152. But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic sea turtles, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds.
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但是大自然卻漠視人類的公平觀念。一份來自漁業(yè)和野生動物保護(hù)組織的報(bào)告顯示,幾種北大西洋海龜,尤其是體重可達(dá)400磅的紅海龜?shù)臄?shù)量下降得令人擔(dān)憂。
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本句是一個(gè)并列復(fù)合句。第一個(gè)分句的主干是...Nature is indifferent...。第二個(gè)分句的主干是a report...showed a...drop...,其中,by the Fish and Wildlife Service為介詞短語作定語,修飾report;介詞短語in the populations...sea turtles作定語修飾drop;notably loggerheads為turtles的同位語;which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句修飾loggerheads。
indifferent意為“冷漠的,不關(guān)心的”。如:
Why are you so indifferent to the pain of others? 你怎么會對別人的痛苦這么無動于衷呢?
worrisome意為“令人憂慮的”。如:
Housing is a worrisome burden for people in big cities. 住房成了大城市居民的沉重負(fù)擔(dān)。
notably意為“顯著地,尤其是”。如:
The overall living costs have risen notably. 整體的生活成本顯著提高。