托福閱讀長難句100句:動物群統(tǒng)治地位

　　However, no group or species can maintain its dominance indefinitely, and when, after over 200 million years, the age of dinosaurs came to a dramatic end about 65 million years ago, mammals began to flourish, evolving from relatively few types of small terrestrial animals into the myriad of diverse species, including bats and whales, that we know today. (TPO33,58)

　　dramatic /dr?'mæt?k/ adj. 戲劇的;激動人心的，給人深刻印象的

　　flourish v. /'fl?r??/ 昌盛，旺盛，興旺;健康成長，茂盛

　　terrestrial /t?'restr??l/ adj. 陸地的，陸生的;地球的

　　myriad /'m?r??d/ n. 無數(shù)，極大數(shù)量

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　　However, no group or species can maintain its dominance indefinitely, and (when, (after over 200 million years), the age of dinosaurs came to a dramatic end) (about 65 million years ago), mammals began to flourish, (evolving from relatively few types of small terrestrial animals into the myriad of diverse species), (including bats and whales), (that we know today).

　　托福閱讀長難句100句分析：

　　這個句子主干：

　　no group or species can maintain its dominance indefinitely, and mammals began to flourish

　　修飾一： (after over 200 million years)，介詞短語

　　中文：在二億年后

　　修飾二：(when the age of dinosaurs came to a dramatic end)，從句

　　中文：當恐龍時代突然結束

　　修飾三：(about 65 million years ago)，介詞短語

　　中文：大約在六千五百萬年前

　　修飾四：(evolving from relatively few types of small terrestrial animals into the myriad of diverse species)，非謂語動詞

　　中文：從少數(shù)幾種小型陸生動物逐漸發(fā)展到無數(shù)的各類物種

　　修飾五：(including bats and whales)，插入語

　　中文：包括蝙蝠和鯨魚

　　修飾六：(that we know today)，從句

　　中文：我們現(xiàn)在所知道的

　　托福閱讀長難句100句參考翻譯：

　　然而，沒有哪類動物群或物種能夠一直保持統(tǒng)治地位。在二億年后，當恐龍時代大約在六千五百萬年前突然結束，哺乳動物便開始繁盛，從少數(shù)幾種小型陸生動物逐漸發(fā)展到無數(shù)的各類物種，包括我們現(xiàn)在所知道的蝙蝠和鯨魚。

　　這個句子的主要修飾成分就是從句、插入語和非謂語動詞，大家務必想清楚，每一個修飾成分修飾的是什么，才能看清楚這個句子的結構。