復雜的狀語從句的拆分和理解 例117

例117　In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話中In several of the studies和when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed都是狀語，their chemical responses是主語，became是謂語，在when的狀語從句中，stressed-out female rats是從句中的主語，had something removed是謂語。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于時間狀語從句的使用，很有特色。

【核心詞匯】

in several of the studies　在幾項研究中

stressed-out female rats　受到壓力的雌鼠

ovaries　卵巢

the female reproductive organs　雌性的生殖器官

chemical responses　化學反應(yīng)

【參考譯文】在幾項研究中，當受到壓力的雌鼠的卵巢（雌性的生殖器官）被拿掉后，它們的化學反應(yīng)變得和那些雄性的一樣了。