1. 听力TPO10-L1=阅读TPO2-2
这两篇文章都讨论了鲸鱼的进化，其中两只鲸鱼进化过程当中的“萌物”都有现身。
Ambulocetus
那些共存于托福听力与阅读中的“萌物”
Ambulocetus是一种古老的鲸鱼，它既能在陆地行走也能在海洋里游泳，因此又名“游走鲸”。它的化石发现证明了鲸鱼是从陆生哺乳动物进化而来的。
Well, then also in Pakistan they found a fossil of another creature, which we call Ambulocetus. The name Ambulocetus comes from Latin of course, and means “walking whale that swims”. It clearly had four limbs that could have been used for walking. It also had a long thin tail, typical of mammals, something we don’t see in today’s whales. But, it also had a long skeletal structure. And that long skeletal structure suggests that it was aquatic.(源自TPO)
Basilosaurus
那些共存于托福听力与阅读中的“萌物”
Basilosaurus 背脊鲸，最初被认为是爬行动物，后来研究表明它是从陆生动物进化而来的海洋哺乳动物，是鲸鱼的前身。
Basilosaurus was a creature that we’ve already known about for over a hundred years. And it has been linked to modern whales because of its long whale-like body. But this new fossil find showed a full set of leg bones, something we didn’t have before. The legs were too small to be useful. But it clearly shows Basilosaurus’s evolution from land creatures. (源自TPO)
2. 听力TPO10-L4=阅读TPO21-3
这两篇文章都分析了“childhood amnesia”(儿童健忘症，小孩子记不得三岁之前发生的事情)产生的原因，其中一位叫Jean Piaget的心理学大神(貌似长相也很萌呢，所以也可以称为“萌物”奥~)多次登场，童鞋们一定要膜拜一下。
Jean Piaget
那些共存于托福听力与阅读中的“萌物”
Jean Piaget(让·皮亚杰)，瑞士儿童心理学家，他的认知发展理论(cognitive development)是任何一个研究儿童认知心理学者不可不知的学科典范。
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