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　　今天的句子：

　　The bigger and more established an organization becomes the more timid and conformist it seems to get, until it’s almost indistinguishable from the interests it should be confronting. In this age of environmental crisis and collapse, of government lies and corporate power, we need our nature defenders to rise like lions after sleep. Instead, they queue at the slaughterhouse gate like tame lambs.

　　思考题：

　　According to the text, the author’s attitude towards nature defenders is ____

　　(A) disappointed (B) sympathy (C) timid (D)respect

　　词汇突破：

　　established 知名的

　　timid 胆小

　　conformist 随波逐流

　　indistinguishable 没有区别

　　interests 利益

　　confront 应对

　　queue 列队

　　slaughterhouse 屠宰场

　　tame lambs 驯服的羔羊

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　The bigger and more established an organization becomes the more timid and conformist it seems to get, until it’s almost indistinguishable from the interests it should be confronting.

　　(记得the more...the more结构吧!)

　　参考译文：一个组织规模越大、越知名，看起来似乎就会变得越胆怯和顺从，直到它与本该反对的利益团体别无二致。

　　第二句：

　　In this age of environmental crisis and collapse, of government lies and corporate power, we need our nature defenders to rise like lions after sleep.

　　参考译文：在这个充斥着环境危机、生态崩溃、政府谎言和企业权力的时代，我们需要大自然的捍卫者像刚从沉睡中苏醒的雄狮一样奋起。

　　第三句：

　　Instead, they queue at the abattoir gate like sedated lambs.

　　(这是外刊原文，我为了你们能读懂，改了单词)

　　参考译文：相反，他们像被注射了镇静剂的羔羊一样在屠宰场的门口排队。

　　思考题解析：

　　According to the text, the author’s attitude towards nature defenders is ____

　　(A) disappointed (B) sympathy (C) timid (D)respect

　　这种失望的情绪跃然于纸上，答案只能是A!

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