七七 | 长难句拆解实战

6. The engineers / at the Massachusetts Institute / of Technology (MIT) have taken it a step further changing the actual composition / of plants in order to /get them / to perform diverse, even unusual functions.

• composition：n. 成分
• diverse：adj. 多种多样的

【参考译文】麻省理工学院的工程师们进一步改变了植物的实际成分，以使它们能够发挥多神甚至不同寻常的功能。

7. These include plants / that have sensors printed / onto their leaves / to show / when they’re short of water and a plant / that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater.

• sensor：n. 传感器

【参考译文】这些植物包接叶子上印有传感器的植物，从表明它们何时缺水，以及一神可以虚图地下水中的有害化学物颀的植物。

What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MlT engineer？

• A. To detect plants’ lack of water.
• B. To change compositions of plants.
• C. To make the life of plants longer.
• D. To test chemicals in plants.

8. The popularization / of emotional intelligence has helped both the publicand researchers re-evaluate the functionality / of emotions and / how they serve people adaptively / in everyday life.

• re-evaluate：v. 重新评估

【参考译文】情商的普及有助于公众和研究人员重新评估情绪的功能，以及情绪如何在日常生活中适应地为人们服务。

9. Although popular beliefs / regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead / of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful.

【参考译文】尽管关于情商的流行观点远远超出了研究所能合理支持的范围，但宣传的总体效果是利大于弊。