1The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.
主干主语：The decision；谓语：has been；表语：the talk
结构主语带of介词短语及不定式to hire作后置定语；ever since引导时间状语从句修饰谓语；of the classical-music world作talk的后置定语。整体为现在完成时强调持续影响。
译文纽约爱乐乐团决定聘请艾伦·吉尔伯特担任下一任音乐总监，自2009年突然宣布这一任命以来，就成了古典音乐界的热门话题。
考点decision of A to do 结构中不定式作定语 · ever since 后接从句表示“自从……以来”
2As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.
主干主语：that；谓语：seems likely to have struck；宾语：some Times readers
结构句首As介词短语作状语，其中嵌套that引导的定语从句修饰orchestra；主句主语that回指前文description；as faint praise作struck的宾补。seem likely to have done 表示对过去的推测。
译文作为对一支此前由马勒、布列兹等音乐家执掌的乐团下一任总监的描述，这在至少部分《纽约时报》读者看来，很可能只是一种轻描淡写的恭维。
考点that 回指前文名词作主语 · strike sb as 表示“给某人……印象”
3If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America’s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract.
主干主语：they；谓语：must change；宾语：the relationship
结构If引导条件状语从句，be to succeed表示“想要成功”；主句中between...and...作relationship的后置定语；it hopes to attract为省略that的定语从句修饰audience。
译文如果吉尔伯特和爱乐乐团想要成功，他们必须首先改变美国最古老乐团与其希望吸引的新观众之间的关系。
考点be to do 在条件句中表意图 · 省略关系代词的定语从句