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今日长难句:
And, ironic as it sounds, since humans have wiped out many animal predators, some see hunting as a natural way to reduce the herds of prey animals that now reproduce beyond the environment's carrying capacity.
而且(尽管听上去奇怪),由于人类消灭了大量动物捕食者,一些人便将狩猎视为减少那些如今繁殖数量已超出环境承载力的被捕食动物群体的一种自然方式。
分析:
第一步,简单划分句子
第一部分:And, ironic as it sounds
第二部分:since humans have wiped out many animal predators, some see hunting as a natural way to reduce the herds of prey animals that now reproduce beyond the environment's carrying capacity.
第二步,需要根据谓语进行细致划分
第一部分是由as 引导的让步状语从句
主语:it
谓语:sounds
表语:ironic
【as作“虽然”讲,引导让步状语从句时,必须将表语、状语或动词原形提到as前面】
第二部分
since引导的原因状语从句
主语:humans
谓语:have wiped out
宾语:many animal predators
主句:
主语:some
谓语:see
宾语:hunting
介宾短语:as a natural way
定语:to reduce the herds of prey animals that now reproduce beyond the environment's carrying capacity
定语从句: that now reproduce beyond the environment's carrying capacity
核心词汇:
1. ironic adj. 讽刺的;反话的
【近义词】humorous adj. 富有幽默感的;滑稽的;诙谐的;想入非非的
2. wipe v. 擦;涂上;消除 n. 擦拭;用力打
【常见搭配】
wipe out 消灭;彻底摧毁;垮台
wipe off 除去;还清;洗刷
wipe away 擦去
3. predator n. 食肉动物;掠夺者;捕食者
【近义词】aggressor n. 侵略者;侵略国;挑衅者
attacker n. 攻击者;进攻者
4. herd n. 兽群;畜群 v. 放牧;成群
【常见搭配】
a herd of ... 一群...
herd behavior 从众行为
今日练习:
Rounding out the top five most-searched costumes this year are the superhero Spider-man and Cruella De Vil, a dog-hating character from the Disney movie The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
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