四六級長難句•第4期

1.Students who have done their research and are confident that there's one school they would be thrilled to get into should, under the current system, probably apply under early decision.

句的剖析 

句子主幹：Students…should…apply…

成分分析：

①who have done their research and are confident that there's one school they would be thrilled to get into爲定語從句，修飾主語Students。

②…are confident that 是that引導的賓語從句。

③介詞短語under early decision作狀語。

詞的講解 

thrilled  adj.非常激動的，興奮的

system  n.  系統；體制

句的翻譯 

已經做過研究並確信自己若被錄取到某所學校會特別激動的學生，在目前的體制下，很可能會申請提前錄取。

2.Most of all, though, I wish a tenth ofthe energy that’s spent endlessly debating GM crops was focused on those more pressing challenges for global agriculture.

句的剖析 

句子主幹：I wish…

成分分析：

①a tenth…global agriculture 是省略that的賓語從句。

②從句的主幹是the energy was focused on challenges。

③that’s spent endlessly debating GM crops是that引導的定語從句，先行詞是energy。

④介詞短語for global agriculture作challenges的定語。

詞的講解 

pressing   adj. 迫切的，緊迫的

agriculture  n. 農業

句的翻譯 

但是最重要的是，我希望人們能拿出花在無休止討論轉基因農作物上時間的十分之一來關注一下全球農業面臨的更緊迫的挑戰。

3.The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary（and thereby the FAA）from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.

句的剖析 

句子主幹：The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act…prohibits…

成分分析：

①intended to encourage private space vehicles and services是過去分詞短語作後置定語，修飾句子的主語The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act

②主句的謂語部分是prohibit sb./sth. from doing結構

③unless引導的是條件狀語從句

詞的講解 

intend    v. 計劃，打算，想要

prohibit   v. 禁止

regulate   v. 控制，管理；調節，調整[機器]

fatal      adj. 致命的

句的翻譯 

2004版《商業太空發射修正法》旨在鼓勵私人太空航天器和服務的發展，禁止交通部長（以及聯邦航空局）管理私人航天器的設計或操作，除非他們對機組人員或乘客造成了嚴重或致命的傷害。