101. But the real point of this cautionary tale, says animal behaviorist Herzog, is that the labels we put on things can affect our moral responses to them.
点睛
that引导表语从句。在表语从句中the labels是主语,we put on things是省略了关系代词that的定语从句,修饰先行词the labels。The real point of...is that...是常用句型,意为“……的真正问题在于……”。cautionary tale意为“警世故事,劝诫故事”。如:
Bill's mother told him the cautionary tale of the boy who won't eat his food. 比尔的母亲给比尔讲了那个不肯吃饭的小孩的劝诫故事。
考点归纳
behaviorist是指“行为学家”,类似的以-ist结尾表示“……家”的名词还有很多,如下所示:pianist 钢琴演奏家 | educationist 教育学家 | physicist 物理学家 |
chemist 化学家 | biologist 生物学家 | psychologist 心理学家 |
economist 经济学家 | artist 艺术家 | cartoonist 漫画家 |