让你所过的每个日子都算数。

(2002, text 2)

Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty.

句子结构：

时间状语+主干+ 定语从句

时间状语：Since the dawn of human ingenuity

主干：people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work

定语从句：that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty

词汇学习：

since [sɪns]自从；既然

dawn [dɔ:n] n.拂晓，破晓，黎明

ingenuity [ˌɪn.dʒə'nju:.ɪ.ti] n.心灵手巧；足智多谋；独创力

devise [dɪ'vaɪz] v.想出，设计，发明

cunning ['kʌn.ɪŋ] adj. (物体或设备) 巧妙的，不同寻常的；(人) 狡猾的，狡诈的

cope with对付，应付，处理

burdensome  ['bɜ:.dən.səm] adj.麻烦的；沉重的，繁重的

nasty ['nɑ:.sti] adj.糟糕的；令人不快的，让人讨厌的

词汇拓展：

1. 处理，解决：solve= handle= tackle= settle= deal with= cope with= address

例句：

Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.

当局需要解决人们无家可归的问题。

2. -gen-:出生，产生

原文重现：

Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work// that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty.

句子翻译：

从最初有创造力开始，人类就一直在设计越来越巧妙的工具来处理那些危险，枯燥，繁重或者令人不快的工作。

想提高考研英语的小伙伴可以加我微信公众号哟，我们一起攻克长难句。

魏晓欣考研英语