考研英语长难句讲解 第19期

 1. Indeed homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can't possibly cope.

【分析】复合句。句子主干为 homelessness has reached such proportions。Indeed 表示强调；that 引导结果状语从句。

【译文】实际上，无家可归者已经增加到了地方政府都无法应对的地步。

【临摹】他进步很快，不久就开始用英文写文章了。

2. To help homeless people toward independence, the federal government must support job training programs, raise the government wage, and fund more loe-cost housing.

【分析】简单句。句首为不定式短语作目的状语。句子的主语为 the federal government；谓语部分并列的三个动词短语：support job training programs, raise the government wage 与 fund more loe-cost housing。

【译文】为了帮助无家可归者走向自立，联邦政府必须支持就业培训项目、提高最低工资并资助建设更多低价住房。

【临摹】fund 可以用作名词，意为“基金，资金，储备”；也可用作动词，意为“为...提供资金；资助”。

临摹答案

1. He made such rapid progress that before long he began to write articles in English.