高考真题长难句荟萃
长难句1：But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there.
译文：但是，与视觉和听觉相比，商店的气味可能并不突出，但它确实存在。

点拨：
while：尽管（强调对比）
be compared with/to sth：（尺寸、质量或数量）与某事物相比
长难句2：And it is proving to be an increasingly powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.
译文：事实证明，气味是一个越来越有效的，能激起人们的购买欲的手段。

分析：
increasingly（越来越……），副词修饰形容词powerful。

长难句3：A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines.
译文：一家品牌店因其店内独特的香气而闻名，它的气味通过气味仪器，从光线相当暗的大厅一直弥漫到店面的入口。

分析：
which引导定语从句修饰先行词scent。

点拨：
distinctive scent：独特的香气
长难句4：When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale.
译文：说到巴黎最好的购物街，对于品牌的成功，店里的气味和橱窗展品及待售商品的质量同样重要。

分析：
scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale的主干为scent is just as important to...as...。

点拨：
when it comes to：当涉及/谈到……时
window display：橱窗展示
长难句5: Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays.
译文：几年前，购买名牌的人很少，销售员态度轻慢，展品买不起不能碰。

长难句6：But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave.
译文：但是，尽管网店能利用视觉和听觉，但只有实体店能让顾客从进门到离开，一直有全方位的体验。

分析：
customers step through the door和they leave分别是the minute和the moment的定语从句，省略了关系词that。

长难句7：Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination.
译文：另一家品牌店不仅仅想要成为一家商店，而是一个目的地。

点拨：
seek to do sth：寻求办法做某事
长难句8：That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.
译文：主要原因是购物的体验不同以往。

分析：
what引导一个宾语从句作介词to的宾语。

长难句9：There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf.
译文：每次我们伸手去拿货架上某种品牌的产品时，都会受到各种各样花招的影响。

分析：each time引导时间状语从句。

点拨：
at play：起作用
reach out for：伸手去拿，急切寻求
长难句10：Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell.
译文：例如，颜色的变化会根据生产者想要销售的产品而有所不同。

分析：
what引导一个宾语从句，作介词to的宾语，what在宾语从句中作宾语。

点拨：
according to...：根据……。