【摘要】距离2020年MBA研究生招生考试仅剩30多天，小编温馨提醒您的备考时间已经不多啦。在最后的30多天里大家一定要戒骄戒躁好好冲刺呀，不论是综合还是英语都要按照计划有条不紊地进行，调整好自己的备考节奏，不要轻易被别人影响。以下内容是2020年MBA考试英语长难句解读（三）。

【长难句】

That's something that has stayed with the Queen all her life, and I think that's partly why she likes Kate, who's not afraid to wear the same dress twice, and is so patently not inthe ‘spend, spend, spend’ mould.

【长难句解析】

That's something(a)//that has stayed with the Queen all her life,(b)//and I think(c)// that's partly(d)//why she likes Kate,(e)//who's not afraid to wear the same dress twice, and is so patently not inthe ‘spend, spend, spend’ mould.(f)

【解读】

本句中a部分和c部分都是完整的短句，因此其间的and为并列词连接了这两部分，构成构成并列句。b部分为that引导的定语从句修饰限定前面的名词something。d部分为宾语从句做c部分谓语动词think的宾语，其中that不再是连词，而是指代词。e部分为表语从句做d部分谓语动词is的表语。f部分为非限定性定语从句，对前面的名词kate进行补充说明。

f部分patently 从结尾的ly就可以判断词性为副词，但是去除ly的patent的意思貌似常见的是，作为名词，表示“专利”。那么这里到底怎么理解呢?patent除了做名词，还可以做形容词，表示“明显的，显而易见的”，比如“This was patent nonsense.”(这明显是胡说八道。)相当于obvious。因此这里的副词patently也就是等于obviously或者clearly. f部分mould注意拼写，拼写上注意区分would。Mould是名词，表示“模具;铸模”，比如“A clay mould is used for casting bronze statues.”(用黏土模具来浇铸青铜塑像。)当然这是本义，那么本句中是修饰人，所以意思表示“(独特)类型，个性，风格”，比如“a hero in the ‘Superman’ mould”( “超人”型的英雄)

【参考译文】而这是一种(a)//伴随了女王一生的勤俭节约的(b)//作风(a)//并且我认为(c)//这是(d)//女王为什么喜欢凯特的部分原因，(e)//凯特从不介意同一件衣服穿个两次吧，显然，凯特也不是“大手大脚”类型的人。(f)

(翻译该句的时候，将定语从句b部分前置到所修饰词“作风”之前，其他部分从头到尾按照顺序翻译即可。)

【长难句原文】She’s a make-do-and-mend Queen The Queen has never been an extravagant person. She was 13 when World War II began, so her formative years were hugely shaped by growing up in the shadow of the conflict. The entire nation had to make sacrifices and while no one is suggesting the Royal Family had to slum it, Britain stood alone for a while against Germany, food was rationed and there was a real sense of make-do-and-mend. That’s something that has stayed with the Queen all her life, and I think that’s partly why she likes Kate, who’s not afraid to wear the same dress twice, and is so patently not in the ‘spend, spend, spend’ mould.

【翻译】

女王向来不喜欢铺张浪费。第二次世界大战爆发时她才13岁，在战争的阴影中长大。当时全英国人民都得做出牺牲，尽管没人要求王室参与其中，但他们却并未逃避责任。英国与德国孤军奋战时，食物都定量配给，一切都得省吃俭用。而这是一种伴随了女王一生的勤俭节约的作风。并且我认为这是女王之所以喜欢凯特的部分原因，凯特从不介意同一件衣服穿个两次吧，显然，凯特也不是“大手大脚”类型的人。

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