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Lesson Six Life Beyond Earth Language Points Terrestrial: extra: outside, beyond在---之外，超出，越出，extralegal, extramarital, extraofficial（职务以外的, 职权外的） extraterrestrial: n. (stories) a creature that comes from another planet; a creature that may exist on another planet. 天外来客，外星人，外星生物 adj. connected with life existing outside the planet Earth in absolute terms: 明确无误地，好不含糊 replicate: be or make a copy of (sth); reproduce 复现或复制（某物）; 再制造; 再生出The chameleons skin replicates the pattern of its surroundings. 变色龙的皮肤可随环境改变颜色.’t have or do逗引或招惹（人或动物）Give the dog the bone and dont tantalize him. 把那块骨头给那条狗吧--别让它急了[U] (infml 口 esp US) ones own neighbourhood or territory （自己的）地盘, 领域e.g. on my own turf 在我自己的地盘内.scenario: An outline or a model of an expected or a supposed sequence of events: 预料或期望的一系列事件的梗概或模式： “In the scenario posed by many climatologists, decades of continued global warming would raise sea levels anywhere from 20 inches to more than 11 feet as the polar ice caps melt and the oceans upper layers expand”(San Francisco Chronicle) “在许多气候学家提出的设想中，随着南北两极冰层顶部的融化和海洋表层的扩大，几十年来全球不断地变暖，将使每个地方的海平面上升20英寸到11英尺多”statements are true, esp those that other people believe in. 惯持怀疑态度的人，怀疑论者。 skeptical (about/ of sth): 对—怀疑的 e.g. I skeptical of his chances of winning. 我怀疑他取胜的可能性。 The public remain skeptical of these claims. 公众对这些说法仍持怀疑态度。 microbe: A minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. Not in technical use. 微生物；细菌：一种极小的生命形式，一种微生物，尤指引起疾病的细菌，不用于技术用语 signature: A distinctive mark, characteristic, or sound indicating identity: 识别标志，鲜明特征：一个表明身份的特别的记号、特征或声音： A surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story.一种带有欧·亨利短篇小说特征的出人意料的结尾 organism: An individual form of life, such as a plant, an animal, a bacterium, a protist, or a fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life. 有机生物：一种个体生命形式，如植物、动物、细菌、原生生物或者真菌；一个由有机器官、细胞器或其它部件组成的并在一起共同运作以进行生命历程的整体 permanently on an