復雜的非謂語動詞的理解 例284

例284　According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples, single parents are the least happy of all.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】句子開頭是個介詞短語According to several studies...，后面是分詞定語concluding that...，后面是賓語從句parents are less happy than childless couples，這個句子的主干是single parents are the least happy of all。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于介詞短語套上分詞定語，再套上賓語從句，很經(jīng)典。

【核心詞匯】

according to several studies　根據(jù)很多研究

less happy　不太高興

childless couples　不生孩子的父母

single parents　單身父母

the least happy　最不高興

【參考譯文】多項研究表明，有孩子的父母很少比沒有孩子的夫婦更快樂，而單親家庭是最不快樂的。