英语阅读基本功—长难句过关(12)
<p> <span word="Exercise">Exercise</span></p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="forefather">forefather</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>; <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasures">treasures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="limitless">limitless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inexhaustible">inexhaustible</span></p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>: <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vital">vital</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p> 要点分析和参考译文</p><p> 要点：分号前后为两个并列句。在第二个分句中，<span word="even">even</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> 时间状语插入在主语 <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>和谓语<span word="had">had</span>之间。<span word="Them">Them</span>指代前一句的<span word="forefathers">forefathers</span>.</p><p> 参考译文：我们前辈不知道人口会比原材料供应增长得要快；甚至到最近以前大多数人还错误得认为自然资源是无限的，永远不会消耗尽。</p><p> 要点：并列句<span word="and">and</span> 之后的主语 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>和谓语<span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span>之间插入<span word="whether">whether</span>引导的状语从句。</p><p> 参考译文：可是有一点是肯定的：信息和知识将变得更加重要。拥有信息和知识的人无论是在生产行业还是在服务行业工作，都会有优势并能创造财富。</p><p> 要点：介词短语<span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>为插入语，在句子中做状语。<span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span>引出方式状语从句，谓语动词是虚拟语气。</p>
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