service of consluting for the sentences which are difficult

[davidlee0222]

2nd sentence is easy
weaken first and then stablize
they are sequencial verbs

[ian0505]

* Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw three touchdown passes. (plural as modifier)
* The Patriots' [new] quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, threw three touchdown passes. (possessive as modifier]

藍色的部份差在哪裡阿~~~無法體會??

[davidlee0222]

第一句主詞就是DB這個四分衛本人
Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe是複合名詞指DB這位愛國者隊四分衛

第二句主詞是愛國者隊

這兩句若到這裡結束是看不出任何差別
但若後面不是句號而是逗號
後面再接如副詞片語去修飾主軸句名詞時
就會出現差別
第一句主詞就是以DB這個人
但第二句主詞是整隊


隨便舉個例
第一句
Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw three touchdown passes,
winning the game as a MVP.
逗號後的副詞片語所修飾的主軸句名辭是DB這個人而不是愛國者隊
翻譯是"愛國者隊四分衛DB傳了三次達陣球,使他贏得此賽MVP"


第二句
The Patriots' [new] quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, threw three touchdown passes,
wining 10 games in a row.


最後副詞片語所修飾的主軸名詞是愛國者隊而不是DB這位四分位
翻譯會是"愛國者隊的四分衛DB傳了三次達陣球
讓全隊贏得十連勝"

[chia78]

大衛你好，這句是OG CR 61的題目，可是題目的第二句我看不懂^^"

The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction of slower economic growth in the coming year. But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government’s huge budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines.

我的理解是
一個對於下年度經濟成長遲緩的預測觸發了最近貨幣的貶值．但是如果沒有政府的巨額預算赤字，這個預測也不會如此不利地影響貨幣．因此預算赤字必須被減少用來預防未來貨幣的貶值．

請問這樣理解對嗎？？謝謝了!!

[davidlee0222]

Hi chia78您好
歡迎光臨大衛難句疑難排解

預測是明年經濟成長遲緩
後半句講的是:
這樣的預測在政府沒有經歷鉅額預算赤字的情況下
並不會反向影響美金匯率
而政府必須將巨額預算赤字減低
才能防止未來貨幣匯率的貶值

原則上您的理解正確
唯一是藍字的最後一句在結構上並沒有"因此"的意義
有"因此"是因為"therefore"這個字

which必補述前最接近名詞
有逗號的是非限定用法可以拿掉不影響主軸結構意義
當然意思還是要留著
簡單講最後一句英文的逗號which只是補述前面government’s huge budget deficit會發生的狀況
講說必須要降低政府鉅額赤字來防止貨幣貶值

[willyyang]

Dear David,

這一題用莫老師的技巧解出來答案為(A)，只是不知道A在講什麼。可以幫我看一下嗎？

Unearthed in China, fossils of feathered dinosaurs offer the most dramatic evidence yet dicovered of the close evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds.

(A) offer the most dramatic evidence yet dicovered of the close evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds
(B) offer evidence most dramatic than what has yet been dicovered of the close evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds
(C) offer most dramatic evidence of the close evolutionary relationship than any yet discovered between dinosaurs and birds
(D) have offered the most dramatic evidence of the close evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds that have yet been dicovered
(E) have offered the most dramatic evidence than any that has yet been dicovered of the close evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds

我來回看了四五遍，還是不懂他在說什麼。
既然fossils offer evidence,怎麼可能 yet discovered.

拜託幫忙一下

[davidlee0222]

小弟個人以為是D
這些從中國被挖出來的特異恐龍化石
提供了比其他證據都更戲劇化的那些"從前沒發現的恐龍與鳥類演化關係"的證據

[willyyang]

謝謝Daivd

不過答案好像是A or E。
CD上好像兩種都有。

[davidlee0222]

SC解答問小弟不準
實在不是考試的料
小弟都看的懂句意細節
就是選不對答案
還好找工作搞錢途不是看考試成績...
還是多問問高分牛人比較準

[davidlee0222]

每次看都絕得是不是解答要改了

[elfgoer]

請問大衛~這是OG11th RC的16篇的文章內容
Duverger's research findings were that women voted somewhat less frequently than men(the difference narrowing the longer women had the vote)and were slightly more conservative.

看不懂括號裡面的句子,所以後面的題目做錯了~
看詳解的意思是說:婦女獲得投票權的時間越久,這種差異會越小
但是句子的文法不會怪怪的嗎?

[little8]

Duverger's research findings were that women voted somewhat less frequently than men(the difference narrowing the longer women had the vote)and were slightly more conservative.

推一下,我也正想要問這句勒...
我也看不懂()裡的文字,請大衛兄祥解

[little8]

(the difference narrowing the longer women had the vote)
請問我翻譯成:
一但女性投票的時間長了,男女投票率差異就會變得比較小..
對嗎?

[superabonbon]

都沒人問
小弟找到一句看起來有點難度的

GWD3-32
C
The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released

在這裡要用一下輕功水上飄
紅色抓出主要結構先看，其他跳過
再回頭看黑色次要結構在補述什麼
The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released
那些"選擇上課的"牢犯
"並未比較不會"在出獄後犯罪
(比那些沒上課的牢犯)

這裡相當高招
用”過去式+ already”代替過去完成式
是講那些選擇上課的牢犯
在”上課前”沒有比那些沒上課的人出獄後容易犯罪

不好意思想請問一下，你一開始說那些"選擇上課的牢犯並未比較不會在出獄後犯罪"，可說成"選擇上課的牢犯相較於沒上課的牢犯比較會在出獄後犯罪"嗎?

然後你說很高招那邊的解釋，又說在那些選擇上課的牢犯在"上課前"沒有比較容易犯罪...

不是很懂，一個句子怎會有兩個意思?一個是反向一個是正向，時間點也不一...可否請大衛大師解惑????