1The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title, which was held by Hull in 2017, and has been awarded to Coventry for 2021.
主干主语:The proposal;谓语:is;表语:that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title
结构主句为The proposal is that...,that引导表语从句;which引导非限制性定语从句修饰title,从句内and连接两个并列谓语was held和has been awarded,分别说明过去和将来的授予情况。
译文该提议是,它应与现有的“文化之城”称号并存,该称号2017年由赫尔市获得,并将于2021年授予考文垂。
考点that引导表语从句 · which非限制性定语从句中and连接并列谓语
2Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in £220m of investment and an avalanche of arts, ought not to be confined to cities.
主干主语:Cooper and her colleagues;谓语:argue;宾语:that the success... ought not to be confined to cities
结构that引导宾语从句;从句主语the success of the crown for Hull后插入where引导的非限制性定语从句修饰Hull,说明该称号带来的具体成效;谓语为ought not to be confined。
译文库珀及其同事认为,赫尔市因该称号带来了2.2亿英镑投资和艺术盛宴的成功,不应仅限于城市。
考点where引导非限制性定语从句修饰地点名词 · ought not to be confined to表示不应局限于
3Some might see the proposal as a booby prize for the fact that Britain is no longer able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture, a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008.
主干主语:Some;谓语:might see;宾语:the proposal;宾补:as a booby prize
结构see...as...结构中as短语作宾语补足语;for the fact that后接同位语从句解释fact;逗号后a sought-after award为title的同位语,bagged为过去分词短语作后置定语,and连接两个时间地点。
译文有人可能将此提议视为英国再也无法申请更负盛名的“欧洲文化之都”称号的安慰奖,该称号曾由格拉斯哥于1990年和利物浦于2008年获得。
考点see...as...作宾补 · that引导同位语从句;过去分词短语后置定语
4The really successful holders of such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year.
主干主语:The really successful holders of such titles;谓语:are;表语:those that do a great deal more than...
结构those后接that引导的限制性定语从句;从句中more than后接并列动词原形fill和bring in,表示“远不止做这些事”;and连接三个并列宾语hotel bedrooms、arts events和good press。
译文真正成功的此类称号持有者,是那些远不止填满酒店客房、引进高调艺术活动和赢得一年好评的城市。
考点those that引导定语从句 · more than后接动词原形表示不仅仅
5But it can be done: Glasgow’s year as European capital of culture can certainly be seen as one of a complex series of factors that have turned the city into the powerhouse of art, music and theatre that it remains today.
主干主语:it;谓语:can be done;解释部分主语:Glasgow’s year;谓语:can be seen as
结构冒号后对前句进行解释;主句Glasgow’s year can be seen as one of...factors;第一个that引导定语从句修饰factors,第二个that引导定语从句修饰powerhouse,说明其持续至今的地位。
译文但这是可以做到的:格拉斯哥作为欧洲文化之都的那一年,无疑可被视为一系列复杂因素之一,这些因素已将该市变成了如今依然是艺术、音乐和戏剧重镇的城市。
考点冒号表示解释说明 · 双重that定语从句层层修饰