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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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