英语六级高分必备500关键句(MP3+文本) 第152期:阅读理解(49)
日期:2015-11-30 17:14

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第152句:

But Naiture is indifferent to human notions of faimess, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worritsome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic sea turtles, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds.

但是大自然却漠视人类的公平观念。一份来自渔业和野生动物保护组织的报告显示,几种北大西洋海龟,尤其是体重可达400磅的红海龟的数量下降得令人担忧。


六级词汇讲解:

本句是一个并列复合句。第一个分句的主干是...Nature is indifferent...。第二个分句的主干是a report...showed a...drop...,其中,by the Fish and Wildlife Service为介词短语作定语,修饰report;介词短语in the populations...sea turtles作定语修饰drop; notably loggerheads为turtles的同位语;which引导的非限制性定语从句修饰loggerheads。

indifferent意为“冷漠的,不关心的”。如:

Why are you so indifferent to the pain of others?

你怎么会对别人的痛苦这么无动于衷呢?

worrisome意为“令人忧虑的”。如:

Housing is a worrisome burden for people in big cities.

住房成了大城市居民的沉重负担。

notably意为“显著地,尤其是”。如:

The overall living costs have risen notably.

整体的生活成本显著提高。

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重点单词
  • overalladj. 全部的,全体的,一切在内的 adv. 总的来说
  • indifferentadj. 漠不关心的,无重要性的,中立的
  • speciesn. (单复同)物种,种类