A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy,with 60 percent ofrespondents saying they feel their privacy is“slipping away,and that bothers me".
英语四级译文:
调查发现,人们对隐私的悲观态度占了上风。60%的被调查者说,他们感到隐私“正逐渐消失,而这令我感到困扰”。
四级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是a survey found a pessimism。 with 60 percent of...is "slipping away, and thatbothers me”是with的复合结构,在句中作伴随状语,其形式是"with+名词+现在分词”。
overwhelming的意思是“势不可挡的,压倒的”。如:
Our football team has won an overwhclming victory.我们的足球队取得了压倒性的胜利。
pessimism意为“悲观主义”,与optimism(乐观主义)相对。
slip away的意思是“溜走”二如:
I saw the boy slip away through the door.我看见那个男孩溜出门去。
英语四级考点归纳:
对with复合结构的归纳总结。
"with+复合结构”又称为“with结构”,在句中表状态或说明背景情况,常作伴随状语、方式状语、原因状语或条件状语。具体结构如下:
with+名词+现在分词(强调名词是现在分词动作的发出者或某动作正在进行)。如:
We found him sitting on the beach, with his eyes fixing on a kite in the sky.我们看见他坐在海滩上,两眼直视着天空中的风筝。
with+名词+过去分词(强调名词是过去分词动作的承受者或动作已经发生)。如:
She ran into the room with her face covered with tears。她泪流满面地跑进房间。
with+名词+不定式(表示某事将要展开或发生)。如:
With a lot of homework to do, he can't go to the cinema.因为有许多家庭作业要写,他不能去看电影。
with+名词+形容词/副词/介词短语(说明当时的情况或强调名词的特性或状态)。如:
1 ) With the weather so close and stuffy,ten to one it will rain presently.天气这么闷热,十之八九要下雨。
2 ) The teacher came in with a book in his hand.老师手里拿着书本走了进来。
(编辑:赵宁)