考研英语长难句讲解 第29期

 4. A variety of activities should be organized so that participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to something else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants down.

【分析】复合句。主干是 A variety of activities should be organized。so that 引导目的状语从句，该从句中又包含 and 连接的两个并列分句。前一分句中 as long as 引导条件状语从句，后一分句在 go on 前省略了与第一个分句相同的成分 participants can, without...和 without...为后一分句的状语。

【译文】应当组织各种活动使参与者随心随意地保持活跃，并且他们转而参与到其他活动室既不会有所愧疚。也不会让其他参与者失望。

【点拨】1) guilty 在句中的意思是“内疚的”，与 about 搭配，而当“有罪的；有过失的”讲时与 of 搭配。2) let sb. down 意为“使某人失望或沮丧”。

【临摹】皇天不负苦心人。

5. On the contrary, they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by planning for roles that are within their capabilities¹ and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.

【分析】复合句。句子主干为 they can help students acquire a sense of commitment。 by planning for roles 和 by having clearly stated rules 为并列的方式状语，前者还包含 that 引导的修饰 roles 的定语从句。

【译文】恰恰相反，他们可以通过组织那些在学生们的能力范围内和注意力集中时间内且有明确规则的活动，来帮助学生获得尽职尽责的意识。

【点拨】1) a sense of commitment 指的是“一种责任感”。2) attention span 指“注意力的持续时间，可专注的时间”。3) stated 在句中作形容词，意为“阐明的，确定的，规定的”。

4. Providencedose not let downa man who does his best.

1 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓