Many of life’s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capacity of the extended family to resolve.(1995 text)
要想理解句子的含义必须缕清句式,抓主干,去枝叶。那在捋顺的这个过程中,划分意群就显得特别重要。本句话Many of life’s problems是主语部分,后面出现which从句到那结束呢?如果没有and等连词出现的情况下,第二个动词即为主句的谓语动词,所以are是主干的谓语动词,are后面是beyond引导的介宾短语部分。那回头看一下which引导的是什么从句,经分析which指代前面problems,所以,为定语从句。这样结构就照清楚了。接下来就可以直接翻译为:许多过去曾经可以通过询问家庭成员,朋友和同事可以解决的生活问题,现在已经超出了大家庭可以解决的范围。(大家一定要切记汉语没有时态,但是英语是有时态的,所以,翻译过程中一定要把握到位)
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But, for a small group of students, professional training might be the right way to go since well developed skills, all other factors being equal, can be the difference between having a job or not.(1999 text3)
划分句子时,要注意几大标志,如连词,介宾短语,标点符号,非谓语动词等等,这些因素都可以有效的帮助我们划分句子。For后加名词短语构成介宾短语,所以后 professional training为主干主语,might be为主句谓语动词部分,way为表语。到此,主句已经画出来了。Since引导原因状语从句,since句中两逗号之间all other factors being equal是独立主格为插入语。此句就可以翻译为:对于一部分同学来说,职业训练可能是一条正确之路,因为在其他条件相同的情况下,拥有良好的职业技能对于找工作来讲是截然不同的。
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The situation may all change in 2008, when Kenya will be slightly too rich to qualify for the “least-developed country” status that allows African producers to avoid paying stiff European import duties on selected agricultural products.