插入语:however intrepid = no matter how intrepid 无论多么英勇
Eg: No man , however intelligent , is perfect.
No palace, however peaceful and tranquil , is a paradise.
lies buried here among the animals he loved so well
埋葬在他所钟爱的动物中间
形容词做状语:lie awake , lie crouched
lifespan 寿命
how long the gorilla lives
因为猩猩的寿命客观存在,所以 live 用一般现代时。
Organ’s decay 器官衰竭
Nor 引导否定并列句,与 unable 并列
生活方式:group living , individual living
智力:intelligence – IQ , intelligence qoutient
CIA – the Central Intelligence Agency of America
CID – Criminal investigation Division 重案组,罪犯调查科
All this and many other thing remain (amost as much ) a mystery (as ) they were.
as much as 同 the same as
…remain a mystery the same as they were.
He is as much a musician as a writer.= He is both a musician and a writer.
civilized world 文明世界
savaged world 野生世界
civilized : to get away from wild life
中文中的“文明单位”不能用 civilized , 应该用 model 或 pace setting unit
I’m a pace soldiery。我是排头兵。
The Abominable Snowman who haunts the imagination of climbers in the Himalayas is hardly more elusive.
那萦绕在喜马拉雅山爬山者脑海中的那种令人难以捉摸的雪人,看起来也不一定比我们研究的大猩猩更加令人费尽心思。(通过侧面比较,引出结论,一种有用的写作方法)
Abominable Snowman 作比较,省略 gorilla
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