2018考研英語長難句練習題及解析

【提要】考研英語信息 : 2018考研英語：長難句練習及解析【45】

In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called influentials who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well connected.

【核心詞彙】

epidemic n.流行病，流行傳播

influential n.有影響力的人

persuasive a.勸説的，有説服力的`

tiny a.微小的，很少的

minority n.少數

informed a.消息靈通的，見多識廣的

【結構分析】

主幹是Malcolm Gladwell argues that。That引導一個複雜的賓語從句“social epidemics” are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called influentials who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well connected，該賓語從句中的謂語動詞是被動語態的形式“are driven in large part by”另外，句中的“who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well connected”是一個定語從句，也用來修飾限定前面的名詞individuals。

【參考譯文】

在其《引爆點》一書中，Malcolm Gladwell認為：“社會流行”在很大程度上受到極少數特殊個人行為的驅動，這些人通常被稱作有影響的人，他們消息異常靈通、有説服力，或者有良好的聯繫。