今日长难句:
选自2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
Curiosity covers such a large set of behaviors that there probably isn't any single “curiosity gene" that makes humans wonder about and explore their environment.
好奇心涵盖了如此多的行为,以至于很可能没有任何单一的“好奇心基因”让人类对环境产生好奇并加以探索。
这句话最大的框架是Curiosity covers sth,好奇心涵盖了什么什么,宾语当中大家注意such….that….这个固定搭配表示“如此……以致”, such a large set of behaviors that there probably isn't any single “curiosity gene" 如此之多的一系列行为以至于也许没有任何单一的好奇心基因。curiosity gene之后跟随that引导的定语从句,什么样的好奇心基因?that makes humans wonder about and explore their environment. 使得人类对环境产生好奇并加以探索的基因。
总结下,这句话由3个简单句组成,3个谓语动词分别是covers,isn’t,makes,注意makes后边跟随的wonder and explore是不带to的不定式,并不是谓语动词。整句话的意思是:好奇心涵盖了如此多的行为,以至于很可能没有任何单一的“好奇心基因”让人类对环境产生好奇并加以探索。
核心要点:
1.a large set of sth. 大量的
例:Although it does not yet have a large set of publications, it has a lot of potential.
虽然它还没有大量的发布,但是它有很大的潜力。
2.make sb do sth. 使某人做某事
例:She always makes me laugh. 她总是让我发笑。
这句话中谓语动词是makes,后边的laugh是不带to的不定式。
3.curiosity n. 好奇心,求知欲;珍品,奇事
[固定搭配]curiosity about sth./curiosity to do sth.
例:Children show curiosity about everything.
儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。
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