长难句讲解

9. It's like the teacher who breaks up the troublemakers in the back row by pairing them with better-behaved classmates.

【分析】复合句。句子主干为 It's like the teacher。who 引导定语从句修饰 the teacher。by pairing 作方式状语。

【译文】这就像老师会把教师后排爱惹麻烦的学生和品行颇为端正的学生安排在一起，以纠正他们的行为。

【点拨】pair“一双，一对”，本句中作动词，意为“（使...）成对”。

【临摹】父母最终同意女儿同那位年轻人结婚。

10. The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state's strict nuclear regulations.

【分析】多重复合句。句子主干为 The company...provoked...outrage。a major...England 为 The company 的同位语，对其进行解释说明。when 引导定语从句，修饰 last week，该从句中又包含一个省略了引导词的从句 it...regulations 作 announced 的宾语。to abide by...regulations 为不定式短语作后置定语，修饰commitment。

【译文】在新英格兰地区，一家主要能源供应商 Entergy 公司上周声称不准备兑现长期严格遵守核能法规的承诺，这在佛蒙特州理所当然激起了众怒。

【点拨】provoke“对...挑衅，激怒”，本句中意为“引起，激起”。

临摹答案

临摹答案：

9. The parents finally agreed to pair their daughter with that young man.