历届高考英语精选：复习备考必看100长难句31-40

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31. After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success, that is, when guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that they have had a taste of adventure. （NMET2001. B 篇）

　　在他们逗留之后，所有的游客都会收到一份生存证明记录他们的成功，也就是说当游客离开小冰屋旅馆时，他们会得到一份证明，表明他们曾尝试过冒险。

　　简析：含两个分词短语，关键词state表明。

　　32. The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees, who can afford the new service, in other words, Shanghai's car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to the increasing number of white-collar employees.（NMET2001. A篇）

　　主要的市场因素取决于白领工人的人数增加，这些人付得起这种新型服务，换句话说，

　　上海的汽车出租行业发展如此快，主要因为白领工人人数的增加。

　　简析：关键词rest in 依赖。

　　33. That you won't be for long means it won't be long before you'll have to recycle your rubbish. （NMET2000. E篇）

　　你不会等很长时间意味着过不了多久你就会回收你的垃圾。

　　简析：夹杂主语从句及宾语从句。

　　34. These words, I have just made up, have to stand for thing and ideas that we simply can't think of. （NMET2000.D篇）

　　这些词，是我编造的，只是代表我们不能想到的事物和观念。

　　简析：关键词make up 编造。

　　35. Picturing（Imagining） the future will serve the interests of the present and future generations. （NMET2000. D篇）

　　设想未来有益于现在和将来的几代人。

　　简析：关键词picture活用为动词想象，设想。

　　36. Decision thinking is not unlike poker - it often matters not only what you think, but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think. （NMET2000. C 篇）

　　做决策像打扑克牌，起作用的不但是你怎么想的，还包括别人对你的想法是怎么看的以及你对别人的看法是如何考虑的。

　　简析：含较复杂的句型结构not unlike=like not only…but also…不仅…而且…

　　37. The easy way out isn't always easiest. （NMET2000. B篇）

　　解决问题容易的办法并非总是最容易的。

　　简析：关键词the way out 解决问题的办法。

　　38.The hot sun had caused the dough （面团） to double in size and the fermenting yeast（酵母） made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing and it looked like some unknown being from outer space. （NMET2000. B篇）

　　炙热的太阳导致面团面积加倍，酵母使面团的表面摆晃叹息，似乎它在呼吸，它看上去像某种来自外部空间的无名生物。

　　简析：比喻形象生动。

　　39. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day? （NMET1999. E篇）

　　毕竟，难道这些活泼可爱的孩子们不满足于半天搞普通教育的文化课，半天搞表演、唱歌、舞蹈等舞台训练吗？

　　简析：反问句式，语气强烈。

　　40. Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten wear his safety belt-a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. （NMET1999. D篇）

　　爸爸，急匆匆地在天黑之前赶回家，以便他能出去跑步，却忘记系安全带-这是75%

　　的美国人每天犯的一个错误。

　　简析：关键词for a run去跑步。