1、佳句賞析1.Now the tide appears to be turning.“現在這種潮流（形勢）似乎在逆轉”，相當于漢語中的“三十年河東，三十年河西”。“tide. turn”這樣的搭配經常用于描述潮流或形勢的變化，比較貼切、形象。 如：The tide of the battle turned against us.（戰斗的形勢開始變得不利于我們）。2.Important information can get buried in a sea of trivialities.“重要的信息可能被埋沒在浩如煙海的細枝末節里”。句中的“a sea of”是一個比喻，形容“一大片，大量的”。

2、如：The immense square was a sea of flowers and happy faces.（這個大廣場上到處是鮮花和笑臉）3.People looking back 5 or 10 years from now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge.該句中的. looking back. years from now may well wonder.結構可以表達人們隔一段時間后看過去的事情發出的感嘆。如：When you look back ten years from now, you

3、 may well wonder how stupid you are.4.omputer education advocates forsake this optimistic notion for a pessimism that betrays their otherwise cheery outlook. 句子主要是forsake sth for sth，forsake后的optimistic和for后面的a pessimism意思正好相反，形式上形成對仗。5.It should be observed, of course, that no school, vocational or

4、 not, is helped by a confusion over its purpose. 該句主干是It should be observed that.，真正的主語是that引導的一個主語從句，vocational or not是插入語，修飾從句主語school。這句話主要的特點是插入語使用比較靈活，of course 和vocational or not都是狀語作插入語。6.Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself.用likewi

5、se連接的這兩個句子中，分別含有if引導的條件從句，并且都運用了動詞短語連用的形式，前后結構對稱，具有美感。7.Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgement.此句采用并列祈使句的形式，使整個句子精煉。例句補充：Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgement. Then you can find something of real value.（保持耳目靈敏,并且運用自己的判斷。這樣你就會發現真正有價值的東西。）8.The cruel discipline of

6、the strike and lockout taught the two parties to respect each others strength and understand the value of fair negotiation.仿照這句話的表達方式可以表達“某些客觀因素促使有分歧的兩派人物坐下來協商和解”，如：The common enemy brought the two used to be rival countries to respect each others strength and understand the value of fair negotiatio

7、n.9.Among., I would single out.; a labor force that.; the practice of.; and above all the American genius for.當要從眾多的原因中羅列幾個，并且著重點出一個時，可以仿照該句用分號表示并列，用短語突出其中之一。10.Robert Fulton once wrote, “The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alp

8、habet, considering them as an exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea.”該句在描述技術專家和藝術家時，運用了形象的暗喻和類比手法，使抽象的概念變得生動形象。11.Few creations of big technology capture the imagination like giant dams.表達人們對宏偉、美好事物的欣賞和贊嘆。如：Few paintings can capture such rich imagination like Mo

9、na Lisas smiling.12.But to be fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind.這里暗含的意思是告誡人們不要被表面的美好景象迷惑，要理性地看到潛在的危害。如：Big cities fast development has really provided us fascinating conveniences and pleasure. However, to be fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind.13.Several giant dam projects threaten t

10、o do more harm than good.這種表達也用來暗示某種事物是一把雙刃劍，不能只看到好的一面，而忽略了潛在的危險。14.The lesson from dams is that big is not always beautiful. 這種表語從句結構可以用來總結經驗教訓。如：The lesson from this bad exam is that no pains, no gains. 15.But big dams tend not to work as intended. 表達一種事與愿違的遺憾。如：His parents put too much hope on th

11、e child, but his performance tended not to work as intended.16. Well, no gain without pain, they say. But what about pain without gain? 英語中有一句諺語No pains, no gains不勞則無獲。作者在這里改變了它的形式，賦予了新的含義，即pain without gain勞而不獲，在文中它用來表達美國當今一種吃力不討好的情形。用法詼諧幽默，且其含義深刻。17. He dismisses a lot of the work of reengineering

12、 consultants as mere rubbish-"the worst sort of ambulancechasing".句中短語dismisses sb./sth. (as sth.)相當于consider sb./sth. not worth talking about（對某人某事物不予理睬或不屑一提）。這里，羅森席恩認為顧問們所做的工作不屑一提，還打了一個比方去形容其工作的無效性，稱之為the worst sort of ambulancechasing， ambulancechasing意思是"慫恿事故受傷者起訴"，這里指于事無補，即本

13、來是想幫忙，然而可能什么也幫不了。例句補充：She was dismissed as a dreamer.（大家認為她喜歡作白日夢，對她不屑一顧。）18.Antiscience clearly means different things to different people.means different things to different people這個結構相當于中文的"仁者見仁、智者見智"。此句簡單易懂而意義深刻19.This development-and its strong implication for US politics and economy

14、in years aheadhas enthroned the South as Americas most densely populated region for the first time in the history of the nations head counting. 句子主干是This development. has enthroned the South as. region.。enthrone本義是"（國王、女王或主教）登基、就任"。該句里作者采用enthrone的這個含義，詼諧地暗示這種情況的出現很不容易，難得一見。head counting和c

15、ensus一樣都指"人口普查"，但是比census更加形象化。20.Often they chose-and still are choosing-somewhat colder climates such as Oregon, Idaho and Alaska in order to escape smog, crime and other plagues of urbanization in the Golden State.smog, crime, plagues of urbanization形象貼切地說明了城市的弊端。plagues本指"瘟疫"

16、，這里指的是都市固有的弊病。21.That the plates are moving is now beyond dispute.sth. is beyond dispute的結構用起來很地道，意思是"無可置疑，不容爭辯"。22.Thus just as earlier theories have explained the mobility of the continents, so hot spots may explain their mutability (inconstancy).短語just as. so. 表示"就像一樣也"，它可表達一種

17、對比，如：Just as they must put aside their prejudices, so we must be prepared to accept their good faith23. Nothing could be further from the truth. 英語中比較級的否定可以表示最高級，該句字面意思是“沒有什么比這離真實情況更遠的了”，即“這是最荒謬的，事實遠非如此”。例句補充： Nothing is more beautiful than a childs smiling in the world.（這個世界上，最美的莫過于孩子的笑臉）。24.This i

18、s no flash in the pan; over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America.句中的This is no flash in the pan是對a f1ash in the pan的改寫，既有創意，又很地道。25.Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off

19、his hard-line stand, at least to some extent.was backing off his hard-line stand描寫形象入微、生動、地道。hard-line stand意思是“強硬立場”；back off 意為“后退，撤回”，要比retreat更加生動形象。26.Stimulants initially speed up or activate the central nervous system, whereas depressants slow it down.句中whereas一詞表明前后對照的關系，且speed up （加速）與slow

20、down（降低速度）意思相反，彼此對應，很有韻味。 27.It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers.句子使用了not . or .結構，簡單卻有力地表現出作者態度。知識點補充：on the part of sb.或on sb.s part表示“由某人做出的”。如：It was an error on my part。（這是我的錯）28.The casual friendliness of many Americans shou

21、ld be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. 該句用了neither as.nor as., but as.結構，嚴謹流暢，作者觀點一覽無疑。29.The full import may take a while to sink in. 此句短小、精練，清楚生動地概括出當時的情況。知識點補充：import意為“意義，重要性”，相當于“importance”或“meaning”；a while

22、相當于“some time”；sink in意為“被完全理解，深深印在腦中”，如：The teacher explained it to me twice, but Im afraid it still hasnt sunk in. 老師給我解釋了兩遍，我恐怕仍然不明白。30.But the tide is unlikely to turn back.句子雖短，卻很有力度，準確表達出作者的觀點和態度。知識點補充：tide本意是“潮水，潮汐”，這里的引申意義是“趨勢，傾向”；turn the tide意思是“使形式轉變，改變局面”。31.In the US and Canada, where t

23、he right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling. 句中的gathering strength和 waiting for the dominoes to start falling都很形象生動，尤其是后者準確地描述了以后的發展趨勢32.They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotio

24、nally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.注意They live and die without doing(他們平淡得活著、死去，沒有做)的運用。如：They live and die without knowing what is important to them (他們平淡地活著、死去，不知道什么對自己最重要)。as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings 中as是介詞，該部分做狀語修飾confro

25、nted，意思是“作為情感和智力上很獨立并富有成果的人”。譯文：他們平淡的活著、死去，沒能像情感和智力上很獨立并富有成果的人們那樣體驗到人類存在的基本現實。33.To the promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect.該句子是不定式作主語，句子結構是is not but(不是而是)。如： To be a teacher is not a matte of being respected, but even more a matter of respons

26、ibilities(老師不僅僅意味著受人尊敬，更意味著責任)。譯文：升職或落后不單單事關工資，更事關個人尊嚴。34.Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.注意 should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from 的用法。如：Technology should serve only as means to benefit human be

27、ings, and should be prevented from being a tool to destroy man(技術只是造福于人類的手段，不能成為奴役人類的工具)。句中means意思是“方法手段”（經常用做單數）；end意為“目的”。如：Does the end always justify the means (目的正當就可以不擇手段嗎)？譯文：生產和消費只是達到這個目的的手段，不能成為奴役人類的工具。35.Anyone closely involved in patents and inventions soon learns that most “new” ideas ar

28、e, in fact, as old as the hills.句子中過去分詞involved置于主語anyone之后，作它的定語；句子的謂語是learn后面跟的是賓語從句。as old as the hills意思是“像山一樣古老”。如：Mrs. Smith is very reserved, and many of her ways to deal with problems are as old as the hills.（史密斯太太非常保守，她的許多處理問題的方法都很舊）。譯文：任何密切參與專利和發明工作的人，都很快了解到大部分“新”思想實際上很舊36.For many of us t

29、he“cashless”society is not on the horizonit is already here.從這個句子我們學會了描述那些已經親臨其境的事物，又如：After a long separation caused by war, the couple reunited. They hugged and kissed, and they know their happiness is not on the horizon, its already here.37.While the leading actor on the stage captures our attent

30、ion, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself.這里作者用類比的手法支論證特殊兒童與他們成長的環境之間的關系，生動有趣。從另外一個角度想，主角需要配角和布景的襯托，而在人生舞臺上何賞不也有很多“紅花需要綠葉襯”的現象呢？38.Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that minor we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the

31、hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself.mirror:（喻）鏡子，真實反映情況的東西。如：The press is a mirror of the public opinions.報刊是忠實反映輿論的鏡子。教育是社會的鏡子，意思就是從教育這個角度看一個社會的全貌。我們可以借用作者在這個句子中的思維，去仿造其他句子。又如：The taste of the clothing is a mirror of a persons personality. In that mirror we can see39

32、.All men are created equal.引句短而有力，極有說服力。如：All men are created equal. So everybody has the right to receive education.40.Environmental factors can never be totally eliminated; as Hayward points out , “We can t prepare a medicine against cosmic rays.”分號的作用一般是連接兩個含義相仿或相對的句子。注意此句中分號是進一步說明前面的意思，cosmic ra

33、ys是Environmental factors的一個例子。41.The prospects for cure, though still distant, are brighter.熟悉這種將轉折語氣放入插入語的結構。又如：The prospect for eliminating pollution, though still distant, is brighter. 消除污染的前景盡管遙遠，但是已經更加明朗了。42.Inventions and innovations almost always come out of laborious trial and error. Innovat

34、ion is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.這兩句都是對發明創造來源的描述。后句更是拿踢球做比較，說明發明創造絕非易事。43.Highly creative individuals really do march to a different drummer.從該句學會表達“獨樹一幟、標新立異”，如：He is full of imagination and always marches to a

35、 different drummer.44.There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. 句型結構“There are two: one, the other”表達在某件事情上存在的兩種方式或態度。考生可以在寫作時對此種句式加以運用，如：There are two ways to see technology: one as a benefit to human beings, the other as a harm to them.45.In this process ,th

36、e journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept .通過該句作者將人的成長比為永無止境的旅途。不定式結構的排列new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept非常耐人尋味。46.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront th