復(fù)雜的比較級(jí)的拆分和理解 例174

例174　Science that promotes the innovation of our social productivity and service moves forward not so much through the insights of great men that play a pioneering role in our society as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話考的是比較級(jí)not so much...as...，翻譯為與其說(shuō)……不如說(shuō)……，主語(yǔ)是Science，動(dòng)詞是moves forward through，賓語(yǔ)是the insights of great men，定語(yǔ)從句that promotes the innovation of our social productivity and service修飾前面的主語(yǔ)science，定語(yǔ)從句that play a pioneering role in our society修飾前面的賓語(yǔ)the insights of great men, as后面是介詞短語(yǔ)做狀語(yǔ)，也就是because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools。

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)在于比較級(jí)not so much...as...，否定前面，強(qiáng)調(diào)后面，比如I am not so much rich as talented（與其說(shuō)我有錢，不如說(shuō)我有才）。這種句型作文可以寫，很經(jīng)典。

【核心詞匯】

innovation　創(chuàng)新

social productivity　社會(huì)生產(chǎn)力

move forward　進(jìn)步

insight　洞察力

play a pioneering role　其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)性作用

improved techniques and tools　更新的技術(shù)和工具

【參考譯文】科學(xué)促進(jìn)了社會(huì)生產(chǎn)力和服務(wù)的創(chuàng)新，科學(xué)進(jìn)步并不是取決于在社會(huì)上起領(lǐng)導(dǎo)作用的人的洞察力，而是取決于普通的事情，比如更新的技術(shù)和工具。