六级The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas it's been called the most dangerous fault in Americ, but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.

卡斯卡迪亚地震带大到足以与圣安德烈亚斯相抗衡，它被称为美国最危险的断层，但它的知名度远低于它在加利福尼亚的表亲。

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考研Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens一-a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands - once lent red to the often grey landscape of the mid-western and southwestern United States.

生物学家估计，多达200万只小草原鸡一-一种生活在绵延的草原上的鸟，曾使美国中西部和西南部的灰色景观呈现红色。

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四级The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world's ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century

蒸汽的高成本和对速度的低需求使得世界上大部分的海运货物在20世纪初之前都是靠帆运输的

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考研"The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation," said USFWS director Daniel Ashe.

美国鱼类和野生动物局局长丹尼尔·阿什（Daniel Ashe）说：“小草原鸡正处于绝望的境地。”。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级(The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world’s ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century. )

（直到20世纪初，蒸汽的高成本和对速度的低需求使世界上大多数海运都是通过海运进行的。）

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

考研Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.

不仅发生了谋杀运动员的悲剧事件，而且主要由小型国家比赛引起的较小事件也破坏了奥运会。

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Refusing a lesser reward completely makes these feelings abundantly clear to other members of the group.

拒绝较低的奖励会让团队中的其他成员非常清楚地感受到这些感受。

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