Fortunately, however, ancient men made tools of stone, especially flint,
然而， 幸運(yùn)的是，遠(yuǎn)古人用石頭制作了工具，特別是用燧石，
新概念英語第四冊(cè)
Lesson 1 Finding fossil man
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時(shí)代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動(dòng)者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請(qǐng)來.
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
adj. 古代的，已往的;古老的，過時(shí)的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明國的國民;<古>高齡老人;<古>旗手;
?? anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墻遺跡
近義：senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic
反義：hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
adv. 尤其地;主要地，格外地;顯著地;異常地;
?? e使+special特別的+ly...地→特別，格外
"Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks."
短槳特別用于劃獨(dú)木舟和小艇.
近義：namely, particularly, peculiarly, privately, singularly, specifically
adv. 幸運(yùn)地;
?? fortun =fortune力量，運(yùn)氣 一個(gè)+ ate 表示有...性質(zhì)的+ ly 表示如...的、有...特征的 → ad.幸運(yùn)地，幸虧
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 風(fēng)浪使船只受到的損壞較輕.
近義：luckily, blessedly, blissfully, favorably, favourably, happily
反義：inevitably, inopportunely, regrettably, unhappily, unluckily, fatally
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虛構(gòu)的;保證成功的;
v. 使(make的過去式和過去分詞);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade