【每日积累】英语外刊长难句拆解(100)

来源:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SWkn74Fw6k6NDcwxihZwvw

外刊里的长难句是不是总让你眉头紧锁?

明明每个单词都认识,

连在一起却像“加密电报”😵‍💫?

别慌!其实长难句就像复杂的拼图🧩,

只要掌握拆解技巧,

再长的句子也能轻松破解!⬇️⬇️⬇️

每天一句外刊长难句,突破阅读写作瓶颈✨!

今天我们以《经济学人》经典长句为例,掌握核心句式,附带考试高频语法点和实用仿写技巧👇

外刊原句:

Talk to executives and before long they will rhapsodise about all the wonderful ways in which their business is using artificial intelligence.

来源:The Economist

(先尝试自己翻译,不会的地方再看拆解)

一、句子结构分析

这是一个“祈使句+and+陈述句”的并列结构,暗含“条件-结果”逻辑:
前半部分:Talk to executives(祈使句,表“条件”:如果和高管交谈)https://wxa.wxs.qq.com/tmpl/oz/base_tmpl.html
后半部分:before long they will rhapsodise about…(结果:不久后他们会热情谈论…)
其中,all the wonderful ways 后接定语从句 in which their business is using artificial intelligence,“in which” 相当于“by which”,修饰“ways”(方式),说明企业运用AI的方式。

二、生词短语理解

 1. executives /ɪɡˈzekjətɪvz/ n. 高管;管理者(复数形式,对应“executive”单数)

构词:execute(执行)+ -ive(形容词后缀)→ executive(执行的;管理者)→ 复数表“群体”

造句:The company’s executives will announce the new strategy next week.

2. before long 不久之后(= soon,注意与“long before”区分,后者表“很久以前”)

造句:If you keep practicing, you’ll master the skill before long.

3. rhapsodise /ˈræpsədaɪz/ v. 热情洋溢地谈论;极力赞美(= gush about / rave about)

词源:来自“rhapsody”(狂想曲;激情话语),-ise为动词后缀,表“使…化”

造句:She would rhapsodise about her childhood memories in the countryside.

4. artificial intelligence 人工智能(简称AI,高频考点短语)

造句:Artificial intelligence is transforming many traditional industries.

三、语法重难点突破

1. “祈使句+and+陈述句”结构:

表“如果做某事,就会产生某种结果”,相当于“If you… , you will…”

例:Study hard, and you’ll pass the exam.(= If you study hard, you’ll pass the exam.)

2. 定语从句中“in which”的用法:

当先行词是“way”(方式)时,定语从句可用“in which”“that”引导,或省略关系词。https://wxa.wxs.qq.com/tmpl/oz/base_tmpl.html

例:I don’t like the way (in which/that) he speaks.

四、参考翻译

和高管们聊聊,用不了多久他们就会热情洋溢地谈起自己的企业运用人工智能的各种绝妙方式。

五、句式仿写扩展

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1. 生活话题:

Chat with book lovers and before long they will rave about all the interesting stories in which ordinary people chase their dreams.

和书迷聊聊,不久后他们就会兴致勃勃地谈起普通人追逐梦想的各种有趣故事。

 2. 社会话题:

Ask environmentalists and before long they will gush about all the practical measures in which communities can reduce plastic waste.

问问环保主义者,不久后他们就会热情分享社区减少塑料垃圾的各种实用措施。