2012年大学英语四级阅读:难句解析(5)
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He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups. (2008年12月)) P0 T9 h5 t7 ~# {2 F9 o
$ @' E& T% G' C 【分析】本句为复合句,主干为He believes…diseases…could be addressed…。that引导的定语从句that commonly affect men修饰most diseases。by preventive check-ups为be addressed的方式状语。www.Examw.com
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【译文】他相信,那些经常感染男性的疾病大多数都可以通过预防性的检查来处理掉。
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+ E1 M& x- y5 f. x, B$ U! R3 I* v" F. u Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, coworkers, strangers — and anyone who will listen. (2008年12月)
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: y9 I- H+ q' k' f3 p. ^- L# W 【分析】本句为复合句,主干为Shoppers seldom complain to…but…will alert…。破折号在这里起到强调或引起别人注意破折号后面要说的话的作用。在破折号后,who引导的定语从句who will listen修饰的是anyone。7 y( z9 r1 {8 q; a W
# m6 G# Z" L) J( B 【译文】顾客很少向经理或者零售店的老板投诉,相反,他们会转而向他们的朋友、亲戚、同事、陌生人——以及任何可以听到的人吐苦水。
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1 W2 p) g( C" c# y" a6 O# n This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space. (2008年12月)
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【分析】本句为简单句,主干为This guidance eliminated the need…and avoided confrontation…。eyeing the same parking space为现在分词作后置定语,修饰those。
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【译文】这些引导消除了顾客在停车场无尽地兜圈子的必要,而且避免了顾客之间因抢占空车位而引发的冲突。
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Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filling complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. (2008年12月)+ s; g% E5 p C. Z) f
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【分析】本句为简单句,主干为Customers can…improve…experiences。方式状语by filling complaints to the retailer修饰improve future shopping experiences。instead of表示否定,其前后成分结构一致,complaining前其实省略了by。
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【译文】顾客也可以通过向零售商投诉来改善今后的购物体验,而不是向全世界其他的人抱怨。来自www.Examw.com6 v% J/ Q% r" p
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. k7 ^# `% U: ? A code of conduct is hard to create when you’re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last.(2008年12月)4 X; d! E2 p1 m
- g5 A7 R* K# D& V& n 【分析】本句为复合句,主句为A code of conduct is hard to create,从句为when引导的时间状语从句when you’re living…last。从句中又包括两个由介词in加which引导的定语从句in which everyone is…sleep和in which nice…last,先行词均为a world。
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4 w3 w) H; e6 ~$ L6 [ ^, c 【译文】当你生活在一个每个人都因加班工作、缺乏睡眠而筋疲力尽的社会,在一个好人最后总是吃亏的社会时,很难创造出一套行为准则。 |