Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care.
词汇:
respond//v. 回答;回应,反应
advocate//n. 支持者,拥护者
结构:
Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates(主句), //whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care(whose定语从句,其中and并列的是位于动词confusing和threatening).
译文:
科学家需要对动物权利倡导者做出有力的回应,因为他们的言论混淆了公众的视听,从而威胁到健康知识和医疗保健等方面的发展。
今天的作业:
考研阅读逐句翻译2003年第2篇第4句 Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical researchbecause it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process ofhealth care research.