2018考研英語長難句解析(50)

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Scientists have long argued over the relative contributions of practice and native talent to the development of elite performance. This debate swings back and forth every century, it seems, but a paper in the current issue of the journal Psychological Science illustrates where the discussion now stands and hints — more tantalizingly, for people who just want to do their best — at where the research will go next.
    詞匯突破:
    1.tantalizingly 這是一個(gè)很百搭的詞,在不同的語境中會產(chǎn)生不同的含義;常見的語義反而是:誘人的,吸引人的;大家看看下面的幾個(gè)例句就知道了。
    Mr. seung's book brings readers up to speed on present science and hints tantalizingly at the future.
    這本書可以讓讀者了解當(dāng)前科學(xué)發(fā)展的最新情況并預(yù)示了未來的誘人前景。
    2.hint at 預(yù)示
    3. swings back and forth 反復(fù)
    4. elite performance 優(yōu)秀的表現(xiàn)
    5. swings back and forth 反復(fù)出現(xiàn)
    6. journal 雜志
    句子解析:
    1. Scientists have long argued over the relative contributions of practice and native talent to the development of elite performance.
    翻譯提示:可以先翻譯over后面的內(nèi)容;再翻譯之前的內(nèi)容
    參考譯文:關(guān)于練習(xí)和天賦對優(yōu)異表現(xiàn)的形成的相對影響,科學(xué)家的爭論由來已久。
    2. This debate swings back and forth every century, it seems, but a paper in the current issue of the journal Psychological Science illustrates where the discussion now stands and hints — more tantalizingly, for people who just want to do their best — at where the research will go next.
    解析: 第一個(gè)并列句:This debate swings back and forth every century, it seems
    it seems 主謂做插入語,翻譯為似乎;
    參考譯文:這個(gè)爭論似乎每個(gè)世紀(jì)都會出現(xiàn)反復(fù),
    but 連接另外一個(gè)并列句:
    主干:a paper illustrates where the discussion now stands and hints at where the research will go next
    in the current issue of the journal Psychological Science 定語
    — more tantalizingly, for people who just want to do their best — 狀語
    參考譯文:最近的一期《心理科學(xué)》(Psychological Science)上的一篇論文,介紹了這場爭論的現(xiàn)狀。對那些只想全力以赴的人來說,更吸引人的是,文章暗示了未來的研究方向。