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.
【核心词汇】
epidemic n.流行病,流行传播
influential n.有影响力的人
persuasive a.劝说的,有说服力的
tiny a.微小的,很少的
minority n.少数
informed a.消息灵通的,见多识广的
【结构分析】
主干是Malcolm Gladwell argues that。That引导一个复杂的宾语从句“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,该宾语从句中的谓语动词是被动语态的形式“are driven in large part by”另外,句中的“who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well connected”是一个定语从句,也用来修饰限定前面的名词individuals。
【参考译文】
在其《引爆点》一书中,Malcolm Gladwell认为:“社会流行”在很大程度上受到极少数特殊个人行为的驱动,这些人通常被称作有影响的人,他们消息异常灵通、有说服力,或者有良好的联系。
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