2018考博英语翻译练习:霍比特人祖先
Hobbit ancestor
A paper in the journal Science offers new information about the early hominid species Homo floresiensis, which was discovered in Indonesia more than a decade ago. Fossils estimated to be 700,000 years old helped scientists confirm Homo floresiensis as a separate species, The Economist reported. Due to its small size, scientists have nicknamed the species our “hobbit” ancestors.
《科学》期刊上的一篇论文提供了有关早期人种弗洛瑞斯人的新信息,弗洛瑞斯人的化石于十多年前在印度尼西亚被人发现。据《经济学家》报道,大约距今70万年的化石帮助科学家确认弗洛瑞斯人是不同的人类物种。由于该人种个头小,科学家昵称他们为“霍比特人”祖先。
马上学:霍比特人the hobbit是一个由英国作家J.R.R. Tolkien创造的fictional hominids(虚构人种)。在流行文化中,人们也会用hobbit来戏谑身躯娇小者。Dwarf同样有“矮个子”的意思,但常被认为是一种蔑称。