内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
1. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
2. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
2、 长难句翻译解析
1. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 we are no longer free to choose the things we want。1. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste 采用了“n./v./adj./adv. + as +主语+谓语”结构,as意为“尽管”;2. for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us 为原因状语从句。
【词汇精讲】
pride oneself on 对自己的…感到骄傲【同】take pride in,be proud of
exert /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ v. 施加 【组】exert oneself 努力,用力
subtle /ˈsʌt.əl/ adj. 微妙的,细微的
I was too tired to exert myself. 我太累了,心有余而力不足。
There is a subtle difference between these two plans. 两个计划之间有一点细微的差别。
【参考译文】
尽管我们会对自己的品味引以为傲,但我们已无法自由选择自己的所需了,因为广告对我们施以微妙的影响。
2. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
【语法详析】
本句的主干为 advertisers have made…and have classified…。In their efforts topersuade us to buy this or that product 作时间状语。
【词汇精讲】
nature /ˈneɪ.tʃər/ n. 自然,天性,本质 【组】let nature take its course 顺其自然
persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ v. 说服 【名】persuasion【近】convince
classify /ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ v. 分类 【名】classification 【近】sort 分类,整理
He is by nature inclined to be lazy. 他生性懒惰。
It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent. 试图让他相信你无辜是徒劳的。
Biologists classify animals and plants into different groups.生物学家把动物和植物归入不同的群体。
【参考译文】
广告商们在努力说服我们买这个或那个产品的过程中,已经仔细研究了人的本性,并把我们所有的小弱点进行了分类。
3、 长难句拓展
1. In December 2010 America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed adding a “do not track” (DTN) option to internet browsers, so that users could tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed.
①小