复杂的倒装句的拆分和理解 例159

例159　Among the advantages that future biochips, or living computers, would have over conventional semiconductor chips are that they are smaller, and they have more speedy processing of information, making them faster than today's semiconductor devices.

【结构分析】这是典型的介词短语引导的倒装句，其中the advantages后面是定语从句that future biochips, or living computers, would have over conventional semiconductor chips，句子的动词是are，后面是真正的主语，由两个并列主语从句充当，第一个主语从句是they are smaller，第二个主语从句是they have more speedy processing of information，后面是主语从句中的分词状语making them faster than today's semiconductor devices。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于介词短语引导的倒装句，很有特色，这种介词短语倒装句在考研阅读中很常见。

【核心词汇】

future biochips　未来的人工芯片

living computers　智能计算机

conventional semiconductor chips　传统的半导体芯片

speedy processing of information　快速处理信息

semiconductor devices　半导体设备

【参考译文】未来的智能芯片比传统的半导体芯片所具有的优势是它们体积更小，而且拥有更快的信息处理速度，超过现有的芯片。