復(fù)雜的狀語從句的拆分和理解 例135

例135　Indeed, only if we take note of what enabled man to survive against every conceivable hardship and danger, and what allowed him to adjust to the most drastic changes in his environment which finished many species less adaptable than himself, we will see that it was his instinct for cooperation.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話條件句是only if we take note of...，里面套上兩個并列賓語從句，第一個賓語從句是what enabled man to survive against every conceivable hardship and danger，第二個賓語從句是what allowed him to adjust to the most drastic changes in his environment...，后面套上定語從句which finished many species...，后面套上比較級短語less adaptable than himself做定語，主干是we will see that it was his instinct for cooperation。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于條件句的成功使用，其中套有兩個超級的并列賓語從句，其中第二個賓語從句套有定語從句和比較級短語，很經(jīng)典，兩個賓語從句層層遞進(jìn)，確實很有氣勢。

【核心詞匯】

take note of　觀察

survive against　應(yīng)對

every conceivable hardship and danger　每次可以想象到的困難和風(fēng)險

adjust to　適應(yīng)

the most drastic changes　最艱險的變化

finished many species　滅亡很多物種

adaptable　有適應(yīng)能力的

instinct for cooperation　合作的本性

【參考譯文】確實如此，如果我們思考一下什么使得人類能夠應(yīng)對每一次可想象到的困難和危險，如果我們思考一下什么使得人類能夠適應(yīng)那些已經(jīng)把很多難以適應(yīng)的物種滅絕的艱巨的變化，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)那就是人合作的本能。