英語四級真題閱讀長難句的分析(八)
26. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements.
【分析】本句為復(fù)合句,主干為Few people turn down a discount。at tollbooths為地點狀語。to avoid using the EZ-Pass system為不定式作狀語。that引導(dǎo)的定語從句that can track automobile movements修飾the EZ-Pass system。
【譯文】很少有人會拒絕使用在收費站能打折的易通收費系統(tǒng),該系統(tǒng)能夠追蹤汽車的行車路線。
27. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon .
【分析】本句為復(fù)合句,主干為Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests。Privacy economist作Alessandro Acquisti的定語。that引導(dǎo)的定語從句that reveal people coupon修飾的是a series of tests。to在這里表目的。
【譯文】隱私權(quán)經(jīng)濟學(xué)家Alessandro Acquisti做了一系列測試,測試顯示,人們會為了得到少得可憐的50美分優(yōu)惠券而輕易地就將像社會保險號碼這樣的個人信息提供出來。
28. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience.
【分析】本句為復(fù)合句,主句主干為you can understand the power,從句為when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句When you consider Millionaire?。從句中又包含一個由that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句that nearly Millionaire?,作consider的賓語。
【譯文】當(dāng)你考慮到幾乎每四個美國人中就有三個看過電視游戲節(jié)目《誰想成為百萬富翁?》,你就會明白電視在與大量的觀眾交流方面的巨大威力了。
29.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn t we won t do much about it.
【分析】本句為并列句。句子主干為Global warming ,but we won t about it。regardless of意為 不管,不顧 ;whether it is or isn t 中的it指代的是并列連詞but前的句子。
【譯文】不管全球變暖是否是21世紀(jì)最大的環(huán)境危機,我們都不會為之傾注太多。
26. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements.
【分析】本句為復(fù)合句,主干為Few people turn down a discount。at tollbooths為地點狀語。to avoid using the EZ-Pass system為不定式作狀語。that引導(dǎo)的定語從句that can track automobile movements修飾the EZ-Pass system。
【譯文】很少有人會拒絕使用在收費站能打折的易通收費系統(tǒng),該系統(tǒng)能夠追蹤汽車的行車路線。
27. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon .
【分析】本句為復(fù)合句,主干為Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests。Privacy economist作Alessandro Acquisti的定語。that引導(dǎo)的定語從句that reveal people coupon修飾的是a series of tests。to在這里表目的。
【譯文】隱私權(quán)經(jīng)濟學(xué)家Alessandro Acquisti做了一系列測試,測試顯示,人們會為了得到少得可憐的50美分優(yōu)惠券而輕易地就將像社會保險號碼這樣的個人信息提供出來。
28. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience.
【分析】本句為復(fù)合句,主句主干為you can understand the power,從句為when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句When you consider Millionaire?。從句中又包含一個由that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句that nearly Millionaire?,作consider的賓語。
【譯文】當(dāng)你考慮到幾乎每四個美國人中就有三個看過電視游戲節(jié)目《誰想成為百萬富翁?》,你就會明白電視在與大量的觀眾交流方面的巨大威力了。
29.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn t we won t do much about it.
【分析】本句為并列句。句子主干為Global warming ,but we won t about it。regardless of意為 不管,不顧 ;whether it is or isn t 中的it指代的是并列連詞but前的句子。
【譯文】不管全球變暖是否是21世紀(jì)最大的環(huán)境危機,我們都不會為之傾注太多。