今日长难句：

选自2021年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）

Behind a heap of blackened oak beams that lay piled up where they had fallen, daylight from vast holes in the cathedral roof lit a golden cross over a statue by Nicolas Coustou, which appeared to have escaped damage.

在一堆倒下的发黑的橡木横梁后面，日光从大教堂屋顶上的巨大洞口射入，照亮了雕像上一个金色的十字架，这座雕像是尼古拉·库斯图的作品，似乎幸免于难。

第一步 简单划分句子成分，进行初步断句

Behind a heap of /blackened oak beams/ that lay piled up /where they had fallen, daylight/ from vast holes in the cathedral roof /lit a golden cross /over a statue/ by Nicolas Coustou, which appeared to /have escaped damage.

第二步 先去掉修饰成分，尤其是这里面很多的方位介词短语和地点状语从句，确定好主语和动词，删繁就简，句子基本的主框架确定

Behind a heap of /blackened oak beams/ that lay piled up /where they had fallen, daylight /from vast holes in the cathedral roof /lit a golden cross /over a statue /by Nicolas Coustou, which appeared to have escaped damage.

Daylight lit a golden cross. 日光照亮了一个金色的十字架。

A statue appeared to have escaped damage. 一座雕像似乎幸免于难

第三步把刚才跳读和略读的修饰性成分（各种方位介词短语等）信息还原，细节补充回去，得到句子清晰完整的全貌

Behind a heap of /blackened oak beams/ that lay piled up /where they had fallen

在一堆倒下的发黑的橡木横梁后面

from vast holes in the cathedral roof从大教堂屋顶上的巨大洞口

a golden cross over a statue by Nicolas Coustou

雕像上一个金色的十字架，这座雕像是尼古拉·库斯图的作品

核心要点：

1. a heap of 一堆

She has a heap of files on her office desk. No wonder she is always busy.

2. vast adj. 巨大的

The Titanic was built as a vast and luxurious ship.

3. appear to be/ to do 貌似

She appears to be pregnant but I am not really sure.

4. damage v. / n. 损坏

The car was damaged in the heavy snow and now it needs to be fixed.

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