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難句分析
1. increasingly
It is increasingly important to speak a foreign language.
Concern
My major concern is children’s health.
Be concerned with/ about
As far as … be concerned
As far as children’s health is concerned, you can never be more careful.
As far as I’m concerned,
Concerning = about
This is a book concerning children’s health.
Concerned a.
All the parents concerned have participated the meeting.
punished
2. The importance people attach to paid holidays and the rapid development of services for mass entertainment and recreation are signs of this increasing concern.
該句主語較長，分為兩部分，即The importance people attach to paid holidays （人們賦予帶薪休假的重要性）和 the rapid development of services for mass entertainment and recreation （大眾娛樂服務的快速發展）。people attach to paid holidays是定語從句修飾第一個主語importance。全句譯為：“人們賦予帶薪休假的重要性和大眾娛樂服務的快速發展標志著人們對這一問題的日益關注。”
Definition definite
Scope range
He is interested in a wide scope/ range of things.
As we all know= as known to all, the earth is round.
As is seen by individual
As individual sees,
The team won the game, as predicted by everyone.
Generally speaking, the quality of life, especially as seen by the individual, is meaningful in terms of the degree to which these various areas of life are available or provide satisfaction to the individual.
該句中especially as seen by the individual是定語從句，其中的關系代詞as作主語，謂語中省去了is。該定語從句修飾the quality of life，意為“生活質量，尤其是個人所認為的生活質量”；to which these various areas of life are available or provide satisfaction to the individual是定語從句修飾the degree，意為“這些不同的生活領域可以供個人享受或者可以使個人滿意的程度”。
in terms of： 根據, 按照, 用…的話, 在…方面
e.g. Consider it in terms of an investment.
請從投資的方面來考慮這件事。
A 200-year-old building is very old in terms of American history.
就美國的歷史而言，一座有200年歷史的建筑已經是相當老了。
This team is very strong in terms of team-spirit.
In terms of what he said, this is only an accident.
to…degree： 到…程度
e.g. Were all involved in this, but to different degrees.
我們都與此事有牽連，但程度不一樣。
The number of terrorist attacks has increased to a frightening degree.
恐怖襲擊的次數上升到一個令人恐懼的程度。
He love music to a crazy degree.
3. As activity carried out as one thinks fit during ones spare time, leisure has the following functions: relaxation, recreation and entertainment, and personal development.
該句中第一個as是介詞，意為“作為”；carried out as one thinks fit during ones spare time是過去分詞短語做后置定語修飾activity，其中as是連詞引導方式狀語從句修飾動詞詞組carried out。全句意為：“作為空閑時進行的自己認為適當的活動，休閑具有下列功能：放松、娛樂、個人發展。”
carry out: 完成, 實現, 貫徹, 執行
e.g. Nigel is carrying out research on early Christian art.
奈杰爾正在進行對早期基督教藝術的研究。
It is hoped that the enemy will not carry out their threat to kill the prisoners.
希望敵人不會實施他們的威脅去殺死戰俘。
Dont blame me, Im only carrying out my orders/instructions.
不要怪我。我只是在執行命令。
Exert influence on sb/ exert energy/ strength, exert pull
Cultivate
profession: teacher, doctor, lawyer
occupation: cleaner, driver
4. Thus, the following are possible uses of television watching, a popular leisure activity: a change of experience to provide escape from the stress and strain of work; to learn more about what is happening in ones environment; to provide an opportunity for understanding oneself by comparing other peoples life experiences as portrayed in the programmes.
該句中a popular leisure activity 是television watching的同位語；冒號之后的三個并列成分用來解釋possible uses。它最后一個并列成分中的by comparing other peoples life experiences as portrayed in the programmes是現在分詞結構作動詞的方式狀語，其中as portrayed in the programmes是定語從句，其中的關系代詞as作主語，謂語中省去了is。該定語從句修飾life experiences。
5. In an urban society in which highly structured, fast-paced and stressful work looms large in life, experiences of a different nature, be it television watching or bird-watching, can lead to a self-renewal and a more balanced way of life.
該句中In… in life是全句的狀語；其中in which 引導定語從句修飾urban society。be it television watching or bird-watching 是讓步狀語從句，省去了連接詞whether, 系動詞be調到了主語it之前。不倒裝的形式為whether it is television watching or bird-watching。
Everyone has the right to happiness, whether he is poor or rich. = whether he be poor or rich. = be he poor or rich
The mistake, be it big or small, should be corrected.
