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21. This jumping to our children’s defence is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people’s children. (2008年12月)

【分析】本句為複合句，主幹為…jumping to our children’s defence is part of…。what引導的賓語從句what fuels…feelings作of的賓語。that引導的定語從句that surrounds…children修飾feeling。

【譯文】這種對孩子的急切保護，加劇了我們在處理別人孩子的事情時，那種“在蛋殼上行走”的感覺。

22. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you’ll die on average five years before a woman. (2008年12月)

【分析】本句為簡單句。句子主幹為 you’ll die…。Assuming…term 為條件狀語。about 78 years for men in Australia作插入語，是對natural term的解釋說明，去掉後，句子的語法結構和語義仍完整。

【譯文】假定你有幸活到了生命的自然盡頭——在澳大利亞男性大概是78歲——你平均也要比女性早去世五年。

23. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year. (2008年12月)

【分析】本句為複合句。主句為Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man。 who引導定語從句,修飾 a 50-year-old man。delay後常接動名詞，表示“推遲做某事”。smoker’s cough指吸菸引起的咳嗽。

【譯文】兩個月前，古麗塔遇見一位50歲的男人，他耽擱了一年而未對吸菸引起的咳嗽做任何處理。

24. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School. (2008年12月)

【分析】本句為並列複合句。when引導時間狀語從句，according to…是介詞短語。conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School作後置定語修飾a study。the last one to do sth.意為“最後一個做某事的人”。

【譯文】據沃德集團和沃頓商學院所做的一份聯合調查顯示，商店經理總是最後一個接到投訴，並且通常是當他們的常客決定定期光顧他們的競爭對手時才發現。

25. “Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. (2008年12月)

【分析】本句中的直接引語為複合句。句子主幹為Retailers are more likely to smooth over issues than those, more…than是比較級結構。第一個who引導的定語從句修飾Retailers，第二個who引導的定語從句修飾those。

【譯文】史提芬·霍克教授說：“與那些態度不友好的零售商相比，能夠及時作出反應且態度友好的零售商更有可能平息事端。”

26. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收費站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. (2008年6月)

【分析】本句為複合句，主幹為Few people turn down a discount。at tollbooths為地點狀語。to avoid using the EZ-Pass system為不定式作狀語。that引導的定語從句that can track automobile movements修飾the EZ-Pass system。

【譯文】很少有人會拒絕使用在收費站能打折的易通收費系統，該系統能夠追蹤汽車的行車路線。

27. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (優惠券). (2008年6月)

【分析】本句為複合句，主幹為Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests。Privacy economist作Alessandro Acquisti的定語。that引導的定語從句that reveal people… coupon修飾的是a series of tests。to在這裡表目的。

【譯文】隱私權經濟學家Alessandro Acquisti做了一系列測試，測試顯示，人們會為了得到少得可憐的50美分優惠券而輕易地就將像社會保險號碼這樣的個人資訊提供出來。

28. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience. (2008年6月)

【分析】本句為複合句，主句主幹為you can understand the power，從句為when引導的時間狀語從句When you consider…Millionaire?。從句中又包含一個由that引導的賓語從句that nearly…Millionaire?，作consider的賓語。

【譯文】當你考慮到幾乎每四個美國人中就有三個看過電視遊戲節目《誰想成為百萬富翁？》，你就會明白電視在與大量的觀眾交流方面的巨大威力了。

29. Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but — regardless of whether it is or isn’t — we won’t do much about it. (2008年6月)

【分析】本句為並列句。句子主幹為Global warming…,but we won’t… about it。regardless of意為“不管，不顧”；whether it is or isn’t 中的it指代的是並列連詞but前的句子。

【譯文】不管全球暖化是否是21世紀最大的環境危機，我們都不會為之傾注太多。

30. Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth”, as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. (2008年6月)

【分析】本句為複合句。主句為Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth”。as if 意為“彷彿/好像……似的”，引導方式狀語從句時謂語多用虛擬語氣，表示與事實相反。put us on a path to a solution意為“找到解決之道”。

【譯文】阿爾?戈爾將全球暖化稱作一個“不願面對的真相”，好像僅僅認識到全球暖化便能找到解決之道似的。