考研英語長難句｜Day90

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今日長難句

While aging leads to a decline in physical fitness, muscle strength and flexibility, balance tends to be reasonably well-preserved until a person’s 50s, when it starts to wane relatively rapidly, the research noted.

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詞彙解析

decline [dɪˈklaɪn] n. 減少，下降，衰退

fitness [ˈfɪtnəs] n. 健康，健壯 fit adj. keep fit v. 適合

flexibility [ˌfleksə'bɪləti] n. 靈活性，柔韌性 flexible adj.

reasonably [ˈriːznəbli] adv. 合理地，尚可 reasonable adj.

well-preserved [ˌwel prɪˈzɜːrvd] adj. 保養得很好的

wane [weɪn] v. 衰弱，衰退

relatively [ˈrelətɪvli] adv. 相對地

note [noʊt] v. 指出

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結構分析

✔句子主幹：

balance tends to be reasonably well-preserved

✔狀語：

until a person’s 50s

✔定語從句：

when it starts to wane relatively rapidly

✔狀語從句：

While aging leads to a decline in physical fitness, muscle strength and flexibility

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參考譯文

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