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1、 长难句翻译
1. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
2. As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为experts felt obliged to investigate。1. as the evidence began to accumulate可理解为时间或原因状语从句,as意为“随着”或“由于”;2. from the Zoo作experts的定语;3. for the descriptions … were extraordinarily similar为原因状语从句;4. given by people作descriptions的定语,descriptions与give之间存在被动关系,故用过去分词given;5. who claimed to have seen the puma是一个定语从句,修饰先行词people。
【词汇精讲】
however /ˌhaʊˈev.ə(r)/ adv. 然而【同】nonetheless, nevertheless
evidence /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ n. 证据【同】proof 【形】evident 明显的
accumulate /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/ v. 积累【名】accumulation
oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ v. 迫使【组】feel obliged to 感到必须做【名】obligation 义务,责任
investigate /ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ v. 调查【名】investigation【近】survey【辨】investment n. 投资
claim /kleɪm/ v. n. 声称,索赔,认领
puma /ˈpjuː.mə/ n. 美洲狮(豹)
extraordinarily /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.əl.i/ adv. 极其【构】extra (超出) + ordinarily(普通)
【参考译文】
然而,随着证据积累得越来越多,动物园的专家们感到必须去调查,因为那些声称见过美洲狮的人所描述的情形极其相似。
2. As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为this one must have been … managed to escape。1. As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country属原因状语从句,其中,had been reported为过去完成时态的被动语态;2. missing from any zoo in the country 作pumas的补语。3. must have been为虚拟语气,表示对过去情况的推测,意为“一定…”。
【词汇精讲】
possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ n. 拥有,财产【动】possess 拥有【组】in the possession of 属于
private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ adj.私人的【名】privacy 隐私【反】p