今日长难句:
选自《经济学人》
Mr Ball is optimistic that “economic gravity” will drive companies to cooperate in devising and adopting open standards, because the market that this will unlock will be much bigger than any of them could create alone.
鲍尔乐观地认为,“经济引力”将推动企业在制定和采用开放标准方面合作,因为这样一来将打开的市场会比任何一家企业单独创造的市场大得多。
这句话最外层的框架是一个主系表结构Mr Ball is optimistic ,某人很乐观,对于什么很乐观呢? that “economic gravity” will drive companies to co-operate in devising and adopting open standards,,“经济引力”将推动企业在制定和采用开放标准方面合作,其中drive并不是表示驾驶,固定搭配drive sb/sth to do sth表示驱使某人做某事,cooperate in doing sth/sth意思是“在……方面合作”, co-operate in devising and adopting open standards,在制定和采用开放标准方面合作,之后是原因状语从句because the market that this will unlock will be much bigger than any of them could create alone. 这个从句的主语是the market,之后跟随that引导的定语从句修饰market,什么样的市场? that this will unlock,其中this指代的是economic gravity,经济引力会打开的市场,市场怎么样了呢? will be much bigger,会大的多,跟谁比呢?之后跟随比较状语从句,than any of them could create alone. 其中them指代的是companies,会比任何一家企业单独创造的市场大得多。
总结下,这句话由5个简单句组成,5个谓语动词是is,will drive,will unlock,will be和could create。难点在于原因状语从句中的主语之后又嵌套了定语从句。整句话意思是:鲍尔乐观地认为,“经济引力”将推动企业在制定和采用开放标准方面合作,因为这样一来将打开的市场会比任何一家企业单独创造的市场大得多。
核心要点:
1.cooperate v. 合作,协作;配合
例:He indicated his willingness to cooperate.
他暗示愿意合作。
2.devise v. 设计,发明
例:Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.
专家们在努力想出清除大面积浮油的办法。
3.unlock v. 开……的锁;释放(潜能),揭开(秘密)
例:By turning yourself into a landscape detective, you can unlock some of its secrets.
通过把自己变成一个风景侦探,你可以解开它其中的部分奥秘。
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