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bilingual  [baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl]  adjective

原句:In one study, scientists used a special machine to look at the brains of bilingual adults.

解釋:

1. able to speak two languages equally well

ex.She is bilingual in English and Punjabi.

2.using two languages; written in two languages

ex.bilingual education/communities

linguist  [ˈlɪŋɡwɪst]

原句:Some linguists believe that half of the world 's languages could disappear in the next hundred years if we do not do nothing.

解釋:

1.a person who knows several foreign languages well

ex. She's an excellent linguist.

2.a person who studies languages or linguistics

ex.a computational linguist

smudge [smʌdʒ]

原句:If they do not lift their hand from the paper, they can smudge the link.

解釋:a dirty mark with no clear shape

ex. a smudge of lipstick on a cup

anthropologist  [ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒɪst]

原句:Anthropologists think that there has always been the same percentage of left-and right-handed people.

解釋: person who studies anthropology

monorail [ˈmɑːnoʊreɪl]

原句:The cities will have environmentally friendly public transportation systems like trams, metro systems and monorails that are electric powered.

解釋: 

1.railway/railroad system in which trains travel along a track consisting of a single rail, usually one placed high above the ground

2.a train used in a monorail system