例4 Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care.
【结构分析】句子的主干是Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates,后面是定语从句,定语从句的主语是whose arguments,定语从句是个并列句,第一个动词are confusing,第一个宾语是the public,第二个动词是threatening,宾语是advances,后面是介词短语in health knowledge and care做定语。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于很长、很复杂的定语从句,该定语从句是个很长的并列句,而且动词用得很经典,两个消极动词,层层递进,把他们观点的危害说得很清晰。
【核心词汇】
respond forcefully to 做出有力的回答
animal rights advocates 动物权利倡导者
confusing the public 混淆视听
threatening advances in health knowledge and care 威胁到保健知识和医疗的向前发展
【参考译文】科学家需要对动物权利倡导者做出有力的回答,因为他们的观点正在混淆视听从而威胁到保健知识和医疗的向前发展。