再加一道 The coyote is one of several recent ecological success stories: along with the white-tailed deer, the moose, and other species that are enlarging their natural domains, they have established themselves as supreme adapters in an era when the capability to adjust to the environmental changes wrought by human beings has created a whole new class of dominant large mammals. A. they have established themselves as supreme adapters in an era when the capability B. they have established themselves as being supreme adapters in an era when being able C. it has established itself as a supreme adapter in an era when to be able D. it has established itself as being a supreme adapter in an era when its ability E. it has established itself as a supreme adapter in an era when the ability -- by 会员 用头走路 (2011/8/3 22:47:49)
The coyote is 主语是单数,排除A,B D中being多余 C,E比较的话就要跟后文连起来读了。后面有个xxx has created a whole new class of dominant large mammals,表明when后面是个从句,这里缺个主语,那么排除C选E 大概意思是它已经成为一个年代--当适应人类改造的环境的能力已经创造了全新种族的占主导地位的哺乳动物的时候--的超级适应者 it has established itself as a supreme adapter in an era when the ability (to adjust to the environmental changes wrought by human beings) has created a whole new class of dominant large mammals. |