jumping on a chiar at the sight of a mouse era 这里面的ERA是什么,有点多余.

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jumping on a chiar at the sight of a mouse era 这里面的ERA是什么,有点多余.
A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping on a chiar at the sight of a mouse era and a major who says that they haven't.这是原课文,大学英语1第一单元的第三段.里面的EAR好像是说完了加上一个单词好多余.跟周围意思又不搭配.

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1.era 是“时代”,它前面的一大串单词 the jumping on a chair at the sight of a mouse 都是它的定语,按理这些单词都应使用连字符连接.即女孩说,妇女已经变得勇敢起来,走出了那个“一看见老鼠就会吓得从椅子上跳起来”的时代.
2.英语有一种用几个单词组合而成的“复合形容词”作前置定语,例如the do-what-you-can-and-take-what-you-need policy "各尽所能,按需分配"的政策.你的例句也有这种复合形容词,只不过作者偷懒没加连字符.