每日一句
At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.
词汇突破
adolescence [ˌædəˈles(ə)ns]
n. 青春期
preserve [prɪˈzɜːv]
vt. 保存;保护;维持;腌;禁猎
n. 保护区;禁猎地
结构分析
句子主干是 the brain shuts down half of that capacity。分词短语 preserving only... 作主句的状语,表示伴随状况;在该状语从句中,that引导的是定语从句,修饰 modes of thought;during... 是定语从句中的时间状语。
参考译文
然而,在青春期结束时,大脑关闭了一半的能力,只保留了那些在生命的前十年左右似乎最有价值的思维模式。