英語四級閱讀備考：真題長難句解析
6.
Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為Todd Park said。a local detective為Todd Park的同位語。the method has為省略了引導詞that的賓語從句，該賓語從句中又包含一個由whose引導的定語從句whose skeletonLake，修飾的是woman。
【譯文】當地的偵探Todd Park說這個方法幫助他了解到關于一具在大鹽湖附近發現的不明身份女尸骸的更多信息。
7.
He had a perfect rsum and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said untrustworthy, so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為He had arsum and gaveresponses, but the factsaid untrustworthyso she decided。從句that he never looked her in the eye為the fact的同位語。and連接He的兩個謂賓，but表轉折，so則表結果。
【譯文】這位應試者的履歷非常完美，并且對她的問題回答得不錯，但是，他不敢正視她這一事實意味著不值得信賴，因此她決定把工作留給第二個候選人。
8.
When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past, from the media, peers, family, friends, etc., we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed (有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主句為we begin to realize，從句為When引導的時間狀語從句When weetc.。主句中包括一個由that引導的賓語從句that somevalues，作realize的賓語。從句中包含了一個由what引導的賓語從句what we think，作challenge的賓語；而think后又帶了一個省略引導詞的賓語從句we have learned frometc.。
【譯文】當我們開始質疑自己的假設，并且向那些我們認為是從我們的過去、媒體、同輩、家人、朋友等那里學到的東西發出挑戰的時候，我們就開始意識到我們的結論有些是有缺陷的，或者說與我們的基本價值是相違背的。
9.
We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為We need to。to后帶了三個并列的不定式，分別是train ourselves to think，shift our mindsets和realize，而that引導的賓語從句that diversity opensus則作realize的賓語。creatingcommunities作伴隨狀語，該狀語中又包括一個由that引導的定語從句that benefit everyone，修飾的是opportunities。
【譯文】我們需要訓練自己用不同的思維方式去思考，轉變我們的思維，并且意識到多元化的大門向我們每一個人開放，這樣就能創造機會，使組織和社區中的每一個人都受益。
10.
They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him, (2008年12月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主句為They only come in，從句為when引導的時間狀語從句。從句中包含兩個由and連接的并列結構a friend drops dead和they think。Geez為think的賓語，該賓語的省略號里其實省略了與it could happen to him結構對應的it could happen to me too。
【譯文】某個朋友在打高爾夫時猝死，他們會想：天啊，如果這能在他身上發生，只有這個時候他們才會來(醫院)。
6.
Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為Todd Park said。a local detective為Todd Park的同位語。the method has為省略了引導詞that的賓語從句，該賓語從句中又包含一個由whose引導的定語從句whose skeletonLake，修飾的是woman。
【譯文】當地的偵探Todd Park說這個方法幫助他了解到關于一具在大鹽湖附近發現的不明身份女尸骸的更多信息。
7.
He had a perfect rsum and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said untrustworthy, so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為He had arsum and gaveresponses, but the factsaid untrustworthyso she decided。從句that he never looked her in the eye為the fact的同位語。and連接He的兩個謂賓，but表轉折，so則表結果。
【譯文】這位應試者的履歷非常完美，并且對她的問題回答得不錯，但是，他不敢正視她這一事實意味著不值得信賴，因此她決定把工作留給第二個候選人。
8.
When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past, from the media, peers, family, friends, etc., we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed (有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主句為we begin to realize，從句為When引導的時間狀語從句When weetc.。主句中包括一個由that引導的賓語從句that somevalues，作realize的賓語。從句中包含了一個由what引導的賓語從句what we think，作challenge的賓語；而think后又帶了一個省略引導詞的賓語從句we have learned frometc.。
【譯文】當我們開始質疑自己的假設，并且向那些我們認為是從我們的過去、媒體、同輩、家人、朋友等那里學到的東西發出挑戰的時候，我們就開始意識到我們的結論有些是有缺陷的，或者說與我們的基本價值是相違背的。
9.
We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone. (2009年6月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為We need to。to后帶了三個并列的不定式，分別是train ourselves to think，shift our mindsets和realize，而that引導的賓語從句that diversity opensus則作realize的賓語。creatingcommunities作伴隨狀語，該狀語中又包括一個由that引導的定語從句that benefit everyone，修飾的是opportunities。
【譯文】我們需要訓練自己用不同的思維方式去思考，轉變我們的思維，并且意識到多元化的大門向我們每一個人開放，這樣就能創造機會，使組織和社區中的每一個人都受益。
10.
They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him, (2008年12月)
【分析】本句為復合句，主句為They only come in，從句為when引導的時間狀語從句。從句中包含兩個由and連接的并列結構a friend drops dead和they think。Geez為think的賓語，該賓語的省略號里其實省略了與it could happen to him結構對應的it could happen to me too。
【譯文】某個朋友在打高爾夫時猝死，他們會想：天啊，如果這能在他身上發生，只有這個時候他們才會來(醫院)。
