英語四級真題閱讀長難句的分析（八）
26. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements.
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為Few people turn down a discount。at tollbooths為地點狀語。to avoid using the EZ-Pass system為不定式作狀語。that引導的定語從句that can track automobile movements修飾the EZ-Pass system。
【譯文】很少有人會拒絕使用在收費站能打折的易通收費系統，該系統能夠追蹤汽車的行車路線。
27. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon .
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests。Privacy economist作Alessandro Acquisti的定語。that引導的定語從句that reveal people coupon修飾的是a series of tests。to在這里表目的。
【譯文】隱私權經濟學家Alessandro Acquisti做了一系列測試，測試顯示，人們會為了得到少得可憐的50美分優惠券而輕易地就將像社會保險號碼這樣的個人信息提供出來。
28. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience.
【分析】本句為復合句，主句主干為you can understand the power，從句為when引導的時間狀語從句When you consider Millionaire?。從句中又包含一個由that引導的賓語從句that nearly Millionaire?，作consider的賓語。
【譯文】當你考慮到幾乎每四個美國人中就有三個看過電視游戲節目《誰想成為百萬富翁?》，你就會明白電視在與大量的觀眾交流方面的巨大威力了。
29.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn t we won t do much about it.
【分析】本句為并列句。句子主干為Global warming ,but we won t about it。regardless of意為 不管，不顧 ;whether it is or isn t 中的it指代的是并列連詞but前的句子。
【譯文】不管全球變暖是否是21世紀最大的環境危機，我們都不會為之傾注太多。
26. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements.
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為Few people turn down a discount。at tollbooths為地點狀語。to avoid using the EZ-Pass system為不定式作狀語。that引導的定語從句that can track automobile movements修飾the EZ-Pass system。
【譯文】很少有人會拒絕使用在收費站能打折的易通收費系統，該系統能夠追蹤汽車的行車路線。
27. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon .
【分析】本句為復合句，主干為Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests。Privacy economist作Alessandro Acquisti的定語。that引導的定語從句that reveal people coupon修飾的是a series of tests。to在這里表目的。
【譯文】隱私權經濟學家Alessandro Acquisti做了一系列測試，測試顯示，人們會為了得到少得可憐的50美分優惠券而輕易地就將像社會保險號碼這樣的個人信息提供出來。
28. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience.
【分析】本句為復合句，主句主干為you can understand the power，從句為when引導的時間狀語從句When you consider Millionaire?。從句中又包含一個由that引導的賓語從句that nearly Millionaire?，作consider的賓語。
【譯文】當你考慮到幾乎每四個美國人中就有三個看過電視游戲節目《誰想成為百萬富翁?》，你就會明白電視在與大量的觀眾交流方面的巨大威力了。
29.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn t we won t do much about it.
【分析】本句為并列句。句子主干為Global warming ,but we won t about it。regardless of意為 不管，不顧 ;whether it is or isn t 中的it指代的是并列連詞but前的句子。
【譯文】不管全球變暖是否是21世紀最大的環境危機，我們都不會為之傾注太多。
