这是一篇关于长难句196的思维导图,主要内容包括:参考译文,分步解析,生词释义,话题: #空调益处 #空气湿度 #健康影响 #细菌霉菌 #呼吸系统疾病,Cranking up the AC also makes the air less humid, reducing the dampness that contributes to bact
Cranking up the AC also makes the air less humid, reducing the dampness that contributes to bacterial growth, mold, and dust mites, which can contribute to—or, in rare cases, even cause—conditions like pneumonia, asthma, and COPD.
话题: #空调益处 #空气湿度 #健康影响 #细菌霉菌 #呼吸系统疾病
生词释义:
crank up [kræŋk ʌp] v. 加大(机器等)的功率,调高
humid [ˈhjuːmɪd] adj. 潮湿的
dampness [ˈdæmpnəs] n. 潮湿,湿气
contribute to [kənˈtrɪbjuːt tuː] v. 导致,促成
bacterial growth [bækˈtɪəriəl ɡroʊθ] n. 细菌滋生
mold [moʊld] n. 霉菌
dust mites [dʌst maɪts] n. 尘螨
pneumonia [njuːˈmoʊniə] n. 肺炎
asthma [ˈæzmə] n. 哮喘
COPD [ˌsiːoʊpiːˈdiː] n. 慢性阻塞性肺疾病(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 的缩写)
in rare cases [ɪn rɛr ˈkeɪsɪz] 罕见情况下
分步解析:
主干:Cranking up the AC also makes the air less humid, reducing A, which can contribute to—or, in rare cases, even cause—B. 译:调高空调也会让空气湿度降低,从而减少A,而A可能会导致——或者在罕见情况下甚至引起——B。
A = the dampness that contributes to bacterial growth, mold, and dust mites. 译:导致细菌滋生、霉菌和尘螨的湿气。
B = conditions like pneumonia, asthma, and COPD. 译:像肺炎、哮喘和慢性阻塞性肺疾病这样的疾病。
其他成分:
定语从句:that contributes to bacterial growth, mold, and dust mites
修饰先行词 the dampness,解释了湿气会带来哪些问题。译:导致细菌滋生、霉菌和尘螨。
非限制性定语从句:which can contribute to—or, in rare cases, even cause—conditions like pneumonia, asthma, and COPD.