【質問 No. 24628】 Although diverse  |
寅次郎 |
2024-04-24 09:53:50 |
長くなりますがよろしくお願いいたします。
下記の一節の中ほどにある Although diverse についてお聞きします。
Although の直後は主語と be 動詞の省略だと思うのですが，江川泰一郎著『英文法解説』の説明に従えば，このような省略が起こるのは
①「主節の主語と be 動詞」が省略されている。
②「主節の内容を表す it と is」が省略されている。例：I’ll check the list again if (it is) necessary.
の場合かと思います。
① と考えると Although these small mammals were diverse, ... ですが，これでは文全体の意味がおかしいと思われます。
② と考えて，Although they were diverse, ... (they は「保身のさまざまな方法」を指している) ととらえるのでよろしいでしょうか。
内容的には②でよいように思うのですが，文法・構文的に，この説明には無理があるような気がしております。
But that tells only half of the story, because the brains themselves were not shrinking. Instead, mammals were becoming much larger during the post-dinosaur period. As many ballooned to record sizes, their brains struggled to keep pace. This growth spurt was millions of years in the making. When dinosaurs dominated ecosystems on the land, the largest mammals were as small as badgers. Although diverse, these small mammals protected themselves by digging underground tunnels, hiding high in trees, and rushing around hastily on the ground. But once the effects of the asteroid impact diminished, these ecological bit players took center stage. With the dinosaurs gone, mammals had full access to a leafy buffet and began to grow bigger. But as they quickly enlarged, the size of the brains in their growing skulls only gradually increased.
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