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今日长难句:
But Gigi Luk at Harvard cites at least one brain-imaging study on adolescents that shows similar changes in brain structure when compared with those who are bilingual from birth, even when they didn't begin practicing a second language in earnest before late childhood.
不过哈佛大学的吉吉·卢克引用的至少一项青少年脑成像研究表明,与那些生来便具备双语能力的人相比,即便是童年晚期才真正开始的学习第二语言的人,他们的大脑结构也表现除了相似的变化。
分析:
第一步,简单划分句子
第一部分:But Gigi Luk at Harvard cites at least one brain-imaging study on adolescents that shows similar changes in brain structure
第二部分:when compared with those who are bilingual from birth, even when they didn't begin practicing a second language in earnest before late childhood.
第二步:根据谓语进行细致划分
首先这个长难句是由when引导的时间状语从句
第一部分
主语:Gigi Luk
定语:at Harvard
谓语:cites
宾语:at least one brain-imaging study
状语:on adolescents
定语从句:that shows similar changes in brain structure
第二部分
时间状语从句:when compared with those who are bilingual from birth
从句中:
主语:they didn't begin practicing a second language in earnest before late childhood(省略)
谓语:are compared with
宾语:those who are bilingual from birth
even when they didn't begin practicing a second language in earnest before late childhood.
主语:they
谓语:didn't begin practicing
宾语:a second language
状语:in earnest
时间状语:before late childhood.
核心词汇:
1.cite v. 引用;传讯;想起;表彰
【辨析】
cite 指引经据典以示证明或凭据
quote 指不加剪裁的直接引用原文或原话
2.adolescent adj. 青春期的;青少年的
【派生词】adolescence n. 青春期
3.bilingual adj, 两种语言的;能说两种语言的
【派生词】bilingualism n. 双语
multilingual adj. 使用多种语言的
4.earnest adj. 认真的;热心的;重要的
【常见搭配】
in earnest 认真的;诚挚地;正经的
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