考研英语复习计划表:2018考研英语复习之长难句分析

Mr Brinsley appears to have been deranged. (He killed himself before he could be arrested.) However, many police officers in New York think his actions were inspired by the anti-cop protests that have swept the Big Apple (and several other American cities) in recent weeks. That poses problems for Bill de Blasio, the mayor, as he ends his first year in office.

　　这个段落选自2015年《经济学人》一月份的文章《the blue thread frays》（磨损的蓝线），在这个段落中，考生需要着重注意的六点：

　　（1） Mr Brinsley appears to have been deranged.

　　（2） He killed himself before he could be arrested.

　　（3）However, many police officers in New York think his actions were inspired by the anti-cop protests that have swept the Big Apple (and several other American cities) in recent weeks.

　　（4）That poses problems for Bill de Blasio, the mayor, as he ends his first year in office.

　　总的来说，总共六处加粗加黑的部分：have been deranged，could be arrested, were inspired, have swept，That，as；

　　第一个知识点：Mr Brinsley appears to have been deranged（布林斯利先生看起来已经疯了）。 这是一个主系表结构，而作表语的不定式在这里是怎样发挥功能的呢？考生可以参考下面两个小句子：

　　（1） Mr Brinsley appears to be deranged.

　　（2）Mr Brinsley appears to have been deranged.

　　 Could be arrested以及were inspired则是被动语态无悬念；在可能被捕前，他自杀了；但是，许多纽约警察认为他的行为受到了近几周席卷纽约以及其他几座美国城市的反警*活动的启发；两个被动语态的翻译，一个直接借用了“被”，另一个则在翻译上“主动表被动”；

　　第二个和第三个知识点，“have swept”；这个是简单的have done，现在完成时态；

　　第四个知识点需要各位考生明确的是由that 指代前面的事情；如果前面的句号改逗号，that改which，是不是就变成了由which引导的非限呢！而as引导时间状语从句“当...”，以说明事情发生的时间；

　　该句的汉语意思为：布林斯利先生看起来已经疯了，在可能被捕前，他自杀了；但是，许多纽约警察认为他的行为受到了近几周席卷纽约以及其他几座美国城市的反警*活动的启发。这给任期刚满一年的市长比尔 德布拉西奥确实带来了一些难题。

　　建议各位考生，在之后的复习中能够加大对长难句的理解及练习，并祝各位每天都能有新的收获！

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