新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第47课 代价太高(4)

　　However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affectsurban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise. Burglar alarms going off atany time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assistburglars to burgle. Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a sourceof profound irritation.

　　10.However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affectsurban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.

　　但是，还有一种更加隐蔽有害的污染，它专门影响城镇地区，侵袭我们的日常生活，那就是噪音。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:这句话的核心词汇是affect，这个词在写作和翻译中的作用很重要。

　　11.Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoypassers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.

　　防盗警报器在白天和黑夜的任何时候都会响起来，它的作用只是骚扰过路行人，而实际上却帮助窃贼入室行窃。

　　12.Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profoundirritation.

　　在街上，汽车的防盗警报不断对我们吼叫，这是人们极度烦燥的一个原因。