An area of grassland vegetation with very simple structure, for example, has a very different microclimate at the ground level from that experienced in the upper canopy.
长难句类型:
省略+后置定语
解释:
1 整体句子读起来比较顺,主语area后有两个介词短语修饰。
2 词组搭配different…from…将ground level 和upper canopy进行类比。所以from后的that指代的是microclimate。
意群阅读:
An area of grassland vegetation with very simple structure, for example, has a very different microclimate at the ground level from that experienced in the upper canopy.
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In contrast to mammals and birds, amphibians are unable to produce thermal energy through their metabolic activity, which would allow them to regulate their body temperature independent of the surrounding or ambient temperature.
长难句类型:
从句+后置定语
解释:
1 句子开始in contrast to 将“mammals and birds”和“amphibians”进行对比。
2 through their metabolic activity 是以介词短语结构修饰produce.
3 which 引导的从句修饰metabolic activity.
4 independent of …以形容词后置定语形式解释regulate.
意群阅读:
In contrast to mammals and birds, amphibians are unable to produce thermal energy through their metabolic activity, which would allow them to regulate their body temperature independent of the surrounding or ambient temperature.