内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. By the time 250,000 were on the bridge, engineers noticed something terrible: the roadway was flattening under what turned out to be the heaviest load it had ever been asked to carry.
2. Readers will encounter not only stories they have heard before, but some new stories and a moving discussion of the responsibility of the engineer to the public and the ways young engineers can be helped to grasp them.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. By the time 250,000 were on the bridge, engineers noticed something terrible: the roadway was flattening under what turned out to be the heaviest load it had ever been asked to carry.
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①内容分析
今天的句子挺有意思,能够非常清晰地体现阅读理解该怎么阅读,又该怎么理解。
冒号把句子分成前后两部分,前一部分特别简单,后一部分特别复杂。
By the time 250,000 were on the bridge, engineers noticed something terrible
前半句重点词只有一个:terrible。所以即便冒号后面的句子我看不懂,我也能知道,肯定是一件坏事。如果题目不问具体什么坏事,那我只要把握负态度就够了,后半句看不看无所谓。
然后发现题目还真问了……
28. What happened to the Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th birthday?
A. It carried more weight than it could.
B. It swayed violently in a strong wind.
C. Its roadway was damaged by vehicles.
D. Its access was blocked by many people.
肯定要找坏事,但是四个选项都不是什么好事,看来后半句还非看不可了……但是细节题就是对应位置找细节,看懂后半句不是完全必要的,把后半句和正确选项对应出来才是必要的。
the roadway was flattening under what turned out to be the heaviest load it had ever been asked to carry.
这个句子结构复杂,还有我不认识的词flattening,但是前半句和冒号告诉我了,肯定不是好事。那么坏事和什么有关呢?
A 重量;B 强风;C 车辆;D 入口和人
这句子里都没有提到“强风”和“入口”,所以BD明显不靠谱。道路确实出问题了,但是后面也没有提到“车辆”,所以C也不行。句子里明确写到了heaviest,那肯定和“重量有关”,所以选A。
你看,这就是面对一个看不懂的句子和一道细节题的时候,阅读理解需要的解题思路。你需要的读懂的不是句子完美的中文翻译,而是:
1、这个细节题对应文章的哪个具体位置?
2、这个位置有没有正负态度的偏向?
3、这个位置的重点信息是什么?
4、你选择的选项和重点信息是否相关?
有的同学会纠结同义改写的问题,我说所有同义改写都是非常直接的同义内容替换,背后考察的就是你的词汇知识基础。各位可以看看下面的例子,看看能不能理解同义改写和脑补想当然的区别。
The high number of calories burned while skiing helps to keep skiers slim in a healthy and attractive way.
B. offers students a unique way to keep fit
“keep slim = keep fit 保持体型”,所以这里是同义改写。但是句子里“healthy and attractive way 健康的有吸引力的方式”和选项“unique way 独特的方式”就不是同义改写,因为unique表示“独特的