專四100條閱讀難句：sentence 18

　　In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen (監(jiān)督) “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.” (09.12 Passage 2)

　　主干：the university stressed that...

　　1. when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，修飾謂語動(dòng)詞stressed, “劍橋任命Alison的時(shí)候公開強(qiáng)調(diào)說...”。有人認(rèn)為when引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾2003，不妥，因?yàn)?ldquo;任命”是瞬間動(dòng)作動(dòng)詞，而In 2003是延續(xù)性時(shí)間。

　　2. that引導(dǎo)的從句作stressed的賓語。oversee常用人或項(xiàng)目作其賓語，表示“監(jiān)督、監(jiān)管”，句中用a major strengthening作其賓語。

　　譯文：2003年，當(dāng)劍橋大學(xué)任命耶魯大學(xué)另一名前教務(wù)長(zhǎng)艾莉森.理查德為副校長(zhǎng)時(shí)，就公開強(qiáng)調(diào)艾莉森在耶魯任職期間成功地使“耶魯?shù)呢?cái)力大大增強(qiáng)”。