2020年6月英语四级真题阅读长难句分析整理

2020年6月英语四级真题阅读长难句分析整理

1. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be toug 1. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses

all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. (2009年6月)

【分析】本句为复合句，主干为Scott Hahn says…。high-

quality sustainable…find为says的宾语。which引导的非限制性

定语从句which uses all-organic cotton修饰的是Rogan and Loomstate。cofounder with Gregory为Scott Hahn的同位语。

【译文】Scott Hahn与Gregory同为使用全有机棉的Rogan和Loomstate公司的创始人，他声称，高质量的可持续使用面料仍然很难寻觅到。

2. Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. (2009年

6月)

【分析】本句为复合句，主干为Most designers…are finding…。there aren’t…used to为省略了that的宾语从句。that引导的定

语从句that can just replace…修饰fabrics。what引导的两个宾语从句what you’re doing和what your customers are used to作replace的宾语。

【译文】他说，“绝大部分现有品牌设计师发现，并没有匹配的

面料能代替你正用着的和顾客们已经适合的面料。”

3. Last year the influential trade show Designers &

Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green

entrepreneurs (企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. (2009年6月)

【分析】本句为复合句，主干为… Designers & Agents stopped charging…and gave special recognition…。who引导的定语从句who attend its…York修饰entrepreneurs，whose引导的定语从句whose collections are…sustainable修饰designers。

【译文】去年，颇具影响力的Designers & Agents对参加其在洛杉矶和纽约举办的两次春季展览的年轻环保企业家们实行免费入场，同时给予那些作品中包括至少四分之一可持续产品的设计师们以特别表彰。

4. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major

initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic： it will buy transitional (过渡型的) cotton at 4. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic： it will buy transitional (过渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. (2009年6月)

【分析】本句为复合句，主干为Wal-Mart is set to announce a… initiative。ai med…organic为后置定语，修饰initiative。冒号后的句子it will buy…prices即initiative的内容，相当于initiative的同位语从句。helping to…sustainable作伴随状语。

【译文】本周沃尔玛特打算宣布一大重要举措，旨在协助种植棉花的农民走有机种植之路：它将以稍高价收购过渡型的棉花，以此协助扩大一种主要的可持续使用面料的供应量。

5. Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand (缕) of hair, a

technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims. (2009年6月)

【分析】本句为复合句，主干为Scientists have devised a way…。a technique为a way的同位语。where引导的宾语从句where…lived作determine的宾语。using…hair为现在分词作方式状语。that引导的定语从句that…victims修饰technique。

【译文】科学家已经设计出一个方法，凭借人的一缕头发便能大致确定某人以前居住过的地点，这项技术可能能够协助跟踪锁定犯罪嫌疑人或不明身份案件受害人的活动场所。

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】本句为复合句，主干为Todd Park said…。a local detective为Todd Park的同位语。the method has…为省略了引导词that的宾语从句，该宾语从句中又包含一个由whose引导的定语从句whose skeleton…Lake，修饰的是woman。

【译文】当地的侦探Todd Park说这个方法协助他了解到关于一具在大盐湖附近发现的不明身份女尸骸的更多信息。

7. He had a perfect résumé and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustwort7. he had a perfect résumé 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】本句为复合句，主干为he had a…résumé and gave…responses, but the fact…said untrustworthy…so she