英語六級-完形語法關鍵句361. Watching the U.S. economy soar during the

361. Watching the U.S. economy soar during the '90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high technology route.

譯文　看到20世紀90年代美國經(jīng)濟的騰飛，德國人決定，他們也得走高科技之路。

點睛　本句的主干是...the Germans had decided that...。其中they, too, needed...route是由that引導的賓語從句，作decide的賓語；現(xiàn)在分詞短語watching...during the '90s在句中作原因狀語。soar的本義是“急速飛入高空”，這里引申為“上漲，高漲”。route的意思是“路途，路線”；high technology route意為“高科技之路”。

考點歸納　動詞不定式省略to的情況：

在感官動詞和使役動詞后，作賓語補足語的不定式不能帶to。

常見的感官動詞或短語有：see、watch、observe、look at、notice、hear、listen to、feel等。如：

They knew her very much, as they had seen her grow up from childhood. 他們非常了解她，因為他們是看著她長大的。

常見的使役動詞有：make、have、let等。如：

I will have someone show you around the museum. 我會叫人帶你去參觀博物館。

在一些固定結構中，動詞不定式不帶to。常見的此類短語有：rather than、had better、why not、would rather等。如：

He preferred to give up the opportunity rather than hurt his sister's feeling. 他寧愿放棄這次機會，也不愿傷害妹妹的感情。