考研英语长难句讲解 第153期
时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:考研英语长难句讲解
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3.Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress.
【分析】简单句。本句是一个典型的完全倒装句。其正常语序为 Her increased "opportunities"for stress are adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemical.
【译文】女性承受压力的“机会”增多,使得产生压力的化学物质也随之增加。
【点拨】add to意为“增加”,在本句中尤指to make a feeling or quality stronger or more noticeable“使(某种感觉或特质)更强烈或更明显”。
【临摹】我们的解释似乎只是增加了他的困惑。
4."Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men’s,” she observes, it's just that they're dealing 1 with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner ."
【分析】并列复合句。引号中的两个句子可视为两个并列的分句,she observes为插入语。在第二个分句中,第一个that 引导表语从句,it's just that相当于it's just because;第二个that引导结果状语从句。
【译文】叶胡达医生说:“她们承受压力的能力甚至可能比男性更强。但只是因为她们要处理的事情太多以至于疲劳得更快更明显”。
【点拨】observe常见的意思为“观察,注意到”;同时,它还有“遵守”的意思,如observe the rules。在本句中意为“说,评论”。
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