考研英语长难句｜Day140

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今日长难句

The role of natural selection in evolution was formulated only a little more than a hundred years ago, and the selective role of the environment in shaping and maintaining the behavior of the individual is only beginning to be recognized and studied.

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词汇解析

evolution 进化;演进

formulate 确切阐述;制定

a little more than 稍多于

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结构分析

主干1:The role of natural selection in evolution was formulated(被动语态)

主干2:The selective role is only beginning to be recognized and studied(主谓宾)

注意:两个主干围绕 “环境对人的作用” 展开，前句一般过去时，后句现在进行时，形成昔今 对比，构成递进关系，其中 only、a little 均强调时间的“近”，强调研究尚不成熟。

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参考译文

The roleof natural selection in evolutionwas formulatedonly a little more than a hundred years ago,
and the selective roleof the environment
in shaping and maintaining the behavior of the individualis only beginning to be recognized and studied.

自然选择在人类进化中的作用，仅仅在100多年前，才得以阐明。

环境在塑造和维持个体行为方面的选择作用，现在才刚刚开始得以认识和研究。