tissue考研常用意思（de-extincted什么意思）

tissue考研常用意思（de-extincted什么意思）biodiversity 生物多样性given 考虑到(4) If it represents a Pyrrhic victory in that we could have better spent those resources to save species on their way to extinction that’s essentially a one step forward two steps back scenario.”【解词】to detract from 减损；减少

“extinction”的含义为“灭绝”。前缀“de”含有“下；逆；除去”等含义。那么，“de-extinction”可理解为“人工再造先前绝种的生物;抵抗灭绝活动;灭绝物种复活”。 【回音壁】小心given（鉴于；考虑到），combined with（以及；和），coupled with（以及）这类“变异”词汇的识别。

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(1) A new economic analysis suggests that bringing back extinct species may detract from rather than add to conservation efforts.

(2) “Given this atmosphere of a biodiversity crisis and limited resources we really need to do the best job we possibly can ” says Joseph Bennett a biologist at Carleton University in Ottawa and lead author of the study.

(3) “If de-extinction represents a gain in biodiversity that’s great.

(4) If it represents a Pyrrhic victory in that we could have better spent those resources to save species on their way to extinction that’s essentially a one step forward two steps back scenario.”

【解词】

to detract from 减损；减少

given 考虑到

biodiversity 生物多样性

on their way to extinction 灭绝之路

scenario* n. （行动的）方案； 剧情概要

【解句】

第（4）句If it represents a Pyrrhic victory in that we could have better spent those resources to save species on their way to extinction that’s essentially a one step forward two steps back scenario.

（1）句子的主干为that’s essentially a one step forward two steps back scenario. 其中，one stop forward two steps作定语修饰scenario.

（2）句首if引导条件状语从句，在从句中又有一个由in that引导的原因状语从句。

（3）其中不定式短语to save species on their way to extinction修饰resources.

【译文】

（1）一项新的经济分析表明，复活灭绝物种也许在减损环保工作，而不是加强环保工作。

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