托福聽(tīng)力長(zhǎng)難句分析(七)

 同學(xué)們?cè)诼?tīng)力的過(guò)程中，最頭疼的就是句子的理解，尤其是長(zhǎng)難句。但是相對(duì)于閱讀文本來(lái)說(shuō)，聽(tīng)力的問(wèn)題其實(shí)是比較簡(jiǎn)答的，我們?cè)诶斫饩渥拥臅r(shí)候基本只要考劃分句子的主干成分，配合一些短語(yǔ)搭配就可以了，但是關(guān)鍵是要求我們的反應(yīng)速度要非常的快，我們現(xiàn)在就具體以TPO中的句子為例，來(lái)分析一下長(zhǎng)難句。(TPO1-L4)

Now you had to read about two animal species, the Eastern marmot and the Olympic marmot. Marmots are rodents. They are large ground squirrels, about the size of an average house cat.

現(xiàn)在大家來(lái)了解一下這兩類(lèi)動(dòng)物：東部和奧林匹克土撥鼠。土撥鼠屬于嚙齒動(dòng)物。他們是大型的松鼠，體型有家貓那么大。

And even though they spend the significant portion of the year hibernating, according to this case study, marmots are still considered excellent subjects for animal behavioral studies.

根據(jù)研究顯示，即便他們會(huì)花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間冬眠，土撥鼠仍然被視為動(dòng)物行為研究的絕佳對(duì)象。

And they are pretty active during the day, which makes them easy to observe, right?

它們白天非�；钴S，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)他們就不是什么難事了。這句話有一個(gè)很典型的which引導(dǎo)非限定性定語(yǔ)從句。

They reside throughout the eastern region of North America where there is a temperate climate, where the growing season lasts for at least five months of the year, which is when they do all their mating, playing and eating.

他們的居住地遍布北美東部地區(qū)，這里的氣候溫和，全年有五個(gè)月以上的生長(zhǎng)期，在這段時(shí)間里，他們會(huì)交配、玩耍和覓食。

It's not about the time it takes for Eastern marmots to grow.

不是跟東部土撥鼠用于生長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間有關(guān)。

That is when it’s not covered in snow and there is no frost covering the grass and, umm, vegetative parts of a plant’s herbs and the flowers the marmots like to eat.

那時(shí)，地上沒(méi)有冰雪覆蓋，草木也沒(méi)有結(jié)霜。土撥鼠喜歡吃的植物嫩芽和花蕾開(kāi)始生長(zhǎng)。

So growing season refers to the availability of the food they eat, OK?

所以，生長(zhǎng)期指的是他們所吃食物的可獲得性，對(duì)嗎?

Well, they are really territorial, and loners, and just so aggressive even with other Eastern marmots. And their mating ritual is just so impersonal.

他們的區(qū)域所屬性非常強(qiáng)，并且獨(dú)來(lái)獨(dú)往，即便是與同類(lèi)相處也表現(xiàn)出非常強(qiáng)的侵略性。

Now when they emerge in the spring from hibernation, the mating process begins. For them, well, they come together to mate and then they go their separate ways.

當(dāng)他們?cè)诖禾鞆亩�眠中醒過(guò)來(lái)，交配的過(guò)程就開(kāi)始了。他們聚到一塊交配，隨后就各奔東西。

Well, it’s not as if they aren’t ready for the real world because they are. Remember, they mature quickly and the weather’s nice.

并不是因?yàn)樗麄兲�小而不能適應(yīng)現(xiàn)實(shí)世界。記住他們成熟的非�？�，而且天氣也非常好。

我們后面還會(huì)繼續(xù)講解聽(tīng)力lecture中的長(zhǎng)難句，如果同學(xué)們相對(duì)這部分還有疑問(wèn)，可以持續(xù)關(guān)注我們的欄目~當(dāng)然，新通教育西安也有托福各科相關(guān)的課程，如果同學(xué)們想高效提升自己的英語(yǔ)能力，

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