2018考研英语一_2018考研英语：本族语言

We are obliged to them because some of theselanguages have since vanished, as the peoples whospoke them died out or became assimilated andlost their native languages.
　　译文：我们很感激他们，因为在此之后，由于说这些语言的部族或是灭绝，或是被同化并丧失了自己的本族语言，这些语言中有一些已经消失了。
　　点睛：本句的主干为we are obliged to them+ because引导的原因状语从句，该原因状语从句中还包含由as引导的另一个原因状语从句。who引导的是以peoples为先行词的定语从句。短语be obliged( to sb.) for sth. /doing sth.意为“受恩惠而感激(某人)”。die out此处意为“灭绝，逐渐消失”。
　　考点归纳：与动词die相关的常见短语还有：
　　*die away慢慢变弱，渐渐消失
　　The strange noise died away.
　　那奇怪的噪音慢慢消失了。
　　*die down减弱，平息
　　Don’t worry; the gossip will soon die down.
　　别担心，流言不久就会平息的。
　　*die off相继死去
　　The plants in the garden died off.
　　花园里的植物相继死去。

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