雅思长难句解析(97) | 长难句 “综合版”

  例句1

  The dramatic decline of the thylacine in Tasmania,which began in the 1830s and continued for a century,is generally attributed to the relentless efforts of sheep farmers and bounty hunters with shotguns.(剑17 Test3 Passage1)

  1)结构分析

  层次一:

  主句:The dramatic decline is generally attributed to the relentless efforts

  修饰①:of....Tasmania【of介短定语,修饰decline】

  修饰②:which.....century【which定从,修饰decline】

  修饰③:of.......shothuns【of介短定语,修饰efforts】

  结构总结:主句+介短+定从+介短

  2)译文分析:红体字代表主干,括号代表修饰,大括号包括小括号

  塔斯马尼亚袋狼的大幅度下降(开始于19世纪30年代并持续一个世纪)总体是由于牧民和赏金猎人

  3)重点词汇:

  dramatic:adj.巨大的戏剧性的

  decline:n.下降

  random:n.随机

  constrain:v.限制

  be attributed to:(词组)归因于

  relentless:adj.无情的残酷的;不懈的坚韧的;持续的不间断的

  bounty:n.赏金

  

  

  例句2

  But it was not until 1929,with the species on the very edge of extinction,that Tasmania’s Animals and Birds Protection Board passed a motion protecting thylacines only for the month of December,which was thought to be their prime breeding season.(剑17 Test 3 Passage1)

  1)结构分析

  层次一:

  主句:it was not until 1929 that B passed a motion

  修饰①:with......extinction【with介短状语,表伴随】

  修饰②:protecting.......season【doing分词定语,修饰motion】

  层次二:

  修饰②内部:

  主体:protecting.......December

  修饰:which......season【which定从,修饰December】

  结构总结:主句+介短+doing【嵌套介短】

  2)译文分析:红体字代表主干,括号代表修饰,大括号包括小括号

  直到1929年,(在物种已经在灭绝的边缘时),塔斯马尼亚的动物保护协会才通过一个运动,【只在12月保护袋狼,(因为12月被看作是他们主要的繁殖季)】

  3)重点词汇:

  on the very edge of extinction:(短语)竞争

  prime:adj.主要的

  breeding:n.繁殖

  motion:n.运动

  pass:v.通过

  

 

  例句3

  Although mainly nocturnal,it was sighted moving during the day and some individuals were even recorded basking in the sun.(剑17 Test3 Passage1)

  1)结构分析:

  层次一:

  主句:it was sighted moving....and some individuals were even recorded basking in the sun.

  修饰:although.....nocturnal【although状从,修饰主句】

  结构总结:主句+状从

  2)译文分析:红体字代表主干,括号代表修饰,大括号包括小括号

  (虽然主要是夜间的,)但是他被看见白天运动,甚至被记录会晒日光浴

  3)重点词汇:

  individual:n.个人

  nocturnal:adj.夜间的

  sighted:v.看见

  recorded:v.记录

  basking:n.晒太阳