2013年12月大学英语六级阅读难句分析14
2013年12月大学英语六级阅读难句分析14
This success, coupled with later research showing that memory itself is not genetically determined, led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one.
词汇突破:cognitive 认知的 (后天习得的)
Intuitive 先天的
和以上这组单词概念相同的表达还有:
Nature先天;nurture后天; born ;先天的;made 后天的;innate天生的;Acquired后天习得;
Determine 决定
Coupled with 相当于and,想类似的表达还有along with ; combined with等。
主干识别:句子的主语是This success和later research ;谓语是led; 宾语是Ericsson; 不定式短语to conclude 做状语;主干结构是:this success and later research led Ericsson to conclude that …
其他成分:在research后面接一个现在分词短语做后置定语,在这个现在分词短语中that引导的从句做showing 的宾语;在不定式短语中that引导的从句做conclude的宾语;more…than结构翻译为与其说,不如说。
微观解析:由于主语中的第二个并列成分比较长,且是用两个逗号隔开的,在阅读的时候可以跳读;把This success和动词led先连起来然后再来解析其他成分。
译文赏析:这种成功和后来表明记忆本身并不是先天决定的研究使爱立信总结道,记忆的行为与其说是一种先天的行为不如说是一种习得的行为。
Such lasting effects may be due to girls’ realizing not only how they were being influenced but also who was benefiting from the societal pressure to be thin.
【分析】本句为复合句,主架为… effects may be due to…。girls’ realizing为动名词作宾语。realizing后接了两个由并列结构not only… but also… 连接的宾语从句,分别是how they were being influenced和who was benefiting… to be thin。
【译文】这些持续的效果可能是因为女孩们不仅意识到了她们是如何受到影响的,还意识到了谁从这些让大家感到应该瘦身的社会压力中受益。