【参考翻译】科学家急忙用一些明显站不住脚的证据去营救，证据内容是如果鸟类不能控制昆虫的话，他们会把我们吃光。

例句2：But the idea that the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an ordinary citizen rests on an understanding of the established conventions and special responsibilities of the media . (2007,48)

【重点词汇解析】profoundly，adv. 深刻地;rest on 依靠、信赖

【参考翻译】但是新闻记者必须比普通公民更深刻的理解法律，这种观点基/依赖于新闻媒体对惯例和特殊责任的理解。

例句3：Generally there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states , large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a common set of laws .

【重点词汇解析】sovereign，n. 君主、独立国 adj. 有主权的;viable，adj. 可行的;integrate，v. (使……)成整体 adj. 整合的