in the last three chapters, he takes off his gloves andgives the creationists a good beating. he describestheir programs and tactics, and, for thoseunfamiliar with the ways of creationists, the extentof their deception and distortion may come as anunpleasant surprise.

　　译文：在最后三章中，他毫不客气地对神造论者进行了猛烈抨击。他揭露了这些人的活动和策略，对那些不了解神造论者做事方式的人来说，其欺骗性和歪曲事实的程度会令他们感到吃惊和不悦。

　　点睛：第一句话的主干是…he takes off... and gives…。第二句话是由and连接的并列句，在第二个分句中，unfamiliar with the ways of creationists相当于省略了who are的定语从句，用以修饰those。在第一句话里，作者把写书比喻成拳击，因而在抨击神造论的时候，用了takes off his gloves and gives thecreationists a good beating这样的句子。第二句话里，their programs and tactics,their deceptionand distortion中的两个their指代的都是creationists'。

　　考点归纳：本句需要注意take off one's gloves和glove的用法。

　　*take off one’s gloves意为“与某人认真地或不宽容地争辩”。相传西方中世纪时骑士们打架都会事先脱掉手套、帽子之类的东西。

　　you don't have to take off your gloves to a girl like jenny: there’s more bark than bite in whatshe says.

　　对像杰妮这样的女孩你没有必要如此不依不饶。她说起话来只不过是嘴巴厉害了点儿，可是很少伤害别人。

　　*与glove相关的用法还有：

　　fight with the gloves off

　　真力真枪地战斗，你死我活地战斗

　　fight with the glove on斯文地争辩/战斗

　　handle with (kid) gloves灵活处理;小心对待

　　handle without gloves严厉对待，大刀阔斧地处理

　　take up the glove应战

　　the gloves are off.认真起来。

　　throw down the glove挑战

　　without gloves(=with the gloves off)

　　毫不留情地

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