考研英語長難句｜Day19

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今日長難句

The plastic debris saturating our oceans has all kinds of well-documented toxic effects on ocean life many of which, in turn, harm humans, but scientists and conservationists have struggled to find sustainable cost-effective ways to clean it up.

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詞彙解析

detonate [ˈdetəneɪt] v. 引爆，（使）爆炸

intensify [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ] v. 加劇，增強

downturn [ˈdaʊntɜːrn] n. 經濟低迷，衰退

leave [liːv] v. 讓......處於

cohort [ˈkoʊhɔːrt] n. 一羣人，一批人

wrecked [rekt] adj. 毀壞的

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結構分析

✔句子主幹：

The plastic debris has effects on ocean life, but scientists and conservationists have struggled to find ways

✔定語1：

saturating our oceans

✔定語2：

all kinds of well-documented toxic

✔定語從句：

many of which harm humans

✔定語3：

sustainable cost-effective

✔狀語：

to clean it up

✔插入語（狀語）：

in turn

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參考譯文

The plastic debris saturating our oceans has all kinds of well-documented toxic effects on ocean life many of which, in turn, harm humans, but scientists and conservationists have struggled to find sustainable cost-effective ways to clean it up.

充斥着海洋的塑料碎片對海洋生物有着各種各樣且證據確鑿的毒害影響，而這些受毒害的海洋生物反過來又會傷害人類，但是科學家和環保主義者很難找到可持續的、具有成本經濟效益的方法來清理這些塑料垃圾。