四六级考试

【单选题】 What does "we have been 'twindling the knobs' for decades" mean
A．We have been changing the climate with thoughtless actions for decades.
B．We have been handling machines with poor skills for decades.
C．We have been following a misleading chapter about the earth for decades.
D．We have been mistaken in the belief in developing the agricultural infrastructure.

网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
[参考译文]“we have been ‘twindling the knobs’ for decades"是什么意思 [试题分析]本题考查考生推理的能力。 [详细解答]根据以上的理解，此句中的twidling the knobs与上一句中的touch the dials相比，更进一步。这用来比喻人们一直不顾大自然的法则，行为过分，改变了地球上的环境，包括气候。 查看试题解析出处>>