英語四級閲讀長難句結構的分析

1. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didnt want to deal with gender issues.

分析 主幹：It took me 10 years to get back... and to realize...

句首的 It 是形式主語，真正的主語是 and 並列的兩個動詞不定式。 第一個不定式to get back 的賓語 the confidence 後有一個定語從句 I had at 19 對它加以修飾。 第二個不定式 to realize 帶了一個賓語從句，由 that 引導。

譯文 我花了 10 年的時間才找回了我 19 歲時的自信，才意識到我本不想談論性別問題。

2. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting thought, the thought will die.

分析 主幹：the thought will die

本句的難點在從句部分。 If 引導條件狀語從句，從句用了 listen to sb. do sth.結 構， 省略 to 的不定式 correct 作補語曰that 5th grade English teacher 用了借喻的修辭手法，指代你心中的'那個批判性思維。 while 引導的時間狀語從句修飾 are listening。

譯文 如果你在聽五年級的英文老師糾正你的語法，而同時你又盡力在捕捉一個稍縱即 逝的想法，那麼，你的想法就會消失得無影無蹤。

3. 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.