考研英语长难句练习:以2020年考研英语一Text 1长难句分析为例

2026-02-10

①Some 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.

词汇精解

proposal 提议

booby prize 安慰奖

prestigious 有声望的

sought-after 广受欢迎的

Glasgow 格拉斯哥

Liverpool 利物浦

常用搭配

on the verge of 即将...;濒临...

长难句解析

①Some 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:Some might see the proposal as a booby prize for the fact.

修饰成分:同位语从句that Britain is no longer able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture. 该从句用于解释说明fact。后面的a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008为同位语,是对the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture的进一步解释,其中bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008的过去分词短语为后置定语,修饰限定a sought-after award.

虽然该句表述过长,但是里面涉及的同位语从句和同位语均顺译处理即可,只有后半部分的后置定语需要微调,挪到修饰的名词a sought-after award之前。此外句子主干里的动词see和后面的as可视为固定搭配,译为:视为。此外,这样的结构在考研英语中很常见,大多是某动词和as构成搭配,翻译成视为,例如regard...as, view...as和portray...as等。

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