英语六级阅读理解备考：真题长难句(14)_大学英语阅读

英语六级阅读理解备考：真题长难句(14)

　　【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为The intent is an important step。to collect and standardize是动词不定式作定语，修饰intent。

　　【译文】新建立的哈佛大学媒体与儿童健康中心意图收集并以统一标准衡量媒体暴力，以便能够比较它们背后的方法论、假设及结论，这是在正确的研究方向上迈出的重要一步。

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　　Skeptics were dismayed several years ago when a group of societies including the American Medical Association tried to end the debate by issuing a joint statement: At this time, well over 1,000 studies point overwhelmingly to causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some children.

　　【分析】本句为复合句。主句为Skeptics were dismayed several years ago。when引导时间状语从句。直接引语部分是同位语，具体说明statement的内容。

　　【译文】几年前，包括美国医学会在内的几家团体试图通过发表联合声明来终止这种争论，声明中说：到目前为止，已有1,000多项研究以压倒性优势指出了媒体暴力与一些儿童的攻击行为之间存在因果关系。这令怀疑论者们很是沮丧。

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　　The First Reconstruction ended slavery and briefly gave black men voting rights, but gave no meaningful compensation for two centuries of unpaid labor.