考研英语长难句讲解 第143期

 　　13.Progress in both areas is undoubtedly¹ necessary for the social, political, and intellectual development of these and all other societies; however, the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.

　　【分析】并列复合句。分号连接两个并列分句。前一分句是简单句，其主干为Progress is necessary…,for…为该分句的的状语；后一分句的主干为the conventional view... is wrong, that引导的同位语从句补充说明view。

　　【译文】对于这些国家及所有其他国家的社会、政治和学术发展来说，经济和教育这两个领域取得的进步无疑 都是必需的。然而，认为在贫穷国家里，教育应该放在首位以推动经济增长的传统观点是错误的。

　　【点拨】priority是重点词汇，意思是"优先（权）重点；优先考虑的事”，a high/top priority指“优先考虑的事",give top priority to 指“优先考虑”，have/take priority over “比...优先”。

　　【临摹】重伤人员比轻伤人员优先得到治疗。

　　14.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically² higher productivity and, as a result,radically higher standards of living.

　　【分析】复合句。该句的主干是The findings have shown that…,其中that引导宾语从句。从句中的to achieve...作目的状语，其中as a result为插入语。

　　【译文】一家研究所的研究结果一贯表明：所有国家的工人都可以通过在岗培训从根本上提高生产率,从而从根本上提高生活水平。

　　【点拨】consistently指“一致地；一贯地，始终如一地”，对应的形容词consistent常与with搭配，表示“与...相符合的”

1 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

2 radically   

ad.根本地，本质地

参考例句：

• I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
• The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。