考研英语典型长难句及解析之一
1.Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fast asleep (2), electricity is working for us (1), driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned (3).
电仍在为我们工作。

即使在我们关掉了床头灯深深地进入梦乡时, 电仍在为我们工作。

即使在我们关掉了床头灯深深地进入梦乡时, 电仍在为我们工作——开动电冰箱, 把水加热, 或使室内空调机继续运转。

2. But now it is realized that supplies of some of them are limited, and it is even possible to give a reasonable estimate of their “expectation of life" (1), the time it will take to exhaust all known sources and reserves of these materials (2).
可是现在人们意识到, 其中有些矿物质的蕴藏量是有限的, 人们甚至还可以比较合理的估计出这些矿物质“可望存在多少年”。

可是现在人们意识到, 其中有些矿物质的蕴藏量是有限的, 人们甚至还可以比较合理的估计出这些矿物质“可望存在多少年”, 也就是说, 经过若干年后, 这些矿物的全部已知矿源和储量将消耗殆尽。

If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment (2), they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it (1).
他们就不会感到如此伤心, 所以也就不会因对此有愤恨和反对的情绪而把孩子推到对立面去。

如果做父母的对这种青少年的反应有所准备, 而且认为这是一个显示出孩子正在成长, 正在发展珍贵的观察力和独立的判断力的标志, 他们就不会感到如此伤心, 所以也就不会因对此有愤恨和反对的情绪而把孩子推到对立面去。

4.
They (the poor) are the first to experience technological progress as a curse (1) which destroys the old muscle-power jobs (2) that previous generations used as a means to fight their way out of poverty (3).
他们(穷人们)最早体味到了技术进步所带来的危害。

他们(穷人们)最早体味到了技术进步所带来的危害，因为技术进步使传统的体力劳动受到了威胁。

这种新的倾向是把住宅安排在城市的近郊, 而把生产活动、商业往来、政府部门以及娱乐场所都集中在城市的中心地区。

到目前为止, 经历了18和19两个世纪, 这种新的倾向是把住宅安排在城市的近郊, 而把生产活动、商业往来、政府部门以及娱乐场所都集中在城市的中心地区。

从18世纪、19世纪一直到现在，所出现的一种新的趋势是住宅位于城市的近郊，而生产、商务活动、政府机构以及娱乐活动等则集中在城市的中心区域。

10. How can the European Union contribute to the development of a European film and television programme industry (1) which is competitive in the world market and capable of radiating the influence of European culture and of creating jobs in Europe?
欧洲联盟怎样才能促进欧洲影视业的发展呢?
欧洲联盟怎样才能促进欧洲影视业的发展，使其在世界市场上更加具有竞争性，使其能够扩大欧洲文化的影响，并为欧洲创造更多的就业机会呢？
11. In America, plans by the government to allow government agencies and intelligence sevices easy access to telephone conversations and electronic mail (2) have caused considerable concern (1).
在美国，计划引起了人们普遍关注。

在美国，政府允许政府部门和情报机构可以随意监听电话和监视电子邮件的计划引起了人们普遍的关注。

12. Many people believe (1) that man is not solving these problems of pollution quickly enough (2a) and that his selfish pursuit of possessions take him past
the point of no return (2b) before he fully appreciates the damage (2ba).
许多人认为，人类没有尽快的解决这些污染问题而只顾谋求私利，以至于错过了悔改的机会，以后才充分认识到这种损害。