例:We get so used to looking at television that it begins to dominate our lives。
我們習慣于看電視,以至于電視開始支配我們的生活。
[真題體驗]
A variety of activities should be organized so that participants can remain active as long as they want。 [2003, 完型]
分析:
分析句子結構。主句是被動結構,a variety of activities 是主語,be organized 是謂語;so that 引導目的狀語從句,participants can remain active 是從句主句,as long as they want意思是“盡可能長時間地”。
譯文:應該組織各種各樣的活動,以便于參與者能夠盡可能長時間地保持活躍。
There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming。 [2005, text 2]
分析:
分析句子結構。該句的主句是There are upsetting parallels today,是 there be句型,主語是upsetting parallels;as scientists in one wave after … threat of global warming是as引導的時間狀語從句,as表示“當/在……時候”,主語是scientists,謂語動詞是try。