GRE,GMAT,SAT經典長難句(39/50)
In addition, the style of some Black novels, like Jean Toomer’s Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism ; dose this technique provide a counterpoint to prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression ?
資料來源:GRE考古題
解析:
第一:
in addition, 表示這個接下來要講的句子繼續延續上一句的話題近一步分析,屬於遞進式的文章結構,故邏輯也同向
第二:
, like Jean Toomer’s Cane, 插入句同位語,跟some Black novels最對應,這裡因為講的是像是JT的cane所以推論它應該是一本書,所以要去對應到Black novels而不是style。
第三:
看到verges on在考試時直接把他想成『等號』別讓費時間糾結,管他中文叫接近還是相當於
第四:
分號後面整個還原:dose this technique provide a counterpoint to prevalent theme and prevalent theme portrays the fate and Black heroes are pitted against the fate, and prevalent theme is a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression ?
prevalent theme that portrays the fate關係代名詞限定用法,翻作:描述這命運的主流題材
第五:
the fate against which Black heroes are pitted,他也是關係代名詞限定用法,只不過前方加上介系詞,使得against which後面的子句變成一個類似副詞子句結構,後方要再補一個名詞形成完整子句,因為介系詞綁架了which,使得which原本接的不完整子句又少了which當作主詞或是受詞,原本這個which加上後面的不完整子句才能讓文法完整,在which被against綁走之後,原本的不完整子句就要再找新的名詞去填補空缺才能使文法合理,通俗一點的話原本只有the fate which are pitted(有污點的命運)是一個完整的家,可是aganist搬進來書房住了,產生the fate against which are pitted,就是which是溫瑞凡,against是黎薇恩,然後are pitted是謝安真,溫瑞凡被黎薇恩搶走行成介系詞+名詞的介詞結構against which,可是這樣文法不對,所以藍天蔚( Black heroes)就跟謝安真告白了最後造成the fate against which Black heroes are pitted。翻譯也變了,變成『非裔英雄反抗這個命運 』。
第六:
, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression 本身是同位語之外其中還藏有關係代名詞限定用法的省略conveyed by more naturalistic modes,還原:a theme (which was) usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression,通常藉由更多有關於表達的真實模型來傳達的題材。
邏輯:
這句在文法上難度不算大,但是她是個很經典的填充題練習
文中提到Black novels,然後verge on 就看成等號,所以分號前方就是Black novels=surrealism,又因為分號也是補充說明用的所以自然當作前後兩句話的等號,也就是前方一句話的總邏輯=後方一句的總邏輯。因此可以推論不管怎樣後面的話一定要圍繞Black novels=surrealism來發展,因此繼續看, this technique這裡有代名詞所以要往上找是代替誰,跟技巧有關的就是style了,所以this technique就是 the style of some Black novels的意思,然後counterpoint叫做對立點,也就是前後取反(加上負號)的意思,所以整句話用數學運算表示就是Black novels= (-) prevalent theme,所以就是說非裔小說的題材和主流題材是相反的。其實看到這裡應該就夠了,下面用『腳頭嗚』想都想得出來prevalent theme是naturalistic。如果不放心的話我們再往下,that portrays the fate關代限定用法當形容詞修飾prevalent theme,所以也可以當成等號,重點來了!!against which Black heroes are pitted。against出現又要取反了,所以prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted,用數學表示prevalent theme =fate =(-) Black,到頭來還是講Black novels= (-) prevalent theme。繼續往下有個同位語,a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression,其中conveyed也是可以看成等號所以a theme= naturalistic modes,然後這個同位語又是修飾prevalent theme,所以推理出prevalent theme=naturalistic,那這樣在對應分號前面的那句話邏輯Black novels=surrealism,這樣就完成了,因此填充題就很也可以會考你naturalistic挖空格,或是counterpoint挖空個,或是變態一點兩個都挖,抑或是加入verge on去排列組合
翻譯:
In addition, the style of some Black novels, like Jean Toomer’s Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism ; dose this technique provide a counterpoint to prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression ?
此外,這些有如金兔馬的小說『拐杖』的非裔主題小說,他們的風格很接近表現主義或是超現實主義; 而這類風格是不是和那種描述非裔英雄反抗這樣命運的主流題材有所相左,這個不同是建立在這種主流題材通常是藉由更多有關於體現寫實的模型來傳達題材內容的。
單字:
verges on (v.)相當於= approach = equal
Verge (n.) 邊緣=border / edge / brink / fringe / threshold
counterpoint (n.) 對立點= antithesis / contradiction / opposition / differentiation
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