1.acclimatise 适应
This year he has left for St Louis early to acclimatise himself.
今年他早早地前往圣路易斯以便适应新环境
2.prior to 在……之前,先于
This route would have enabled humans to enter southern areas of the Americas prior to the melting of the continental glaciers.
这条路线将使人类能够在大陆冰川融化之前进入美洲南部地区
3.incarceration 监禁
The rate of incarceration is a fifth of America's level in Britain, a ninth in Germany and a twelfth in Japan.
英国监禁率是美国的五分之一,德国的是美国的九分之一,而日本的是美国的十二分之一
4.identical 完全相同的
Their views on this problem are identical.
大家对于这个问题的看法是一致的