新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第54課 本能還是機智 (1)

　　We have been brought up to fear insects. We regardthem as unnecessary creatures that do more harmthan good. We continually wage war on them, forthey contaminate our food, carry diseases, ordevour our crops.

　　1.We have been brought up to fear insects.

　　我們自幼就在對昆蟲的懼怕中長大。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:to fear insects作主語補足語。

　　2.We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good.

　　我們把昆蟲當作害多益少的無用東西。

　　語言點:more than結構。

　　3.We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our food, carry diseases, ordevour our crops.

　　人類不斷同昆蟲斗爭，因為昆蟲弄臟我們的食物，傳播疾病，吞噬莊稼。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:for引導原因狀語從句。

　　語言點2:wage war on的意思是“同…作斗爭。”