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研究者已經(jīng)開始拼出一幅有啟示意義的圖景，那就是千百萬年來，在強(qiáng)大的地質(zhì)和天文力量的共同作用下，這個(gè)星球的氣候從酷暑到嚴(yán)寒，從雨季到旱季，周而復(fù)始。
本句的主干是Researchers have begun to piece together...picture...。that引導(dǎo)的定語從句that have combined to change...millions of years修飾forces，其中現(xiàn)在分詞短語stretching back hundreds of millions of years作定語修飾time period。
piece together意為"拼湊，合并"。如：
It is impossible to piece together the broken vase.
已經(jīng)打碎的花瓶，再也無法拼合了。
Your observation is illuminating.
你的觀察很有啟發(fā)性。
The night sky is beautiful with the bright moon and illuminating stars.
夜空因?yàn)檫@朗月明星而顯得很美麗。
We can't always combine work with pleasure.
我們并不總是能在工作中享受到樂趣。
The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.
平原在他們眼前伸延數(shù)里。
stretch在作動(dòng)詞時(shí)具有豐富的含義。
表示"拉長；拉緊；拽寬；撐大"。如：
She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent.
她把這條松緊帶使勁拉到極限。
She stretched out a hand for the child to hold.
她伸手抱住孩子。
Protests stretched into their second week.
抗議持續(xù)進(jìn)入第二周。
I don，t know whether I can stretch to that house.
我不知道自己是否能買得起那座房子。
They're used to stretching their budgets.
他們常常用盡預(yù)算。
She stretched her right foot when dancing.
她跳舞時(shí)扭傷了右腳。
