(n) 考古學家

a person who studies the ancient remains of a culture or ancient society

(Ex. The (a)   studied the remains of the Mayan settlement.)

Rel: archaeology

(n) 世紀

a period of a hundred years

(Ex. The industrial revolution last for two ______________s)

(Ex. Few people drove motor cars in the 19th __________.)

(a)  

(n) 十年

a period of ten years

(Ex. During the last (a)   there have been many years in how people communicate.)

n.時代,年代

a period of history known for a particular event or qualities

(Ex. We live in an (a)   of amazing change.)

(n) 證據

facts or signs that show clearly that sth is true or exists

(Ex. There is currently no (a)   to show that the drug is a success.)

n.挖掘

To slowly remove material to uncover valuable items without damaging them (when referring to archaeology)

(Ex. At the (a)   site, archaeologists are making exciting discoveries on a daily basis.)

(n) 世代，一代

all people of a similar age/period of time between parents and children

(Ex. In my ____________ is normal for people to remain unmarried.)

(Ex. My family has lived here for ________________s.)

(a)  

(n) 中世紀

a period of European history between 1100 and 1500 AD

(Ex. During (a)   people didn't pay much attention to sanitation.)

Rel: medieval (adj)

(n) 千禧年

a period of 1000 years

(Ex.People have lived in East Asia for many (a)   .)

(n) 時期

a particular amount of time with a beginning and end

(Ex. I lived for a brief (a)   in the UK.)

(n) .時期,階段

One of the stages of a process over time

(Ex. This life cycle has three (a)   s.)

(v) 逐步進行

to make sth happen gradually over time

(Ex. The new changes will be (a)   in over the next year.)

先鋒,拓荒者,開辟者(vt.)提倡,開辟(vi.)作先驅(a.)最早的,開拓的,先驅的

sb who is important in the development of sth

(Ex. Jacques Cousteau was a (a)   in documentary film making.)

(n.) 時間表

a plan for when things will happen or how long you think sth will take

(Ex. What (a)   are you considering for the new project?)

(adj) 古代的

having existed a long time ago

(Ex. an (a)   city, civilisation, building, object)

(adj.)按年代序的

in order of time

(Ex. The museum exhibits were displayed in (a)   order.)

(adj) 連續的

a series of numbers that follow one another exactly

(Ex. It rained for six (a)   days.)

(adj) 歷史的

important to history

(Ex. a (a)   battlefield, building, item, area)

(adj)即將發生的、逼近的

describing an event that will happen very soon

(Ex. The elections are (a)   .)

a.中年的

(a)  

(a.)鄉愁的,懷舊的

feeling happy, yet also missing things that happened in the past

(Ex. Looking at old photos makes me feel (a)   .)

(a.)史前的;舊式的

the period of history before written records were kept by people

(Ex. ______________ cave paintings, ____________ man, ____________ animals)

(a)  

(adv) 在⋯之前

existing before a present situation or a previous time

(Ex. I had math class ________ _____ this one.)

Syn: previousRel: priority (n)

(a)  

費時的

sth (usually a task) that takes a long time to do

(Ex. Writing a book is extremely (a)   .)

(vt.)腐蝕,侵蝕(vi.)受腐蝕

to wear away gradually over thousands of years

(Ex. The weather has (a)   this landscape to create amazing land forms.)

(v) 推論

to form an opinion or guess sth is true from available from partial information

(Ex. You can (a)   much about a culture from its language.)

(v.)提早日期;預期;居先;預料\coming before sth else

(Ex. These new archaeological findings (a)   all others found nearby.)

(n) 一段時間

a period of time over which sth occurs

(Ex. an average life _______ of 80 years.)

(Ex. Over ______ of five years, the mayor has transformed the look of this city.)

(a)  

準時

with enough time before a deadline

(Ex. We made it to the airport (a)   to catch the plane.)

忘了時間

to be unaware of the passing of time so that it goes quicker than expected

(Ex. We were enjoying ourselves so much that we __________ ___________ ____ _________._)

(a)  

準時

not a minute late

(Ex. For many cultures, it is important to arrive for an appointment ______ _________.)

(a)  

省時

to do sth faster so that it takes less time

(Ex. If we take this shortcut we can ______ _______.)

(Ex. I find planning ahead lets me ______ ________ while travelling.)

(a)  

花時間(v)

to pass time with sb or doing sth

(Ex. I usually _________ _______ with my mom on the weekends.)

(Ex. I like to _________ my _________ climbing whenever I can.)

(a)  

too much time is spent doing sth

(Ex. Why do some people ______ _____ ___________ in the shower each morning?)

(a)  

the correct time for something to occur

(Ex. Just after I graduated from college was (a)   to go travelling.)

(ad.)按年代地

in order of time(Ex. Events are given (a)   .)

Rel: chronological (adj)

(ad.)以前,從前

in the past

(Ex. This house was (a)   used as a farm house. Now it is a hotel.)

Rel: former (adj)

(adj.)從前,過去

before the present time

(Ex. I worked (a)   as a teacher before becoming an advertiser.)

(adj.)隨後地

after an event in the past

(Ex. The men were arrested and (a)   charged with theft.)