Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable;
再早一些，我們是幼兒和小孩子，身體較脆弱；
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 37 The process of ageing
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 所以，因此;因此，因而;終于，這樣;合乎邏輯的推論是;
?? con全部+sequ跟隨+ent...的+ly...地→因此，因而，所以
"She was a bright and eager student and, consequently, did well in school."
她是個聰明好學的學生, 因此學習成績很好.
近義：hence, hencewith, hereupon, appropriately, avaunt, properly
vulnerable
['v?ln?r?bl]
adj. （地方）易受攻擊的;易受傷的;易受批評的;[橋牌]已成局的;
?? vulner- 表”受傷”
"He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable."
她看上去很脆弱,他就主動去保護她.
近義：helpless, assailable, attackable, undefended, unguarded, defenceless
反義：indestructible, unassailable, undestroyable, imperviable, impervious, insensible
adj. 年幼的;有朝氣的;年輕人的;青年的;
n. 年輕人;幼小的動物，崽;
?? 秧”（諧音）苗當然是 年輕的。有（U）勇(yong)的 年輕人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言論使許多年輕選民離他而去。
近義：offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反義：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
earlier
['?l?r]
adj. 早期的，初期的;
adv. 早期（地），初期（地）;
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
這種汽車的基本設計與早期的樣式非常相似。
近義：onetime, back, precedent, preceding, prevenient, previous
n. 孩子們(child的復數);兒童;膝下;孥;
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
兒童必須學會社會上認可的行為舉止。
近義：kids, bambini, bambinos, offspring, progeny, scions
反義：parentage