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　　In short,the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.

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　　要点：本句的主要结构the image...is...cartoon scene...。that引导的是限定性定语从句，修饰image。sitting...是现在分词短语作定语，修饰man。with a newspaper...his face是介词短语作状语，修饰sitting，表示伴随状况。while引导的是状语从句。wanting...是现在分词短语作状语，表伴随状况。

　　译文：简言之，最能体现目前这种危机的是一个典型的卡通画面：一个男人坐在早餐桌旁，手中拿着一张报纸看着，而一个女人愤怒的盯着报纸背面，渴望与他交谈。