-
45. The advantage of nesting on cliffs is
the immunity it gives from foxes,
which
cannot scale the sheer
rocks
，
and from ravens and
other species
of gulls, which have
difficulty in landing on narrow ledges to steal
eggs.
46. A few art
collectors introduced European art traditions to
those
后置定语
colonists privileged to visit their
galleries
，
especially
aspiring artists, and
插入语
established in their respective
communities the idea of the value of art
后置定语
and the need
for institutions devoted to its
encouragement
．
colony
a.
殖民地的
colonist
n.
殖民者
作为一个致力于环保的大三学
生，我感
到很荣幸在贵校发表这一演讲
?
I, as a senior student
devoted to
environment protection, am
glad to
aspiring
a.
有抱负的，有追求的（很不错的！）
give a speech in your school.
be privileged to do
有兴趣做某事
established by sb.
由某人创建
?
As a third-year/junior
student
the idea of the value of art
观念
devoted to environmental protection,
established the need for sth.
确定需要某物
I feel
privileged to deliver this
speech in
your prestigious school.
devote to
=dedicate to
to
是介词！！
致力于
encouragement
n.
支持
senior student
大四学生
serving as
作为
47.
Industrialization and
the bureaucratization of economic life combined
with a new emphasis upon credentials
and expertise to make schooling
increasingly important for economic and
social mobility
．
economic life
经济生活
combine with
结合了
emphasis
on/upon
对于。。。的重视
在这个时代，大学生掌握这个技能越来越重要
It makes sth. Increasingly important
for sth./sb.
使得。。对。。。越来越重要
?
In this era/age, mastering
the skill is
credential
n.
资历（证书）
increasingly important for university
expertise
专业知识
students.
schooling
n.
学校教育
?
It is increasingly
important for college
students to
acquire the skill in this day and
social mobility
社会流动性
age.
mobile
a.
流动的，移动的
倒装
48.
Coincident with concerns
about the accelerating loss of species and
habitats has been a growing
appreciation of the importance of biological
diversity
，
the
number of species in a particular
ecosystem
，
to the health of
the Earth and human well-
being
．
语序：
A growing appreciation of
has been coincident with concerns about
coincident with
与。。一致
公众越来越意识到这一文化传统非
常重要
species and habitats
物种和栖息地
appreciation =awareness
意识到（货币的升值）
?
There is a growing
appreciation
among public of this
cultural
depreciate
货币贬值
tradition.
There is a growing
appreciation/awareness among sb. of sth.
n.
aging parents
日益年迈的父母
that+
一句话
biological diversity
生物多样性
human well-being
人类的幸福
?
There is a growing
appreciation among
the
public
that
this cultural tradition matters
enormously./of the critical
importance of this cultural
tradition.
49.
Amid rumors that there were prehistoric
mammoths wandering
around the unknown
region and that somewhere in its wilds was a
mountain of rock salt 80 by 45 miles in
extent
，
the two captains set
out
．
状语
amid
在
...
的同时
prehistoric mammoths
史前猛犸象
rock salt
岩盐
数字
+in extent
面积
80 by 45 miles
80
英里长，
45
英里宽
set out
出发
captain
首领
在有传言称，
< br>他与一位色情明星有染的同时，
他
参加了这个在新加坡举
行的峰会。
?
Amid
rumors that he porn with a film actress,he
participated in the gound in Singerpo.
?
He attended the summit held
in
Singapore amid rumors that he had an
affair with a porn star.
加强语气
50. A series of mechanical improvements
continuing well into the
nineteenth
century, including the introduction of pedals to
sustain tone
or to soften it, the
perfection of a metal frame and steel wire of the
finest
quality
，
finally produced an
instrument capable of myriad tonal
effects from the most delicate
harmonies to an almost orchestral
fullness of
sound
，
from a
liquid
，
singing tone to a
sharp, percussive
brilliance
．
persist into =continue into
持续到
it rained
into the night.
evolve into
=emerge into
发展为
sustain tone or to soften it
保持语调或者使
其平缓
the perfection of a metal frame
金属结构
adj.
→
n.
完善
steel wire
钢丝
wire
丝，线，威压
myriad
大量的，许多的
tonal effect
音效
from a to b
表示举例
orchestral fullness of sound
交响乐般洪亮饱满的声音
a liquid
，
singing
tone
声音
明亮的
柔和的
a sharp,
percussive brilliance
尖锐的
有冲击力的
响亮宏大的声音