4周搞定2000+托福核心词
census = cens(判断) + us(表名词) = 查[人口]→普查
cumulus = cumul(堆积) + us(表名词) = 积云
用来做草纸的东西→纸莎草
papyrus
常考释义
The ancient Egyptians invented a different way of writing and a new substance to write on - papyrus, a precursor of paper, made from a wetland plant.
古埃及人发明了一种不同的书写方式以及书写材料——纸草，这是纸张的前身，由一种湿地植物制作而成。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL39 P1n. 纸莎草；纸莎草纸
The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.
埃及人书写用薄草纸。
The ancient Egyptians invented a different way of writing and a new substance to write on - papyrus, a precursor of paper, made from a wetland plant.
古埃及人发明了一种不同的书写方式以及书写材料——纸草，这是纸张的前身，由一种湿地植物制作而成。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL39 P1The world of antiquity had recorded its writings mainly on papyrus.
古时主要在纸莎草纸上记录作品。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL49 P2By about 1150, the Spanish had developed the first mill for making cheap paper (a word contracted from "papyrus", which became the standard term).
在大约1150年，西班牙已经建立了制造廉价纸的第一个工厂（paper是papyrus的缩写，现在已经变成了标准术语）。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL49 P2In ancient times the banks of the Nile were lined with papyrus plants, and from the papyrus reeds the Egyptians made a form of paper; it was excellent in quality but, like any paper, fragile.
当时尼罗河两岸长满了纸莎草，埃及人就利用这种草造了一种纸；这种纸质量很好，但是像普通的纸一样脆弱。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL46 P1Fire, for example, which is death to papyrus paper or other writing materials such as leather and wood, simply bakes it hard, thereby making it even more durable.
比如说，火对纸莎草或其它书写材料，如皮革和木材是致命的，但是对于泥板来说，火只会把它烧得更坚硬，从而使其能保存更持久。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL46 P1This was extremely fortunate, since later on, the original papyrus scrolls disappeared.
这简直是非常幸运，因为后来，这个纸莎草卷轴丢失了。
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