托福听力长难句分析(七)

 同学们在听力的过程中，最头疼的就是句子的理解，尤其是长难句。但是相对于阅读文本来说，听力的问题其实是比较简答的，我们在理解句子的时候基本只要考划分句子的主干成分，配合一些短语搭配就可以了，但是关键是要求我们的反应速度要非常的快，我们现在就具体以TPO中的句子为例，来分析一下长难句。(TPO1-L4)

Now you had to read about two animal species, the Eastern marmot and the Olympic marmot. Marmots are rodents. They are large ground squirrels, about the size of an average house cat.

现在大家来了解一下这两类动物：东部和奥林匹克土拨鼠。土拨鼠属于啮齿动物。他们是大型的松鼠，体型有家猫那么大。

And even though they spend the significant portion of the year hibernating, according to this case study, marmots are still considered excellent subjects for animal behavioral studies.

根据研究显示，即便他们会花费很多时间冬眠，土拨鼠仍然被视为动物行为研究的绝佳对象。

And they are pretty active during the day, which makes them easy to observe, right?

它们白天非常活跃，这样发现他们就不是什么难事了。这句话有一个很典型的which引导非限定性定语从句。

They reside throughout the eastern region of North America where there is a temperate climate, where the growing season lasts for at least five months of the year, which is when they do all their mating, playing and eating.

他们的居住地遍布北美东部地区，这里的气候温和，全年有五个月以上的生长期，在这段时间里，他们会交配、玩耍和觅食。

It's not about the time it takes for Eastern marmots to grow.

不是跟东部土拨鼠用于生长的时间有关。

That is when it’s not covered in snow and there is no frost covering the grass and, umm, vegetative parts of a plant’s herbs and the flowers the marmots like to eat.

那时，地上没有冰雪覆盖，草木也没有结霜。土拨鼠喜欢吃的植物嫩芽和花蕾开始生长。

So growing season refers to the availability of the food they eat, OK?

所以，生长期指的是他们所吃食物的可获得性，对吗?

Well, they are really territorial, and loners, and just so aggressive even with other Eastern marmots. And their mating ritual is just so impersonal.

他们的区域所属性非常强，并且独来独往，即便是与同类相处也表现出非常强的侵略性。

Now when they emerge in the spring from hibernation, the mating process begins. For them, well, they come together to mate and then they go their separate ways.

当他们在春天从冬眠中醒过来，交配的过程就开始了。他们聚到一块交配，随后就各奔东西。

Well, it’s not as if they aren’t ready for the real world because they are. Remember, they mature quickly and the weather’s nice.

并不是因为他们太小而不能适应现实世界。记住他们成熟的非常快，而且天气也非常好。

我们后面还会继续讲解听力lecture中的长难句，如果同学们相对这部分还有疑问，可以持续关注我们的栏目~当然，新通教育西安也有托福各科相关的课程，如果同学们想高效提升自己的英语能力，

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