长难句过关26

　　Exercise

 　　Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. 

 　　Rich bodies were carefully wrapped in yards of cloth, leaving diamond-shaped spaces which were decorated with precious stones and pieces of gold.

 　　He merely swallows this theory because there is something about that appeals to the twentieth-century mentality. 

 　　要点:主句为 I applied . Being...and wanting... 为分句短语作原因状语, fearing 为分词作伴随状语.that引导的从句为 fearing 的宾语从句. 

 　　译文:我因为手头很拮据,同时也想干点有用的事,于是便提出了申请,但是提出申请时我也担心:自己一无学位二无教学经验,得到这份工作的可能性是微乎其微的. 

 　　要点:分词短语 leaving diamond-shaped spaces... 在句子中作补充说明状语.定语从句 which were decorated with precious stones and pieces of gold 修饰 space . 

 　　译文:富有人的尸体用成匹的布料细心地包裹起来,留出一块钻石形状的空间用宝石及碎金将其装饰好.

 　　要点:本句中because引导的是原因状语从句.省略了主语that/which的定语从句 appeals to... 修饰something. there be +n... 结构是一种表达法.

 　　译文:他丝毫不加怀疑地接受这一理论,只是因为这一理论中有一种迎合20世纪的精神力量.