《红宝书》考研英语词汇
逐日一句
We believe that if animals ran the labs, they would test us to determine the limits of our patience, our faithfulness, our memory for locations.
词汇打破:
determine [dɪˈtɜːrmɪn]
v. (使)下决心,(使)做出决定
vt. 决定,确定;剖断,讯断;限定
vi. 确定;决定;讯断,终止
faithfulness [ˈfeɪθflnəs]
n. 忠实;老实;精确
构造剖析:
句子的主干是 We believe。they would test us to determine 是前面 that 勾引的宾语从句作 believe 的宾语。if animals ran the labs 是 if 勾引的虚拟条件句。the limits of our patience, our faithfulness, our memory for locations 是三个名词短语作 determine 的并列宾语。
参考译文:
我们相信,如果动物在实验室中奔跑,它们将对我们进行测试,以确定我们的耐心,忠实度和位置影象的极限。