1Caravanserais were roadside inns that were built along the Silk Road in areas including China, North Africa and the Middle East.
主干主语:Caravanserais;谓语:were;表语:roadside inns
结构主系表结构后接 that 引导的限制性定语从句修饰 inns;从句中 were built 为被动;along the Silk Road 作地点状语;including China, North Africa and the Middle East 为现在分词短语,对 areas 作补充说明。
译文商队旅店是沿丝绸之路修建的路边客栈,分布在包括中国、北非和中东在内的地区。
考点that 引导定语从句且作从句主语,不可省略 · including 引导的分词短语对先行名词作举例性补充
2The word “caravanserai” is a __3__ of the Persian words “karvan”, which means a group of travellers or a caravan, and “saray”, a palace or enclosed building.
主干主语:The word “caravanserai”;谓语:is;表语:a __3__ of the Persian words “karvan” and “saray”
结构主系表后接 of 短语说明来源;which 非限制性定语从句修饰 karvan;and 连接两个被解释的波斯词;a palace or enclosed building 是 saray 的同位语,对其含义作补充。
译文“caravanserai”一词由波斯语 “karvan”(意为旅行者群体或商队)和 “saray”(宫殿或围合建筑)构成。
考点which 非限制性定语从句补充词义 · 名词短语作同位语解释前面的词
3From the 10th century onwards, as merchant and travel routes became more developed, the __6__ of caravanserais increased and they served as a safe place for people to rest at night.
主干主语:the __6__ of caravanserais / they;谓语:increased / served;宾语/表语:as a safe place
结构句首时间状语 From... onwards;as 引导时间状语从句(路线日趋发达);主句由 and 连接两个并列分句:前者为主谓结构,后者 they served as...;for people to rest at night 为不定式复合结构,修饰 place。
译文自10世纪起,随着商路和旅行路线日益完善,商队旅店的数量增加,并成为人们夜间歇脚的安全之所。
考点as 引导时间状语从句,表“随着” · serve as + 名词 表示“充当/作为”
4__11__, these structures became important centres for cultural __12__ and interaction, with travellers sharing their cultures, ideas and beliefs, __13__ taking knowledge with them, greatly __14__ the development of several civilisations.
主干主语:these structures;谓语:became;表语:important centres
结构主系表后接 for 介词短语说明中心的功能;with + 名词 + 现在分词构成独立主格/伴随结构;sharing 与 taking 为并列分词;greatly __14__... 为结果状语,分词短语说明前述交流带来的影响。
译文这些建筑因而成为文化交流与互动的重要中心:旅人分享各自的文化、思想与信仰,并把知识带走,极大地推动了若干文明的发展。
考点with + 逻辑主语 + doing 表伴随 · 句末分词短语可表结果
5It is __18__ that around 12,000 to 15,000 caravanserais were built along the Silk Road, __19__ only about 3,000 are known to remain today, many of which are in __20__.
主干形式主语:It;谓语:is __18__;真正主语:that 从句
结构It is... that... 为形式主语结构;that 从句内 were built 被动;后一分句与前句形成对比;many of which 为“代词 + of which”非限制性定语从句,which 指代仅存的约三千座旅店。
译文据估计,丝绸之路沿线曾建有约1.2万至1.5万座商队旅店,但如今已知尚存的大约只有三千座,其中许多已残破不堪。
考点It is + 形容词/过去分词 + that 从句 · many of which 引导非限制性定语从句