2012年6月英语四级阅读备考：真题长难句解析(13)_大学英语阅读

2012年6月英语四级阅读备考：真题长难句解析(13)

　　【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。

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　　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. (2006年6月)

　　【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 andResearch 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。

　　【译文】我们自己作为失眠的人，开始思考做些什么来消除失眠， Eric Shashoua 说。Eric 为应届大学毕业生，现任由学生们为发展自己的理念而创办的一家公司即Axon睡眠研究实验室的首席执行官。

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　　The headband equipped with electrodes and microprocessor measures the electrical activity of the wearers brain, in much the same way as some machines used for medical and research purposes and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. (2006年6月)