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16. In their recent work, however, some researchers have come up with the finding that influentials have far less impact on social epidemics2 than is generally supposed.
【分析】多重复合句。句子主干为 some researchers have come up with the finding that...,that 引导的从句作 finding 的同位语。同位语从句主干为 influentials have...impact on social epidemics,其中包含比较结构 far less...than“比...少得多,远远不如”,far 表程度。
【译文】然而一些研究者在他们最近的工作中发现,有影响力的人物对社会流行风尚的影响远远不如想象的那么强大。
【点拨】come up with“追上;赶上;提出”,本句中是“提出”的意思。
【临摹】社会改革家有时会提出某些极端理想主义的想法。
17. The researchers' argument stems from a simple observation about social influence: With the exception of a few celebrities3 like Oprah Winfrey — whose outsize presence is primarily a function of media, not interpersonal, influence—even the most influential1 members of a population simply don't interact with that many others.
【分析】冒号前的句子主干为 The researchers' argument stems from a...observation。冒号后的内容是对前一个句子中 observations 的解释,其主干为 even the most influential members of a population simply don't interact with that many others,其中 of a population 作 members 的后置定语。破折号前的 with 短语作状语,破折号之间的 whose 引导的定语从句修饰前面的 Oprah Winfrey。
【译文】研究者的评论来源于对社会影响的一项简单的观察:除少数像奥普拉·温弗瑞(她的超凡形象主要是通过媒体作用而非人际关系影响)之类的名人外,就连那些在某些群体中最具影响力的人物,其交流对象也不是那么多。
【点拨】1)outsize“特大的”,本句中意为“超凡的”。2)presence“出席;仪表;风度,气质”,本句中是“外鸟,形象”的意思。3)population 常用作不可数名词“人口”,本句中用作可数名词指代“特殊群体”。模拟答案:
16. Social reformers sometimes come up with some blue sky thoughts.
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adj.有影响的,有权势的 | |
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n.流行病 | |
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n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉 | |
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