托福閱讀高難度文章長難句實例解析：嗅覺交流的重要性

　　The importance of olfactory communication (using odors to communicate) in the way of life of deer was documented by a study of captive adult male deer a few decades ago, which noted that males rubbed their foreheads on branches and twigs, especially as autumn approached.

　　詞匯講解：

　　olfactory /?l'fækt(?)r?/ adj. 嗅覺的

　　document /'d?kj?m(?)nt/ vt. 用文件證實或證明(某事)

　　captive /'kæpt?v/ adj. 被捕獲的，被俘虜的

　　twig /tw?g/ n. 嫩枝

　　approach /?'pr??t?/ vt. 接近, 靠近

　　結構劃分：

　　The importance (of olfactory communication) (using odors to communicate) (in the way of life of deer) was documented (by a study of captive adult male deer a few decades ago), (which noted)(that males rubbed their foreheads on branches and twigs), (especially as autumn approached).

　　深度分析：

　　這個句子的主干就是：

　　The importance was documented

　　修飾一：(of olfactory communication)，介詞短語

　　中文：嗅覺交流

　　修飾二：(using odors to communicate)，非謂語動詞

　　中文：使用氣味去交流

　　修飾三：(in the way of life of deer)，介詞短語

　　中文：在鹿群生活方式中

　　修飾四：(by a study of captive adult male deer a few decades ago)，介詞短語

　　中文：一個關于被捕獲的成年雄鹿的研究

　　修飾五：(which noted)，從句

　　中文：研究提到

　　修飾六：(that males rubbed their foreheads on branches and twigs)，從句

　　中文：雄鹿會在樹枝和嫩枝上摩擦前額

　　修飾七：(especially as autumn approached)，從句

　　中文：尤其當秋天臨近時

　　參考翻譯：

　　嗅覺交流(使用氣味去交流)在鹿群生活方式中的重要性，被幾十年前一個關于被捕獲的成年雄鹿的研究證實，這個研究提到：尤其當秋天臨近時，雄鹿會在樹枝和嫩枝上摩擦前額。