Training of long and difficult sentences in postgraduate entrance examination day81

example 1：
【We tend to take it for granted （that new technologies work better than old ones）】— safer, faster, more accurate, more efficient, more convenient.

1. take it for granted Taken for granted (= accept as true) Of course

1. Find the predicate verb of the host ：tend
The main sentence ：
【We tend to take it for granted （that new technologies work better than old ones）】
We tend to take for granted , New technology works better than old technology
2.
safer, faster, more accurate, more efficient, more convenient.
More secure 、 faster 、 More accurate 、 More effective 、 More convenient

translate ：
We tend to take for granted , New technology is better than old technology —— More secure 、 faster 、 More accurate 、 More effective 、 More convenient .





example 2：
Purists may extol the virtues of vinyl records, 【but nobody can dispute that a digital music collection is easier to carry and sounds almost exactly as good. 】

1. Purist n. Nazis
2. virtue n. advantage ; Virtue ; Strengths
3. vinyl records Vinyl records

1. Find the predicate verb of the subject sentence ：extol
The main sentence ：
Purists may extol the virtues of vinyl records
Nazis extol the virtues of vinyl records
2.
【but nobody can dispute that a digital music collection is easier to carry and sounds almost exactly as good. 】
But no one would argue that digital music collections are easier to carry , And it sounds almost as good

translate ：
Nazis extol the virtues of black pepper records , But no one would argue that digital music phones are easier to carry , And it sounds almost as good .





example 3：
Cash is a paradox—a technology thousands of years old that may just prove impossible to recreate in a more advanced form.

1. cash n. cash
2. advanced a. advanced ; advanced v. progress , progress , Development
3. propel v. Push
4. acclaim v. Praise
   ac To strengthen + claim Shout , cry → Shout again and again → Highly appraised , Praise
5. denounce v. Condemn
   de destroyed + nounc speak , say + e → Say slander → attack

1. Find the predicate verb of the subject sentence ：is
The main sentence ：
Cash is a paradox
Cash is a paradox
2.
a technology thousands of years old that may just prove （impossible to recreate in a more advanced form.）
A technology that has been around for thousands of years may prove , It cannot be reproduced in a more advanced form .

translate ：
Cash is a paradox —— This kind of technology has been proved for thousands of years , It cannot be reproduced in a more advanced form