攻克閱讀關鍵句152

　　152.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.

　　但是大自然卻漠視人類的公平觀念。一份來自漁業和野生動物保護組織的報告顯示，幾種北大西洋海龜，尤其是體重可達400磅的紅海龜的數量下降得令人擔憂。

　　六級詞匯講解:

　　本句是一個并列復合句。第一個分句的主干是...Nature is indifferent...。第二個分句的主干是a report...showed a...drop...，其中，by the Fish and Wildlife Service為介詞短語作定語，修飾report;介詞短語in the populations...sea turtles作定語修飾drop; notably loggerheads為turtles的同位語;which引導的非限制性定語從句修飾loggerheads。

　　indifferent意為冷漠的，不關心的。如：

　　Why are you so indifferent to the pain of others?

　　你怎么會對別人的痛苦這么無動于衷呢?

　　worrisome意為令人憂慮的。如：

　　Housing is a worrisome burden for people in big cities.

　　住房成了大城市居民的沉重負擔。

　　notably意為顯著地，尤其是。如：

　　The overall living costs have risen notably.

　　整體的生活成本顯著提高。

　　152.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.

　　但是大自然卻漠視人類的公平觀念。一份來自漁業和野生動物保護組織的報告顯示，幾種北大西洋海龜，尤其是體重可達400磅的紅海龜的數量下降得令人擔憂。

　　六級詞匯講解:

　　本句是一個并列復合句。第一個分句的主干是...Nature is indifferent...。第二個分句的主干是a report...showed a...drop...，其中，by the Fish and Wildlife Service為介詞短語作定語，修飾report;介詞短語in the populations...sea turtles作定語修飾drop; notably loggerheads為turtles的同位語;which引導的非限制性定語從句修飾loggerheads。

　　indifferent意為冷漠的，不關心的。如：

　　Why are you so indifferent to the pain of others?

　　你怎么會對別人的痛苦這么無動于衷呢?

　　worrisome意為令人憂慮的。如：

　　Housing is a worrisome burden for people in big cities.

　　住房成了大城市居民的沉重負擔。

　　notably意為顯著地，尤其是。如：

　　The overall living costs have risen notably.

　　整體的生活成本顯著提高。