大学英语四级长难句分析

1、1. I say you only live once and we work hard and what' s the point if you cannot go on holiday.我说你只活一次，你不能度假，那我们这么努力的工作还有什么意义呢？2. Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relati on ship to its kn ees, we should be grateful.我们应该感恩，因为众所周知，钱是众多东西最有可能破坏一段关系 的东西之一。3. Kim St

2、ephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolizes, which may be differe nt things to men and wome n.KS相信钱是个大事情是因为它所象征的东西，对于男人和女人而言 是不同的。4. Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because

3、 it had become too focused on girls.TL警告 男生正在被英国的教育体制所毁掉，因为英国的教育体制太过于关注女生了。5. Because boys gen erally have more acute visi on, lear n best through touch, and are physically more active, they n eedto be give n“ han ds-on ” less ons （亲手实践的）wherethey are allowed to walk around.因为男生通常而言有更敏锐的视力，通过抚摸学得更好，

4、而且在体力 上也更活跃，他们需要给予可以随意四处走动的实践课。6. Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths andabout $125 billi on in econo miclosses each year,accord ing to a report by the Global Huma nitaria n Forum, an organizationled by Kofi Annan, the former UnitedNati ons secretary gen eral.全球变暖导致了每年30多万人的死亡和大约1250亿

5、的经济损失，根 据最近的一个报告。7. Roger Pielke Jr., a politicalscientist at the University ofColorado, Boulder,who studies disaster trends, said theForum' s report was “ a methodological embarrassment ”because there was nowayto distinguish deaths or economic losses related to humandrive n global warming amid

6、the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic developme nt in vuln erable regi ons.RF说这个论坛的报告在方法论上是一个令人尴尬的事情因为根本没有 办法区分是由敏感地区的人口增长和经济发展所造成更大的损失还是由 人类所引起的全球变换所造成的死亡或者经济损失。8. Several recent studies have found that being randomlyassigned to a roommate of another race can

7、lead to in creased tolera neebut also to a greater likelihood ofcon flict.最近几个研究发现随意地分配室友会不仅会导致更宽容，而且会导致 更大可能性的冲突。9. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary whe n mov ing to a uni versity job.薪水是最大的障碍，因为有家室的人会觉得如果他们去学校工作的话，他

8、们承受不起薪水的减10. The biggest problem(dhief/main) is that couples assumeeach other knows what ' s going on with their fiance s, butthey don ' t.最大的问题是夫妻之间以为对方知道他们的钱做了什么，但是他们不 知道。11. In a healthy relati on ship, you do not have to agree about mon ey, but you have to talk about it.健康的夫妻关系没有必要对钱达成一致

9、，但是得讨论。12. Boys at sin gle-sex schools were said to be more likely toget involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emoti onal expressive ness, rather tha n feeling they had to conform to the“ boy code ” of hidingtheir emotions to be a“real man ”.13. The findingsjf study

10、go against received wisdom that boys do better whe n taught alon gside girls.But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to1.22.the process throws you together” said Undergraudate Assembly chairman Alec “This is the defi niti on of in tegrati on”.auti ons aga inst formin

11、g any gen eralizati onsany one of the studies,notingthat morecharacteristics of the studentsneed to beboys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study ' s author, Abigail James, of the Un iversity of Virgi n

12、ia.But eve n before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioneditsmethods and con clusi ons.However, Soren An drease n,a social scie ntist at DalbergGlobal Developme nt Partners who supervised the writi ng of the report, defen ded it, sayingiatit was

13、clear that the numbers were rough estimates.He said the report wasaimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to n egotiate a new intern ati onal climate treaty.In a press release describingthe report, Mr. Annanstressedtheneedforthenegottnsto focus on in creas ing the flow of mon

14、ey from rich to poor regi ons to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curb ing the emissi ons of the heat-trapp ing gases.“ if you areIn a New York Times article, Sam Boakye-the jnly black stude nt on his freshma n year floor-said that surr oun ded by whites, you have somet

15、h ing to prove.Anthat interracialroommateswere three times as likely as two white roommates to noIon ger live together by the end of the semester.“ One of the great things about freshma n hous ing is that, exceptions, ran domly, Webley. Kao said she c based on backgro undstudied and expla in ed.marr

16、iage could add as much as seven years to a man s life and two to a23.woman s. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether ill ness, accide nt or self-harm.24. Linda Waite of the Un iversity of Chicago has found that amarried older manwithheart diseasecan expectto liven early four years Ion ger

17、tha n anunmarried manwith ahealthy heart. Likewise,/similarly同样地a married manwho smokes morethana pack a dayis likely tolive aslong as a divorcedmanwho doesn' tsmoke. There is aflip side, however, as | part ners are more likely to become ill or die in a couple of years followingtheir spouse'

18、 sdeath and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems.25. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more tha n 10,000 people, Nocholas Christakis of HarvardMedical School describes how all kinds of social n etworks9.30.have

19、similar effects.A lifepart ner,recomme nded social network says:“ peoplein terc onn ected.if ischildre nyou aim to live to still being mapped are in terc onn ected,and good friends100. Theare all ultimate out, but Christakis health isso theirWhileIt is pretty much a mon for uni ver

20、sity to try their luck in the commercial world, there is little traffic in the opposite directi on.Her main reason for returning to academia was to take adva ntage of the greater freedom to choose research questi ons.He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile greater in tellectual opport un iti

21、es.it may bemid-careerfor theIn dustrialscie ntiststend to receive trai ning thatacademics do not, such as how to build a multidiscipli nary team, man age budgets and n egotiate con tracts. They arealso well placed to bring someth ing extra to the teach ing side of an academic role that will help st

22、ude nts get a job whe n they graduate.31. What's the point有什么意义 有什么意思32. Be most likely to do sth33. More than34. Argue with 和 争吵35. Because of 由于36. Split up 分开37. Tend to 倾向于 intend to 打算38. A big deal 一件很重要的事情39. What's going on发生什么事情40. Such as - 比如（词） like41. Far from -一点也不42. Co nform

23、to -遵从43. Get involved in - 牵涉44. Rather than /instead of 而不是45. Go against 反对46. Focus on ： 集中 concentrate on47. Fail to do sth 不能48. Tailor to 制定 以适合49. Appeal to 吸引50. Be compelled to do sth被强迫做某事51. Distinguish from区别52. Result from 因为53. Aim at目标为54. Be assigned to被分配55. Lead to导致56. Engage in

24、从事57. Interact with与 互动58. Apply for 申请59. With some exceptions 有一些例外60. Throw together 随意地放在一起61. Break down 破裂 出故障62. Caution against 警惕地反对63. Base on 基于64. Be stacked against 被堆在一起65. Marriage can more than compensate婚姻不仅仅能补偿。8.79.80.Be expected to 期望A flip si

25、de 对立面 唱片的反面 In the couple of years两年Care for 关心 照顾The odds favor marriage形势对婚姻有利Map out 详细制定 筹划Try one 's luck 实施运气In the opposite direction相反地方向Take advantage of 利用A wealth of experience 很多经验Be well placed to处于良好地位Be supposed to 应该他们的心情变差了很Their moods turned significantly darker 多Notonlybut al

26、so 不仅 而且 In contrast 相反Unit 13New peaks of popularity 流行的顶峰Carry the title有着这样的头衔But is plain tap water that bad?但是白味的自来水有那么糟糕吗？In terms of 在 方面Similarly, /likewise 同样地View as 将 看作Thirst for 渴求Salivate over 垂涎As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate over the profits.M

27、ark-up 涨价，加价A restaurant 's typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it 's often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancierbrands aren 't available in stores, most diners don't notice orcare.As a result, some

28、restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water.Turn up the pressure 加大力度Regardless of 不管 Tap into 深入了解 Desire for 渴望 Long for 渴望Regardless of how it 's sold, the popularity of bottled water taps into our desire for better health, our wishes to appear cultivated, and even a longing

29、 for lost purity.2As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventingdisease-especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift

30、 can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious foods, who feels ok but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk, and

31、who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone w

32、ho is merely “not ill ”and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body's special needs.Both types have simply been called “well ”. In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well ” and “wellness ” only to those who are actively striving

33、 to maintain and improve their health.In excellent health Pay attention to Apply to 将 应用于 Strive to努力去Be concerned about 关心Make a poi nt of特别注意重视Be related to 与 相关In this sense从这个意义上讲Make an effort to do sth努力做某事In the face of 面对 尽管Have a ben eficial impact on对 有有益的影响Unit 14In parallel 并列的 平行的While

34、you n eed to employ both to get to a fini shed result, theycannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.On the fly 运行中 忙碌中比较级-最咼级咼频考点Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter.Be barrier to 对 障碍In the fr

35、ee writi ng, the objective is to get words dow n on paper non-stop, usually for 15-20 minu tes.Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have andyouwillendupstaring blankly at thepages as the deadli ne draws n ear.Move back and forthuntilyourunoutof time and the f

36、inalresult will most likely be far better than your current practices.But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.（遵守）Come up with 提出 End up 结束 告终Draw n ear 临近 靠近 Back and forth 来回Run out of 用完耗尽 原因There was a time in my life when people asked

37、 constantlyfor对 厌烦stories about what it ' s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I n ever found them in teresti ng.Be fed up with in the least attribute to 归因于my every achievement-jobs,research papers, awards-wasviewed throug

38、h the lens of gen der politics. So were my failures.On my behalf以我的名义On behalf of 代表Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus right brain, or nature versus nurture, I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.Rece ntly, some one asked me how many of the 4

39、5 stude nts in my class were wome n. You cannot imag ine my satisfacti on at being able to an swer, 45.In stead,I have give n them this: the visual of their physicsprofessor heavily preg nant doing physics experime nts. And in turn they have give n me the image of 45 wome n drive n by a love of scie

40、nee. And that ' s a sight worth talking about.In turn 反过来 反之Unit 15If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably have n'theard of the Univeristy of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of on li ne in structi on.Hear ofOn the basis ofGen erally speaki ng, face-to-facecom

41、muni cati onwith aninstructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.Primarily, there ' s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work as they say, i n your pajamas.Acco unt forDrop outWhile drop-out rates for all freshme n at America n uni versities is around 20%, the rate

42、 for online students is 35 percent.Stude nts themselves seem toun dersta ndthe weak nessesin here nt in the setup.The more students who enroll in a course but don' t come to campus, the more the school saves on keep ing the lights on in the classrooms,paying doorkeepers, and maintainingparkinglo

43、ts.En roll in2Shortage ofKeep sb occupiedYet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories.As a writer I know about winning con tests, and about los ing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejectionsl

44、ip from the publisher. I also know thepressures of trying to live up to a reputati on created by previous victories. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.Live up to 达到预期目的Rejectio n slip退稿附条Far away 远离Keep an eye on 留意En gage in从事Take pai ns 尽力煞费苦心Unit 16But the more dramatic a

45、nd meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.,as ifAl Gore calls global warming an “ inconvenient truth merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution.We n eed econo mic growth uni ess we condemn the world ' s poor to their prese nt poverty and freeze

46、 every one else' s liv ingstandards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissi ons more tha n double by 2050.Con sider the Kyoto Protocol. It allowed coun tries that joi ned to punish those that didn ' t. But it hasn ' t reduced CO2 emissions and many sig natories did n' t

47、 adopt tough eno ugh policies to hittheir 2008-2012 targets.The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the on ly solutio n is new tech no logy.Make commitme nts toBe less likely to Be projected to CondemnModest growthMore tha n doubleAdopt rigid restricti ons onCut b

48、ackPun ishReduceHit targetDependence onDeal with2Glance throughFind outIntend toEquivale nt ofRevealBoun daryIn some casesKeep a secretDoes that matterBe concerned aboutSlip awayA tiny fracti on ofIn an effort toTurn dow nTrack -追踪Surren der to屈服Get one ' s hands onAt leastWhoever it is, they wi

49、ll see you in a way you never intended tostbe see n the 21cen tury equivale nt of being caught n aked.Without one ' s knowledgeBe easily accessed toTry every meansLook intoBe caught on the spotOpen one' s heart toBe faithful toPsychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it' s impo

50、rtantto reveal yourself to friends,family and lovers in stages, atappropriate times.The digital bread crumbs you leave everywhere make it easy for stra ngers to recon structwho you are, where you are and whatyou like. In some cases, a simple google search can reveal what you think. Like it or no t,

51、i ncreas in gly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.But people say one thing and do ano ther. Only a tiny fracti on of America ns cha nge any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy.But privacy does matter at least sometimes.It ' s like health:when you have it, you

52、don ' t notice it. Only when it is gone do you wish you ' d done more to protect it.Unit 17If you are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you' re a survivor.There are many reas ons for this-typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke-but

53、 perhaps more importantly, men don ' t go to the doctor.They only come in whe n a frie nd drop dead on the golf course and they think, ' Gee, if it could happen to him,”Then there is the ostrich approach. ” Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,” says Dr. RossC

54、artmill.Regular check-ups for men would in evitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says. ” But prevention is cheaper in the long run tha n hav ing to treat the diseases.”hours, some retailers solved moon light inglocal policethe parking to work asShoppers seldom complain to the manager o

55、r owner of a retail store, but in stead will alert their frie nds, relatives, coworkers, strangers-and anyone who will liste n.During peak shopping problems by gett ing parki ng atte ndan ts.should be diplomaticand politeMost importa ntly,salespeoplewith angry customers.Customers can also improve fu

56、ture shopping experiences by fili ng compla in ts to the retailer, in stead of complai ning to the rest of the world.Accord ing to Die ofOn average Take risksAt least Compared toOn the golf courseBe scared ofWould ratherRegular check-upIn the long runPlace strain onPublic purseAverage life spanSuffe

57、r fromFor fear ofUp toBe disastrous toOut-of-stockMost importantlyParking lotThe rest ofUnit 18Make the switchParticipate forAttend toBe about toBe aware ofHunt forBe on one ' s mindThanks toCombined effortsLead toGo farThe January fashion show called FutureFashion, exemplified howfar green design has come.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and loomstate, which uses all-organic c