It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.
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n. 文明，文化;開化，教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民；禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;（做）某事有/沒有很多優點（或好處）：某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說，講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
prep. 超過;越過;那一邊;在…較遠的一邊;
adv. 在遠處;在更遠處;
n. 遠處;
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那條路經過村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近義：farther, further, off, out, outside, past
vt.& vi. 進入;開始;參加;登記;
?? 進入（enter）入口(entry)
"You may not enter the security area without authorization."
未經批準不得進入警戒地區。
近義：incursion, join, penetrate, access, input, key
反義：leave, depart, exit
n. 食物，食品;糧食;養料;資料;
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義：meal, mess, nourishment, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition
n. 鏈子，鏈條;連鎖，連續;拘束;連鎖店或旅館系列的事物;
vt. 用鐵鏈鎖住;監禁，束縛;
?? 表鏈拆(chai)哪(n)兒了？
"a short length of chain"
一截短鏈條
近義：join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反義：manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate