2017年-2023年高考英语阅读真题长难句解析（353-354）讲义-2024届高考英语一轮复习

1、 长难句翻译 1.It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. 2.Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. 2、 长难句翻译解析 1. It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. 【语法详析】 本句的主干为 It suddenly dawned on me，it 作形式主语，that this express was not roaring down the line…为主语从句。 【词汇精讲】 dawn /dɔːn/ n. 黎明，开端 v. 开始，变得明朗【组】dawn on sb 开始明白 【反】dusk 黄昏 express /ɪkˈspres/ v. 表达 adj. 特快的，快递的 n. 快车，快递 roar /rɔː(r) / v. n. 吼叫，咆哮 chug /tʃʌɡ/ v.（发动机缓慢运转时）发出突突声 v. 突突声 barely /ˈbeəli/ adv. 仅仅，几乎不 He works from dawn till dusk. 他从早到晚地工作。 I’d like to send this express, please. 劳驾，我要寄快递。 Max threw back his head and roared with laughter. 马克斯仰头大笑起来。 In the distance I could hear the chug of farm machinery. 离老远，我都能听到农机具的突突声。 He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company. 他只有20岁，却已经营起自己的公司了。 【参考译文】 我突然醒悟到这趟快车并不是以90英里的时速呼啸前进，而是仅仅以30英里的速度缓缓前行 2. Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. 【语法详析】 本句的主干为 historians have assumed…。1. that calendars came into being…作assumed的宾语从句；2. for then man was faced with a real need…为原因状语从句。 【词汇精讲】 assume /əˈsjuːm/ v. 假设，承担/获得 【名】assumption calendar /ˈkælɪndə(r)/ n. 日历，历法，日程表 come into being 产生，出现 advent /ˈædvent/ n. 出现，到来 【辨】adventure 冒险 agriculture /ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃə(r)/ n. 农业 【形】agricultural 农业的 The court assumed responsibility for the girl's welfare. 法庭承担了保障这个女孩福利的责任。 Franklin joined her and the children whenever his crowded calendar allowed. 只要能从百忙之中抽出空，富兰克林就会陪在妻儿身边。 Swallows come by group at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。 The number of people employed in agricult