象夫

Recently extinct species were more similar to living species than those from earlier eras, and as he had seen in South America, and William Clift had shown in Australia, fossils from recent geological periods resembled those still living in the same area.

最近灭绝的物种相比较早时期灭绝的那些物种与活的物种更类似，象他在南美洲所看到那样，象威廉·克利夫特展示的澳大利亚那样；最近地质时代的化石类似于仍然生活在同一地区的物种。

A mahout trained, fed and took care of his elephant. This was a difficult job.

象夫负责训练、喂养、照顾大象，这是一项很艰苦的工作。

She added the warrior re-enactment is helping to improve the mahout's status in Thai society.

象夫 在泰国社会中的地位。

By doing these re-enactment s we are raising the standing of the mahout back to what it was.

重演昔日战场景象，我们正将象夫的社会地位提高到以往水平。

In the past, elephants were trained for many years to learn how to work. Each elephant had its own trainer, or mahout.

过去，人们会花很多年的时间训练大象如何工作，眉头大象都有专门的训练者或象夫。

In the past being a mahout was an incredibly noble profession,' Ewa said.

埃娃说：在过去，象夫是一个极为崇高的职业。

A mahout spent his life with the same elephant.

象夫的一生陪伴同一头大象。

Fathers wanted their sons to be mahouts, too.

好多父亲也希望看到自己的儿子成为象夫。

How is it? Do you know more about elephants and do you want to go to Thailand to have a look at the elephants and their mahouts?

怎么样？你是不是对大象有了更多的了解而且很想去泰国亲眼目睹一下大象和它们的象夫？

Elephant handlers called mahouts encourage the animals to play by moving their arms, but the symphonic pachyderms select the notes and rhythms on their own.

大象操作者所谓象夫鼓励动物发挥移动它们的肢体，但交响乐的厚皮动物选择题解和节奏在它们自己。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。