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141 Men or Monkeys?
    No matter what anybody says, there's no telling how man came into existence. But some people insist that
    through evolution human beings came from apes. A recent incident seems to support such a suggestion.
    A three-year-old boy fell from a height of 18 feet into an area where gorillas were kept in a zoo. On
    seeing this, a 150-pound gorilla came to his rescue. To everyone's astonishment, it picked up the boy,cradled
    him in its arms and brought him to the zookeepers. While zoogoers screamed in horror, the gorilla showed
    maternal behavior and even protected the child from other gorillas. The boy survived and the gorilla was
    given an award. This incident had many people asking,"Could it be that humans do have a special bond with
    apes?" Whatever the answer may be, there's no denying the resemblance between men and monkeys.
    fool/goof/horse/monkey around
    hamonious etmosphere 和諧的環(huán)境 lubricant
    existence = being
    There's no denying that honest is the best policy.
    firmly 堅(jiān)定的
    I insist that Jack come to work on time.
    incident 事件
    On(Upon) seeing my father, I ran away.
    deform 變形
    paternal maternal 父愛(ài)的,母愛(ài)的
    Could it be that she is on the date with Jack?
    bond = relation