1. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi . The winner , by a large margin , was a tiny Virginia company called Open Source Solutions , whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world .
结构:
- In 1995 the CIA [主] held [谓] a contest to see [宾]
- 宾语从句:who [主] could compile [谓] the most data about Burundi [宾] .
- The winner [宾]
- 插入语: , by a large margin ,
- was [系] a tiny Virginia company [表] called Open Source Solutions [定] ,
- 定语从句:whose clear advantage [主] was [系] its mastery of the electronic world [表] .
单词:
Contest n.比赛
Contact n.往来 接触
Content n.内容 目录
Compile vt.汇集 收集
Comply vi.遵从
Imply vt.意味着
Margin n.差数 余地
Mastery n.掌握
词组:
a large margin 巨大的优势
解析:
who引导宾语从句,做see的宾语
主语the winner和谓语was被一个插入语截断
whose引导宾语从句修饰 Open Source Solutions,表示所有格
直译:1995年,CIA举行了一个比赛,看看谁能过够收集到关于布隆迪的信息最多。小企业开发资源解决方案公司,以非常大的优势成为胜利者,这个公司最大的优势对它精通对电子世界的掌控
译文:1995年,中央情报局曾举办一次比赛,看谁能收集到最多的关于布隆迪的情报。以绝对优势赢得比赛的是弗吉尼亚一家名为“开源解决方案”的小公司,它明显的优势在于对电子领域的熟练掌握
重点:
- a large margin 巨大的优势
- who引导宾语从句,做see的宾语
- 主语the winner和谓语was被一个插入语截断
- whose引导宾语从句修饰 Open Source Solutions,表示所有格
2. Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford , Inc. , a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin , Texas .
结构:
- Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world [主] is [系] Straitford , Inc. [表] , a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin , Texas [定]
单词:
splash vi.溅落 vt.利益 n.落水的声音
词组:
Make a splash 引起关注
Base in 基于
Base on 以...为基础 基于
解析:
- A private...作为定语修饰Straitford , Inc.
直译:在这个新领域的所有公司中,最引人注意的是斯特拉伏特有限公司,一个创建于德克萨斯州奥斯汀市的私营情报分析公司
译文:在这个新领域中,取得最大成功的是斯特拉伏特有限公司,这是一家位于德克萨斯州奥斯汀市的私营情报分析公司
重点:
- Make a splash 引起关注
3. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying ( covering nations from Chile to Russia ) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International . Many of its predictions are available online at www.straitford.com .
结构:
- Straitford [主] makes [谓] money [宾] by selling the results of spying ( covering nations from Chile to Russia ) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International [状] .
- Many of its predictions [主] are [系] available online at www.straitford.com [表]
单词:
Chile n.治理
corporation n.公司
Cooperation n.合作 协作
Prediction n.预测
直译:斯特拉伏特公司通过给像MD能源服务这样的公司提供间谍情报(覆盖的国家从智力到俄罗斯)获取利益。它的很多喻词都能够在www.straitford.com 网站找到。
译文:斯特拉伏特公司通过向诸如麦克德莫跨国集团这样的能源公司出售间谍情报(涉及从智力到俄罗斯的许多国家)谋取利润。该公司的许多分析预测都可以在www.straitford.com 网站上查到
4. Straitford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution , a spymaster’s dream .
结构:
- Straitford president George Friedman [主] says [谓]
- 宾语从句:he [主] sees [谓] the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool [宾] for both information collection and distribution , a spymaster’s dream [状]
单词:
Distribution n.分发
Mutually ad.相互地
词组:
See ... as ... 把...看作...
解析:
that引导宾语从句,做says的宾语
直译:斯特拉伏特公司的总裁乔治说,他把互联网世界看作对情报的收集和发送的一种互相加强的工具,这是间谍大师的梦想。
译文:斯特拉伏特公司的总裁乔治弗里德曼称,他把网络世界看成对是使情报的收集和发送相互促进的一种工具,是间谍大师的天堂
重点:
- See ... as ... 把...看作...
- that引导宾语从句,做says的宾语
5. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine .
结构:
- Last week his firm [主] was busy vacuuming [谓1] up data bits from the far corners of the world[宾1]
- and predicting [谓2] a crisis in Ukraine [宾2]
单词:
Vacuum n.真空 vt.用真空吸尘器清扫
Crisis n.危机
Crucial a.至关重要的
Ukraine n.乌克兰
词组:
Be busy doing sth 忙于....
Vacuum up 清空
Corner n.角落
解析:
And链接两个并列句,共同使用谓语was busy doing
直译:上周,他的公司正忙于从世界各地收集情报,并预测乌克兰有一个危机
译文:上周,他的公司就忙着从世界各地收集信息,预测乌克兰可能发生危机
重点:
- And链接两个并列句,共同使用谓语was busy doing
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