2017英语四级考试阅读长难句整理(31)
来源 :中华考试网 2017-06-07
中1. Monopolies that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls "the revengeful consumer. (2003. 阅读. Text 4)
【译文】直到近来从不关心顾客的垄断者今天开始害怕市场营销学教授Michael Perry的所说的“报复性的顾客”了。
【析句】复合句。主句Monopolies now fear what Michael Perry calls "the revengeful consumer",主句主语monopolies后that have been free to take……for granted作定语从句,谓语fear后what Michael Perry callls……是宾语从句,a marketing professor作Michael的同位语。
2. When the government opened up competition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitive rates. (2003. 阅读. Text 4)
【译文】当政府把竞争引入Bezaq电话公司时,它的国际业务分公司就失去了40%的市场份额,即使有竞争力的价格也于事无补。
【析句】复合句。when引导时间状语从句位于句首,句中是主句its international branch lost 40% of it market share,最后是while offering competitive rates为时间状语从句,相当于while it offers……。
3. Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. (2003. 阅读. Text 1)
【译文】他和这项研究的作者都认为,缓解这个问题的方法是由各州建立所谓的层次驾照考试体系“,在这个体系中获得驾照的过程分成几个阶段。
【析句】复合句。主句Both he and the author of the study believe+that宾语从句,宾语从句the way to mitigate the problem is to have states institute……systems中,有短语have sb do sth。最后in which getting a liscense is a multistage process作非限制性定语从句。