16) 一、英语长句的分析一般来说, 导致长句的原因有三方面: (1) 修饰语过多;(2) 并列成分多; (3) 语言构造层次多
在分析长句时可以采用下面的措施: 找出全句的主语、谓语和宾语, 从整体上把握句子的构造
找出句中所有的谓语构造、非谓语动词、介词短语和从句的引导词
分析从句和短语的功能, 例如, 与否为主语从句, 宾语从句, 表语从句等,若是状语, 它是表达时间、原因、成果、还是表达条件等等)
Behaviorists suggest that the child who is raised in an environment where there are many stimuli which develop his or her capacity for appropriate responses will experience greater intellectual development
分析: (1) 该句的主语为 谓语为 (2) 该句共有五个谓语构造, 它们的谓语动词分别为 suggest, is raised, are, develop, experience等例 2
For a family of four, for example, it is more convenient as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment available, than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere
分析: (1) 该句的骨干构造为 it is more … to do sth than to do sth else
构造 (2) 句首的