Empire Empress Wu Zetianbuild an oilempire (= a huge company)Empire State 美国纽约州的别名arrow: a straight, thin shaft with a pointed head at one end; as a directional symbolarrow characters 楔形文字 as swift as an arrowTime flies like an arrow. = How time flies.shoot the arrow at the target 有的放矢traffic arrow 交通箭头标志distinction: the condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; differenceA distinction should be made between the primary and secondary contradictions. 要区分主要矛盾和次要矛盾。There is no apparent distinction between the twins.His distinction of sound is excellent.a distinction without a difference名义上的区别 , 人为的区别Make/draw a distinction between 对 ... 加以区别with distinction 以优异的成绩 ; 以杰出的表现without distinction 无差别地 , 一视同仁地dozen: a set of 12several dozen exercise-bookssome dozen (of) people 约十二个人some dozens of people 几十个人3 dozen of these studentspack pencils in dozens按打包装铅笔a baker's dozendozen 十三个be six of one and half a dozen of theother dozen 半斤八两by the dozen 按打计算trend: a general tendency or inclination; current stylethe latest trend in fashionthe trend of a coast-line 海岸线的走向set the trend ( 在风尚、式样上 ) 开个头 , 带个头vi. 伸向 , 转向 , 趋向 , 倾向 (towards)The gender gap was trending down.“ 性别之间愈来愈没有距离” .The prevailing wind trends east-northeast.强风转向东北偏东方向...