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The old story of... serves as a good illustration that...
译文:那个…的老故事可以作为…的很好证明。
点睛:本句型是典型的引用故事或名言增加表达效果和说服力的句型。在本句中,serve as意为“用作”,illustration意为“例证,实例”。
It affords.says Morgan,a“good illustration of the operation of the principle of natural selection.”
按照摩尔根的看法,这可以作为“自然选择原则发生作用时的最好的例证”。
句型拓展:
*The old saying“Spare the rod,spoil the child”was taken as a motto by some parents.
有些家长信奉“孩子不打不成器”这句老话。
*The story handed down was a good illustration of the stamina required to deal with Soviet diplomacy.
流传下来的小故事充分说明了在外交上同苏联打交道是很需要些耐力的。
n. 精力,活力,耐力 n. [植]雄蕊 名词stame