新GRE填空练习8：典型句式分析.

　　多进行一些新GRE填空题的练习，可以帮助我们摸索出最适合自己的做题方法，快速准确地攻克新GRE填空题。下面的几个例题需要大家找出下列句子的典型句式，划出句子主干，并尝试翻译。

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　　36 Another point is that cycling is a cheaper alternative than car ownership with its registration fees, fuel costs, and regular mechanical expenses.

　　典型句式：with 介词结构暗含原因。

　　句子主干：Another point is that cycling is an alternative.

　　翻译： 另外一点就是骑车是比开车更经济的替代方案，由于它(汽车)的注册费，燃料成本以及常规机械维修成本。

　　37 The greater the proportion of cyclists to other vehicles, the safer cycling becomes.

　　典型句式：the more A, the more B.

　　句子主干：The greater the proportion of cyclists, the safer cycling becomes.

　　翻译：骑自行车的人相对(使用)其他车辆的人的比例越大，骑车就变得越安全。

　　38 In fact, puffery has been termed “a licence to lie”, as it is vague enough to be classed as opinion, an expression of the salesperson’s evaluation of the product, rather than an objective statement.

　　典型句式：as 引导的原因状语。 A rather than B 结构

　　句子主干：puffery has been termed “a licence to lie”.

　　翻译：事实上，自我吹嘘性广告被标签位“撒谎的自由”，由于它足够模糊到被归类为观点，一种销售人员对自己产品的评估性表达，而不是一种可观陈述。

　　39 Using puffery to raise awareness of products and to generate increased sales is a common advertising strategy.

　　典型句式：and 引导的顺承关系

　　句子主干：Using puffery is a strategy.

　　翻译：使用吹嘘性广告来提高产品的知名度并且促进销售是一种普通的广告策略。

　　40 These days, however, if a company claims to sell the country’s “best-loved” or “favourite” product], whether a brand of coffee or a make of car, this is held to be puffery, rather than an objective claim of market share.

　　典型句式：A or B; whether A or B; A rather than B

　　句子主干：this is held to be puffery.

　　翻译：然而，现如今，如果一个公司声称卖的是全国“最喜爱的”或“最心爱的”产品，无论是一个咖啡品牌还是一款汽车，这会被当做是吹嘘，而不会被当成对市场份额的客观陈述。

　　改革后的新GRE填空题更多地考察单词的用法和精确含义，也加深了对阅读理解能力的考察，新GRE填空题逻辑结构更为复杂，需要推导的层次也更多，需要我们多进行新GRE填空题的练习。