实用英语阅读 12Chinas Economy [武汉理工].pptVIP

Unit 12China’s Economy Reading Skills Sample 1 Others argue that the attempt to show more of a local face around the world poses a challenge to the way McDonald’s manages its brand, long perceived as a global icon whose survival has depended on maintaining trust with a mass of consumers interested in a familiar core menu. 本句为复合句，句子结构复杂，共有三个从句与两个定语从句简化而来的分词词组。动词argue后的that宾语从句中有一关系副词how或关系代词that所引导的定语从句修饰the way，在此从句后有一个带逗号的非限定定语从句所简化的分词词组来补充说明brand，其后还有一关系形容词whose所引导的定语从句，最后有一who定语从句简化的分词词组修饰consumers。 Reading Skills 整句分析如下：Others argue that the attempt to show more of a local face around the world poses a challenge that宾语从句做 argue的宾语 to the way (how/that) McDonald’s manages its brand, (which is) long perceived as a how/that定语从句修饰先行词the way， which非限定定语从句补充说明brand global icon whose survival has depended on maintaining trust with a mass of icon 的后面有一whose定语从句修饰 consumers (who are) interested in a familiar core menu. Who定语从句修饰consumers 译文：其他人则表示，尝试在全球各地展示更多的本土特色， 是对麦当劳品牌经营方式的一种挑战。长期以来，麦当劳被认为是一个全球性品牌，其之所以能够生存下来，是依靠大批顾客的信任度---他们热衷于熟悉的主菜单。 Reading Skills One of the tragedies of the Depression was that many companies failed simply because senior executives knew little about either the performance of their company or the markets in which it operated. 本句含有三个从句，第一个是that宾语从句作主语补足语用，其中又带有一because表原因的状语从句，在because从句最后又有一which定语从句。分析如下：One of the tragedies of the Depression was that many companies failed simply that宾语从句作主语补足语 because senior executives knew little about either the performance of their company because引导表示原因的状语从句 or the markets in which it operated. which定语从句修饰先行词markets 译文：经济大萧条的悲剧之一是许多公司破产，仅仅是因为资深高层主管对公司业绩或公司营运的市场知之甚少。 Reading Skills Sample 3 Take retail, where research from individual companies in the field has indicated that the US’s advantage is almost entirely due to the building of new shops and the closure of existing stores that had become uncompetitive. 本句读来简单，但句型结构有点复杂，主句只有两个词Take retail，其后的关系副词where引导一定语从句，其中还有一that宾语从句作indicated的宾语。最后的t