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英语长难句破解精选（第19句)

Scientists jumped to therescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.

[结构分析]

1.主干框架是: Scientists jumped to the rescue;

2. with some distinctly shaky evidence方式状语

3.to the effect状语

4. that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them“evidence"的同位语

[语言点]

jumped to the rescue匆忙介入:

Shaky evidence站不住脚的，不具说服力的;

to the effect that其大意是….

control them( insects)控制昆虫的数量:

to the effect

to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.

其大意是，如果鸟类不能控制昆虫的数量，那么昆虫便会吞噬我们人类

注意从先主后原则。

[译文]科学家们急忙赶来救驾，但提出的证据显然站不住脚，其大意是，如果鸟类不能控制昆虫的数量，那么昆虫便会吞噬我们人类。

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