1.【文章难句】 It has been a divisive issue across the ., as educators blamed the prolonged reaction to affirmative-action for declines in minority admissions. 【结构分析】该句为一复合句,It has been a...issue 是句子的主干, as educators...in minority admissions 是原因状语从句。 【句子精译】它一直是美国国内争论不休的问题,因为教育者把少数民族学生的入学人数 下降归咎于对肯定诉讼程序的持续反对。
2.【文章难句】 They, together with 36 universities and 7 non-anizations, formed a forum that set forth an action plan essentially designed to help colleges circumvent court-imposed restrictions on affirmative-action. 【结构分析】 They...formed a forum 是句子的主干, that set forth...on affirmative-action 是 定语从句,修饰说明 a forum, essentially designed to help...on affirmative-action 是分词短语, 修饰 plan。 【句子精译】他们联合了 36 所大学以及 7 家非营利性公益组织创建了一个论坛来实施一个 行动计划,专门帮助大学在肯定诉讼上规避法庭强加的约束。
3.【文章难句 Doing so allows colleges to take minorities who excel in average urban schools, even if they wouldn’t have made the cut under the current statewide ranking many universities use. 【结构分析】 Doing so allows colleges to take minorities 是句子的主干,even if...是让步状语 从句;who excel in average urban schools 是定语从句,修饰 minorities; many universities use 也是定语从句省略了 that,修饰 ranking。 【句子精译】这样做使学院可以录取在一般市镇学校中的少数民族尖子生,即使他们在当 前全国许多大学使用的级别排定下本不愿意作以削减。
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