《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.
词汇突破
distinctly [dɪˈstɪŋktli]
adv. 明显地；无疑地，确实地
shaky [ˈʃeɪki]
adj. 摇晃的；不可靠的；不坚定的
结构分析
本句的主干结构是 Scientists jumped to the rescue...。介词短语 with some distinctly shaky evidence 是方式状语。that insects would eat us up 是其前 evidence 的同位语从句。if 引导条件状语从句。
参考译文
科学家们立即拿出一些明显站不住脚的证据来救援，大意是说，如果鸟类不能控制昆虫的数量，昆虫就会把我们吃掉。
