英语四级真题阅读长难句的分析（十六）_大学英语阅读

英语四级真题阅读长难句的分析（十六）

　　【译文】20世纪70年代能源危机后建造的节能型封闭性商业建筑暴露出由油漆、墙纸和地毯等材料引起的室内空气质量问题。

　　63. So for 20 years, we ve been focusing on these materials down to the molecules, looking for ways to make them safe for people and the planet.

　　【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为 we ve been focusing on these materials。looking for ways to make them safe for people and the planet 是现在分词短语作目的状语。

　　【译文】因此，二十年来，我们集中研究这些材料，直至分子层面，以寻求方法使它们于人体和地球无害。

　　64. As sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of what to do about it, says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by the students to develop their idea.

　　【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为 As sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of what to do about it, says Eric Shashoua。介词as意为作为，当作，后接名词作状语。what to do about it 作 of 的宾语。a recent college graduate and Research Laboratories 是 Eric Shashoua 的同位语;a company created by the students to develop their idea是Axon Sleep Research Laboratories的同位语。过去分词短语created by the students to develop their idea 作后置定语，修饰 company。