今日长难句：

选自2021年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）

Rather than think of drawing as a talent that some creative people are gifted in, we should consider it as a tool for seeing and understanding the world better — one that just so happens to double as an art form.

与其把绘画看作是一些有创造力的人所具有的天赋，不如把它看作是一种更好地观察和理解世界的工具——一种恰巧兼为艺术形式的工具。

第一步 简单划分句子成分，进行初步断句

Rather than/ think of drawing /as a talent that /some creative people are gifted in, we should /consider it /as a tool for /seeing and understanding the world better--one /that just/ so happens to/ double as an art form.

第二步 确定好主语和动词，删繁就简，再看代词代指的内容，句子基本的主框架确定

Rather than/ think of drawing /as a talent that /some creative people are gifted in, we should /consider it /as a tool for /seeing and understanding the world better--one /that just/ so happens to/ double as an art form.

We是主语 动词 consider 基本框架We should consider it as a tool.

it 指代的是drawing

one 指代的是a tool

We should consider drawing as a tool, a tool that happens to double as an art form. Rather than 而不是，类似这种结构还有instead of

We should consider drawing as a tool rather than as a talent

第三步 信息还原，细节补充回去，得到句子清晰完整的全貌

talent后面的从句a talent that some creative people are gifted in是一些有创造力的人所具有的天赋

tool的后面介词短语 a tool for seeing and understanding the world better一种用来更好地观察和理解世界的工具

核心要点：

1. happen to be/do 碰巧、恰巧

I went to the cinema last Friday and the girl who sat next to me happens to be my high school classmate!

2. creative adj. 有创意的

She is a very creative and talented artist.

3. consider...as 认做是

I always consider him as someone who is like my elder brother. So I was so surprised when he asked me out on a date last weekend.

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