71. Just five one hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect saddle curl, the Lays potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination.
分析 主干:the potato chip seems an weapon
a weapon for global domination一种用来主宰全球的武器,指具有全球竞争力 的食品。 主语前是三个并列的短语,中心词分别是 thick, golden 和 with a... curl。 这种形 容词或介词短语一般用来作定语,但是本句中,它们位于句首,表示主语的某种属性,可 以看做原因状语。
译文 乐事薯片的厚度只有 0.05 英寸,呈浅浅的金黄色,带有完美的马鞍形状的弧度,它似乎不像是一种能够主宰全球的食品。
72. Global does not mean products that are consciously identified as American, but ones that consumers要especially young people要see as part of a modern, innovative world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes.
分析 主干:Global does not mean products but ones
谓语动词 mean 带了两个由 not... but 连接的名词短语作宾语。 两个名词短语都有 定语从句修饰。 在修饰 ones 的定语从句中, 破折号内的内容起强调补充的作用曰in which 引导的定语从句修饰 world。
译文 全球并不意味着被认为是美国的产品,而是指被消费者,特别是年轻人看做是 一个现代和富有创新的世界中的其中一部分产品,在这个世界里,来自不同文化的人们通过相同的信念和趣味而联系在一起。
73. Last year the influential trade show Designers 、 Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable.
分析 主干:the trade show Designers 、 Agents stopped charging... and gave recognition to designers...
主 句 的 主 语 部 分 是 两 个 同 位 的 名 词 词 组 ,the influential trade show 和Designers 、 Agents。 主句的谓语动词是 and 并列连接的 stopped 和 gave。 于第一个谓语 动词 stopped 用动名词短语 charging...作宾语,该动名词短语是 charge fee for 结构。 who 引导的定语从句修饰 entrepreneurs。 盂第二个谓语动词是 gave, 用了 give recognition to...结构。 whose 引导的定语从句修饰 designers。
译文 去年,颇具影响力的贸易展 Designers 、 Agents 向参加洛杉矶和纽约两次春展的 年轻的倡导绿色设计的企业家们免收参展费,并且向那些设计的服装至少使用了25%的有机布料的设计师们给予了特别的赞誉。
74. Shopper s seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co workers, strangers要and anyone who will listen.
分析 主干:Shoppers complain... but will alert their friends...
这是个简单句,but 引导两个并列的谓语动词,语义上是转折关系。 于complain的宾语是 or 引导的两个并列的名词,而 alert 的宾语是 and 连接的 5 个名词短语,在语 言形式上突出了语义上的对比关系。 句末的 who 引导定语从句修饰 anyone。
译文 顾客很少直接向零售店的经理或店主投诉,而是会将他们不愉快的购物经历告诉 他们的朋友、亲戚、同事、陌生人要要以及任何愿意听他们抱怨的人。
75. Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.
分析 主干:Researchers documented claims and found...
句子的谓语含 and 连接的两个动词。 前一个谓语动词 documented 接宾语 claims,该宾语含两个后置定语:of 引导的介词短语以及过去分词短语 made by...。 后一个谓语 动词是 found,用了find +宾语(many)+补语(too vague or too misleading)结构。 too... to...太...而不能...,短语不定式 to meet...作结果状语。
译文 研究者记录下了约 2000 种产品所做的环保声明,并发现许多声明要么太模糊,要么会引起误导,结果都不符合 ISO 的标准。
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