1.equator n.赤道

例句：The equator is an imaginary line.
       赤道是一条实际上并不存在的线。

2.invasive a.侵入的,侵略性的,攻击性的

例句：an invasive military force.
      入侵的军事力量

3.enforce vt.实施,执行;强制,强迫;加强

例句：The teacher enforced the principle by examples.
      这教师引用实例极力强调这原则。

4.accidentally ad.偶然地,意外地

例句：My father accidentally locked me out of the house.
      我爸爸偶然把我锁在门外了。

5.rocky a.岩石的,多石的,象岩石的,无情的,摇动的,摇晃的

例句：The old van bumped along the rocky road.
      那面包车在崎岖的道路上颠簸行驶。

6.wonder vt.想知道

例句：I wonder if I might give you a brooch.
      不知我是否可以给您一只胸针。

7.cormorant n. 鸬鹚,贪婪的人

1.The nineteen islands that make up the Galapagos lie along the equator one thousand kilometers west of Ecuador.

make up组成, 构成

例句：How many countries make up the Common Market?
      (欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成?

      The audience was made up of very young children.
      观众由小孩子们组成。

2.They feel they have the right to live on the islands to make a better living.

make a living赚钱过活

例句：He makes a living by writing.
      他靠写作谋生。

      She heard that it was easier to make a living in the big cities.
      她听说大城市谋生容易些。

3.This destruction is due to human activity in addition to warming water temperatures and overfishing.

due to由于…,归因于…;预定…

例句：Her absence is due to illness.
      她因病缺席。

      Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
      由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。