GRE閱讀長難句練習(xí)2

　　句子1

　　Calculations of the density of alloys based on Bernal-type models of the alloys metal component agreed fairly well with the experimentally determined values from measurements on alloys consisting of a noble metal together with a metalloid, such as alloys of palladium and silicon, or alloys consisting of iron, phosphorus, and carbon, although small discrepancies remained.

　　主干: Calculations agreed fairly well with the determined values

　　翻譯: 以伯納爾所建立的旨在研究合金中金屬成分的那類模型為基礎(chǔ), 研究人員對(duì)合金密度進(jìn)行了計(jì)算, 這些計(jì)算相當(dāng)程度上與某些合金測(cè)量中通過實(shí)驗(yàn)確定的數(shù)據(jù)趨于一致, 盡管一些細(xì)小的差異依然存在。實(shí)驗(yàn)中測(cè)量的那類合金由一貴金屬和一準(zhǔn)金屬構(gòu)成, 例如, 鈀和硅的合金, 或由鐵、磷、和碳組成的合金。

　　小練習(xí)：

　　1.agreed的邏輯主語是: ：

　　A Calculations

　　B The density of alloys

　　C Bernal-type models

　　答案：A

　　2.consisting的邏輯主語是：

　　A Values

　　B Measurements

　　C Alloys

　　答案：C

　　句子2

　　The appreciation of traditional oral American Indian literature has been limited, hampered by poor translations and by the difficulty , even in the rare culturally sensitive and aesthetically satisfying translation, of completely conveying the original’s verse structure, tone, and syntax.

　　主干: The appreciation has been limited

　　翻譯: 對(duì)美國印第安人傳統(tǒng)口頭文學(xué)的欣賞, 一直被質(zhì)量低劣的翻譯所限制和妨礙, 并且即使是那種不可多得的既體現(xiàn)著文化敏感性, 又在美學(xué)上令人滿意的譯作, 也難以完全傳遞出原作的詩體結(jié)構(gòu)、語調(diào)和句法。

　　小練習(xí)：

　　1.下列關(guān)于limited和hampered的說法正確的是: ：

　　A limited和hampered是并列關(guān)系

　　B Limited和has been組成句子的謂語, 而hampered by poor translations and by the difficulty做句子的狀語

　　答案：B

　　2.of completely conveying the original’s verse structure, tone, and syntax修飾的是: ：

　　A aesthetically satisfying translation

　　B The rare culturally sensitive

　　C The difficulty

　　答案：C