動物世界的那些事兒
A lizard with red and blue features bears more than a passing resemblance to the Marvel comic superhero Spiderman, the Daily Mail reported.
據英國《每日郵報》報道，一隻體表有着紅藍斑紋的蜥蜴，其外形與驚奇漫畫的超級英雄蜘蛛俠非常相似。
carbon copy: 非常相似的人或物
例句1：She made her room a carbon copy of the hotel room we stayed last year.
她把屋子佈置得和我們去年住過的酒店房一模一樣。
例句2：He's a carbon copy of his twin brother.
他和孿生兄弟長得一模一樣。
The grey squirrel in Morro Rock Park, California just can't say no to a snack from visitors, the Daily Mail reported.
據英國《每日郵報》報道，加州摩洛岩石保護區的這隻灰松鼠對遊客們的零食來者不拒。
out of shape: 處於不良的健康狀況（多指肥胖）
例句1：Men who stay fit can lower their risk of dying from a heart condition by 30 percent as compared with those who are out of shape.
與身體狀態不佳的男性相比，身體素質好的男性死於心臟病的機率低30％。
例句2：He looks old and out of shape.
他看起來又老又肥。
Lizzy the cat has made herself at home in a chicken pen and now takes turns with the mother hen to look after the unborn chicks by keeping the eggs warm, the Daily Mail reported.
據英國《每日郵報》報道，貓咪里茲在雞舍裏一直過的很愜意。現在，它和母雞輪流照看還未出生的小雞，總是把雞蛋焐得暖暖的。
like-minded: 志趣相投的
例句1：He founded the company with a group of like-minded people.
他在與一羣志向相似的人共同創辦了這個公司。
例句2：The speed dating agency brings like-minded single people together for social events.
這家速配機構給志同道合的單身男女創造社交的機會。
Award-winning photographer Joe Petersburger was lucky enough to capture the hunting kingfisher in this breathtaking sequence of images, the Daily Mail reported.
據英國《每日郵報》報道，獲獎攝影師喬·彼得斯伯格幸運地捕捉到一組激動人心的翠鳥捕魚鏡頭。
nose dive: 俯衝，用來比喻盈利或者價格的直線下降或者暴跌
飛機正在行駛中汽油消耗完了，或者引擎偏偏在半空中出了故障，這時這架飛機會發生什麼情況呢？很可能會這樣——nose dive，即飛機急速下降，換句話說是俯衝。這個習慣用語被廣泛應用在航空之外的其它方面，例如股票市場或者商業貿易。
例句：It's not good news — our profits took a real nose dive the last couple of months. In fact they're down about 50 percent from the same time last year.
這可不是什麼好消息。這幾個月來我們的盈利確實直線下降，和去年同期相比下降了幾乎百分之五十。
A young "hebra," an offspring from a female zebra and a male horse, was born at a safari park in Stukenbrock, Germany in 2007.
2007年，在德國施圖肯布羅克的一家野生動物園中，誕生了一匹母斑馬與公馬雜交的小馬駒。
a horse of a different color: 完全是另一回事
例句：Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color.
考試是一回事，而通過考試又是另一回事。
A 20 ton sperm whale lies dead after beaching on May 31, 2011 in Cleveland, England.
2011年5月31日，一條重達20噸的抹香鯨在英國克利夫蘭郡的海灘上擱淺死亡。
feel like a fish out of water: 格格不入
例句：I'm not used to hanging out with the big shots. It made me feel like a fish out of water.
我不習慣跟大人物混在一起，感覺格格不入。
※ “格格不入”的其他表達：
例句1：His appearance here is like a square peg in a round hole.
他在這裏出現，顯得有些格格不入。
例句2：She is out of step with modern life.
她與現代生活格格不入。
例句3：Dishonesty is foreign/alien to his nature.
弄虛作假與他的本性水火不容。
例句4：His ideas were out of tune with the period in which he lived.
他的思想與他所處的那個時代格格不入。
例句5：I never fit in at school.
我在學校一直都格格不入。
※ Whales are marine mammals instead of fish. 鯨魚並不是魚，而是生活在海中的哺乳動物。
