1The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other sources, not a president’s social media platform.
主干主语:The implication;谓语:is;表语从句:that Millennials prefer news ... to be filtered ...
结构主系表结构,that 引导表语从句。从句中 prefer + 宾语 news + 宾补 to be filtered;through other sources 作方式状语。not 后为省略结构,与 through other sources 对照,否定总统社交平台这一渠道。from the White House 修饰 news。
译文言外之意是,千禧一代更希望白宫新闻经由其他渠道过滤后再送达,而不是直接来自总统的社交媒体。
考点prefer + 宾语 + to be done 表示“希望某事被如何处理” · not 后省略 prefer news ... to be filtered,构成对照
2During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news, according to the University of Oxford.
主干主语:nearly a quarter of web content;谓语:was;表语:fake news
结构时间状语 During... 前置。主语中心词 content 后接过去分词短语 shared by Twitter users 作后置定语,in the politically critical state of Michigan 修饰 users。according to... 为评注性状语,标明信息来源。politically critical 为形容词短语修饰 state。
译文牛津大学的数据显示,2016年总统竞选期间,在政治关键州密歇根,推特用户分享的网络内容中近四分之一是假新闻。
考点过去分词短语作后置定语,shared by... 修饰 content · according to 评注性状语,不充当句子主干
3A 2014 survey conducted in Australia, Britain, and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people’s reliance on social media led to greater political engagement.
主干主语:A 2014 survey;谓语:found;宾语:that 从句
结构主语 survey 后接过去分词短语 conducted in... by... 作后置定语,in 引出地点,by 引出实施机构。found 后接 that 宾语从句;从句主语 reliance on social media,谓语 led to,宾语 greater political engagement。
译文威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校2014年在澳大利亚、英国和美国开展的一项调查发现,年轻人对社交媒体的依赖带来了更高的政治参与度。
考点conducted in A, B, and C by D 多重后置定语 · reliance on 后接名词,led to 表示导致
4Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests.
主干主语:Social media;谓语:allows;宾语:users;宾补:to experience...
结构allow sb to do 结构。while also permitting... 为时间/伴随状语从句(省略主语 social media),与主句并列说明另一功能。as a projection of... 作方式状语修饰 re-share。more intimately and immediately 并列副词修饰 experience。
译文社交媒体让用户能更亲密、更即时地体验新闻事件,同时也允许他们把新闻再分享出去,以此投射自身的价值观和兴趣。
考点while also + doing 省略主语,表伴随另一动作 · as a projection of 表示“作为……的投射/体现”
5So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president, they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills – and in their choices on when to share on social media.
主干主语:they;谓语:reveal;宾语:a mental discipline
结构So 表结论。when 引导时间状语从句。主句宾语 discipline 后接 in thinking skills,破折号后 and in their choices 与之并列;on when to share... 为介词 + 疑问词不定式,修饰 choices。over-tweeting 为合成形容词修饰 president。
译文因此,当年轻人对一位过度发推的总统提出批评时,他们展现的是思维上的自律——以及在何时于社交媒体上转发这件事上的自律。
考点be critical of 后接批评对象 · 介词 in 并列:in thinking skills and in their choices;choices on when to do