1Have you pondered the life cycle of intangible formats, digital information, given that those who produce these artifacts seldom make provision for their long-term preservation?
主干主语：you（疑问句隐含）；谓语：have pondered；宾语：the life cycle of intangible formats
结构一般疑问句。digital information 作 intangible formats 的同位语。given that 引导原因状语从句，说明“思考”的背景；从句主语 those who produce these artifacts 含定语从句 who produce these artifacts，谓语 seldom make provision for，宾语 their long-term preservation。
译文既然这些数字产物的创作者很少为其长期保存作出安排，你可曾想过无形载体、亦即数字信息的生命周期？
考点given that 引导原因状语从句，相当于 considering that · make provision for 后接名词，表示“为……预先安排/准备”
2At the time of creation, no attempts were made at intentional preservation, yet analog materials have a chance of surviving and serving as the historical record that biographers, historians, and novelists rely on.
主干前分句主语：no attempts；谓语：were made；后分句主语：analog materials；谓语：have；宾语：a chance
结构yet 连接转折并列句。前句被动：attempts were made at...。后句 of surviving and serving as... 为 chance 的后置定语；the historical record 后接定语从句 that biographers, historians, and novelists rely on，that 作 rely on 的宾语。
译文创作之时并未有人有意保存，但模拟材料仍有可能留存下来，成为传记作家、历史学家和小说家所依赖的历史记录。
考点make attempts at + 名词/动名词 · 定语从句中介词 on 不可漏：rely on + that
3Librarians’ selfless devotion can act against us when users point to universality of access by holding up a cellphone and saying, “it’s all in here” as evidence that libraries are less vital for researchers today.
主干主语：Librarians’ selfless devotion；谓语：can act against；宾语：us
结构when 引导时间状语从句。从句中 by holding up... and saying... 为方式状语；引语后 as evidence 作 saying 的补足成分；that libraries are less vital... 为 evidence 的同位语从句。
译文图书馆员无私的奉献有时反而于己不利：用户举起手机，指向“随时随地都能查到”的普遍可及性，并说“全在这儿了”，以此证明如今图书馆对研究者已没那么重要。
考点act against 表示“对……不利/起反作用” · evidence 后 that 引导同位语从句
4Without constant migration of digital assets, a nightmare about the foreseeable future is what keeps historians up at night: a historical record that abruptly stops when digital replaced analog.
主干主语：a nightmare about the foreseeable future；谓语：is；表语：what keeps historians up at night
结构Without... 为条件状语。主句为“主系表”，表语是 what 引导的名词性从句。冒号后 a historical record... 同位解释 nightmare 的内容；that abruptly stops 为定语从句，when digital replaced analog 为其中的时间状语从句。
译文若不对数字资产持续迁移，让历史学家夜不能寐的，便是对可预见未来的噩梦：历史记录会在数字取代模拟的那一刻戛然而止。
考点what 引导表语从句，相当于 the thing that · 冒号后成分对前文 nightmare 作同位说明
5Thus we play an integral role in identifying, preserving, and providing accessibility to digital artifacts so that, while future researchers may find the digital realm a challenging place to ply their trade, they won’t find it an impossible one.
主干主语：we；谓语：play；宾语：an integral role
结构in identifying, preserving, and providing... 为介词后三个并列动名词。so that 引导目的状语从句；从句中 while 引导让步状语从句，插在 so that 与主句 they won’t find... 之间。find + 宾语 + 宾补（a challenging/impossible place）。
译文因此，我们在识别、保存数字文物并使其可被获取方面发挥着不可或缺的作用，以便未来的研究者即便会觉得数字世界难以下手，也不会觉得无从下手。
考点so that 目的状语从句中插入 while 让步从句 · find + O + OC：find it an impossible one 与前文 a challenging place 对照