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.
點睛
that引導表語從句。在表語從句中the labels是主語,we put on things是省略了關系代詞that的定語從句,修飾先行詞the labels。The real point of...is that...是常用句型,意為“……的真正問題在于……”。
cautionary tale意為“警世故事,勸誡故事”。如:
Bill's mother told him the cautionary tale of the boy who won't eat his food. 比爾的母親給比爾講了那個不肯吃飯的小孩的勸誡故事。
考點歸納
behaviorist是指“行為學家”,類似的以-ist結尾表示“……家”的名詞還有很多,如下所示:
pianist 鋼琴演奏家 |
educationist 教育學家 |
physicist 物理學家 |
chemist 化學家 |
biologist 生物學家 |
psychologist 心理學家 |
economist 經濟學家 |
artist 藝術家 |
cartoonist 漫畫家 |