【英语】2011年英语真题文本精讲119期
2011年阅读理解Text1第四段
①But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred. ②Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives. ③Otherwise outside directors will follow the example of Ms. Simmons, once again very popular on campus.
句子切分:
第一句:
1. But the researchers believe
2. that outside directors have an easier time
3. (an easier time )of avoiding a blow to their reputations
4. if they leave a firm before bad news breaks,
5. even if a review of history shows they were on the board
6. at the time any wrongdoing occurred.
翻译解析:但研究人员认为,如果外部董事在坏消息爆发前就已经离开公司(状语从句提前翻),那他们会更容易避免自己的声誉受损,即使历史记录显示,在失误出现时(时间状语提前翻)有些外部董事仍在董事会。
第二句:
1. Firms may have to create incentives.
2. (Firms) who want to keep their outside directors through tough times
翻译解析:那些想在艰难时期留住独立董事(定语从句提前翻)的公司也许不得不创造一些激励措施。
第三句:
1. Otherwise outside directors will follow the example of Ms. Simmons,
2. (Ms. Simmons)once again very popular on campus.
翻译解析:否则外部董事们会像西蒙斯女士一样,离开董事会(增词法),去校园(状语前置)重拾欢迎。
动词及短语(重点):
avoid sth/to do sth/doing sth/:避免什么事/做某事
break:本身的含义表示打破,可引申为炸开;这里与bad news连用很形象的表达出坏消息炸开了锅;
review回顾;评论--a review of sth什么的回顾;回顾什么;;五星级词汇;
occur:发生;相当于happen;--occurrence名词,发生
follow the example of :效法;学习...的榜样
incentivize(动词,奖励,激励)--incentive(一般做名词,加复数s,表示奖励,激励)
其他相关词汇(选择记忆):
otherwise:否则
a blow to sth:blow这里用作名词,表示打击;对什么的打击注意介词to ;
wrongdoing:坏事,不好的事
be on the board:在董事会(任职)
through tough times:度过,通过困难时期;tough艰难的,棘手的;
through:翻译成通过,考试中有两个意义:1.后面接时间段,表示经历或通过某个时间;2.后面接其他名词,可以表示通过某种手段,如2010年真题中,...through ruthless advertising(通过无休止的宣传,广告)
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