六级真题阅读长难句分析1
Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohandcarrythehatchlings(幼龟)downtothewater’sedgelesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinstead
(2009年6月)【分析】本句为复合句,主架为⋯turtleshavestruggled⋯
Forhundredsofmillionsofyears为介词短语作时间状语
before⋯为时间状语从句,该从句采用的是therebe结构,主语为or连接的三个名词(词组):naturaldocumentaries,GPSsatellitesandmarinebiologists和volunteers,主语后的不定式均为主语的后置定语
lest“以免”引导状语从句,采用虚拟语气
【译文】数百万年以来,海龟们都挣扎着从海里爬出来,到沙滩上产卵,那时候还没有自然纪录片来记录它们的活动,没有GPS卫星和海洋生物学家跟踪它们,没有志愿者用手把小海龟放到水边以防它们被桅灯搞得迷失方向而爬向旅馆的停车场
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