考研英语长难句材料.doc

This trend began during the Second World War, when several governments came to the conclusion that the specific demands that a government wants to make of its scientific establishment cannot generally be foreseen in detail.结构分析：句子主干是This trend began during…, when…引导时间状语从句, 第一个that引导同位语从句，表明conclusion的内容。第二个that引导的是修饰demands的定语从句。译文：这种趋势始于第二次世界大战期间，当时一些国家的政府得出结论：政府向科研机构提出的具体要求，通常是无法详尽预见的。2．This seems mostly effectively done by supporting a certain amount of research not related to immediate goals but of possible consequence in the future.结构分析：句子主干是This seems…done by supporting a certain amount of research not…but…，not…but句型，意为“不是……而是……”译文：给某些与当前目标无关，但将来可能产生影响的科研提供支持，看来通常能有效地解决这一问题。3．However, the world is so made that elegant systems are in principle unable to deal with some of the worlds more fascination and delightful aspects.结构分析：句子主干是However, the world is so made that…systems are…unable to deal with some of the…aspects。so made指“如此构成”，so和后面的that构成so…that结构，意为“如此…以至于…”。译文：然而,世界就是这样。一般而言,完美的体系无法解决世界上某些更加引人入胜的课题。4．New forms of thought as well as new subjects for thought must arise in the future as they have in the past, giving rise to new standards of elegance.结构分析：句子主干是New forms…must arise…as they have in the past。主语是new forms和new subjects，后跟介词短语as well as new subjects for thought，谓语是must arise。as在这里引导状语从句as they have in the past，have后省略了arisen，其内容与本句主语一致。giving rise to…是一个现在分词短语做状语。译文：同过去一样，将来必然会出现新的思维方式和新的思维对象，给完美以新的标准。5．For Lolyd Nickson, a 54 years old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition.结构分析：句子主干是the NT Rights…means he can get on with living without…。For Loyd Nickson, 是状语，“a 54 years old…cancer”为Lolyd Nicks的同位语。此句的核心结构为Rights means…，he can get on with living without…是一个宾语从句。译文：对于现年54岁居住在达尔文的肺癌患者尼克逊来说，这个法案意味着他可以平静地生活下去，而无须终日担心将要到来的折磨：因呼吸困难而在煎熬中死去。6．Someone traveling alone, if hungry,