20180828长难句

#长难句每日一句#是一道配菜,建议你首先消化课程所讲内容之后,再每天来一个长难句来填满碎片时间。切不可不听,每天只练一个长难句,那就本末倒置了。

长难句的正确打开方式:先尝试自己分析,然后看下面的解析;如有任何问题(学习情感职场)可以直接分解提问

【昨日回顾】

The growth of the use of English as the world’s primary language for international communication has obviously been continuing for several decades. But even as the number of English speakers expands further there are signs that the global predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future.
作为国际交流的主要语言,英语使用人数的上升已经持续数十年了。但是即使当下英语使用者的人数还在进一步扩大,依然有迹象表明:在可预见的未来,英语可能会逐渐失去其全球主导的地位。

【今日长难句】

Complex international, economic, technological and cultural changes could start to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market, and UK interests which enjoy advantage from the breadth of English usage would consequently face new pressures.

【词的处理】

complex adj. 复杂的
technological adj. 技术的
diminish v. 减少;削弱;贬低
the leading position 领导地位;领先地位
interest n. 兴趣;利益
breadth n. 宽度;广泛
pressure n. 压力

【结构解析及参考译文】

Complex international, economic, technological and cultural changes could start to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market, and UK interests which enjoy advantage from the breadth of English usage would consequently face new pressures.
复杂的国际、经济、技术以及文化层面的变化开始逐渐削弱英语作为世界市场语言的领导地位,与此同时,得益于英语广泛使用的英国利益也因此将面临新的挑战(压力)。
1. 句子主干为and连接的并列句。
2. 前半句主干为主谓宾结构,即:Complex international, economic, technological and cultural changes /could start/ to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market, 译为:复杂的国际、经济、技术以及文化层面的变化/开始/逐渐削弱英语作为世界市场语言的领导地位。
3. 后半句主干为主谓宾结构,即:UK interests /would consequently face/ new pressures;译为:英国利益将因此面临新的压力(挑战)。
4. 定语从句which enjoy advantage from the breadth of English usage修饰UK interests. 该定语从句可译为“的”结构,即:得益于英语广泛使用的。

【明日长难句】

Those realistic possibilities are highlighted in the study presented by David Graddol. His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.
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