1While polls show Britons rate “the countryside” alongside the royal family, Shakespeare and the National Health Service (NHS) as what makes them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.
主干主语:this;谓语:has;宾语:limited political support
结构While引导让步状语从句,从句中polls show后接省略that的宾语从句;rate…as…结构中as后接what引导的宾语从句作介词as的宾语;主句this指代从句所陈述的民意现象,形成“民意热、政治冷”的对比。
译文尽管民调显示,英国人把“乡村”与王室、莎士比亚和国民保健制度并列,视为最令他们为自己国家感到自豪的事物,但这种情感却几乎得不到政治上的支持。
考点while表让步而非时间 · rate A alongside B as C 的并列比较结构
2The Conservatives’ planning reform explicitly gives rural development priority over conservation, even authorising “off-plan” building where local people might object.
主干主语:The Conservatives’ planning reform;谓语:gives;宾语:rural development priority
结构主句为give A priority over B;even后接现在分词authorising作伴随状语,进一步说明改革力度;where引导定语从句修饰building,表示可能遭地方反对的地点。
译文保守党的规划改革明确把乡村开发置于保护之上,甚至授权在当地居民可能反对的地方进行“计划外”建设。
考点give A priority over B · even + 分词作状语
3The idea that “housing crisis” equals “concreted meadows” is pure lobby talk.
主干主语:The idea;谓语:is;表语:pure lobby talk
结构that引导同位语从句,具体说明idea的内容;equals前后用引号标出两个被等同的概念,形成对游说话术的讽刺;主句用is纯表判断。
译文所谓“住房危机”就等于“把草地浇上混凝土”的说法,纯粹是游说集团的说辞。
考点that同位语从句解释抽象名词idea · equals表“被等同于”的修辞用法
4Half a century of town and country planning has enabled it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living.
主干主语:Half a century of town and country planning;谓语:has enabled;宾语:it(to retain…)
结构enable sb/sth to do 后接不定式作宾补;while still permitting为现在分词短语作伴随状语,与retain形成“既保留又允许”的并列关系;it指Britain。
译文半个世纪的城乡规划使英国得以保持令人羡慕的乡村完整性,同时仍允许低密度的城市生活。
考点enable…to do 结构 · while + 分词表对比伴随