By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar.
13.By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.
歷史學(xué)家通過把世界各地留下的這種痕跡放在一起研究,終于弄懂了這種費(fèi)解的代碼。
語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:by引導(dǎo)方式狀語,指“通過…方式”,其中的made in various parts of the world是過去分詞短語,作markings的后置定語。
語言點(diǎn)2:have been able to read不可理解為“已經(jīng)能夠讀了”,read在此引申為“弄懂”。
14.They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon.
他們發(fā)現(xiàn)代碼與晝夜更迭和月亮圓缺有關(guān)。
語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that引導(dǎo)賓語從句,交代have found的內(nèi)容;這個(gè)賓語從句中的and連接兩個(gè)并列的賓語。
語言點(diǎn)2:sth.be connected with sth.的意思是“某物與某物之間存在聯(lián)系”。
15.It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar.
事實(shí)上是一種最原始的日歷。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:in fact不僅是插入語,還起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用。It指上文中所說的code(代碼)。