内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on testes and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.
2. Perhaps more importantly,the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on testes and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.
A.内容解析:
①句式分析
本句含有一个than引导的比较状语从句。
②词语点拨
take on 承担;呈现
He is always ready totake on heavy responsibilities.
他一向乐于挑重担。
The chameleon cantake on the colour of its background.
变色龙可呈现出与其背景相同的颜色。
③语法点拨:
当我们要对两个人或物进行比较时,就采用比较级,比较级的构成:形容词或副词的比较级+than+比较成分,意思是:“更……些”或“较……”。Deeds are better than words when people are in need of help.
当别人需要帮助时,行动胜于语言。
In a word, practice is far more important than book knowledge.
一句话,实践远比书本知识重要。
B.句式翻译
她发现因为努力被表扬的孩子比因为聪明被表扬的孩子在考试中表现得更好,更愿意承担困难的任务。
2. Perhaps more importantly,the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests.
A.内容解析:
①句式分析
本句含有“the+比较级,the+比较级”的句式,同时含有两个非限制性定语从句,分别修饰先行词the time和the more time。
②词语点拨
1) devote vt.献身;专心于;常接time/money/energy/life/oneself作宾语,构成短语be devoted to=devote oneself to献身于,致力于;to为介词,后面接名词、代词或者动名词。
Lang Lang devoted a lot of time to playing the piano even when he was a little child. 郎朗小时候就把很多时间都用来弹钢琴。
After her marriage, the singer couldn’tdevote herself totally to her music. 结婚之后这个歌手无法全力倾注于音乐。
2)spend some money/ time on sth=spend some money/time (in) doing sth表示“花费(时间、金钱等)做某事”,其中的介词in可以省略。
Every day, most of the students in this schoolspend three hours on their homework. 这所学校大多数学生每天花三个小时做家庭作业。
It is bad for children tospend a lot of time playing computer games. 用很多时间玩电脑游戏对孩子是有害的。
③语法点拨
“the+比较级,the+比较级”,表示“越……越……”。如:
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
我们越是多聚会, 我们越快乐。
The longer she worked at it, the more enthusiastic s