考研英語長難句｜Day106

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今日長難句

As he and his colleagues report in Immunity, they have found a bacterium that induces its host’s immune system to release compounds on which it can then feed.

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詞彙解析

colleague [ˈkɑːliːɡ] n. 同事，同僚

bacterium [bækˈtɪriəm] n. 細菌（bacteria的單數形式）

induce [ɪnˈduːs] v. 誘導，引起，導致

host [hoʊst] n. 宿主，寄主

immune system 免疫系統

release [rɪˈliːs] v. 釋放

compound [ˈkɑːmpaʊnd] n. 化合物

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結構分析

✔句子主幹：

they have found a bacterium

✔狀語從句：

As he and his colleagues report in Immunity

✔定語從句1：

that induces its host’s immune system to release compounds

✔定語從句2：

on which it can then feed

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參考譯文

As he and his colleagues report in Immunity, they have found a bacterium that induces its host’s immune system to release compounds on which it can then feed.

正如他和他的同事在《免疫》雜誌上報告的那樣，他們發現了一種細菌，它能誘導宿主的免疫系統釋放出化合物，然後以其爲食。