内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. Moreover, the older you are, the more likely you will come to a resolution after an argument. This may be because more life experience usually leads to more defined priorities. You are more likely to distinguish between what matters and what does not.
2. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club – women, or people of a different color or belief – they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. Moreover, the older you are, the more likely you will come to a resolution after an argument. This may be because more life experience usually leads to more defined priorities. You are more likely to distinguish between what matters and what does not.
内容分析
今天的内容由三句话构成。因为三句话的关系比较密切,所以就一起呈现了,我们逐一进行分析。
1、Moreover, the older you are, the more likely you will come to a resolution after an argument.
而且,你岁数越大,你就越有可能在争论后解决问题。
“resolution 决议、正式决定、问题解决”,动词形式“resolve 作出决定、下定决心”,这个词各位用的比较少,要注意一下。
这个句子里最重要的是“the+比较级,the+比较级”的结构,表示“越……,就越……”,也就是一方的程度随着另一方的变化而变化。
实际上,这两个“the+比较级”分别对应着状语从句和主句。比如:
The more I read the book, the more I like it.
= When I read the book more, I like it more.
这本书我越看越喜欢。
The more you practice, the better you can understand.
= If you practice more, you can understand better.
你练习得越多,理解得就越透。
把原来的主从句写成“the+比较级,the+比较级”的方式,主要的目的是为了强调程度的变化。需要强调的内容放在句首凸显出来,剩下的部分按照原来的陈述句语序照抄即可。
You work harder.
+ You will get more progress.
= The harder you work, the more progress you will get.
你越努力,进步就越大。
“the+比较级,the+比较级”可以描述事实,也可以描述条件。在描述条件时,要按照条件句的思路来判断时态。如果对条件句的相关知识不熟悉,可以参考1月29日长难句分析24。
已经发生的事实
The more progress I made, the more confident I became.
我取得的进步越大,我就变得越自信。
零条件句—主现从现
The higher the ground is, the thinner the air becomes.
海拔越高,空气就越稀薄。
第一条件句—主将从现
The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer.
战争持续越久,那里的人们受难就越多。
2、This may be because more life experience usually leads to more defined priorities.
这可能是因为更多的人生经验通常导致更确定的优先级。
“lead to 导致、通向”,其实就是个因果关系的体现。“A lead to B A导致B”,A就是原因,B就是结果。所以这里的意思就是,因为有了“more life experien