2018考研英语：长难句练习及解析（38）

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An animal that can remember the significance of that large, nasty-looking thing with the big teeth and sharp claws will survive longer and produce more offspring.
    【核心词汇】
    significance n.意义，重要性
    nasty a.下流的，肮脏的
    survive v.幸存，生还
    offspring n.后代，子孙
    【结构分析】
    本句主干是An animal will survive longer and produce more offspring。主语animal后接关系代词that引导的定语从句，关系代词代替animal在从句中作主语。在从句中，谓语动词remember的宾语是the significance，它的后置定语为of that large, nasty-looking thing with the big teeth and sharp claws ;介词短语with the big teeth and sharp claws补充说明thing的特点。
    【参考译文】一种动物只有记住了长相丑恶(具有巨大牙齿和锋利爪子)且身体庞大的重要性，才能生存长久并繁殖更多的后代。