2017年8月15日口碑课程网考研英语长难句解析

今日长难句：

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

参考译文：

胡叶达医生说：“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。”

句子解析：

【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 justbecause;第二个 that 引导结果状语从句。

【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，observe 意为“说，评论”。

下期预告：

But the idea that the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an ordinary citizen rest on an understanding of the established conventions and special responsibilities of the news media.