Unit 2 People on the move【难句·剖析·扩展】1. For decades, Florida has been attracting. In fact, according to the national population survey conducted in 2000, Florida was home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older. 这几十年来，佛罗里达一直在吸引着老年居民去居住。事实上，依据 2000 年进行的全国人口调查表明，佛罗里达一直是年龄在 65 岁甚至更老的人的家园。[剖析] 1）For decades 作时间状语；2）谓语动词用的是现在完成进行时 has been attracting; 3）conducted in 2000 是过去分词短语作定语，修饰 survey ；aged 65 and older 作定语修饰 people.[拓展] 要注意现在完成时与现在完成进行时的区别。现在完成时表示曾经发生的动作对现在的影响已经完成。现在完成进行时强调动作仍然继续。2. I have to go where the big companies are because I want to be a top accountant, not a database clerk. 我不得不去那些有大公司的城市，因为我想成为一位顶尖的会计师而不仅是一位数据记录员。[剖析] where the big companies are 是地点状语从句；[拓展] 地点状语从句通常由连词 where 和 wherever 引导，从句可位于主句之前，也可让位于主句之后，where 引导地点状语从句可直接修饰动词。3. According to Shanghai government statistics, there were 45,000 returnees in 2003 earning incomes in that city as high-level managers, senior engineers and business owners. 根据上海市政府的数据统计，在 2003 年，有 4 万 5 千名海归者立足于上海、市，以高水平的管理者，资深工程师，商业老板的身份在上海发展。[剖析] 1) According to 是介词短语作状语，主句是“there be…”句型;2) earning incomes in that city 是现在分词作定语修饰 returnees。 [拓展] 在“there be …句式中，be 也可以换成 live, lie, stand 等表示状态的动词，真正的主语和谓语可以使用全部倒装。4. Rather than being asked to pay for their degrees, more and more students who go abroad for study are now sponsored by the state or by companies. 现在越来越多的学生出国留学是在国家或者公司的赞助下而不是自己负担学业费用。[剖...
