新托福长难句精析-名词性从句

1.What is particularly meaningful to anthropologists is the realization that although the materials available to a society may to some extent limit or influence what it can do artistically, the materials by no means determine what is done．解析：(三个what引导的从句，第一个作主语，第二个与第三个都作宾语；that至句末的部分作realization的同位语)分句1：What is particularly meaningful to anthropologists is the realization分句2：although the materials available to a society may to some extent limit or influence what it can do artistically分句3：the materials by no means determine what is done．2和3并列1和2，3嵌套，2和3是1中the realization的同位语译文：对人类学家有着特殊意义的是这样一种认识：尽管一个社会能够得到的材料可能在一定程度上限制或影响它在艺术上的作为，但这些材料绝对不能决定该社会所做的事情。

2. As a result，claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore．解析：(同位语从句claims that…)分句1：that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health分句2：claims have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore分句2嵌套分句1，分句1作为分句2主语的同位语从句嵌套在分句2中。

因此本句的主句是claims have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore. （那些观点广为人知，并成为一些民间说法的基础。

）同位语从句是that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health：只食用绿色食品就能防治疾病或增进健康译文：结果，那些认为只食用绿色食品就能防治疾病或增进健康的观点广为人知，并成为一些民间说法的基础。

3.There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones，that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like．解析：(并列同位语从句reports that…，that…，that…)分句1：There are numerous unsubstantiated reports分句2：natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones分句3：that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs分句4：that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like分句1是整个长句的主句，分句2、分句3和分句4是并列关系，共同构成分句1的同位语从句。

本句的意思是有很多没有经过证实的报道，然后并列了三个未经过证实的报道的从句。

译文：关于天然维生素优于人造维生素，受精蛋比未受精蛋的营养价值更高，未经熏蒸消毒处理的谷物比经过处理的好等等报道屡见不鲜，但都没有得到证实。

4.The desperate plight of the South has eclipsed the fact that reconstruction had to be undertaken also in the North, though less spectacularly．解析：(同位语从句fact that…)分句1. The desperate plight of the South has eclipsed the fact分句2. reconstruction had to be undertaken also in the North分句3.though less spectacularly （省略）1和2嵌套1和3并列译文：南方极为严重的困境使北方同样需要开始重建(尽管不像南方那么引人注目)这一事实显得不太重要。

5. Amid rumors that there were prehistoric mammoths wandering around the unknown region and that somewhere in its wilds was a mountain of rock salt 80 by 45 miles in extent, the two captains set out．解析：(同位语从句rumors that…)分句1：Amid rumors分句2：that there were prehistoric mammoths wandering around the unknown region分句3：and that somewhere in its wilds was a mountain of rock salt 80 by 45 miles in extent分句4：the two captains set out分句1和分句4构成倒装，正常的语序应该是分句4+分句1，即the two captains set out Amid rumors。

分句1嵌套分句2和分句3，分句2和分句3是修饰分句1的rumors的同位语从句，用来说明谣言的具体内容。

分句2和分句3构成并列关系。

译文：当时有一些传言，说有史前的猛犸在这一陌生的区域活动，而且在这一区域的某个地方有一座巨大的盐石山，其面积达80英里长50英里宽。

就在这些传言中，两位上尉出发了。

6．People in the United States in the nineteenth century were haunted by the prospect that unprecedented change in the nation's economy would bring social chaos．解析：(同位语从句prospect that…)分句1. People in the United States in the nineteenth century were haunted by the prospect分句2. unprecedented change in the nation's economy would bring social chaos．1和2 嵌套，1是主句，2 具体解释说明prospect译文：19世纪的美国人因为害怕国家经济中史无前例的变化会带来社会混乱这一前景而提心吊胆。

7．Keen observers and quick learners，they are astute about the intentions of other creatures，including researchers，and adept at avoiding them．解析：(并列同位语keen observers and quick learners)分句1. they are astute about the intentions of other creatures, including researchers分句2. and adept at avoiding them．译文：乌鸦是敏锐的观察家和快捷的学习者，它们对其他生物(包括研究人员)的意图感觉非常敏锐，并且善于躲开它们。

8.Satire jars us out of complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we unquestioningly accept are false．解析：(out of…into…摆脱…，进入…；that引导的从句many of the values…are false作realization的同位语；we unquestioningly accept作values的定语)分句1：Satire jars…分句2：that many…分句3：we unquestioningly…2和3嵌套1和2嵌套1和2是并列译文：讽刺作品使我们摆脱了自满情绪，并在愉快与震惊之中认识到：许多我们毫无疑问地接受的价值观是错误的。