考研英语长难句精选例句

As a result, they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback – a back-up earner

插入语主语谓语宾语定语从句1 同位语

(usually Mom) who could go into the workforce if the primary earner got laid off or fell sick.

定语从句2 条件状语从句

译文：这样的话，他们就失去了曾经拥有的经济困难时期的保护伞,即如果家里主要的赚钱者失业或生病的话,备用赚钱者(通常是妈妈)可以去打工赚钱。

分析：本句的主干很简单，即…they have lost the parachute…，理解句子需要找出定语从句和同位语中的各层修饰成分。Parachute之后

的they once had… setback是省略了关系代词的定语从句，修饰Parachute。破折号之后的a back-up earner (usually Mom)…是Parachute 同位语，解释Parachute的具体含义。在该同位语中，由who引导的定语从句对先行词earner进行了解释说明，而该定语从句中还包含一个由if引导的条件状语从句。

Not long ago, with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak, the U.S. workforce

时间状语伴随状语主语

was derided as poorly educated and one of primary cause of the poor U.S. economic performance.

谓语主语补足语后置定语

译文: 不久前,美国经济进入衰退期，而日本经济正处在泡沫破裂前的繁荣期，人们嘲讽美国的劳动力受教育程度低，并认为这是美国经