2017年-2023年高考英语阅读真题长难句解析(315-316)讲义-2024届高考英语一轮复习

1、 长难句翻译 1. One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. 2. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: ‘The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.’ 2、 长难句翻译解析 1.One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. 【语法详析】 本句的主干为 the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague。1. to find out…作目的状语；2. if…he had managed to learn 作find out的宾语从句，if可替换为whether；3. after so many performances为插入语，作时间状语。 【词汇精讲】 gaoler /ˈdʒeɪ.lər/ n. 监狱看守 【同】jailor colleague /ˈkɒl.iːɡ/ n. 同事 【同】workmate, co-worker content /ˈkɒn.tent/ n. 内 容，目录 /kənˈtent/ adj. 满意的 v. 使满意 【组】 be content(ed) with 对…满意 He seems fairly content with (his) life.他好像对生活相当满足。 They’re content to socialize with a very small circle of people. 他们满足于只和一小群人交往。 【参考译文】 一天晚上，看守决定跟他的同事开个玩笑，想知道这么多场演出之后，他是否已对信的内容烂熟于心。 2.Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: ‘The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.’ 【语法详析】 本句的主干为 the gaoler replied…。1. finding that…作原因状语，因find与其逻辑主语 the gaoler存在主动关系，故用doing；2. that he could not remember a word of the letter either 作finding的宾语从句，that可省。 【词汇精讲】 indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ adv. 的确 dim /dɪm/ adj. 昏暗的 v. 变暗 【组】dim and distant 遥远模糊的【近】gloomy 阴暗的，忧郁的 sire /saɪər/ n. 陛下 【同】Your Majesty Indeed, it could be the worst environmental disaster in Europe this century. 这确实可能是本世纪西欧最严重的环境灾难。 The company's prospects for the future are rather dim. 该公司未来的发展前景不容乐观。 【参考译文】 发现他也连信上的一个字都不记得，看守回答道：“光线的确很暗，陛下。我得去拿我的眼镜。” 3、 长难句拓展 1.In the end, credibility “happens” to a discovery claim —a process that corresponds to what philosopher Annette Baier has described as the commons of the mind. ①小词典 correspond [ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd] vi. 符合，一致；相应；通信 ②句子分析：句子的主干是 In the end, c