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,它們看起來像一種叫北美野人的類似動(dòng)物的腳印。有人認(rèn)為北美野人生活在美國(guó)西北部的森林里。 本句為 主從復(fù)合句 。句中的 reported 后接一個(gè)由 that 引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句; a similar creature后面的 called Bigfoot 是后置定語(yǔ),其后的 which引導(dǎo)一個(gè) 定語(yǔ)從句,修飾先行詞 creature。 2. Large tracks have also been discovered which some people say belong to the Wild Man. 人們也發(fā)現(xiàn)過一些巨大腳印,有人稱它們屬于野人。 本句是主從復(fù)合句。句中的 which引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句,修飾句子的主語(yǔ) tracks;在這個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句中, say后面接一個(gè)省略了 that的賓語(yǔ)從句。如果將原句拆成兩句,則應(yīng)為: Large tracks have also been discovered. Some people say (that) these large tracks belong to the Wild Man. 3. He believed that these creatures are linked to a mon ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago. 他認(rèn)為,這些生物與一個(gè)共同的祖先相關(guān)聯(lián),該動(dòng)物生活于約 30萬(wàn)年前的亞洲。 ? 句中 believed 后接一個(gè)由 that 引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句, an animal that… 是 a mon ancestor的同位語(yǔ)。 ? 句中 some 300,000 years ago的意思是“大約 30萬(wàn)年以前”; some與數(shù)詞連用時(shí),常用作副詞,相當(dāng)于approximately。 Read the following magazine article. This will give you an idea of what background information you need to gather to write your story.