难句透析

　　①[Keeping her nose to the grindstone]，she rose through the ranks of the business world in Florida，[eventually earning the title of Chief Executive Officer of Workforce Plus，fl large employment firm]．

　　【结构】方括号所标示的现在分词短语“Keeping her nose to the grindstone”用做状语。方括号所标示的现在分词短语“eventually earning the title…employment firm”也用做状语；其中名词短语“a large employment firm”补充说明“Workforce Plus”。

　　【释义】她工作兢兢业业，在佛罗里达的生意场中步步高升，最终赢得一家大的就业服务公司的首席执行官头衔。

　　②[Starting with little more than her own initiative and drive to succeed]，she reached the pinnacle of the business world，[making hers an inspiring story of self—made success，a story of a woman(1iving the American dream)]．

　　【结构】方括号所标示的现在分词短语“Starting with…drive tO succeed”用做状语。方括号所标示的现在分词短语“making hers…American dream”也用做状语；其中名词短语“a story of a woman…”补充说明“an inspiring story”；圆括号所标示的现在分词短语“living tl American dream”用做“a woman”的后置定语；其中“livin9”是及物动词“live”的现在分词，“the American dream”是“livin9”的宾语。

　　【释义】她一开始不过是自己创业，渴望成功，最后达到了事业的巅峰。她的故事振奋人心。这是一个靠自己努力取得成功的故事，一个女人实现美国梦想的故事。

　　③As inspiring as Kimberly Moore’S story is，the really amazing thing about it is[that it is only a small part of the incredible tapestry of SUCCESS(that is the American dream)]．

　　【结构】方括号所标示的“that it is…American dream”是表语从句；其中，圆括号所标示的“that is the American dream”是“tapestry of success”的后置定语从句。

　　【释义】虽然金伯莉·穆尔的故事振奋人心，然而，最了不起的是，在众多令人难以置信的、实现了美国梦想的成功故事中，这只是一件小事而已。

　　④And every day Americans head out the door to jobs[where，through dedication and perseverance，they work harder，longer，and more productively than the citizens of any other nation]．

　　【结构】方括号所标示的“where…they work…any other nation”用做“jobs”的后置定语从句，其中，用上标数字标出的三个并列的副词比较级加“than…”用做状语从句。

　　【释义】每天，美国人都离开家，出外工作。在工作中，他们无私奉献、坚持不懈。和任何其他国家的公民相比，他们更勤奋，工作时间更长，更有成效。

　　⑤To the parent[who comes home from a hard day at the factory or office]，the son[playing basketball in the driveway]or the daughter[riding her new bicycle on the sidewalk]provides reason for any amount of labor，any a— mount of sacrifice．

　　【结构】方括号所标示的“who comes home…office”用做“parent”的后置定语从句。两组方括号所标示的现在分词短语“playing basketball in the driveway”和“riding her new bicycle on the sidewalk”分别用做“the son”和“the daughter”的后置定语。

　　【释义】对于在工厂或办公室辛苦一天回到家中的父母来说，看到在大道上玩篮球的儿子，或看到在小道上骑着新自行车的女儿，无论干多少活，无论多辛苦，他们也心甘情愿。

　　⑥”Americans work for many reasons，but prominent among them is the unwavering desire E to provide a good life，and maybe a better life than they themselves had known，to their children]．

　　【结构】本句是由逗号和“but”连接的两个分句组成的并列句。方括号所标示的动词不定式短语“tO provide…tO their children”用做“desire”的后置定语；其中，两个逗号之间的部分“and maybe a better life than…”补充说明“a good life”。

　　【释义】美国人工作理由有很多。但是，最重要的理由是他们那毫不动摇的心愿，要让孩子过上好生活，可能好到自己过去根本无法想象的地步。

　　答案注释

　　1．根据第一段最后一句“…making hers an inspiring story of self made Success，a story of a woman living the American dream”可知，选项C应为答案。

　　2．根据第一段最后一句“…making hers an inspiring story of self made success，a story of a woman living the American dream”和第二段第一句“…it is only a small part of the incredible tapestry of success that is the American dream”可知，选项D应为答案。

　　3．根据第二段第二、三句“…they can work hard tO make a better life for themselves than their parents had before them．And every day Americans…work harder，longer，and more productively than the citizens of any other nation”可知，选项8应为答案。

　　4．根据本文倒数第二句“Americans work for many reasons，but prominent among them is the unwavering desire tO provide a good life，and maybe a better life than they themselves had known，to their children”可知，选项A应为 答案。

　　5．根据本文最后一句“It happens frequently and spectacularly in America，because Americans are uniquely free”可 知，选项B应为答案。 [NextPage]