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1. When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others. (1996. 阅读. Text 4)
【译文】当我们谈论某人的性格时，我们说的是他或她动作、说话、思考和感觉的方式，这些方式使一个人区别于他人。
【析句】句前是when引导的时间状语从句，主句we mean the ways...位于句子中间，ways后in which he or she acts...feels作定语从句修饰the ways，that make that invidividual different from others也作the ways的定语从句,区别在于，先行词the ways在前句中作in的宾语共同构成方式状语，在后句中作主语。

2. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering what if I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. (1997. 阅读. Text 2)
【译文】我不会成为临死前还对如果我坚持梦想会怎么样这个问题耿耿于怀的那种人——即使坚持梦想意味着生活充满了不确定性和失败的恐惧。
【析句】主句I wasn't going to be one of those people, who die wondering...作those people的定语从句。定语从句中what if I would keep putting...test是wondering的宾语从句。最后，破折号后even though引导让步状语从句。

3. In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economics, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. (1997. 阅读. Text 4)
【译文】这位特拉华心理学家声称，在低年级运用这种所谓的象征性奖励机制，即让学生动脑筋解决问题，并根据其表现给予有价值的奖赏所需要的分值，有望提高学生的干劲和创造力。
【析句】本句主干是位于句子最后的主句the Delaware psychologist claims的宾语从句。宾语从句的主句为the use of so-called token economics shows promise in..., 在token economics后，in which students handle challenging problems and receive...作定语从句。

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