下面是2014年6月英語六級閱讀真題長難句解析(23)，請考生仔細分析句子結構。
　　1. His glowing descriptions of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginations of many European readers. (2005. 閱讀. 12. Text 2)
　　【譯文】他生動地描述了一個不分階層、人人平等的社會，在那里人人可以通過誠實、辛勤的勞動獲得成功，這種描述一下子喚起了許多歐洲讀者的美好想象。
　　【析句】比較簡單的復合句。主句His glowing descriptions of a classless society fired the imaginations of many European readers, 主語是個名詞，a classless society后where anyone could attain success...作定語從句。
　　2. Every American who hopes to “make it” also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. (2005. 閱讀. 12. Text 2)
　　【譯文】每一個希望成功的美國人也了解失敗的痛苦，因為成功神話的背后不可避免地意味著富人與窮人的比較，明星人物與平凡者的比較。
　　【析句】復合句。主句Every American also knows the fear of failure, 主語every American后有who引導的定語從句。主句后，because the myth of success implies comparison between...作原因狀語從句，解釋主句中knows the fear of failure的原因。
　　3. These symbols of distinction assure us and others that we believe strongly in the fundamental equality of all, yet strive as hard as we can to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens. (2005. 閱讀. 12. Text 2)
　　【譯文】這些體現了身份差異的符號使我們確定，盡管我們堅信人人平等，卻仍然竭力奮斗，使自己與其他公民區分開來。
　　【析句】復合句。主句These symbols of distinction assure and others, that we believe in the fundamental equality of all, yet strive...作assure的賓語從句，賓語從句中有兩個并列動詞believe和strive，yet是連詞，兩個動詞間是轉折關系。