考研英语长难句讲解第8期

 3. An awareness¹ that they were being experimented upon seemed to be enough to alter workers's behavior by itself.

【分析】复合句。句子主干为 。An awareness...seemed to be enough to alter...。 that 引导同位语从句补充说明 awareness， 其中 they 指代后面的 workers。be enough to do “足以...”。

【译文】只要意识到她们在接受实验，这一意识本身似乎就足以改变工人们的行为。

4. Contrary to the description on record, no systematic² evidence was found that levels of productivity were related to changes in lighting³.

【分析】复合句。句子主干为 no systematic evidence was found...。 Contrary to 作句子状语，that 引导的从句作 evidence 的同位语，为避免句子头重脚轻，此同位语从句与先行词被谓语分离。

【译文】与有记载的描述相反，没有找到系统的证据来说明劳动生产率的水平与光照的变化有关。

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

3 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。