大學(xué)英語四級(jí)100條閱讀難句-sentence 42
If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting (稍縱即逝的) thought, the thought will die. (07.6 Passage 2)
分析主干:the thought will die
本句的難點(diǎn)在從句部分。If 引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句,從句用了listen to sb. do sth.結(jié)構(gòu),省略to 的不定式correct 作補(bǔ)語;that 5th grade English teacher 用了借喻的修辭手法,指代你心中的那個(gè)“批判性思維”。while 引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句修飾are listening。
譯文:如果你在聽五年級(jí)的英文老師糾正你的語法,而同時(shí)你又盡力在捕捉一個(gè)稍縱即逝的想法,那么,你的想法就會(huì)消失得無影無蹤。
大學(xué)英語四級(jí)100條閱讀難句-sentence 43
Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School. (08.12 Passage 2)
分析主干:managers are the last to... and find out...
1.conducted 是過去分詞作study 的后置定語。
2.不定式to hear...作后置定語,修飾the last,一般可以直接理解為“最不可能聽到這些投訴的人”。
3.when 引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句修飾find out。該狀語從句中,to frequent...作decide 的賓語。frequent 用作動(dòng)詞,表示“經(jīng)常光顧”。譯文:維德集團(tuán)和沃頓商學(xué)院共同開展的一項(xiàng)研究顯示,商店經(jīng)理常常是最后一個(gè)聽到顧客抱怨的人,而且只有當(dāng)他們的老顧客開始頻頻光顧他們的競爭對(duì)手的時(shí)候他們才會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)顧客對(duì)他們的不滿。
大學(xué)英語四級(jí)100條閱讀難句-sentence 44
Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales repre-sentatives on hand to answer questions. (08.12 Passage 2)
分析主干:Retailers can relieve the headaches (by...)
1.介詞by 后面帶了redesigning..., pre-stocking..., hiring...,和having...等四個(gè)動(dòng)名詞短語作賓語,表示零售商可以采用的緩解讓顧客頭痛的問題的手段或方式。
2.最后一個(gè)動(dòng)名詞having 在句中不是表示“讓(某人做某事)”的使役用法,而是表示“雇請(qǐng)”。后面的不定式短語to answer questions 作補(bǔ)語。
譯文:零售商可以采取一些措施來緩解這些讓顧客頭疼的問題,如改造商店的布局,提前存儲(chǔ)貨品,雇用手腳麻利有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的收銀員,派出銷售代表隨時(shí)解答顧客的問題。