And,in one language in Botswana, there are three main kinds of plants and animals: edible "eat-things", harmful "bite-things" and "useless things."

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Now these were important changes because humans of course can-- are omnivores and can eat both plants and animals, and therefore, the ability to secure nutrients from these different sources became very appealing to humans.

这些是很重要的变化,显然人类现在,是杂食动物,能够进食植物和动物,因为营养来源的多元化,对人类来说很重要

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

There's no mention of chicken or beef, In Genesis 1:30, God says that the animals are being given the green plants, the grass and herbs, for food.

并未提到鸡肉或牛肉，在《创世纪》第一章30节中说，动物将拥有,绿色植物和草木作为食物。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Rockman imagines a terrible future in which plants and animals must be sent into space to protect them from Earth's pollution.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

Several large animal species had disappeared so people had to find other animals and so this changed from going to find animals to domesticating animals, and shift from collection of plants to production of plants.

很多大型动物物种已经灭绝了,人类不得不去寻找其他动物,因此这也就完成了从狩猎到驯养的转变,从采集到种植的飞跃

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

So plants and animals there are more like those found in northern Canada than in the rest of West Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

The project will help people understand the many threats to the natural environments where endangered plants and animals live.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

On Earth Day, the artist and building designer Maya Lin will launch a Web site about the Earth's endangered plants and animals.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Warming temperatures are also threatening the many kinds of plants and animals that live in this mountain ecosystem.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about environmental systems and species of plants and animals that are unknown to scientists.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Several kinds of plants and animals are found in the canyon and nowhere else on Earth.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

Foreign plants growing in the area can upset the balanced ecosystems of native plants and animals.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

The National Institutes of Health says levodopa is a chemical found naturally in plants and animals.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Scientists know that plants and animals often change to be able to live in extreme environments.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

Many kinds of plants and animals live in Kruger, including the famous "Big Five."

VOA: special.2009.08.19

Wallace had studied plants and animals in South America and the South Pacific.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

They say the natural balance of plants and animals has been destroyed.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

Jeffrey Olson says experts do not know what will take the place of the plants and animals that are lost, or how wildlife will survive in a changed environment.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Languages also contain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Scientists think most Galapagos plants and animals floated to the islands.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

He collected plants and animals from several islands.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

Native plants and animals are returning.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Plants and animals struggle to survive.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

In the early days of human history, people survived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Plants with names like coast fiddleneck, common cocklebur,low larkspur and common groundsel all present risks to people or animals.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

An international agreement on protecting endangered animals and plants provides for sport hunting of white rhinos in Africa.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

These parks include huge colored rock formations, rivers,waterfalls,beautiful trees, other plants and many different kinds of wild animals.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

They are now discovering strange, new species of plants, animals and organisms surviving near hot currents that come out of the ocean floor.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

They want to enjoy again and again the natural beauty of the rocks, plants and wild animals.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Scientists use the word biodiversity to describe the existence of many kinds of plants,animals and other organisms.

VOA: special.2010.05.25