比獅子還古老的物種
The elephant shrew, which had been considered a long-lost species, was found alive in Djibouti, an eastern country in the Horn of Africa, after being missing for over 50 years.
之前一直被視為消失物種的象鼩在絕跡50多年後，在非洲之角的東部國家吉布地再現蹤跡。
be considered (to be)...被視為=see;regard;treat...as...long-lost(adj.)=lost for a long time(複合形容詞)消失很久的;很久不見的species(n.)物種;品種alive(adj.)活的eastern(adj.)東部miss(v.)失蹤
This teeny-tiny furry creature is only mouse-sized but with an iconic trunk-like nose, which it uses to feast on insects.
這個小小的、毛茸茸的生物只有老鼠般大，卻有著類似大象的鼻子，用以捕食昆蟲。
teeny-tiny(adj.)很小的furry(adj.)毛茸茸的creature(n.)生物;動物-sized(suff.)跟~一樣大或小的life-sized跟實物或真人一樣大小的bite-sized一口大小的pocket-sized跟口袋一樣大小的iconic(adj.)特別的;有名的trunk(n.)象鼻;樹幹;軀幹-like(suff.)類似~child-like behaviorfeast(n.)饗宴feast on sth.享用(佳餚)
According to the American Wildlife Foundation, the elephant shrew is neither elephant nor shrew, but a small mammal closely related to elephants, manatees, and aardvarks.
根劇美國野生動物基金會指出，象鼩並非大象或鼩鼱，而是跟大象、海牛與土豚有近親關係的小型哺乳動物。
neither A nor B 既不是A也不是B;兩者皆非Neither Jason nor his supervisor was present at the meeting.mammal(n.)哺乳類動物relate to...跟~有關係manatee(n.)=sea cow海牛aardvark(n.)土豚
The elephant shrew was caught in a dry rocky landscape in Djibouti.
該象鼩是在吉布地的野外捕獲的，
catch-caught-caughtrocky(adj.)有很多岩石的landscape(n.)野外;鄉間
The research team set thousands of traps, baiting them with a mixture of peanut butter, oatmeal, and yeast.
研究團隊設下了上千個陷阱，以花生醬、麥片、酵母的混合物作為誘餌。
trap(n.)陷阱;(v.)捕捉bait(n.)誘餌;(v.)引誘bait sth. with將~裝上誘餌mixture(n.)混合物
The elephant shrew was previously thought to exist only in Somalia; hence it is also named Somali sengi.
過去認為這類象鼩只棲息於索馬利亞，因此又被稱為「索馬利象鼩」。
previously(adv.)之前think-thought-thoughtexist(v.)存在;出現hence(adv.)因此;所以=therefore=so
There are 20 species of sengis around the world, and the Somali sengi is one of the most mysterious as it was last documented in 1968.
世界上有20種象鼩，而索馬利象鼩是最神秘的象鼩之一，牠們最後一次現蹤是在1968年。
mysterious(adj.)神秘的mystery(n.)神秘的事物;難理解的謎document(n.)文件;(v.)記載;紀錄
Researchers suggest that the Somali sengi has been on earth for at least 45 million years, making it older than other animals like lions or giraffes.
研究人員也表明索馬利象鼩已在地球上生活了至少4,500萬年，使其成為比獅子或長頸鹿還古老的物種。
suggest that=(無明確證據)間接表明;暗示