motif /m??'ti?f/ n. 裝飾的圖案或式樣;(音樂的)樂旨,(文學的)主題.
term n. 術語
peck /pek/ v. <鳥>以喙啄
大家自己先讀,不回讀,看一遍是否能理解
The frequency (with which certain simple motifs appear in these oldest sites) has led rock-art researchers to adopt a descriptive term—the Panaramitee style—alabel (which takes its name from the extensive rock pavements at Panaramitee North in desertSouth Australia),(which are covered with motifs pecked into the surface.) (TPO23, 51)
托福閱讀長難句100句分析:
這個句子的主干:The frequency has led rock-art researchers to adopt a descriptive term
注意這里的lead...to短語
修飾一:(with which certain simple motifs appear in these oldest sites) ,從句,修飾the frequency
中文:一些簡單圖案出現(xiàn)在這些最古老遺址上
修飾二:(which takes its name from the extensive rock pavements at Panaramitee North in desert South Australia) ,從句修飾a label,注意這個從句里面還有兩個介詞短語:
which takes its name (from the extensive rock pavements)(at Panaramitee North in desert South Australia)
(from the extensive rock pavements) ,來自寬廣的巖石路面
(at Panaramitee North in desert South Australia),在澳大利亞南部沙漠Panaramitee North
中文:取名于在澳大利亞南部沙漠Panaramitee North寬廣的巖石路面
修飾三:(which are covered with motifs pecked into the surface.) ,從句,修飾rock pavements,注意這個從句里面還有個非謂語動詞:
which are covered with motifs (pecked into the surface.)
(pecked into the surface.),刻進路面
中文:這些路面被刻進表面的圖案所覆蓋
托福閱讀長難句100句參考翻譯:
一些簡單圖案出現(xiàn)在這些最古老遺址上的頻率使得巖石藝術研究人員采用了一個描述性的術語——Panaramitee風格——這個稱號取名于在澳大利亞南部沙漠Panaramitee North寬廣的巖石路面,這些路面被刻進表面的圖案所覆蓋。
這個句子的主要修飾成分就是非謂語動詞、從句和介詞短語,大家務必想清楚,每一個修飾成分修飾的是什么,才能看清楚這個句子的結構。