【原】读外刊学英语：濒危物种(2)

外文选自《The Economist》

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Nearly 6,000 species of animals and about 30,000 species of plants are listed in the various appendices of the Convention on InternationalTrade in Endangered Species (CITES) to protect them against over-exploitation.

《濒危物种国际贸易公约》的各种附录中列出了近6000种动物和约30000种植物，以保护它们免受过度开发。

 

词汇：

species/ˈspiːʃiːz/ n. 物种

appendices/əˈpɛndɪsiːz/  n.(书、文件的) 附录(appendix 的复数形式)

over-exploitation/ˈəʊvə(r) ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/ n. 过度开发

 

例句：

1. Pandas are an endangered species.

熊猫是濒危物种。

 

2.Illustrative, examples are detailed in the appendices. 

附录中详细介绍了具体的操作步骤，并通过实例说明。

 

3.Whole ecosystems can also be affected by over-exploitation.

整个生态系统也都被过度开采所影响。

 

结构分析：

Nearly 6,000 species of animals and about 30,000 species of plants是主语，其中Nearly和about是前置定语，of animals和 of plants都是后置定语，are listed是谓语（被动语态）， in the various appendices of the Conventionon International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to protect them against over-exploitation整个是地点状语，of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)是介词词组作后置定语，to protect them against over-exploitation是不定式词组作后置定语。

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