2015考研英语每日一句（三十八）

Be Brave: When something scares you, don’t forget: everyone else is just as scared as you are.

勇敢一点：当你害怕的时候，不要忘了，其他人也跟你一样害怕

今天的句子

Chomsky’s grammar should show patternsof language change that are independent of the family tree or the pathwaytracked through it , whereas Greenbergian universality predicts strongco-dependencies between particular types of word-order.

主干识别：Chomsky’s grammar should show patterns of language change.

其他成分：that are independent of the family tree or the pathwaytracked through it

定语从句

whereasGreenbergian universality predicts strong co-dependencies between particulartypes of word-order.

翻译点拨：

词汇点拨：

Chomsky乔姆斯基

Beindependent of 不受… 的影响

familytree 谱系(根据上下文可以提示大家这里是指语言的)

Greenbergian格林堡式的(合成词)

universality普遍性

co-dependencies相互依存

whereas但是

成分的处理：

先翻主句：

Chomsky’sgrammar should show patterns of language change

乔姆斯基的语法应该显示出语言变化的模式

再将定语从句单独成句：

thatare independent of the family tree or the pathway tracked through it

这些模式不受语言谱系或贯穿谱系路径的影响;

whereasGreenbergian universality predicts strong co-dependencies between particulartypes of word-order

但是格林堡式的普遍性预测了特定的词序类型间紧密(strong)的依存性

另外：给同学们介绍一个表达，这是2011年阅读文章中的一句话：

the learning curve has been steep

直接翻译的话是：学习的曲线很陡峭;很晦涩;

但是这个表达的实际含义是：做什么事情不是很容易，需要花功夫，是一个经常用的表达。

例句：

For most users, the learning curve required to transform a Linux box into a “personal” computer is too steep.

试着翻译下！

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