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Qingqing Posted 17 years ago
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How to paraphrase the underlined sentence?

Where do pesticides fit into the picture of environmental disease? We have seen that they now pollute soil, water and food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdless. Man, however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly distributed throughout our world.

What do "where","fit into" and "the picture of environmental disease" mean? Thanks.
  

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"The picture" is a metaphor for a concept. A jigsaw picture puzzle would be carrying the metaphor a step further. The elements of the concept fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

— Avangi

  • "The picture" is a metaphor for a concept.
  • A jigsaw picture puzzle would be carrying the metaphor a step further.
  • The elements of the concept fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
  • Pesticides are one element of the concept of environmental disease, or one piece of the picture puzzle.
  • The place where it fits into the "picture" depends on how that piece relates to the other pieces of the puzzle.
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"The picture" is a metaphor for a concept. A jigsaw picture puzzle would be carrying the metaphor a step further. The elements of the concept fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

Pesticides are one element of the concept of environmental disease, or one piece of the picture puzzle. The place where it fi
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Thank you very much.
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