Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care.

词汇：

respond//v. 回答;回应，反应

advocate//n. 支持者，拥护者

结构：

Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates(主句), //whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care(whose定语从句，其中and并列的是位于动词confusing和threatening).

译文：2016考研英语

科学家需要对动物权利倡导者做出有力的回应，因为他们的言论混淆了公众的视听，从而威胁到健康知识和医疗保健等方面的发展。

今天的作业：

考研阅读逐句翻译2003年第2篇第4句 Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical researchbecause it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process ofhealth care research.