雅思閱讀輔導(dǎo):單調(diào)綜合癥
閱讀段落
By the mid-1960s, the situation took an alarming turn with the outbreak of four more new pests, necessitating pesticide spraying to such an extent that 50% of the financial outlay on cotton production was accounted for by pesticides. In the early 1970s, the spraying frequently reached 70 times a season as the farmers were pushed to the wall by the invasion of genetically stronger insect species.
段落大意
本段介紹了這種單調(diào)綜合癥發(fā)展到后期令人無法忍受的情形:每季度噴灑70次農(nóng)藥。
閱讀筆記
Mid-1960s:50% of financial outlay on cotton productionpesticides
Early 1970s:70 times a season invasion of genetically stronger insect species
邏輯關(guān)系
1. 并列
By the mid-1960s, the situation took an alarming turn with the outbreak of four more new pests, necessitating pesticide spraying to such an extent that 50% of the financial outlay on cotton production was accounted for by pesticides.
In the early 1970s, the spraying frequently reached 70 times a season as the farmers were pushed to the wall by the invasion of genetically stronger insect species.