目前对手语的兴趣源于一位具有反叛精神的教师的先驱性工作,他任教于世界上唯一一所为聋哑人设立的文科性大学——华盛顿加劳德特大学。
点睛本句的主干是interest has roots。in sign language为interest的后置定语;at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.为地点状语;the world's only liberal arts...为Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.的同位语。
have roots in的意思是“源于,根源在于,扎根于”。如:
Credit woes can have roots in emotional needs. 信用危机可能源于情感需求。
My family has roots in Wales. 我的家族祖籍在威尔士。
pioneering的意思是“开创性的,先驱的”。如:Such social activities are pioneering. 此类社会活动具有开创性。
考点归纳与root有关的短语有:
get at/get to/strike at the roots of sth.意为“找到某事物的根源并加以解决”。如:
The policy never got at the roots of the debt problem. 该政策从未找到债务问题的根源并加以解决。
root and branch意为“彻底,完全”。如:
The organization was destroyed root and branch. 该组织被彻底摧毁了。
take/strike root意为“生根;确立”。如:
Democracy has never taken root in the country. 该国从未建立起民主制度。