复杂的非谓语动词的理解 例276

例276　They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)—lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing—room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10∶30 a.m.

【结构分析】这句话的主干是They all seem to look alike，破折号后面是很多并列的信息来解释这些可爱的年轻人，其中里面有分词短语三个，第一个是wearing jeans and sandals，第二个是eating their buns，第三个是bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing—room tickets...，后面是两个分词定语并列修饰前面的名词，第一个分词定语是held for the sleepers，第二个分词定语是sold to them when the box office opens at 10∶30 a.m.。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于分词短语的大量使用，有三个主要的现在分词短语，还有两个过去分词定语，五个分词很经典。

【核心词汇】

look alike　看起来都一个样

lean　消瘦

pointed　率直

dedicated faces　专注的脸庞

eating their buns　吃着小圆面包

bedding down for the night　过夜

【参考译文】他们看起来都一个样（虽然他们从各个地方而来）——消瘦、率直、专注的脸庞，穿着牛仔裤和便鞋，吃着小圆面包，在剧场外的石板上过夜，以便能买得到20张座票和80张站票，这些票都是为那些睡觉的人准备的，并且在票房第二天上午10点半开始售票时就卖给他们。（PS：通俗的说，就是倒票的票贩）