英语长难句分析与练习(四)

Exercise：1长难句分析Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified（GM转基因）foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheworld,mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.【句式翻译】 【句式分析】 【词语点拨】basisn.基础；构成短语：onthebasisof以 为基础不要以相貌取人。史密斯先生定期去健身房。【语法点拨】现在完成时的被动语态，具体用法参见第11句。Atnineo’clockonSaturdaymorning,I’llbesittinginthefrontrowandlisteningtothegreatprofessorWillardtalkingaboutthefutureofmybrain.【句式翻译】 【句式分析】 【词语点拨】listenvi.听（后面常接介词to）你怎么说他也不听.今天下午我们要去听报告。【语法点拨】将来进行时的构成：willbedoing，表示“将来某一时间正在进行的动作，或表示要在将来某一时间开始，并继续下去的动作”。常用延续性动词,常用来表示礼貌的询问、请求等。如：部长将就国际事务发表演讲。明天8点到10点之间请不要给我打电话，我那时正在上课。TherecentcaseofanAmericanwomen,TerriSchiavo,whosehusbandwonalegalbattletohavehertakenofflifesupportmachinesaftershespent15yearsinacoma-likestate,hasexposedthemanysensitivelegalandmedicalissuesthatsurroundthecareofcomapatients.【句式翻译】 【句式分析】 【词语点拨】1）sensitiveadj.敏感的；易受影响的婴儿对母亲声音的最细小变化都很敏感。我的牙齿对冷热真地很敏感。surroundvt.包围；环绕,围绕你会发现，幸福其实就是在你身边。这些图像给参观者产生身处野生动物之中的感觉。【语法点拨】havesthdone有三种含义：1）请别人做某事，相当于getsthdone2）遭受一种不幸3）完成某项工作；在这一结构中，done做宾补，和宾语sth之间是被动关系。如：我们立刻请人把电脑修好了。昨晚我的手表被偷了。另外，havesbdo…让某人去做 ，havesbdoing让一直做 ；在这两个结构中，do和doing和宾语之间都是主动关系。如：我要朋友在公园门口等我。那两个人让灯通宵亮着。TheskiresortwhereMr.Weiworkscostnearly$4mtosetupandassoofteninChinawhensomeonecomesupwithagoodidea,manyothershashinandpricewarsbreakout.【解析】 【翻译】 Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure（血压）andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.【解析】 【翻译】 Exercise2：阅读练习FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（赛道）.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthecompetitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy（辛辣），buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.A.wearvariousformalclothesB.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlaneC.kickorthrowtheircheeseD.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina..ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts .A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.参考答案.【句式翻译】自从二十世纪九十年代早期首次投入市场以来，转基因食物就不断地在很多国家开发和销售，主要是基于想要结束世界粮食危机。【句式分析】本句是一个含有since引导的时间状语从句的复合句，havebeendevelopedandmarketed...是现在完成时的被动语态形式。Don’tevaluateapersononthebasisofappearance.Mr.Smithgoestothegymonaregularbasis..【句式翻译】星期六上午九点钟，我将会坐在前排，聆听伟大的威拉德教授谈论大脑的未来发展。【句式分析】本句是简单句，运用了将来进行时，含有一个复合宾语的结构，talkingabout…在句中作宾补。Whateveryousaid,hesimplywouldn’tlisten.We’regoingtolistentoareportthisafternoon.Theministerwillbegivingaspeechoninternationalaffairs.Pleasedon’tcallmebetween8:00and10:00tomorrow.I’llbehavingmyclassesthen..【句式翻译】最近一位美国妇女TerriSchiavo的案例已经暴露出许多关于对昏迷病人的护理的敏感的司法和医学问题，她的丈夫打赢了一场官司，在她在昏迷状态下度过15年之后，把她与她的生命供应机切断了。【句式分析】本句是复合句，主语是Therecentcase，谓语是hasexposed，关系代词whose在句中引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词TerriSchiavo；关系代词that在句中引导一个限制性定语从句，修饰先行词issues，takenoff在句中作宾补。Ababyissensitivetotheslightestchangesinitsmother’svoice.Myteetharereallysensitivetohotandcold.Youwilldiscoverthatyouaresurroundedbyhappiness.Thevideoimagesmadethevisitorsfeeltheyweresurroundedwithwildlife.Wehadthecomputerrepairedimmediately.Ihadmywatchstolenlastnight.Iwouldhavemyfriendwaitformeatthegateofthepark.Thetwomenhadtheirlightsburningallnightlong..【解析】where引导了一个小的定语从句，when引导了一个状语从句，由此构成了这个句子。【翻译】魏先生工作的滑雪场将近花费了4百万，并且在中国，当其他人想出了一个主意，其他人就会爆发一场声势浩大的价格战。.【解析】本句是由表转折but连接的并列句。前一分句是一个简单句，but的后一分句中，主干是manystudieshaveshownthat,that引导一个宾语从句，而这个宾语从句又是由一个较为复杂的简单句构成：动词help后面接的是四个省略to的并歹列宾语lower...andraise...,reduce...andspread...。【翻译】科学无法解释宠物的力量，不过很多研究表明，有宠物的陪伴能帮助降低血压和增加心脏病发作后康复的机会，减少孤独感，并向周围传递喜悦的心情。【解析】本文是一篇说明文，分别讲述了英国、新墨西哥以及巴西的几个关于食物的传统节日。.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.四个队伍，穿着滑稽搞笑的衣服，