考研英语长难句精解摘要.doc

考研真题长难句解析 ??? 1.As a result, Californias growth rate dropped during the 1970s,to 18.5 percent—little more than twothirds the 1960s growth figure and?considerably below that of other Western states. 【译文】 因此，加利福利尼的人口增长率在70年代降到185％，仅略高于60年代增长率的三分之二，但大大低于西部其他各州。 【析句】 注意dropped to 18.5％意为下降到18.5％，而不是下降了18.5％（dropped by 18.5%）。two thirds the 1960s growth figure表示是60年代生长率的三分之二。??? 【讲词】 considerable意为“相当的”，considerably意为“相当地”。The death toll could rise considerably as more information comes in from the area hit by the earthquake.（地震灾区传来的更多信息显示，死亡人数可能会大幅上升。）??? 2. Think of Galileos 17thcentury