考研英语长难句｜Day108

时间： 2024-10-30 03:48     

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今日长难句

Offering a swag of money to someone who has been serially underpaid can have the opposite of the intended effect if it leaves them seething about how much pay and recognition they have been missing out on for years.

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词汇解析

a swag of 一堆（句中搭配money，译为“一大笔钱”）

serially [ˈsɪˌriəli] adv. 连续地

underpaid [ˌʌndərˈpeɪd] adj. 酬劳过低的，酬不抵劳的

opposite [ˈɑːpəzɪt] n. 对立面，反面

intended [ɪnˈtendɪd] adj. 打算的，计划的，意欲达到的

seethe [siːð] v. 强压怒火，生闷气

recognition [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn] n. 认可，赏识

miss out on 错失机会，错过了

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结构分析

✔句子主干：

Offering a swag of money to someone can have the opposite of the intended effect

✔定语从句：

who has been serially underpaid

✔状语从句（含省略关系词的定从）：

if it leaves them seething about how much pay and recognition (定从→) they have been missing out on for years

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参考译文

Offering a swag of money to someone who has been serially underpaid can have the opposite of the intended effect if it leaves them seething about how much pay and recognition they have been missing out on for years.

如果给连续薪酬过低的人一大笔钱，这会让他们为多年来一直没有得到多少薪酬和认可而感到愤怒，那么可能会产生适得其反的效果。

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