上几期学习了经济学人:树桩如何无限期存活(1)、经济学人:树桩如何无限期存活(3)、经济学人:镜头和现实(7)、经济学人:镜头和现实(8)、读外刊学英语:镜头和现实(9)、经济学人:镜头和现实(10) 关注微博:@读外刊学英语 外文选自《The Economist》 but (the tree)still possessed of roots and an above-ground stump, to continue a zombie-like existence for years—even decades. 词汇: possessed of 拥有 zombie[ˈzɒmbi]-like 像僵尸一样 existence/ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ n. 存在 例句: 1. Possessed of astonishing vision, he also made disastrous mistakes. 他拥有令人惊奇的远见,但也会犯严重的错误。 2. My wife and I have purposely resisted video game consoles, fearing their zombie-like effect on kids. 我和老婆一直都很抗拒电视游戏主机,担心它们会对孩子产生“僵尸化”的效果。 3.You may be stuck with a miserable existence for the rest of your life. 你可能一辈子都要过着悲惨的生活。 结构分析: but用于连接两个句子,表示转折, (the tree)是省略的主语,still possessed of是谓语, roots是宾语1, and用于连接两个并列成分, an above-ground stump是宾语2, to continue a zombie-like existence for years—even decades是不定式词组作状语。 |
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