每天一句：2015考研英语第十六句

王慧 · 发表于 2014-3-29 23:13

今天的经济学人有篇文章很有意思，标题是：

Homo sapiens became black to beat cancer

（现代人肤色变成黑是为了抗癌）

（经济学人是什么都有的杂志）

下面是文章的最后一段：，周末了就来点简单一点的吧！周末愉快！

Why human became naked apes is still a mystery. Explanations range from ease of heat loss to the selection of mates by the quality of their skin. Dr Greaves's study, though, removes any doubt about why a change of skin color was essential.

词汇突破： Homo sapiens 现代人

Apes 猿

range from…to … 包括…和…

though: 两个, ,隔开的though=however

remove ： 1.Why human became naked apes is still a mystery.

为什么人会变成“裸猿”还依旧是个迷。

2. Explanations range from ease of heat loss to the selection of mates by the quality of their skin.

主干：Explanations range from A to B.

A= ease of heat loss

B= the selection of mates by the quality of their skin.

解释包括，易于散热以及可以通过皮肤的质量来选择配偶。

Dr Greaves's study, though, removes any doubt about why a change of skin color was essential.

但是Greaves博士的研究已经使我们不再怀疑，为什么肤色的变化是有必要的。