16. Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again.
分析 主干:there is the apology
这句话用的是 there be 句型主干部分容易理解。 主语 apology 带了多个修饰语 包括前置修饰语 general 和 all covering后置修饰语是一个 which 引导的非限制性定语 从句。 在该定语从句中 介词 of+动名词短语 identifying... 作定语 修饰 the necessity, identifying 的宾语 a specific act 后面带了两个定语从句一个是由 that 引导另一个是 由 which 引导 这两个定语从句用 and 并列连接。 which 引导的定语从句中 主语 the person 也另外带有一个 who 引导的定语从句。
译文 然后还有一种泛泛的无所不包的道歉这种道歉避免了指明特别让人伤心特别 令人委屈的道歉者应该保证不会再犯的具体行为。
17. I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player s request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough.
分析 主干:I recall an incident...
句子的宾语 an incident 后面有两个修饰语 一个是介词词组 in a handball game一个是 when 引导的定语从句(不是时间状语从句)。 when 引导的定语从句中有一个 because 引导的原因状语从句,注意从句的宾语 them 是指 gloves。
译文 我回想起在一次手球比赛中发生的事情 一个球员曾一度要求到场外更换手套,但是裁判员认为他的手套没有湿到必须更换的程度所以拒绝了他。
18. In 2003, w hen Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen a major strengthening of Yale s financial position.
分析 主干:the university stressed that...
when 引导时间状语从句修饰谓语动词 stressed 剑桥任命 Alison 的时候公开 强调说一 。有人认为 when 引导定语从句修饰 2003不妥因为 任命 是瞬间动作动词而 In 2003 是延续性时间。 that 引导的从句作 stressed 的宾语。 oversee 常用人或项目 作其宾语表示 监督监管 句中用 a major strengthening 作其宾语。
译文 2003 年当剑桥大学任命耶鲁大学另一名前教务长艾莉森窑理查德为副校长时就 公开强调艾莉森在耶鲁任职期间成功地使 耶鲁的财力大大增强 。
19. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university s budget.
分析 主干:it wanted a leader...
when 引导时间状语从句。 familiar with...是形容词短语作定语时放在中心词 a leader 后面,a major source 是 the state government 的同位语。
译文 例如科罗拉多大学校董事会招募新校长时他们想要和州政府熟识的人因为州政 府是该校主要的经费来源。
20. Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she s on the hunt for cute stuff that isn t too expensive.
分析 主干:she finds little time and... she s on the hunt
本句较短却同时包含了并列结构和主从复合结构。 连词 and 连接两个并列的分 句。 第二个分句带有一个 when 引导的时间状语从句。
译文 和大多数消费者一样她平时很少有时间逛街购物即便是她有空去逛的时候也只是淘一淘 物美价廉的东西 。
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