关于考研英语的难句突破 17. Emerging from the 1980 census is the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition,as population growth in the Northeast and Midwestreaches a near standstill. 1980 年美国人口普查表明,随着东北部和中西部人口增长近乎停止,地区间的竞争越来越激烈。 这是主从复合句,逗号前面是主句,是个倒装句,主干结构 其 实 是 The picture is emerging from the 1980 census。of a nation developing more and more regional competition 是定语,修饰 the picture。as 引导的从句(as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill)表示伴随。 picture 除了“图像”以外,还可表示“情形”等,具体什么意思要看句子的表述。记住几个与 picture 有关的词组,如:come/step into the picture(引人注意,处于显要地位,成为其中一部分),not in the picture(不合适,不相干的,被抛弃,被拒绝,没有赢的希望)=out of the picture(不合适,不相干的,被抛弃,被拒绝,没有赢的希望),put/keep sb. in the picture(把基本情况告诉某人)。 18. This development—and its strong implications for US politics and economy in years ahead—has enthroned the South as America’s most densely populated region for the first time in the history of the nations head counting. 这一进展——以及其对今后几年美国政治和经济的强大影响——在美国人口普查史上第一次确定南部是人口最密集的地区。 句子的主干是 This development… has enthroned the South as Americas most densely populated region。破折号之 间 成 分 是 对 主 语 的 补 充 。 for the first time in the history 是全句的状语。 enthrone 意为“登基;加冕”,在句中的意思是“正式确定为”或“成为”。“Ten years ago I was enthroned as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama,” the 11th Panchen Lama told the crowd.(十一世班禅告诉人群:“十年前我被正式确定为第十世班禅的转世灵童。”) head counting 是 census(人口普查)的通俗说法。 19. Often they choose—and still ar...