六级长难句精讲课程讲义

六级长难句分析

2008-6

1."United93"isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsofSeptember11,2001,

andiscertaintoigniteanemotionaldebate.

2.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstoberespectfulinhisdepictionof

whatoccurred,proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily.

3.It'salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmore

expensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.

4.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslike

Coca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismost

excellentnews.

5.ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asa

cheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan't

affordtojointhemerrymaking.

6.Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuild

resumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.

2007-12

7.Men,thesedays,areembracingfatherhoodwiththeround-the-clockinvolvementtheir

partnershavealwaysdreamedof-handlingnightfeedings,packinglunchesandbandaging

knees.

8.Asmuchasifnotmoresothanwomen,fathersstruggletobetakenseriouslywhenthey

requestflexiblearrangements.

9.Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople,IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspect

they'dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances.

10.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,thenbeckoned｛示意）meback

withhisfingeraminutelater,complaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI'dbeen.

11.GiventherecentchangeofcontrolinCongress,thepopularityofmeasureslikeincreasing

theminimumwage,andeffortsbyCalifornia'sgovernortoofferuniversalhealthcare,these

guysdon'tneedtheirownpersonalweathermentoknowwhichwaythewindblows.

12.whattheyfearwasthatthepoliticalchallengesofsustainingsupportforglobaleconomic

integrationwillbemoredifficultintheUnitedStatesbecauseofwhathashappenedtothe

distributionofincomeandeconomicinsecurity.

13.Inotherwords,ifmiddle-classAmericanscontinuetostrugglefinanciallyastheultrawealthy

groweverwealthier,itwillbeincreasinglydifficulttomaintainpoliticalsupportforthefreeflowof

goods,services,andcapitalacrossborders.

2007-6

14.TheywerebothPh.D.candidateswhentheydevisedthesearchenginewhichwasbetter

thantherestand,withoutanymarketing,spreadbywordofmouthfromearlyadoptersto,

eventually,yourgrandmother.

15.Theirbreakthrough,simplyput,wasthatwhentheirsearchenginecrawledtheWeb,itdid

morethanjustlookforwordmatches,italsotallied（绕诂）andrankedahostofothercritical

factorslikehowwebsiteslinktooneanother.

16.theirbiggeststrokeofluckcameearlyonwhentheytriedtoselltheirtechnologytoother

searchengines,butnoonemettheirprice,andtheybuiltitupontheirown.

17.Governmentspendingthatwouldmakeeveryonebetteroffwasbeingcutdownbecause

peopleinstinctively—andwrongly—labeledgovernmentonlyas“anecessaryevil."

18.Thepromiseissoextravagantthatitpredestinesmanydisappointmentsandsometimes

inspireschoicesthathaveanti-socialconsequences,includingfamilybreakdownandobesity

19.Thereisconsiderablesentimentaboutthe"corruption"ofwomen'slanguage—whichof

courseisviewedaspartofthelossoffeminineidealsandmorality—andthissentimentis

crystallizedbynationwideopinionpollsthatareregularlycarriedoutbythemedia.

20.Thishighlypolitestyleisnodoubtsomethingthatyoungwomenhavebeenexpectedto

"growinto"—afterall,itisassignnotsimplyoffemininity,butofmaturityandrefinement,andits

usecouldbetakentoindicateachangeinthenatureofone'ssocialrelationsaswell.

2006-12

21.Losingeverythingyouownundersuchcircumstancescanbedistressing,butthepeople

I'veheardfromallsawtheirloss,ultimatelyasablessing.

22.Usingthisinformation,theamygdaleappraisesasituation—Ithinkthischargingdogwants

tobiteme—andtriggersaresponsebyradiatingnervesignalsthroughoutthebody.

23.Thisfearmechanismiscriticaltothesurvivalofallanimals,butnoonecansayforsure

whetherbeastsotherthanhumansknowthey'reafraid.

24.Afterall,alittlehealthyworryingisokayifitleadstoconstructiveaction—likehavinga

doctorlookatthatweirdspotonyourback.

25.Hehopedhisworkattheuniversitywouldgivehiminsightintohowquestionsofmorality

couldbeappliedtoplaceswhereself-interestflourished.

26.Whathefoundwasn'tencouraging.Thosewouldbeexecutiveshad,saysEtzioni,little

interestinconceptsofethicsandmoralityintheboardroom—andtheirprofessorwasmetwith

blankstareswhenheurgedhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewanddifferentways.

27.Fromofferingclassesthatteachstudentshowtolegallymanipulatecontracts,toreinforcing

thenotionofprofitovercommunityinterests,Etzionihasseenalotthat'slefthimshakinghis

head.

2006-6

28.Movies,Televisionandvideogamesarefullofgunplayandbloodshed,andonemight

reasonablyaskwhat'swrongwithasocietythatpresentsvideosofdomesticviolenceas

entertainment.

29.Todefendtheirprofits,thedrugcompanieshavewarnedCanadianwholesalersand

pharmacies（药房）nottoselltoAmericansbymail,andarecuttingbacksuppliestothosewho

dare.

30.Thisgroupwillstillincludemiddle-incomeseniorsonMedicare,who'llhavetodigdeeply

intotheirpocketsbeforegettingmuchfromthenewdrugbenefitthatstartsin2006.

31.Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage—insomecasesaslowas55—isautomatically

entitledtoadazzlingarrayofpricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelofcommerciallife.

32.Practicallyunheardofagenerationago,thediscountshavebecomearoutinepartofmany

businesses—ascommonascolortelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeonairliners.

33.Employmentisanothersorepoint,Buoyed伎持）bylawsandcourtdecisions,moreand

moreolderAmericansaredecliningtheretirementdinnerinfavorofstayingonthejob-thereby

lesseningemploymentandpromotionopportunitiesforyoungerworkers.

34.Farfromakindofcharitytheyoncewere,seniorcitizendiscountshavebecomea

formidableeconomicprivilegetoagroupwithmillionsofmemberswhodon'tneedthem.

35.Seniorcitizendiscountsonlyenhancethemyththatolderpeoplecan'ttakecareof

themselvesandneedspecialtreatment;andtheythreatenthecreationofanewmyth,thatthe

elderlyareungratefulandtakingforthemselvesattheexpenseofchildrenandotherage

groups.

2005

36.Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman'sindustryfollowwithequalstepsthe

progressofhislabor"drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothe

westernterritories.

37.Thesesymbolsofdistinctionassureusandothersthatwebelievestronglyinthe

fundamentalequalityofall,yetstriveashardaswecantoseparateourselvesfromourfellow

citizens.

38.ThefindingsaddweighttothetheorythatlargeareasoftheAmazonhaverecoveredso

wellfrompastperiodsofagriculturalusethattheregrowthhasbeenmistakenbygenerationsof

biologistsfor"virgin"forest.

2003

39.Therewerevariousviewsaboutwhatconstitutesit,buttherewasagreementthatsuchan

essenceexists—thatistosay,thatthereissomethingbyvirtueofwhichmanisman.

40.Thestudyofprimitivepeopleshasdiscoveredsuchadiversityofcustoms,values,feelings,

andthoughtsthatmanyanthropologistsarrivedattheconceptthatmanisbornasablanksheet

ofpaperonwhicheachculturewritesitstext.

实战演练

1.Thusmanyintheindustriallandshaveasensethattheirworldofplentyissomehow

hollow—that,misledbyaconsumeristculture,theyhavebeenfruitlesslyattemptingtosatisfy

whatareessentiallysocial,psychologicalandspiritualneedswithmaterialthings.

2.MotivatedinpartbyChristiancompassion（怜恸forthehelplessaswellasapractical

politicalimpulsetoundercutthesupportofthesocialistlabormovement,ChancellorBismarck

createdtheworld'sfirstworkers'compensationlawin1884.

3.BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegreesoften

knowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople.

4.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthat

collegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthe

completionofhighschool.

5.Certainlymorepeoplefailbecausetheydonotknowtherequirementsofbeinganemployee

thanbecausetheydonotadequatelypossesstheskillsoftheirtrade;thehigheryouclimbthe

ladder,themoreyougetintoadministrativeorexecutivework,thegreatertheemphasison

abilitytoworkwithintheorganizationratherthanontechnicalabilitiesorprofessional

knowledge.

6.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwith

modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominantthattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodeal

withcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblemsandthattheyhavenosenseof

humour,atleastinparent-childrelationships.

7.Anelderlymiddleclassmanorwomanmaybealienatedbyayoungadultwhois

dressedinanunconventionalmanner,regardlessoftheperson'seducation,background,or

interests.

8.Ourforefathershadnoideathathumanpopulationwouldincreasefasterthanthesuppliesof

rawmaterials;mostofthem,evenuntilveryrecently,hadthefoolishideathatthetreasures

were“limitless"and'Inexhaustible".

9.Outofouremotionalexperienceswithobjectsandeventscomesasocialfeelingof

agreementthatcertainthingsandactionsare"good"andothersare"bad",andweapplythese

categoriestoeveryaspectofoursociallife-fromwhatfoodsweeatandwhatclotheswewearto

howwekeeppromisesandwhichpeopleourgroupwillaccept.

10.Andwhenfiftyyearsago"beingemployed"meantworkingasafactorylaborerorasa

farmhand,theemployeeoftodayisincreasinglyamiddle-classpersonwithasubstantialformal

education,holdingaprofessionalormanagementjobrequiringintellectualandtechnicalskills.

11.Indeed,twothingshavecharacteriz