2014年text4 最后一段

①While the government’s commitment to long- term funding may have changed, the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.

2015年text1 第一段

②A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work.③ Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.

 

句子切分：

第一句:

1. While the government’s commitment to long- term funding may have changed,

2. the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.

翻译解析：虽然政府的长期资助计划是会改变，但是对经济适用房的（修饰语前置）迫切需求是真实的也是不会消失的。

 

第二句：

1. A new study suggests 

2. that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work.

翻译解析：与大多数调查结果相左，一项的新研究表明，人们实际在家感受到的压力比在工作中还要大。

 

第三句：

1. Researchers measured people’s cortisol

2. ,（cortisol） which is a stress marker,

3. while they were at work and while they were at home

4. and（researchers） found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.

翻译解析：研究人员测量了人体在家里和在职场的压力指标（状语和定语修饰语前置）皮质醇，结果发现，在理应成为避风港的家里，人们的压力指数更高。

 

重点词汇：

commitment to：致力于做某事，投身做某事；

pressing need=urgent need:迫切的需求；

suggest:该词在真题中考察最多的是表示暗示，表明的义项，作为建议，提议的义项只在2016年的真题中出现过。

contrary to ：与...相反，违反；

measure：该词在真题中考察的义项主要有三个：1.作为名词，表示措施；2.作为动词，表示测量；3.作为动词，表示估计，评估；

be supposed to：该表达作为一个整体，在真题中多次出现，翻译成本应该，相当于should;

a place of refuge:一个避难的场所，本文指家；

延伸阅读：

1.【英语】2014年真题文本精讲175期

2.【英语】2014年真题文本精讲174期

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