定语从句可以采取顺势断句译法
如：
　　Before I went ，all the partcipants in the scheme were given a short list of words that are in commom use in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would even offend them。
　　可以将这个定语从句，拆成两个单独的句子，中间通过重复英语中的先行词，将断开的句子连接起来。译文：在我动身之前，我们这个项目所有的参与者都得到一小份单词表，上面列出某些在英国通用，而在美国则可能引起他们误解，甚至冒犯他们的词汇。
　　再如：Working for President Ronald Reagan，Mr。 Bush was a silent and subservient vice president，∥a former rival ∥who gave himself the task of proving his loyalty∥ by staying in the background and never ∥speaking out when his beliefs differed from those of his boss。
　　这本来是一个很长的句子，有定语从句，又有插入语，信息量也较多。如果不进行合理断句，很难在短时间内把所有信息，完全通顺的翻译出来。经过断句后，这个定语从句可以采用顺序驱动的方法。译文：布什先生为里根总统效力时，是一份缄默顺从的副总统，他以前曾是里根的竞争对手，当了副总统以后，他要证实自己对里根的忠诚：他尽量不抛头露面突出自己，在即的观点与上司相左时，他总是把话放到肚子里。
　　另外~“gave himself the task of proving his loyalty”如果直译为“给了自己在后台工作的任务以示他的忠诚”小编觉得有点生硬呢。