读懂句子和背诵单词之间,还有一道长难句的语法鸿沟,学程考研「每日一句」帮你掌握各种句式结构!
【今日长难句】
Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be.
【词汇分析】
expect [ ɪkˈspekt ] v. 期望;指望
lead to 通向;通往
graduate [ ˈɡrædʒuət ] n. 毕业生
【语法点睛】
1.本句的主干为it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates,it为形式主语,真正的主语是to turn out graduates,即to turn out graduates is in the best interest of a school。
2.句中who引导定语从句,修饰先行词graduates,定语从句中are as qualified as possible和at least appear to be为并列结构,并列连词为or,主语均是who,其中,第二个并列成分中,at least appear to be是对at least appear to be as qualified as possible的省略。
【翻译】
既然学生和家长都希望大学学位能带来一份工作,那么培养尽可能合格的、或至少看起来合格的毕业生才最符合学校的利益。