复杂的倒装句的拆分和理解 例160

例160　Never when topic discussions avoided the subjects which are fashionable enough to give rise to curiosity was the mind of teenagers stirred up from its foundations and the purpose of discussions fulfilled.

【结构分析】这句话是副词Never引导的倒装句，中间加上插入语，when引导的时间状语从句，也就是when topic discussions avoided the subjects...，该时间状语从句里面套有定语从句which are fashionable enough to give rise to curiosity，后面是真正的句子主干was the mind of teenagers stirred up from its foundations and the purpose of discussions fulfilled。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于否定性副词never引导的倒装句，否定副词放在句首，可以引导倒装句，比如Never will I forget about her，这种否定倒装句在考研中很常见，增加否定的意义。

【核心词汇】

topic discussions　话题讨论

fashionable　时尚的

give rise to　引起

curiosity　好奇心

stirred up　被激发

from its foundations　从根本上说

【参考译文】如果话题讨论偏离了足以引起孩子好奇心的时髦的话题，那么孩子的思维能力很难被激发，而且讨论的目的难以实现。