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.
譯文：我們很感激他們，因?yàn)樵诖酥螅捎谡f這些語言的部族或是滅絕，或是被同化并喪失了自己的本族語言，這些語言中有一些已經(jīng)消失了。
點(diǎn)睛：本句的主干為we are obliged to them+ because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句，該原因狀語從句中還包含由as引導(dǎo)的另一個原因狀語從句。who引導(dǎo)的是以peoples為先行詞的定語從句。短語be obliged( to sb.) for sth. /doing sth.意為“受恩惠而感激(某人)”。die out此處意為“滅絕，逐漸消失”。
考點(diǎn)歸納：與動詞die相關(guān)的常見短語還有：
*die away慢慢變?nèi)?，漸漸消失
The strange noise died away.
那奇怪的噪音慢慢消失了。
*die down減弱，平息
Don’t worry; the gossip will soon die down.
別擔(dān)心，流言不久就會平息的。
*die off相繼死去
The plants in the garden died off.
花園里的植物相繼死去。
譯文：我們很感激他們，因?yàn)樵诖酥螅捎谡f這些語言的部族或是滅絕，或是被同化并喪失了自己的本族語言，這些語言中有一些已經(jīng)消失了。
點(diǎn)睛：本句的主干為we are obliged to them+ because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句，該原因狀語從句中還包含由as引導(dǎo)的另一個原因狀語從句。who引導(dǎo)的是以peoples為先行詞的定語從句。短語be obliged( to sb.) for sth. /doing sth.意為“受恩惠而感激(某人)”。die out此處意為“滅絕，逐漸消失”。
考點(diǎn)歸納：與動詞die相關(guān)的常見短語還有：
*die away慢慢變?nèi)?，漸漸消失
The strange noise died away.
那奇怪的噪音慢慢消失了。
*die down減弱，平息
Don’t worry; the gossip will soon die down.
別擔(dān)心，流言不久就會平息的。
*die off相繼死去
The plants in the garden died off.
花園里的植物相繼死去。