This jumping to our children’s defence is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people’s children. (2008年12月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主干为…jumping to our children’s defence is part of…。what引导的宾语从句what fuels…feelings作of的宾语。that引导的定语从句that surrounds…children修饰feeling。
【译文】这种对孩子的急切保护，加剧了我们在处理别人孩子的事情时，那种“在蛋壳上行走”的感觉。
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Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you’ll die on average five years before a woman. (2008年12月)
【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为 you’ll die…。Assuming…term 为条件状语。about 78 years for men in Australia作插入语，是对natural term的解释说明，去掉后，句子的语法结构和语义仍完整。
【译文】假定你有幸活到了生命的自然尽头——在澳大利亚男性大概是78岁 21.
But the real truth is that we don’t know enough to relieve global warming, and — without major technological breakthroughs — we can’t do much about it. (2008年6月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主干为the real truth is that…。that从句为is的表语，在该表语从句有两个由and连接的简单句we don’t know…warming和we can’t do much about it。两个破折号之间的内容是对we can’t do much about it的原因解释。
【译文】但真相是，我们对缓解全球变暖知道的还不够多，并且——没有较大的技术突破——我们仍将束手无策。
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We need economic growth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else’s living standards. (2008年6月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主句为We need economic growth，从句为unless引导的条件状语从句。在从句中，we有两个由and连接的谓宾：condemn…poverty和freeze…standards。
【译文】我们需要经济增长，除非我们迫使世界上的穷人继续穷困潦倒，不提高他们的生活水平。
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The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it’s really an engineering one. (2008年6月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主干为The trouble…is that…。that引导的表语从句that it has become…one作is的表语，该表语从句中又包括一个由when引导的时间状语从句when it’s really an engineering one。
【译文】全球变暖的争论很伤脑筋的地方在于，全球变暖其实是一个技术问题，但在现在的争论中已经变成了一个道德问题。
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Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen — the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked. (2008年6月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主句主干为they will see you，从句为Whoever引导的让步状语从句Whoever it is。in a way为see you的方式状语。you never intended to be seen为省略了引导词的定语从句，修饰的是way。破折号在这里起解释说明的作用，解释前面的句子。
【译文】无论是谁，他们都会以一种你所不愿意被看到的方式来看你——21世纪就好像是一个被人裸视的时代。
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Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. (2008年6月)
【分析】本句为复合句，主干为Psychologists tell us…。us后接了两个宾语从句，第一个宾语从句为boundaries are healthy，省略了引导词that;第二个宾语从句为that引导的that it’s…times。按照规则，若动词后跟两个由that引导的宾语从句，第一个宾语从句可省略引导词，但第二个宾语从句的引导词必须出现，不能省略。
【译文】心理学家告诉我们，隐私界线是健康的，在某些阶段，某个合适的时间，向朋友、家人和爱人展现你自己很重要。——你平均也要比女性早去世五年。
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Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year. (2008年12月)
【分析】本句为复合句。主句为Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man。 who引导定语从句,修饰 a 50-year-old man。delay后常接动名词，表示“推迟做某事”。smoker’s cough指吸烟引起的咳嗽。
【译文】两个月前，古丽塔遇见一位50岁的男人，他耽搁了一年而未对吸烟引起的咳嗽做任何处理。
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Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School. (2008年12月)
【分析】本句为并列复合句。when引导时间状语从句，according to…是介词短语。conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School作后置定语修饰a study。the last one to do sth.意为“最后一个做某事的人”。
【译文】据沃德集团和沃顿商学院所做的一份联合调查显示，商店经理总是最后一个接到投诉，并且通常是当他们的常客决定定期光顾他们的竞争对手时才发现。
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“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. (2008年12月)
【分析】本句中的直接引语为复合句。句子主干为Retailers are more likely to smooth over issues than those, more…than是比较级结构。第一个who引导的定语从句修饰Retailers，第二个who引导的定语从句修饰those。
【译文】史提芬?霍克教授说：“与那些态度不友好的零售商相比，能够及时作出反应且态度友好的零售商更有可能平息事端。”
