【英语】2012年英语真题文本精讲147期
2012年text4第五段
①In the internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.② More difficult, in the moment, is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society’s character.③ In many respects, the U.S. was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history, and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results. ④We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric. ⑤But they certainly will reshape it, and all the more so the longer they extend.
句子切分:
第一句:
1. In the internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment
2. (resentment) that has always been hidden within American society.
翻译解析:在互联网时代,存在于美国社会内部的(定语从句前置)不满很容易被看到。
第二句:
1. , in the moment,
2. More difficult is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society’s character.(倒装表示强调)
翻译解析:这个时候(插入语前置),精确识别经济萧条对社会特征的影响就要困难得多。
第三句:
1. In many respects, the U.S. was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,
2. and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.
翻译解析:在很多方面,美国在这次经济萧条期间(状语前置)所表现出来的社会容忍度超过了历史上任何时期,在此期间做的(状语前置)各种关于社会冲突的(修饰语前置)国民调查,其结果都很复杂。
第四句:
1. We will have to wait and see exactly
2. how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.
翻译解析:这次经济萧条将会怎样重塑我们的社会结构(宾语从句本应该顺序翻,这里考虑到汉语的表达习惯,进行了前置处理),我们还需拭目以待。
第五句:
1. But they certainly will reshape it,
2. and all the more so the longer they extend. (这句话我么可以处理成:The longer they extend the more they will reshape it.)
翻译解析:但可以肯定的是,经济萧条肯定会重塑(我们的社会),并且萧条持续的时间越长,影响也越大。
动词及短语(重点):
hide:隐藏;注意与我们前面讲到的mask掩盖相结合记忆;
discern:识别,看清楚,辨别;注意与真题中出现的identify/recognize都可以表示识别,辨别相结合记忆;
affect:动词,这里表示影响;effect前面真题出现表示后果,影响;
respect:该词用作名词有两个重要意思:第一表示方面,相当于aspect;第二表示尊重,也可用作动词;
其他相关词汇:
tolerant:宽容的,容忍的;注意与真题中inclusive包容性的相结合记忆;
poll:大多指投票或民意测试(由政府主导);注意与survey调查相区别;
social fabric:社会架构,社会框架;
precise-precisely:精确的
resentment:怨恨,憎恨(情绪);sent前面有解释过,表示一种感觉,情绪;ment是名词后缀;re表示往回,往回不赞同,延伸出来表示不满或怨恨情绪;
lean times:lean表示瘦,倾斜;在这里用来指经济拮据时期即大萧条时期;
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