托福阅读长难句分析（49）

　　The fact that some societies domesticated animals and plants, discovered the use of metal tools, became literate, and developed a state should not make us forget that others developed pastoralism or horticulture (vegetable gardening) but remained illiterate and at low levels of productivity; a few entered the modern period as hunting and gathering societies. (TPO21, 54)

　　domesticate /də'mestɪkeɪt/ v. 驯养(动物)

　　literate /'lɪtərət/ adj. 有读写能力的;有文化的

　　pastoralism /'pæstərəlɪzəm/ n. 田园主义(风格)，畜牧主义

　　horticulture /'hɔːtɪ,kʌltʃə/ n. 园艺，园艺学

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　　The fact (that some societies domesticated animals and plants, discovered the use of metal tools, became literate, and developed a state) should not make us forget (that others developed pastoralism or horticulture (vegetable gardening) but remained illiterate and at low levels of productivity); a few entered the modern period (as hunting and gathering societies.) (TPO21, 54)

　　托福阅读长难句100句分析：

　　这个句子的主干就是：

　　The fact should not makeus forget

　　修饰一：that others developed pastoralism or horticulture (vegetable gardening) but remained illiterate and at low levels of productivity，从句

　　从句中还有一个A but B结构，要注意

　　中文：其它社会虽然发展了畜牧或园艺(蔬菜园艺)，但依然没有文化并且生产力低下