雅思基础阅读难句解析-平行结构(13)

　　雅思基础阅读难句解析-平行结构

　　13.The limited investments that are made in training workers are also much more narrowly focused on the specific skills necessary to do the next job rather than on the basic background skills that make it possible to absorb new technologies.

　　结构：本句有3个谓语动词：are/are/make。其中第二个are是主句的谓语动词。rather than意思是而非，其前后并列两个on引导的介词短语。

　　拆分为：1) The limited investments are also much more narrowly focused on the specific skills rather than on the basic background skills.2) The investments are made in training workers.3) The skills make it possible to absorb new technologies.

　　翻译：用于培训工人的有限投资也被集中用在训练完成下一个工作的必要技能上，而非用在可以吸收新技术的基本技能培训上。