It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.

能活下來的物種，不是最強大，也不是最聰明的，而是最能適應(yīng)環(huán)境變化的——達(dá)爾文

【核心詞匯】species

n. [?spi:?i:z] 物種;種類;類型

1. Pandas are an endangered species.

熊貓是瀕危物種。

2. There are several thousand species of trees here.

這里有幾千種樹。

【核心詞匯】survive

[s??va?v] v. 幸存，活下來

1. Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive

最適宜該環(huán)境的微生物將會存活下來。

2. Where once she had been totally self-sufficient, she now had to survive on income support.

她曾經(jīng)完全能自給自足，而現(xiàn)在卻不得不靠收入補助金維持生計。

【核心詞匯】intelligent

[?n?tel?d??nt] adj. 聰明的; 理解力強的; 有智力的; [計]智能的

1. Susan's a very bright and intelligent woman who knows her own mind.

蘇珊是個非常聰明、有主見的女子。

2. An intelligent computer will be an indispensable diagnostic tool for doctors.

智能計算機將成為醫(yī)生不可或缺的診斷工具。

【核心詞匯】adaptable

[??d?pt?bl] adj.

可適應(yīng)的;有適應(yīng)能力的;適合的;可改編的

1. I'm sure she'll cope with the changes very well; she's very adaptable.

我肯定她會非常妥善地對付各種變化，她是個適應(yīng)性非常強的人。

2. Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else.

較年長的工人的適應(yīng)能力和學(xué)習(xí)速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。