小編前言：閱讀是四級英語中重要的得分點和難點，對長難句的分析則決定了對閱讀的徹底理解，也是學(xué)習(xí)語法，積累高級詞匯、句型不可或缺的來源。而四級英語真題閱讀部分均選自Times、Telegraph等著名外文報紙及雜志，其行文和詞匯原汁原味，值得考生細細品味和靈活借鑒。準備2013年12月英語四級的同學(xué)們，還等什么？趕快學(xué)起來吧！同時，歡迎各位考生針對例句的翻譯及分析給出自己的理解哦！

1. It is, everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation. (1997. 閱讀. Text 3)
【譯文】兒童學(xué)習(xí)說話是一項艱巨的任務(wù)，這是人們的共識，而兒童何以在如此短暫的時間內(nèi)完成這一重任則有待解釋。
【析句】復(fù)合句。句子主干為It is a huge task that the child performs and the fact that...challenges explanation,and連接兩個并列句子。前句為it作形式主語，真正的主語是that引導(dǎo)的主語從句，主語從句中又包含主句和when引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句；后句主語the fact后that引導(dǎo)同位語從句。

2. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. (1997. 閱讀. Text 3)
【譯文】多數(shù)兒童在開口說話前會“遵循”說話的方法，盡管“遵循”這個詞很難準確地形容兒童通常表現(xiàn)出的迫切和欣喜的配合。
【析句】復(fù)合句，主干由主句Most children will "obey" spoken instructions...和though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句構(gòu)成。主句中before they can speak作時間狀語從句，從句中注意shown by the child是過去分詞作定語，相當于that are shown by the child.

3. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. (1997. 閱讀. Text 3)
【譯文】（人們）普遍認為，他們喜歡制造噪音。在他們出生的前幾個月里，一兩種聲音能將他們的高興、悲傷、友善等獨特的表現(xiàn)欲展示出來。
【析句】It作形式主語，真正的主語是that引導(dǎo)的主語從句，也是本句的主干。that they enjoy making noises,and that one or two noises sort themselves out as...兩個that主句從句是并列關(guān)系，由and連接。

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