[E]OG-06，请指点！

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6. In virtually all types of tissue in every animal species, dioxin induces the production of enzymes that are the organism's trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical that is irritating it.
A.trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical that is irritating it
B.trying that it metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical irritant
C.attempt to try to metabolize, or render harmless, such a chemical irritant
D.attempt to try and metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical irritating it
E.attempt to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical irritant

答案没问题。意译也没问题。但我对句子不是十分理解，通过文中的are可以看出定语从句式修饰enzymes的，可酶怎么会是一种生物体的尝试呢？这样的表达怎么感觉这么别扭！

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-1-18 11:22:03编辑过]

Snazzy

good question!
i have another one:
'...in every animal species, dioxin induces ...' ---> how to understand the structure?

雪落无声

以下是引用Snazzy在2004-2-8 14:11:00的发言：
'...in    every    animal    species,    dioxin    induces    ...'    --->    how    to    understand    the    structure?

这里的in 是指dioxin in    every animal species吗？


前面excellent 前辈的问题不知怎么回答


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Although an "-ing" verb such as trying can sometimes be used as a noun, the phrase the organism's trying to metabolize in A is unidiomatic because trying is used as the object of organism's. In B, trying that it metabolize is ungrammatical. The noun attempt could follow organism's; also, it would parallel the noun enzymes, and parallelism is needed here because the sentence uses the linking verb are to equate enzymes and attempt. In C and D, however, attempt to try is redundant. Choice E, which says attempt to metabolize, is best. The phrase the chemical irritant is also the most concise and precise conclusion for the sentence because it clearly refers to the dioxin mentioned earlier.这是OG里的答案解释，可以参考一下。我对这句话的大意翻译为：

事实上，在各种物种的所有组织中，dioxin导致一种酶的产生，这种酶是有机物试图用于产生代谢，呈现无害化学刺激的。欢迎大家指正！