英语四级阅读长难句结构分析大纲

1. Most designers with existing labels are finding there arent comparable fabrics that can just replace what youre doing and what your customers are used to.

分析 主干：Most designers are finding...

finding 后是省略连接词 that 的宾语从句。 该从句是 there be 句型 其主 语 comparable fabrics 后有一个 that 引导的限制性定语从句直到句末。 该定语从句的谓语 动词 replace 带了两个由 and 连接的并列的'宾语从句都用 what 引导。

译文：大多数现有品牌设计师都发现找不到满意的有机布料来取代现在使用的顾客已经习惯了的布料。

2. Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.

分析 主干：Todd Park, a local detective, said...

said 之后的内容是个省略引导词 that的宾语从句。 whose skeleton...是个定语 从句修饰 an... woman。

译文：当地的一名侦探 Todd Park 说 这个方法帮他了解到有关一位身份不明的女性死 者的更多信息其尸骨是在大盐湖附近被发现的。

3. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50 year old man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year.

分析 主干：Gullotta saw a man...

who 引导的定语从句修饰 a... man。 本句是肯定陈述句 却 用了 doing anything 而不是 doing something语义上有所强调。