英语博客：Analysis time, a Chinese revolt.

 　　Today we will analyze¹ part of a newspaper article in depth.

　　Wukan, China - The Chinese fishing village that went into open revolt(1) against government control last year held elections on Saturday, an event that(2) some local people said was the first time they'd been able to elect their leaders. After years of resentment²(3) about real estate(4) deals (5)between local leaders and businessmen, villagers staged a series of demonstrations³. "We will solve the land issue (6)step-by-step," said Lin, the newly elected chief of the village. If those efforts to reclaim⁴ land come up short(8), then the experience will have been an empty one, many said.

　　1. Open revolt is when people demonstrate, express disagreement, rally together, and do so in a very public and obvious way.

　　Ex: After the votes were counted, the people went to the town hall in open revolt at the result.

　　There has been open revolt in Greece over the government's plans to raise taxes and cut public spending.

　　2. The arrangement of (2) 'the event that' is a good stylistic way of adding more information about the elections. Many nouns that describe times or events can be reviewed and have more detail added to them. The arrangement of words, reflecting on the event, avoids having to make two sentences out of one, or one that doesn't sound as well crafted:

　　The Chinese fishing village ..........held elections on Saturday, which some local people said was the first time..... .

　　Or it could have been written:

　　The Chinese fishing village........held elections on Saturday. Some local people said that this was the first time...... .

　　The sentence structure in the article is much better than these two:

　　The Chinese fishing village ........held elections on Saturday, an event that some local people said was the first time ...... .

　　Let's see some other examples of this structure, and how it improves the flow of a sentence:

　　Exs: The ball was a magical occasion, a special moment in time that Cinderella would never forget.

　　This sentence flows nicely because of its second part. It could have been split into 2 sentences:

　　Either: The ball was a magical occasion. It was a special moment in time that Cinderella would never forget.

　　Or       The ball was a magical occasion, and was a special moment in time that Cinderella would never forget.

　　Let me give you a few more examples of sentences using the more successful format⁵:

　　a. They bought the company in 1902, a decision that changed their lives completely.

　　b. She sang "We'll meet again", a rendition that had everyone standing⁶ and applauding.

　　c. He will analyse the book for a class, a job that most people would hate.

　　d. We left town in winter of 1988, a season no one will ever forget because of the record snowfall.

　　e. Their private conversation was not quiet enough, a mistake that caused a lot of embarrassment⁷.

　　3. Resentment is similar to anger, or holding a grudge⁸, or not letting an offense⁹ be forgiven or forgotten.

　　Exs: He didn't get the promotion¹⁰, so he was full of resentment.

　　The teacher was unfair, and that caused resentment among the students.

　　4. Real estate is property in the form of land or buildings

　　Exs: She bought good real estate at just the right time; now it is worth ten times as much money.

　　The real estate market is slow at the moment, a sign that the economy isn't healthy yet.

　　5. Deal is both a verb and a noun. To deal is to hand out cards in a card game. You can also 'deal a blow' which basically means to punch. That expression is used figuratively as in this example:

　　The financial crisis dealt a blow to the car companies.         It sounds old fashioned to use this expression when talking about punching someone; it's best to use 'punch'.

　　A deal is a business or personal arrangement, some kind of agreement:

　　Exs: The banks made a deal.  The buyers made a successful deal with the sellers.

　　Note that the word 'dealings' has a sense of something illegal or secret, or unpleasant:

　　Exs: The govenor's dealings with oil companies were exposed.     I don't want to talk about his dealings with the mafia.

　　6. Issue is an emotional or psychological problem. It can also be an important topic, or a disagreement with something.

　　Exs: The issue of raising taxes always causes a lot of discussion and emotion.

　　He disrupts the class, is rude, and doesn't do any work. I think that he has serious issues.

　　I have an issue with the way he talks to people. I don't like it, and I think he needs a different approach.

1 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

2 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

3 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

4 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

5 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

8 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

9 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

10 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。