1Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation’s cyber-czar, offered the federal government a __4__ to make the Web a safer place – a “voluntary trusted identity” system that would be the high-tech __5__ of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled __6__ one.
主干主语:Howard Schmidt;谓语:offered;宾语:the federal government a __4__ to make the Web a safer place – a “voluntary trusted identity” system that would be the high-tech __5__ of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled __6__ one.
结构这是一个复合长句。主语Howard Schmidt,谓语offered,宾语是a __4__ to make the Web a safer place – a “voluntary trusted identity” system... 破折号后是同位语解释__4__的具体内容。定语从句that would be the high-tech __5__ of...修饰system,作表语。all rolled __6__ one是现在分词短语作后置定语修饰system。插入语the nation’s cyber-czar作同位语。句式复杂,包含同位语、定语从句和分词短语,是考研英语高频考点。
译文上个月,全国网络特使霍华德·施密特向联邦政府提供了一个方案,以使网络成为更安全的地方——一个‘自愿信任身份’系统,这个系统将是物理钥匙、指纹和照片身份证的高科技结合体,所有这些都整合成一个整体。
考点同位语从句与插入语 · 定语从句修饰复杂名词短语
2Mr. Schmidt described it as a “voluntary ecosystem” in which “individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with __14__ , trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure __15__ which the transaction runs.”
主干主语:Mr. Schmidt;谓语:described;宾语:it as a “voluntary ecosystem” in which...
结构这是一个复合句。主语Mr. Schmidt,谓语described,宾语it as a “voluntary ecosystem” in which... 介词短语in which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰ecosystem。定语从句中包含with __14__ 短语和trusting...的现在分词结构。__15__ which the transaction runs是定语从句修饰infrastructure。句中包含同位语从句和并列结构,结构严谨,体现行政文件式的正式语体,是考研长难句高频考点。
译文施密特先生将其描述为一个‘自愿生态系统’,在其中‘个人和组织可以完成在线交易,相互信任彼此的身份以及交易运行的基础设施的身份’。
考点介词短语引导的定语从句 · 现在分词作状语
3Still, the administration’s plan has __16__ privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned.
主干主语:the administration’s plan;谓语:has;宾语:__16__ privacy rights activists。
结构这是一个并列复合句。主句是the administration’s plan has __16__ privacy rights activists,__16__为插入成分。破折号后是同位语解释__16__的内容。两句之间用分号连接,表示对比。句子结构紧凑,包含插入语和同位语,反映英语正式文体中对复杂概念的精确表达,是考研英语阅读理解中常见的高频考点。
译文然而,政府的计划却引起了隐私权活动家的不满。有人赞同这种做法;有人则表示担忧。
考点插入语与同位语 · 并列句式与对比关系
4They argue that all Internet users should be __20__ to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.
主干主语:They;谓语:argue;宾语:that all Internet users should be __20__ to register and identify themselves...
结构这是一个复合句。主语They,谓语argue,宾语that引导的宾语从句。宾语从句中包含should be __20__ to...的被动结构,__20__为动词不定式作目的状语。in the same way that...是方式状语从句,修饰整个谓语。句中包含宾语从句、被动语态和方式状语从句,结构复杂,体现行政建议的严谨性,是考研英语长难句的典型考点。
译文他们认为,所有互联网用户都应该被要求注册和自我识别,就像司机必须有驾照才能在公共道路上行驶一样。
考点被动语态与不定式短语 · 方式状语从句