Thus one simple fact, a change in the number of bison, had an effect on the whole wildlife chain of the plains.
因此，出现了这样一个简单的事实--野牛数目换的变化对平原的整个野生生物链都产生了影响。
高三英语课文
Unit 13 The USA
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的；朴素的；单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
近义：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
n. 影响;效果;印象;所有物;
vt. 使发生;引起;产生（效果）;
💡 ef出+fect做，制作→做出来→实施；生效；效果
"the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment"
人类活动对世界生态环境日积月累的影响
近义：implement, make, materialize, occasion, officiate, operate
反义：motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root
wildlife
['waɪldlaɪf]
n. 野生的鸟兽等;
adj. 野生生物的;
💡 wild野生的+life生命 → 野生动植物
"to be interested in wildlife conservation"
对野生动物保护感兴趣
近义：fauna
adv. 于是，因此;如此，这样，像这样，例如;到这程度，到这地步，这么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。
近义：sic, so, that, this