考研英语每日一句精析（34）

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Be Brave: When something scares you, don’t forget: everyone else is just as scared as you are.

勇敢一点：当你害怕的时候，不要忘了，其他人也跟你一样害怕

今天的句子

Chomsky’s grammar should show patterns of language change that are independent of the family tree or the pathway tracked through it , whereas Greenbergian universality predicts strongco-dependencies between particular types of word-order.

主干识别：Chomsky’s grammar should show patterns of language change.

其他成分：that are independent of the family tree or the pathwaytracked through it

定语从句

whereasGreenbergian universality predicts strong co-dependencies between particulartypes of word-order.

翻译点拨：

词汇点拨：

Chomsky乔姆斯基

Beindependent of 不受… 的影响

familytree 谱系(根据上下文可以提示大家这里是指语言的)

Greenbergian格林堡式的(合成词)

universality普遍性

co-dependencies相互依存

whereas但是

成分的处理：

先翻主句：

Chomsky’sgrammar should show patterns of language change

乔姆斯基的语法应该显示出语言变化的模式

再将定语从句单独成句：

thatare independent of the family tree or the pathway tracked through it

这些模式不受语言谱系或贯穿谱系路径的影响;

whereasGreenbergian universality predicts strong co-dependencies between particulartypes of word-order

但是格林堡式的普遍性预测了特定的词序类型间紧密(strong)的依存性

另外：给同学们介绍一个表达，这是2011年阅读文章中的一句话：

the learning curve has been steep

直接翻译的话是：学习的曲线很陡峭;很晦涩;

但是这个表达的实际含义是：做什么事情不是很容易，需要花功夫，是一个经常用的表达。

例句：

For most users, the learning curve required to transform a Linux box into a “personal” computer is too steep.

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