历年考研英语试题【长难句】练习(1)

Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.(Part C. 2010. 英一)

科学家们急忙赶来挽救，但提出的证据显然站不住脚，其大意是，如果鸟类不能控制昆虫的数量，昆虫便会吞噬我们人类。