36. Yale professor and Harvard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools. (2007年12月)

【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为Tian Xu directs a research center。主语前面的部分都是它的同位语,说明身份。focused on作后置定语修饰research center;at Shanghai’s Fudan University是地点状语;in collaboration with…则是方式状语。

【译文】由徐天教授(耶鲁大学教授,霍华德·休斯医学院研究员)所负责的人类疾病遗传学研究中心坐落在上海的复旦大学,其工作人员由耶鲁和复旦两所大学共同派人组成。

37. In the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U.K. (2007年12月)

【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为 changes caused…and…。caused有两个并列宾语,分别是 decline 和 surge。 seeking 是现在分词作定语修饰 students。

【译文】“9·11事件”之后,签证程序的调整导致注册美国大学的外国学生人数急剧下降。而同一时期前往澳大利亚、新加坡和英国留学的外国学生人数却迅猛增长。

38. While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi (课程大纲), reading assignments, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail.(2007年12月)

【分析】本句为复合句。主句主干为 DL signifies a course。主句中的in which引导定语从句,对course进行解释说明,其中instructors和students是并列成分。 While意为“虽然,尽管”,引导让步状语从句;从句中的offered 为过去分词做后置定语,修饰instruction。

【译文】虽然各个大学提供的网络课程不尽相同,但是远程教学通常会把课程公开,教师会把课程大纲、阅读任务和课程安排上传到网站上,学生们则通过电子邮件提交作业。

39. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. (2007年12月)

【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为I offered suggestions。Telling myself…hall为伴随状语,that引导宾语从句;guiding the young writer across the hall为现在分词作后置定语,修饰writer。that 后的从句可改写为I was merely an experienced writer who are guiding the young writer across the hall。

【译文】我一次次地告诫自己,这只是一个有些经验的作家在指导一个小作家成长而已,关于她的故事中的人物、冲突和结尾我都提供了一些建议。

40. While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. (2007年12月)

【分析】本句为复合句。句子主干为it was a step。While意为“虽然,尽管”,引导让步状语从句。主句中,it指代stepping back,that引导定语从句,that 在从句中作follow的宾语,即a good first step;putting myself far enough away是现在分词作伴随状语,to give her…if asked是目的状语。

【译文】虽然坐视不管对我来说并非易事,但这确实是一个不错的开始。我会继续这样做,让自己和她保持足够的距离,给她空间,但同时又离她很近,以便在她寻求帮助的时候伸出援手。

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