What if an asteroid was about to hit Earth? Scientists ponder question
科学家们思考的问题:如果一颗小行星将要撞到地球怎么办?
what if
如果...会怎么样
例句:What if you don't pass your exams?
be about to do sth.
将要做某事
detect
v. 探测、检测
race
v. 快速移动
emergency experts
危机应对专家
apply
v. 申请;运用
搭配短语:apply to college
搭配短语:apply A to B
collective
adj. 集体的、共同的
搭配短语:collective efforts
effort
n. 努力;有组织的活动、行动
搭配短语:the UN's peacekeeping effort in Africa
exercise
n. 锻炼、练习题;演习
aim A at B
将 A 对准 B
decision-making
adj. 做出决策的
搭配短语:decision-making process
authority
n. 权威机构
leave sth. out
排除某事、不考虑某事
aspect
n. 问题的一个方面
divert,deflect
这两者都可以作动词,表示“使某事偏离原来的路径”,而 divert 还有“使某人分心、分神”的意思。
长难句解析
It's this potentially catastrophic scenario that 300 astronomers, scientists, engineers and emergency experts are applying their collective minds to this week in a Washington suburb, the fourth such international effort since 2013.
本周,300 名天文学家、科学家、工程师和危机应对专家正在华盛顿特区的郊区运用他们的集体智慧,正是为了应对这一潜在的灾难性局面。自 2013 年以来,这是人们第四次发起这种国际层面的行动。
这是一个典型的强调句,It's 后面的部分是被强调的部分,It's this potentially catastrophic scenario,正是这一潜在的灾难性局面,that 后面的句子主干部分是 sb. apply A to B,主语是 300 astronomers, scientists, engineers and emergency experts 300 名天文学家、科学家、工程师和危机应对专家,谓语动词是 are applying,正在运用,A 指代的是 their collective minds 他们的集体智慧,B 则是前面被强调的部分,this potentially catastrophic scenario,句式调整过来是 300 astronomers, scientists, engineers and emergency experts are applying their collective minds to this potentially catastrophic scenario. 300 名天文学家、科学家、工程师和危机应对专家正在运用他们的集体智慧,正是为了应对这一潜在的灾难性局面。this week in a Washington suburb 是时间、地点状语,时间是本周,地点是华盛顿特区的郊区。最后 the fourth such international effort since 2013,是一个同位语,补充说明这次会议是自 2013 年以来,人们第四次发起这种国际层面的行动。
本期《法新社》讲述了科学家们假设了小行星撞地球的灾难性局面,并齐聚华盛顿召开小行星防御会议,商讨应对方法。
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