調查人員的結論基於對取自東非大裂谷坦噶尼喀湖底部的一塊距今 6 萬年的沉積物岩芯的分析。坦噶尼喀湖位於東非大裂谷,與蒲隆地、剛果民主共和國、坦尚尼亞和尚比亞接壤,是世界第二深的淡水湖。

Investigators base their conclusion on an analysis of a 60,000-year-old sediment core extracted from the bottom Lake Tanganyika in the East African Rift Valley, which borders Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. The lake is the world's second deepest fresh water lake.

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Sentence Composition

1 調查人員 diàochárényuán investigator
=2 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 結論 jiélùn
  1. conclusion
  2. verdict
  3. to conclude
  4. to reach a verdict

classifier:

4 基於
  1. because of
  2. on the basis of
  3. in view of
  4. on account of
5 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
6 取自 to derive from; to obtain from; to take from
=7 東非大裂谷 Dōng Fēi Liè East African Rift Valley
=7 東非大裂谷 Dōngfēi liè Great Rift Valley
8 坦噶尼喀湖 Tǎn Lake Tanganyika in East Africa
9 底部 bottom
=10 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 一塊 kuài
  1. a piece; a chunk
  2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as zhè) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感这一块 qínggǎnzhèkuài "the emotional aspect (of it)")
  3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar
  4. together; in the same place; in company
12 距今 jīn
  1. before the present
  2. (a long period) ago
=13 萬年 Wànnián see 万年县 Wànnián Xiàn
=13 萬年 wànnián
  1. (figurative) all ages; eternity
  2. (figurative, rare) lifetime
  3. (~) Wannian (a county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China)
  4. Wannian (a county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China)
  5. all ages; eternity
  6. lifetime
  7. ten thousand years
=14 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
15 沉積物 chén sediment
=16 yán
  1. cliff
  2. rock
=16 yán variant of yán
=16 yán variant of yán
=16 yán variant of yán
=17 xīn (bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)
=17 xìn
  1. used in 芯子 xìnzi
  2. Taiwan pr. xīn
=18 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=18 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=18 really and truly
=18 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
19 分析 fēn
  1. to analyze
  2. analysis

classifier:

20 坦噶尼喀湖 Tǎn Lake Tanganyika in East Africa
21 位於 wèi
  1. to be located at
  2. to be situated at
  3. to lie
=22 東非大裂谷 Dōng Fēi Liè East African Rift Valley
=22 東非大裂谷 Dōngfēi liè Great Rift Valley
=23 variant of
=23
  1. and
  2. to give
  3. together with
=23 to take part in
24 蒲隆地 lóng Burundi (Tw)
25 剛果民主共和國 Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gòngguó Democratic Republic of Congo
26 坦尚尼亞 Tǎnshàng Tanzania (Tw)
27 和尚 shang Buddhist monk
28 比亞 Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence
29 接壤 jiērǎng to border on
=30 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=30 shì variant of shì
31 世界 shìjiè world

classifier:

=32 第二 èr
  1. second
  2. number two
  3. next
  4. secondary
=32 第二 dì'èr
  1. next
  2. second
  3. second; 2nd; number two
  4. secondly
=33 shēn old variant of shēn
=33 shēn deep (lit. and fig.)
=34 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=34 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=34 really and truly
=34 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
35 淡水湖 dànshuǐ freshwater lake