复杂的比较级的拆分和理解 例169

例169　From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders.

【结构分析】此句是个并列句，第一个并列句的主语是much of this，动词是looks far less like，宾语是an opportunity，后面是不定式短语做定语修饰前面的宾语，也就是to exercise more financial responsibility，第二个并列句的动词是a good deal more like，其中省略了动词looks，宾语是a frightening acceleration，后面是介词短语of修饰前面的宾语，也就是of the wholesale shift，后面又是一个of短语修饰前面的名词，也就是of financial risk，后面是介词短语onto their already overburdened shoulders，修饰前面的名词。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于并列句前后都有比较级，一个是less，一个是more，对比气息强烈，给人很强的视觉冲击效果，第二个并列句的介词短语很多，很发杂，层层修饰前面的名词，有of结构，有onto这种介词短语。

【核心词汇】

from the middle-class family perspective　从中产阶级家庭的角度来看

exercise more financial responsibility　行使更多经济职责

a frightening acceleration　可怕的加速

the wholesale shift of financial risk　金融风险全盘转移

their already overburdened shoulders　已经负担过重的肩膀

【参考译文】从中产阶级家庭的角度来看，其中的重要意义看起来远远不像是一个行使更多经济职责的机会，而更像是在金融风险全盘转移时，以令人担心速度给已经负担过重的肩膀上再施加压力。这种看法是可以理解的。