2016年托福阅读难句精选(十)
Some scholars expand on this idea by emphasizing a corresponding need for arable land to feed growing numbers of people: construction of small dams, reservoirs, terraces, and field houses indicates that farmers were intensifying their efforts during the 1200s. (TPO 24 Moving into Pueblos)
句子理解
本句的冒号前后分别是两个独立的并列句,后者是对于前者的补充。冒号前句子的谓语动词是expand on。冒号后句子的谓语动词是indicates,之后还有that引导的宾语从句。本句的主要结构可以简化成:Some scholars expand on this idea by emphasizing a corresponding need for sth to do sth: construction of A, B, C, and D indicates that …。
词汇总结
expand作动词,表示“扩大;增加”,比如:The population of the town expanded rapidly in the 1960s. 20世纪60年代,这个镇子的人口迅速增加。expand on的意思是“进一步阐述,详述”,比如:The minister expanded on the government’s proposal. 部长就政府的方案作了详细阐述。
arable作形容词,表示“适合耕种的”,arable land指的是“适合耕种的土地”。
dam作名词,表示“水坝”。
terrace作名词,表示“台阶;梯田”。
intensify作动词,表示“增强,加剧”,比如:They had intensified their military campaign. 他们加强了军事进攻。Police have intensified the search for the lost child. 警方已经加紧寻找那个失踪的孩子。
句子翻译
为了喂养更多的人口,相应就需要更多可耕种的土地,一些学者强调这种需求,详细阐述了他们的看法:修建小型水坝、水库、梯田、以及房屋都表明13世纪的农民们在加倍努力。