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lysdelyon

7.Carnivorousmammalscan endure what would otherwise be lethal of body heat because they have a heat-exchange network which kept the brain from getting too hot.
(a)which kept
(b)that keeps
(c)which has kept
(d)that has been keeping
(e)having kept

是B 請問
1黃色部分翻譯是什麼呢
2 otherwise在這裡是什麼意思?

lysdelyon

還是沒解釋到otherwise 在這裡是當什麼意思 是指"除此之外" 還是 "否則"的意思呢?

liuyinghong

for 1) 对其它哺乳动物来说是致命的体温
for 2) You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are   
        also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality.
        excerpt from  Collins dictionary  item 2

supermanlee

就是说 食肉的哺乳动物可以忍受一个heat，这个heat对于其他的动物来说是lethal的