1. 主从分离,先抓主干
例句:The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.
拆法:
口诀:见到that先圈起来,可能是同位语或定语,主干抓完再回填。
2. 长介词切割,倒着翻
例句:In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals.
拆法:
套路:介词短语(in, by, of…)全是配件,找到它修饰哪个词,往前一粘就行。
3. 插入语直接剔,别被带偏
例句:This success, coupled with later research showing that memory itself is not genetically determined, led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one.
拆法:
高频考点:两个逗号夹着的通常是废话,剔了再看主谓宾在哪。
4. 并列连词(and, but, or)找对称
例句:It’s not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers.
拆法:
口诀:and前后词性、结构一定对称,找到第一个就能顺出第二个。
5. 真题高频结构汇总
拿来就用模板:
拆句三步:①划连接词(that, which, and, 介词);②删插入语(逗号之间);③提主干(谁+干嘛),修饰成分往后挨个贴。