1997年1月份第三篇文章第三段首句:Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. 很多学生认为该句子的谓语是make,很显然他们不习惯主谓分离的句子结构。
我们先看1993年6 月份四级阅读的一个句子:At Beth Israel each patient is assigned to a primary nurse who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health account that covers everything from his medical history to his emotional state.
该句子相对较长,理解的时候关键是要注意到句子中包含两个定语从句,即“who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health account”是用来限定a primary nurse,而“that covers everything from his medical history to his emotional state”
是限定a full-scale health account 的。这里一环扣着一环,使句子变得比较长,这正是环环相扣型句子的特点。理解这样的句子时,一定要有分层的思想,即把长句分割为几个部分分别理解。转载自:考试大 - [Examda.Com]