We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in our unplanned breeding of ourselves.

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breeding [['bri:di?]] 詞頻4
n. 教養, 生育, 飼養\\n[醫] 生育, 繁殖, 育種, 飼養
近義:matching, mating, reproduction, background, schooling, upbringing
rabbit ['r?b?t] 詞頻2
n. 兔子,野兔;兔子皮毛;兔子肉;〈俚〉新手,弱手; vi. 獵兔(通常作 go rabbiting);(兔子似的)聚攏在一起;<英俚>嘮叨,喋喋不休(常與on about連用); vt. 讓…見鬼去吧;
?? 中間的兩個bb像 兔子的耳朵
"The rabbit population was decimated by the disease."
這種疾病使大批兔子死亡。
近義:coney, cony
ourselves [ɑr's?lvz] 詞頻1
pron. “myself”的復數;我們自己;(把)我們自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我們快活極了。
近義:us, we
domesticated [d?'mestikeitid]
adj. 喜歡家庭生活的;(指動物)被馴養了的; v. 馴化( domesticate的過去式和過去分詞 );
"He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole."
他精于家務,烹制的砂鍋燉小雞非常可口.
近義:homely, performing, tame, trained, domestic, domesticized 反義:wild, feral
plants
n. 植物;工廠(plant的復數形式)
近義:vegetation
unplanned
a. 無計劃的, 未經籌劃的, 意外的, 在計劃外的
近義:sudden, unanticipated, uncontemplated, unexpected, unforeseen, unintended

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