2015 考研英语二 · Section I Use of English

4 句长难句逐句拆解。不认识的词可以直接选中查询。

1In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with – or even looking at – a stranger is virtually unbearable.

主干主语：the prospect；谓语：is；表语：unbearable

结构主系表结构。主语the prospect后接of communicating with a stranger的介词短语作后置定语，其中插入破折号引出or even looking at作并列补充。地点状语In our contemporary culture置于句首。virtually修饰表语unbearable。

译文在当代文化中，与陌生人交流——甚至只是看一眼——的前景几乎让人无法忍受。

考点prospect of doing 表示“做某事的可能性/前景”　·　破折号插入并列成分补充说明

2It’s a sad reality – our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings – because there’s __2__ to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you.

主干主语：It；谓语：is；表语：a sad reality

结构主系表结构，It为形式主语。破折号插入our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings作reality的同位语解释。because引导原因状语从句，从句中there be句型，standing by you为现在分词短语作后置定语修饰stranger。

译文这是一个可悲的现实——我们渴望避免与他人互动——因为与站在你身边的陌生人交谈其实有所收获。

考点破折号引出同位语解释前文　·　there be + to be gained 表示“有……可获得”

3Strangers are inherently __8__ to us, so we are more likely to feel __9__ when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances.

主干主语：Strangers；谓语：are；表语：__8__ to us

结构并列复合句，so连接结果分句。前句为主系表。后句we are more likely to feel为主系表，when communicating with them为省略主语的时间状语从句，compared with our friends and acquaintances为过去分词短语作比较状语。

译文陌生人本质上对我们来说是陌生的，因此与朋友熟人相比，与他们交流时我们更容易感到不安。

考点be likely to do 表示“很可能做某事”　·　compared with 引导比较状语

4When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to __15__ how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their __16__ would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,” The New York Times summarizes.

主干主语：the commuters；谓语：thought；宾语：their __16__ would be more pleasant

结构主句为the commuters thought + 宾语从句。句首When引导时间状语从句，内含ask sb. to do结构，how they would feel为宾语从句。宾语从句中含if条件状语从句。句末The New York Times summarizes为插入的引述成分。

译文当埃普利博士和施罗德女士让同一车站的其他人预测与陌生人交谈后的感受时，通勤者认为独自坐着会更愉快，《纽约时报》总结道。

考点ask sb. to do 后接how引导的宾语从句　·　thought后接省略that的宾语从句含虚拟条件

2015 考研英语二 · Section I Use of English

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