第186句 创新者
The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in the long run and are bound to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends.
译文:
创新者则会另寻别的道路,而这样的道路最终可能会被证明是更简单的,而且也一定更有趣、更富挑战性,即使它们通向绝境。
点睛:
本句是一个带非限定性定语从句的复合句。主句的主干是The innovator will search for alternate courses,逗号后跟由which引导的非限定性定语从句。
考点归纳:
注意in the long run和be bound to do的用法。
*in the long run意为“从长远的观点来看;最终”,其反义短语为in the short run,意为“在短期内”。
Cardboard's cheaper than leather in the short run.
就短期来说硬纸板比皮革便宜。
In the long run, it pays to be honest.
从长远看,诚实是值得的。
*be bound to do 一定要,注定
The new discovery is bound to be of great service to mankind.
这项新发现对于人类必定大有用处。
You are not legally bound to answer questions.
在法律上,你没有义务必须回答这些问题。
相关短语还有be bound up in“忙于;专注于…”,
be bound up with“与…有关系”。
She is bound up in her own problems.
她忙于处理自己的问题。
His future is closely bound up with that of the company.
他的前途与那家公司的未来息息相关。
n. 皮革,皮制品
adj. 皮革制的