考研英语长难句讲解 第295期

5、It can be easily be seen from the picture that in addition to providing us with many conveniences, the Internet estranges¹ people from one another.

【译文】

从图画中可以很容易看出，除了络我们提高众多便利以外，互联网也使人们彼此之间变得疏远。

【分析】

此句是看图作文的经典句型，首先需对图中内容进行直观描述，而后再做概括性分析，指出问题的症结所在或表明自己的观点。本句也可用As is illustrated/shown/revealed in the picture that …或 From the picture, we know that …等句型替换。

6、There are many reasons responsible for this phenomenon and the following are the typical ones.

【译文】

造成这种现象的原因有很多，以下就是典型的几个。

【分析】

此句具有承上启下的作用。前文通常会呈现问题或说明现状，下文将列举造成这一现象的原因，本句过度到原因的阐述方面。类似的表达还有Many reasons conitribute to this phenomenon; A number of factors could account for this phenomenon; The phenomenon exists for a number of reasons 等。