Ultimately we must get a handle on those issues as well, or a creature that outlived the dinosaurs (恐龙) will meet its end at the hands of humans, leaving our descendants to wonder how a creature so ugly could have won so much affection. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主架为we must… or…。or表条件。get a handle on sth.指“着手处理某事”。that… dinosaurs为定语从句，修饰的是a creature。leaving our… 为现在分词短语作结果状语。how a… affection为宾语从句，作wonder的宾语。固定短语meet one’s end指“迎接末日，即死亡”，at the hands of为，指“出自…之手，由…完成”。
【译文】最终，我们必须着手处理这些问题，否则，这种比恐龙寿命还要长的生物将会在人类手中灭绝，从而给我们的后代留下疑问：为什么这么丑的生物却能获得人们如此多的关爱？
发表于 2016-7-11 19:02:50