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A parallel situation exists in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds. Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on “worthless” species. Here again, the evidence had to be economic in order to be valid.


Question 1

The example of fish-eating birds is mentioned to ______.

[A] show the similarity between mammals and birds

[B] illustrate their cruelty of killing physically weak species

[C] demonstrate biologists’ overwork on protecting these birds

✔[D] indicate the overemphasis on economic factor of the evidence

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Question 2

Please translate the sentences into Chinese and write them down in the message post.

A parallel situation exists in respect of 相关,关于predatory食肉的 mammals哺乳动物 and fish-eating birds. 相似的情形存在于食肉哺乳动物与食鱼鸟类。↓

类似的情况在捕食性哺乳类动物和食鱼鸟中也存在。

Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on “worthless” species. 生物学家有时过度得出证据,这些生物存在维持健康游戏,通过杀死虚弱的生物,或者他们只捕杀没有价值的生物。↓

曾几何时,生物学家总是重述以下的证据:这些生物捕食弱小动物来维持生物链的正常运行,或它们只是去捕食“没有价值的”物种。

Here again, the evidence证据 had to be economic in order to be valid. 这里再一次(说明),为了有效,证据不得不有经济性。↓

这再次证明,必须是经济方面的证据,才能站得住脚。


逐句详解↓


第一句

A parallel situation exists in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds.

必备词汇

parallel [ˈpærəlel] adj.平行的;极相似的

predatory [ˈpredətri] adj.捕食性的;以大欺小的,压寨他人的

mammal [ˈmæml] n. 哺乳动物

句子结构(S+V)

主:A parallel situation 类似的情况

谓:exists存在

状:in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds. 在……方面| 捕食性哺乳动物| 和食鱼鸟类

本句译文

类似的情况在捕食性哺乳类动物和食鱼鸟中也存在。


第二句

[1] Time was [2] when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence [3] that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or [4] that they prey only on “worthless” species.

必备词汇

overwork [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk] v.过度努力,(使)过度劳累

prey on [preɪ ɒn] v. 捕食,掠夺

句子结构

[1] 主句(S+LV+P)

主:Time

系:was

表:…

译文:曾几何时,……

[2] 表语从句(S+V+O)

引:when当时,

主:biologists生物学家

状:somewhat有点

谓:overworked过度强调

宾:the evidence 证据

译文:生物学家总是重述以下的证据

[3] evidence的同位语从句(S+V+O)

引:that

主:these creatures 这些生物

谓:preserve维持

宾:the health of game 游戏的健康(食物链的正常运行)

状:by killing the physically weak 通过杀掉体格弱小的生物(捕食小动物来维持生物链的正常运行

[4] evidence的同位语从句(S+V+O)

连:or或

引:that

主:they他们

谓:prey only on 只捕食

宾:“worthless” species. “没有价值的”物种

译文:或它们只是去捕食“没有价值的”物种

本句译文

曾几何时,生物学家总是重述以下的证据:这些生物捕食弱小动物来维持生物链的正常运行,或它们只是去捕食“没有价值的”物种。


第三句

Here again, the evidence had to be economic in order to be valid.

句子结构

状:Here again, 这再次证明

主:the evidence 证据

系:had to be 必须是

表:economic经济(方面的)

状(目的):in order to be valid. 为了有效

本句译文

这再次证明,必须是经济方面的证据,才能站得住脚。

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