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选自2021年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第3套）

The authors, who focus on education in England, offer a number of sensible recommendations, some of which are an attempt to alleviate the uninspiring and fact-based approach to education that has crept into policy in recent years.

作者以英格兰的教育为重点，提出了一些合理的建议。其中，部分建议试图弱化近年来逐渐滲透到教育政策中的一些无法引起学生兴趣且只基于事实的教育方法。

第一步 简单划分句子成分，进行初步断句

The authors, who focus on /education in England, offer a number of /sensible recommendations, some of which/ are an attempt to /alleviate the uninspiring and fact-based approach to education that/ has crept into policy /in recent years.

第二步 抓动词，看主语，确定一下句子的基本框架，先看主句再看从句

The authors, who focus on /education in England, offer a number of /sensible recommendations, some of which/ are an attempt to /alleviate the uninspiring and fact-based approach to education that/ has crept into policy /in recent years.

The authors主语 谓语动词offer 宾语recommendations

The authors offer recommendations. 作者提出了建议 这是主要的框架

我们再看一下从句 who 代指的是authors 动词短语 focus on 聚焦于

作者们聚焦于英格兰的教育The authors focus on education in England.

some of which 里面的which代指的是recommendations

转换成简单句：Some of the recommendations are an attempt.

第二个从句里的谓语动词alleviate 弱化改善

alleviate the uninspiring and fact-based approach 一些无法引起学生兴趣且只基于事实的教育方法

还有一个动词短语creep into 逐渐渗透

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

The authors, who focus on education in England, offer a number of sensible recommendations, some of which are an attempt to alleviate the uninspiring and fact-based approach to education that has crept into policy in recent years.

核心要点：

1. focus on v. 聚焦于

You need to focus on the bigger picture.

2. attempt n./v. 尝试

She passed her driving test at the first attempt.

3. sensible adj. 明智的；理性的

It is a very sensible choice to sell the house when the housing market is still hot.

4. alleviate v. 减轻缓和

The government is taking measures to alleviate poverty in this village.

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