
“Their capacity for tolerating stress may even begreater than men's,” she observed, "It's just thatthey're dealing with so many more things that theybecome worn out from it more visibly and sooner."
【分析】并列复合句。引号中的两个句子可视为两个并列的分句,she observes 为插入语。在第二个分句中,第一个that 引导表语从句,it's just that 相当于 it's justbecause;第二个 that 引导结果状语从句。
【译文】胡叶达医生说:“她们承受压力的能力甚至可能比男性更强。但只是因为她们要处理的事情太多以至于疲劳得更快更明显。”
【点拨】observe 常见的意思为“观察;注意到”;同时,它还有“遵守”的意思,如 observe the rules。在本句中,observe 意为“说,评论”。