大學(xué)英語四級100條閱讀難句-sentence 48
A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent s clothes without permission is not.
分析主干:A 12-year-old might need to be shown that... but that...
本句是show sb. that...結(jié)構(gòu)的被動語態(tài),that 從句依然充當(dāng)賓語。賓語是but 并列連接的兩個that 引導(dǎo)的從句。兩個從句都用動名詞短語(raiding..., borrowing...)作主語。
作者把孩子心急地打開餅干盒的動作稱為raiding(襲擊)。富有幽默感。
譯文:一個12 歲的孩子可能需要人告訴他,不用得到許可就把餅干盒掃光是可以接受的,但是,沒有得到許可就借走父母的衣服是不能接受的。