2016 考研英语一 · Section II Reading Comprehension / Part A / Text 4

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1There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint.

主干主语:a day;谓语:will come;when引导的定语从句修饰a day,ceases to publish是定语从句的谓语。

结构句子主干为“There will eventually come a day”,这是一个将来时态的there be结构。when引导的定语从句修饰先行词a day,定语从句内部结构为ceases to publish stories on newsprint,ceases是不及物动词,to publish是动词不定式作目的状语。整个句子结构紧凑,when从句后置,避免了主语过长。

译文总有一天,《纽约时报》不会再用新闻纸出版故事了。

考点when引导的定语从句在句首或句中后置 / 动词不定式作目的状语

2The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper – printing presses, delivery trucks – isn’t just expensive; it’s excessive at a time when online-only competitors don’t have the same set of financial constraints.

主干主语:The infrastructure;谓语:isn’t just expensive;it’s excessive;at a time when...引导的时间状语从句。

结构句子主干是The infrastructure isn’t just expensive; it’s excessive。破折号插入成分appositive解释infrastructure的具体内容。at a time when...是时间状语从句,修饰整个句子,when引导的从句中包含否定结构。句中使用了not...just...but...的并列否定结构,逻辑严密。

译文制作一张实体报纸所需的基础设施——印刷机、配送卡车——不仅昂贵,而且在网络独家竞争对手没有同样财务约束的时代,它是多余的。

考点破折号插入成分 / 时间状语从句 / 否定结构

3And though print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.

主干主语:revenue from print;谓语:is still declining;though引导的让步状语从句。

结构句子主干为revenue from print is still declining。though引导的让步状语从句修饰主句,though后接比较结构print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts。though从句和主句构成转折关系,though置于句首,强调对比。

译文尽管纸质广告销售仍然远超其在线和移动版,但纸质收入仍在下降。

考点though引导的让步状语从句 / 比较结构

4The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and they’d feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in.

主干主语:The most loyal customers;谓语:would still get... and they’d feel...;the idea goes是插入语。

结构句子主干是The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor and they’d feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in。the idea goes是插入成分,解释前面的内容。两个并列谓语get和feel,they favor和they believe in是定语从句修饰product和quality。整个句子采用虚拟语气,表达假设情景。

译文最忠实的客户仍然会得到他们喜欢的商品,他们会觉得是在帮助维持他们所信奉的事物的品质。

考点插入语 / 虚拟语气 / 定语从句