Evolution

1Darwin eventually put forward a model of biological evolution.達爾文最終提出了一套生物進化的理論模式。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

2We're dealing with probably the biggest missing link in what we know about human evolution.我們正在解決的可能是我們所知的人類進化過程中缺失最大的一環。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

3I have moved from trying to model and understand the distribution and evolution of water vapour.我已經不再試圖構建和理解水汽的分佈和演變的理論模式了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

4What is the first step in evolution?進化的第一步是什麼？

5Consider Darwin's theory of evolution.想想達爾文的進化論。

6This is the basic problem of evolution.這是進化的基本問題。

7Evolution has repeatedly made this trade-off.進化一再做出這種取捨。

8That is the consequence of its endless evolution.這是其不斷進化的結果。

9A heated debate has enlivened recent studies of evolution.一場激烈的辯論使最近的進化論研究領域開始活躍起來。

10It has passed through an interesting procedure of evolution.它經歷了一個有趣的進化過程。

11Evolution of mollusks proceeded at a uniform rate over time."隨着時間的推移，軟體動物的進化速度是一致的。

12It clearly shows Basilosaurus's evolution from land creatures.它清楚地顯示了龍王鯨是由陸地生物進化而來的。

13It is better for the sake of evolution to allow creatures to go extinct.為了進化，最好讓生物滅絕。

14Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution.這種觀點從根本上改變了我們對生物進化的看法。

15Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution?這些差異有的是生物性的，有的是天生的，是進化的結果嗎？

16Some samples of the strain in China and Vietnam show its continuing evolution.在中國和越南的一些菌株樣本顯示了它的持續進化。

17But a loss for all who, like Darwin, delight in the sheer inventiveness of evolution.但對於所有像達爾文一樣以純粹的創新進化論為樂的人來説，卻是一個損失。

18The idea of irreversibility in evolution stuck and came to be known as "Dollo's law".進化中不可逆性的觀點得到了證明，並被稱為“多洛法則”。

19We are the products of evolution, and not just evolution that occurred billions of years ago.我們是進化的產物，並且不僅僅是發生在數十億年前的進化。

20Evolution has programmed humans to pay most attention to issues that will have an immediate impact.進化已經使得人類把大部分注意力放在那些會產生直接影響的問題上。

21Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds.也許進化為人類嬰兒提供了好奇心，和解釋他世界的自然動力。

22As you know the evolution of any species is largely influenced by its interactions with other species.正如你所知道的，任何物種的進化在很大程度上都受到它與其他物種相互作用的影響。

23This obliquity creates the terrestrial seasonality so important to the evolution and diversity of life.這種傾斜創造了對生命進化和多樣性如此重要的陸地季節性。

24Ethologists—specialists in animal behavior—are interested in evolution, so they define the term narrowly.動物行為學專家對進化很感興趣，所以他們對這個術語的定義很狹義。

25Things such as nostril size vary with temperature and humidity in ways that suggest evolution is at work.鼻孔大小等因素隨着温度和濕度的變化而變化，這種事表明進化在起作用。

26Why does the fossil record not document the series of evolutionary changes during the evolution of animals?為什麼化石記錄沒有記錄動物進化過程中的一系列進化變化？

27Hypotheses regarding dinosaurian and avian evolution are unusually diverse—and often at odds with one another.關於恐龍和鳥類進化的假説有不同尋常的分歧，而且常常互相矛盾。

28The foodstuff environment has changed in a short time, but evolution has not, and there's a real mismatch now.食品環境在短時間內就能改變，但是進化不能，於是就有了錯位。

29Fossil formations like the Burgess Shale show that evolution cannot always be thought of as a slow progression.像波基斯頁岩這樣的化石層表明進化不應該總被看作是一個緩慢的過程。

30These atavistic traits provided an advantage and spread through the population, effectively reversing evolution.這些返祖性狀提供了優勢，並在種羣中傳播，有效地逆轉了進化。 ^[1]