托福閱讀高難度文章長難句實例解析：魚類化石的橫截面

　　Cross sections cut through some of the fossils reveal that the mud filing the interior of the carcass differed in consistency and texture depending on its location inside the fish.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)分析：

　　復合句，主句中含有that引導的賓語從句。

　　詞匯講解：

　　carcass: the dead body of an animal

　　consistency: the consistency of a mixture or a liquid substance is how thick, smooth, etc.

　　texture: the way a surface, substance or piece of cloth feels when you touch it

　　句子分析：

　　Cross sections cut through some of the fossils reveal

　　主句中，cross sections 主語，cut through some of the fossils 過去分詞短語作定語修飾主語， reveal 是主句的謂語。 本部分的意思是：通過一些化石的橫截面顯示。

　　that the mud filing the interior of the carcass differed in consistency and texture depending on its location inside the fish.

　　賓語從句中，the mud 是主語，filing the interior of the carcass 現(xiàn)在分詞作定語。differed 是從句的謂語， in consistency and texture 狀語。depending on its location inside the fish, 狀語。 本部分的意思是：由于在魚體內(nèi)的位置不同，填滿尸體內(nèi)部的泥在稠度和紋理上都有所不同。

　　參考翻譯：

　　通過一些化石的橫截面顯示，由于在魚體內(nèi)的位置不同，填滿尸體內(nèi)部的泥在稠度和紋理上都有所不同。