1.date 确定年代
The skeleton has been dated at about 2000 BC.
这骨架的年代为公元前2000年左右
2.descendant 后代
These adaptations served their descendant well as they invaded land.
这些适应机制在它们的后代进化成陆生生物时起了很好的协助作用
3.upper limit 上限
Remember: there is no official upper limit to how much a person can spend in a lifetime.
记住,一个人一生能花多少钱,没有官方上限
4.a set of 一组
Most genes are regulated by a master set of genes.
大多数基因都是由一组主基因来调控的