【托福培训-阅读】长难句备考计划之动物群统治地位

2016-08-23 16:11

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托福阅读长难句100句:动物群统治地位

However, no group or species can maintain its dominance indefinitely, and when, after over 200 million years, the age of dinosaurs came to a dramatic end about 65 million years ago, mammals began to flourish, evolving from relatively few types of small terrestrial animals into the myriad of diverse species, including bats and whales, that we know today. (TPO33,58)

dramatic /drə'mætɪk/ adj. 戏剧的;激动人心的，给人深刻印象的

flourish v. /'flʌrɪʃ/ 昌盛，旺盛，兴旺;健康成长，茂盛

terrestrial /tə'restrɪəl/ adj. 陆地的，陆生的;地球的

myriad /'mɪrɪəd/ n. 无数，极大数量

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However, no group or species can maintain its dominance indefinitely, and (when, (after over 200 million years), the age of dinosaurs came to a dramatic end) (about 65 million years ago), mammals began to flourish, (evolving from relatively few types of small terrestrial animals into the myriad of diverse species), (including bats and whales), (that we know today).

托福阅读长难句100句分析：

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no group or species can maintain its dominance indefinitely, and mammals began to flourish

修饰一： (after over 200 million years)，介词短语

中文：在二亿年后

修饰二：(when the age of dinosaurs came to a dramatic end)，从句

中文：当恐龙时代突然结束

修饰三：(about 65 million years ago)，介词短语

中文：大约在六千五百万年前

修饰四：(evolving from relatively few types of small terrestrial animals into the myriad of diverse species)，非谓语动词