19考研英语:屠屠长难句(七十六)
01 每日长难句
Clever though this is, it is just a stepping stone towards the direct incorporation of fuel cells into portable devices and, in particular, laptops—the application that remains the industry’s Holy Grail.
02结构分析】
本句句首是though构成的部分倒装,还原后应为though this is clever。主句为it is just a stepping stone,towards引导短语结构 the direct incorporation of fuel cells into portable devices and… laptops修饰前面的a stepping stone。破折号后面的the application是同位语作用, that remains the industry’s Holy Grail是定语从句。
03【词汇】
a stepping stone 垫脚石
incorporation 合并,整合
portable 可携带的,可搬运的
laptop 笔记本电脑
04【参考译文】
虽然这很聪明,但它只能算是通往直接将燃料电池与便携设备——特别是笔记本电脑——整合的道路上的垫脚石,这一技术运用现在仍是工业界的圣杯。
05【明日长难句】
The engines would have variable nozzles, which would be fully opened on take-off and landing, so that the exhaust would be slow and relatively quiet, and narrowed when the aircraft was cruising, providing the necessary speed.
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