考研英语长难句讲解 第40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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21. As a discovery claim works it through the community, the interaction and confrontation 1 between shared and competing beliefs about the science and the technology involved transforms an individual's discovery claim into the community's credible 2 discovery.
【分析】复合句。句子主干为 the interaction and confrontation...transforms...claim into...discovery。as 引导的时间状语从句。主句中 between...involved 作定语，修饰主语 the interaction and confrontation。
【译文】当一个发现申明通过了科学界的层层考验，与之相关的科学和技术所共有和冲突的信念间相互作用、相互对抗，使个人申明的发现转化成为科学界可信的发现。
22. First, scientific work tends to focus on some aspect of prevailing 3 knowledge that is viewed as incomplete or incorrect.
【分析】复合句。句子主干为 work tends to focus on...，that 引导定语从句，修饰 knowledge。
【译文】第一，科学工作倾向于针对现有的知识中被认为不完全或不正确的某个方向。
【点拨】prevailing“普遍的；流行的”。
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
adj.可信任的，可靠的
- The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
- Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？
adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的
- She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
- This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
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