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　　今天的句子：

　　Not that long ago “adaptation” was considered a dirty word among climate activists. Their view was that if we could retool our lives to accommodate the consequences of climate change— rising seas, longer wildfire seasons, and a long list of other not so natural disasters—industries and governments would use that as an excuse to avoid a more important job: curbing our emissions of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases that cause these problems in the first place. That position might have been reasonable in 1988, when climatologist James E. Hansen first focused the world’s attention on the threat and there was still time to cut back on emissions in a measured way.

　　思考题：

　　Adaptation was viewed as undesirable by climate activists because__.

　　A.it may served as an excuse for using solar power

　　B.it may undermine the alleviating efforts

　　C.it served to delay vigorous scientific studies

　　D.it may disrupt our existing work patterns

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　Not that long ago “adaptation” was considered a dirty word among climate activists.

　　参考译文：不久之前，"适应"被气候活动家们认为是一个脏词。

　　第二句：

　　Their view was that //if we could retool our lives to accommodate the consequences of climate change— rising seas, longer wildfire seasons, and a long list of other not so natural disasters(同位语)—industries and governments would use that as an excuse to avoid a more important job: (宾语从句主干)curbing our emissions of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases(同位语) that cause these problems in the first place.(定语)

　　参考译文：他们的观点是，如果我们能重新改造生活，以适应气候变化的后果——海平面上升、野火季延长，以及其他一长串不那么自然的灾害，那么产业界和政府就会以此为借口，回避一项更重要的工作：控制最初导致这些问题的温室气体排放。

　　第三句：

　　That position might have been reasonable in 1988, when climatologist James E. Hansen first focused the world’s attention on the threat(状语从句1) andthere was still time to cut back on emissions in a measured way.(状语从句2)

　　参考译文：这个立场也许在1988年还言之成理;那时气候学家詹姆斯·汉森(James E. Hansen)首次让世界关注到这一威胁，我们仍能有分寸地减少排放。

　　思考题解析：

　　A. it may serve as an excuse for using solar power

　　(它是使用太阳能的借口)

　　A选项错误。

　　不是使用太阳能的借口。

　　B. it may undermine the alleviating efforts

　　(它可能会破坏减缓措施)

　　正确!对应第二句!

　　B选项正确。

　　C. it served to delay vigorous scientific studies

　　(它推迟了有力的科学研究)

　　这个没有提到，不对!

　　C选项错误。

　　D. it may disrupt our existing work patterns

　　(它可能会扰乱我们现有的工作模式)

　　这个没有提到，不对!

　　D选项错误。

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