18个实例让你学会分析长难句,高中英语阅读理解满分必备!
阅读是英语考试的重中之重,对英语阅读中的长难句理解是攻克阅读的有效方法。本文将着重讲解高考英语阅读真题中的长难句,希望提高大家阅读能力。
1. 首先寻找连词:连词包含并列连词,从属连词和关系词,并且依据连词将长句划分成短句;
2. 依据五大句型基本结构,判断短句的句子成分。注意区分谓语动词和非谓语动词(现在分词,动名词,过去分词,不定式),明确句子的谓语动词,剥离定语,状语,从而确定句子的基本结构。
When he returned, the boy was able to describe everything he had seen to the old man.
长句分析:
(1) When 引导的是时间状语从句;
(2) He had seen: 是一个定语从句,修饰先行词everything. 由于定语从句缺少宾语,因此省略了关系代词that。注意:先行词为不定代词everything时,关系代词不可使用Which;
(3) To the old man: 是做动词describe的宾语补足语;
(4) Describe: 描述. Describe something to somebody : 向某人描述某物;
长句翻译: 当他回来时,这个男孩能向老人描述他所看到的一切。
The robot will have to have a certain way to receive the program so that it knows what it is to do.
长句分析:
(1) so that : 引导了一个目的状语从句,so 前面的句子是主句,that 后面的句子是目的状语从句;
(2) what 引导的是it knows的宾语从句,充当knows的宾语,it 是指示代词, 指代的是robot. What在宾语从句中充当do的宾语;
(3) have to : 不得不;劝告或建议时用;表示一定真实或肯定发生;
(4) have a way to do something : 拥有做某事的方法;
长句翻译:机器人必须有一个特定的方式来接收程序,这样它才能知道它要做什么。
The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person, but more than twenty people applied for the job.
长句分析:
(1) 并列连词but 链接了两并列句,前面一个句子为复合句;
(2) Jackie chose: 是一个定语从句,用来修饰先行词company的,由于定语从句中缺少宾语,所以该定语从句省略了关系代词that/which;
(3) Choose: 选择;选取;挑选;决定;过去式:chose, 过去分词:chosen;
(4) Plan to do something: 计划做某事;
(5) More than + 数量词: 超过,多余,相当于over;
(6) Apply for : 提出申请;申请…职位;请求;
长句翻译: 杰基选择的那家公司只打算雇用一个人,但有二十多个人申请了这份工作。
Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing.
长句分析:
(1)who引导了一个定语从句,修饰先行词a Chinese man;
(2)Around : 大约, Around this time的大约这个时候;
(3) Start doing something: 开始做某事;
长句翻译: 大约在这个时候,我开始和一个中国人在一个乐队里演奏,他成了我在北京最好的朋友之一。
I will tell you about it if no water is spilt when you reach here.
长句分析:
(1)主句是I will tell you about it, if 引导条件状语从句,when引导时间状语从句;
(2)Tell somebody something = tell something to somebody: 告诉某人某事;
(3)Spill: 溢出,涌出,蜂拥而出。过去式:spilt/spilled; 过去分词:spilt/spilled;
现在分词:spilling
长句翻译:如果你到这儿时没有水溅出来,我会告诉你的。
The crocodile noticed that accident, so down he dived, and brought it up in his huge mouth.
长句分析:
(1) So 前后链接的两个句子表示因果关系,前面是因,后面是果;
(2) Down he dived : 是将副词down 提到了主语的前面,用与强调down;
(3) Dive: 猛冲;(头朝下)跳入水中;
(4) Bring something up: 养育,抚养,养大;谈及;提出;呕吐,咳出;
长句翻译:鳄鱼注意到了这个意外,于是他潜了下去,用大嘴把它带上来。
Frost thinks kids don`t find the experience of being taught by smart machine as strange as older people because they have grown up in a time of computers and smart phones.
长句分析:
(1)because引导了一个原因状语从句,前面为主语,后面为从句;
(2)thinks 后面是宾语从句,该宾语从句省略了引导词that;
(3)as strange as: 引导了比较状语从句,第一个as 前面是主句,第二个as和后面是从句;
(4)在宾语从句kids don`t find , find 是谓语, the experience of … 是宾语且核心词是experience, strange是宾语补足语;
(5)Of being taught : being taught 是动名词的被动语态,做介词Of的宾语,因为孩子是被智能机器教,因此使用倍动态;
(6)In a time of : 在原因状语从句中充当grown up的时间状语。
词汇语法解析:
(1)find + somebody/something + 形容词:发现/认为/觉得 某人/某怎么样。形容词为宾语补足语,和宾语somebody/something 构成了复合宾语:
find the book interesting: 觉得这本书很有趣;
(2)动名词的被动语态:being done
The boy missed being hurt by the car.
这个男孩避免了被车伤到;
(3)grow up: 长大;
(4)in a time of : 在…时期
句子翻译:
Frost认为孩子们不像老人那样觉得被智能机器教导的经历和奇怪,因为他们生长在一个手机和电脑都很普及的时代。
She and a group friends are using their program skill to create a new app called Food of Thought , which will allow parents, students and even kind-hearted strangers to donate money to lunch accounts for students who are in a nearby school.
长句分析:
(1)首先寻找连词,关系代词which引导了一个非限定性定语从句,修饰先行词Food of Thought . 因此which前面是主句,which后面是从句;
(2)在which引导的定语从句中,who 是关系代词,引导定语从句修饰先行词students, 并且在定语从句中做主语;
(3)在which引导的定语从句, which 是主语,allow 是谓语,to donate 是宾语补足语;
(4)在主句中出现三个动词 using, create, called, 需要区分谓语动词和非谓语动词。Using是谓语动词,to create是动词不定式做宾语补足语,Called 是过去分词短语做后置定语,修饰app;
重点词汇语法解析:
(1) donate: 赠送;献(血);捐献(器官);捐款,捐赠;
Donation : 名词形式
Donate something to somebody/something : 将…捐献给某人/某物;
(2)过去分词短语做后置定语:表示被动
A book written by Moyan :一本由莫言写的书;
A shopping mall opened last month: 一个上个月开张的购物商场;
(3)allow:允许
Allow doing sth (allow to do 不正确)
Allow sb to do sth
(4) kind-hearted: 仁慈的;善良的;宽容的;好心的;
(5)account:帐户;帐目;描述,报告;解释,说明;
open an account: 开银行账户;
keep detailed account: 记明细账;
He gave a detailed account of what happen on that night
他详细的描述了那天晚上发生的事;
(6)Account for :
(a) (数量,比例上)占…
Computer accounts for 5% of expense
电脑占据开支的5%。
(b)说明,解释(原因,理由)
I can`t account for why it happened.
我不能解释这件事为什么发生了。
长句翻译:
她和一群朋友正在利用他们的程序技巧,开发一款名为“思想食物”的新应用程序,该应用程序将允许家长、学生甚至善良的陌生人向附近学校学生的午餐账户捐款。
Bees are now in danger and its number is going down every year largely because of human activity, while a third of the world`s food production depends on this yellow and dark insect and other pollinators .
长句分析:
(1)首先寻找连词:and, while
(2)While 作为连词有两个作用,一是并列连词,表示转折,翻译成“然而”,二是从属连词,引导时间状语从句,翻译成“当…的时候”。根据题意可知,此时while 为并列连词;
(3)此长句的前半部分是由and连接的两个并列句,前半部分主语+系统词 + 介词短语构成的主系表结构,后半部分是现在进行时;because of 为介词短语做原因状语
重要词汇语法解析:
(1)in danger :垂危;处于危险中;处于危险之中;
(2)go down :下降;下沉;下降,降低;消退
(3)because of :因为,由于;
(4)production :生产,产量;
(5)depend on :依靠
it all depends: 看情况
(6) a third :三分之一, two thirds :三分之二:英语中分数由两部分组成”基数词 + 序数词”,当基数词大于1时,序数词要使用复数形式;
长句翻译:蜜蜂现在正处于危险之中,它的数量每年都在下降,这主要是由于人类的活动,而世界上三分之一的粮食产量都依赖于这种黄色和深色的昆虫和其他授粉者。
in 1767, the British introduced new laws that increased the prices of all goods which were brought intoAmerica.
长句分析:
(1)首先寻找连词:that, which
(2)That 引导了定语从句,修饰先行词laws ,并且that 在定语从句中充当主语的成分;
(3)Which 引导了定语从句,修饰先行词all goods, 并且which 在定语从句中做主语。注意:该定语从句是被动语态,系动词使用复数形式were, 是因为和先行词all goods 保持主谓一致;
(4)Introduce: 介绍, 采纳,发起;
长句翻译:1767年,英国实行了新的法律,提高了所有带入美国的商品的价格。
As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all kinds of activities together.
长句分析:
(1)首先寻找连词:As, that;
(2)as 放在句首引导原因状语从句,从句后面是主句;
(3)在主句中,they 是主语,find是谓语动词,that引导宾语从句,做find的 宾语;
(4)在宾语从句中, can spend是符合谓语,time为宾语, talking, playing, doing 是由三个动名词构成的并列宾语补足语;
重点词汇解析:
(1)as可以引导愿意状语从句,翻译成“因为,由于”,语气没有because强烈,是对主句的一个附加说明,主句和从句之间没有必然的因果关系;
(2)pick up: 学会,养成;
(3)lifestyle: 生活方式;
(4)spend time (in) doing something ;
spend time on something :
花费时间做某事;
(5) all kinds of : 各种各样的
长句翻译:随着这个家庭开始接受新的生活方式,他们发现他们可以花更多的时间边吃饭边聊天,一起运动,一起做各种活动。
Those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness , as the happiness of each has something to do with the happiness of all.
长句分析:
(1) 首先寻找连词:who, as;
(2) As 引导原因状语从句,as 前面的句子是主句;
(3)在主句中,who引导定语从句,修饰先行词those, 并且在定语从句中充当主;
(4)Must help 是主句的符合谓语,others 是宾语,to find happiness 是宾语补足语 ;
重点词汇解析:
(1)choose to do something: 选择做某事;
(2)help somebody ( to ) do something : 帮助某人做某事,to可以省略;
(3)happiness: 幸福;
(4)have something to do with : 和…有关系;
have nothing to do with: 和…无关系;
长句翻译:选择快乐的人必须帮助别人找到幸福,因为每个人的幸福都与所有人的幸福有关。
A survey made by Nelsen last year showed that kids are using mobile phone even before they got into their teens.
长句分析:
首先找出连词,有that, before ;
(1)that 引导宾语从句,做动词showed 的宾语。在此宾语从句中,before 引导时间状语从句,before前面是that宾语从句的主句;
(2)A survey 是整个复合句的主语,其中 made by Nelsen last year是过去分词短语做后置定语修饰survey;
重点词汇解析:
(1)survey : 调查;信息反馈;问卷调查;
(2)get into : 进入;穿上;成癖;陷于;
(3)teens: 青少年;十多岁;青少年读物(13到19岁之间)
长句翻译:尼尔森去年做的一项调查显示,孩子们甚至在十几岁之前就开始使用手机。
Most of the time, it is not the problem you meet with but your reaction to the problem that creates the mess in your life.
长句分析:
(1)本句是一个强调句型,将it is , that去掉,重新组合句子:
Not the problem you meet with but your reaction to the problem creates the mess in your life.
(2)not ….but, 不是…而是…, 引导并列主语,the problem 和 your action to the problem ; creates 是谓语动词, the mess是宾语;
(3)you meet with 是一个定语从句修饰先行词problem,该定语从句省略了关系词that/which;
重点词汇语法解析:
(1)强调句型的结构:
It is(was) + 被强调的部分 + that(who) + 其他剩余部分。
该句型可以用来强调主语,宾语,状语,但是不可以强调谓语;
(2)强调句型判断标准:
去掉it is(was), that(who), 句子仍然是一个完整的句子。
(3) Not…but…:不是…而是…: 链接两个并列主语时,谓语动词采用就近原则
Not you but I am wrong.
不是你错了,而是我错了。系动词使用am,依据I 来确定的;
(4)Meet with: 遭遇,偶尔遇到;
(5) Mess: 脏乱,不整洁,困境;
长句翻译:大多数时候,造成生活混乱的不是你遇到的问题,而是你对问题的反应。
She says although she always heard about bullying when she was in primary school, she never thought it would happen.
长句分析:
(1)本题是一个复合句,says是复合句的谓语动词,后面所有的部分都是says的宾语从句;
(2)该宾语从句也是一个复合句,其中although引导了让步状语从句,该状语从句中又包含了when引导了时间状语从句(3)宾语从句的主句是she never thought it would happen.其中it would happen 也是一个宾语从句,做谓语动词thought的宾语。
重点词汇解析:
(1)although 不可以和but连用,但是可以和yet, still 连用;
(2)hear about: 听说;
(3)bully: 恐吓;胁迫;伤害;
(4)primary school:小学
长句翻译:她说虽然她在小学的时候就听说过欺凌,但她从未想过会发生这种事。
Although happiness is a door that is always open, we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.
长句分析:
(1)although 引导让步状语从句;在该从句中that引导了一个定语从句,修习先行词a door, 并且在定语从句中充当主语的成分;
(2)在主句中,who引导定语从句,修饰先行词the ones,并且在定语从句中充当主语的成分;
(3)在定语从句who have to decide中,if引导宾语从句,做decide宾语;
长句翻译:虽然幸福是一扇永远敞开的门,但我们是决定是否要走进这扇门的人。
He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy
长句分析:
1. Realized是主句的谓语动词,后面的that是一个宾语从句;
2. That引导的宾语从句是一个强调句型:去掉it wash…that…, 宾语从句的正常语序为his laziness made him poor and unhappy;
重要词汇语法解析:
1. suddenly :突然;忽然;猛然;骤然;
2. realize: 实现;意识到;领悟;理解;
3. laziness: 懒惰;
4. make + somebody + 形容词:使某人处于某种状态。形容词为宾语somebody的宾语补足语,对宾语进行补充说明
5. 强调句型的结构:
It is(was) + 被强调的部分 + that(who) + 其他剩余部分。该句型可以用来强调主语,宾语,状语,但是不可以强调谓语;
6. 强调句型判断标准:去掉it is(was), that(who), 句子仍然是一个完整的句子。
长句翻译:大多数时候,不是你遇到的问题,而是你对问题的反应造成了你生活中的混乱。
The strangers were good at judging if the person they were looking at was tired, and if they were sleepy, their attractiveness score was low.
长句分析:
1. 首先寻找此长句中的连词:if, and。And前后为句子,因此and 链接了两个并列句;
2. 第一个if引导了宾语从句,充当judging的宾语,If 翻译成是否。且在此宾语从句中嵌套了一个定语从句they were looking at,该定语从句修饰先行词the person, 该定语从句缺少宾语,省略了关系词whom;
3. 第二个if引导的是条件状语从句,翻译成“如果”,主句为后面的their attractiveness score was low。
4. 注意:第二个if 并不是引导宾语从句,做judging的宾语。原因如下:如果if是judging的宾语从句,那么从The strangers到sleepy 是一个句子, 后面的their attractiveness score was low.是另一个句子,两个独立的句子之间应该使用并列连词链接。可是此处并没有连词,因此第二个If不是judging的宾语从句;
重点词汇 解析:
1. Be good at: 擅长;
2. Judge: 判断;
3. Attractiveness:吸引力;魅力;吸引性;
长句翻译:陌生人善于判断对方是否累了,如果困了,他们的吸引力得分就很低。
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