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雅思阅读每日一句长难句Day48|剑雅真题答案句分析
雅思阅读每日一句
对于雅思阅读来说长难句的理解是至关重要的，也是大多数学生为之烦恼的。工作室整理每日一句的初衷就是和帮助大家一起利用碎片时间解析长难句，为翻译题目和理解答案句打好基础。
怎样做每日一句：先对着英文句子尽量自己翻译，然后再看中文释义，如果和自己翻译的差不多一致则后面的可以大致看看或略过，若不一致或翻译不出来则细心看后面的内容详解或评论区留言～
注：所有的长难句都来自剑雅真题
Day48
词汇｜语法｜解析｜每日一练
Remarkably, the stepwells of Gujarat — some of which descend more than 60 metres below ground level and are decorated with sculptures of deities that would not look out of place in a temple — served not merely as sources of water, but as cool, shaded retreats where travellers and villagers could escape the fierce midday heat, a function that has been largely forgotten now that piped water and electric pumps have made them obsolete.
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思考：
这个句子怎么翻译？
内容详解
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翻译
值得注意的是，古吉拉特邦的阶梯井——其中有些向下延伸超过60米，井壁上装饰着即便置于神庙中也毫不违和的神祇雕像——不仅仅是水源，更是凉爽荫蔽的休憩之所，让旅人与村民得以躲避正午的酷热；而随着自来水管道和电动水泵令这些阶梯井退出了历史舞台，这一功能如今已基本被世人遗忘。
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分析
句子主干
the stepwells ... served not merely as sources of water, but as ... retreats
主语 the stepwells + 谓语 served + 并列介词宾语 as A / as B（主谓被长达两行的破折号插入语隔断）
结构拆解
① Remarkably 为句首评注性状语，修饰整个句子，表达作者态度
② 主语 the stepwells of Gujarat（古吉拉特邦的阶梯井）
③ 破折号插入语 some of which descend ... and are decorated with ...：some of which 引导非限制性定语从句，内含并列谓语
④ that would not look out of place in a temple 为定语从句，修饰 sculptures，是嵌套在插入语中的第二层从句
⑤ 谓语核心 served not merely as sources of water, but as cool, shaded retreats（不仅是水源，还是休憩所）
⑥ where travellers and villagers could escape the fierce midday heat 为定语从句，修饰 retreats
⑦ a function that has been largely forgotten now that ... 为同位语 + 定语从句，对前文功能作总结；其中 now that 引导原因状语从句
语法重点
not merely A but B：递进并列结构
served not merely as sources of water, but as ... retreats = 不仅是水源，还是休憩所。并列成分须词性一致（此处均为 as + 名词短语）
now that 引导原因状语从句（含时间推移意味）now that = since / as，但强调“到了现在这个阶段，由于……”类例：Now that the data is available, researchers can finally test the hypothesis.
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生词+重点词
descend /dɪˈsend/
词性：v. 下降，向下延伸 释义：to go or come down; to slope downwards
• descend below ground level 延伸至地面以下
• descend from 由……遗传下来；ascent n. 上升（反义）
deity /ˈdeɪəti/
词性：n. 神，神祇 释义：a god or goddess worshipped in a religion
• sculptures of deities 神祇雕像
• Hindu deities 印度教诸神；divine adj. 神圣的
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/
词性：n. 休憩处，隐退之所 v. 撤退，后退 释义：a quiet, safe place to rest; to move back
• a cool, shaded retreat 凉爽荫蔽的休憩处
• retreat from 从……撤退；a weekend retreat 周末度假屋
obsolete /ˈɒbsəliːt/
词性：adj. 废弃的，过时的 释义：no longer used or needed; out of date
• become / make something obsolete 使……过时
• obsolete technology 被淘汰的技术；obsolete ≠ obsolescent（正在被淘汰的）
sculpture /ˈskʌlptʃə/
词性：n. 雕刻，雕塑作品 释义：a work of art made by shaping stone, wood, metal etc.
• be decorated with sculptures 装饰着雕像
• sculptor n. 雕刻家；sculpt v. 雕刻
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每日一练
翻译下面句子：
Given that groundwater levels across much of north-western India have fallen to alarming depths in recent decades, some conservationists argue that restoring the stepwells — despite the considerable expense involved — would provide a more sustainable solution than drilling ever deeper boreholes.
鉴于印度西北部大部分地区的地下水位在近几十年已降至令人担忧的深度，一些环保人士主张，修复这些阶梯井——尽管涉及相当大的费用——将比一味钻探更深的井眼提供更可持续的解决方案。
写在最后
雅思就是打开海外生活的钥匙，是和外国人畅快聊天的底气。你背的单词、练的作文，都在帮你铺好留学路，大胆冲，你一定能行！
