復雜的非謂語動詞的理解 例276

例276　They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)—lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing—room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10∶30 a.m.

【結構分析】這句話的主干是They all seem to look alike，破折號后面是很多并列的信息來解釋這些可愛的年輕人，其中里面有分詞短語三個，第一個是wearing jeans and sandals，第二個是eating their buns，第三個是bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing—room tickets...，后面是兩個分詞定語并列修飾前面的名詞，第一個分詞定語是held for the sleepers，第二個分詞定語是sold to them when the box office opens at 10∶30 a.m.。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于分詞短語的大量使用，有三個主要的現(xiàn)在分詞短語，還有兩個過去分詞定語，五個分詞很經(jīng)典。

【核心詞匯】

look alike　看起來都一個樣

lean　消瘦

pointed　率直

dedicated faces　專注的臉龐

eating their buns　吃著小圓面包

bedding down for the night　過夜

【參考譯文】他們看起來都一個樣（雖然他們從各個地方而來）——消瘦、率直、專注的臉龐，穿著牛仔褲和便鞋，吃著小圓面包，在劇場外的石板上過夜，以便能買得到20張座票和80張站票，這些票都是為那些睡覺的人準備的，并且在票房第二天上午10點半開始售票時就賣給他們。（PS：通俗的說，就是倒票的票販）