考研英语长难句讲解 第153期

 　　3.Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress.

　　【分析】简单句。本句是一个典型的完全倒装句。其正常语序为 Her increased "opportunities"for stress are adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemical.

　　【译文】女性承受压力的“机会”增多，使得产生压力的化学物质也随之增加。

　　【点拨】add to意为“增加”，在本句中尤指to make a feeling or quality stronger or more noticeable“使（某种感觉或特质)更强烈或更明显”。

　　【临摹】我们的解释似乎只是增加了他的困惑。

　　4."Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men’s,” she observes, it's just that they're dealing¹ with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner ."

　　【分析】并列复合句。引号中的两个句子可视为两个并列的分句，she observes为插入语。在第二个分句中，第一个that 引导表语从句，it's just that相当于it's just because；第二个that引导结果状语从句。

　　【译文】叶胡达医生说：“她们承受压力的能力甚至可能比男性更强。但只是因为她们要处理的事情太多以至于疲劳得更快更明显”。

　　【点拨】observe常见的意思为“观察，注意到”；同时，它还有“遵守”的意思，如observe the rules。在本句中意为“说，评论”。

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。