2016年考研真题高频长难句解析(十四)
Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairmanwas backing off his hard line stand, at least to some extent.【译文】莱文不愿对上周的辩论做出评论,但有迹象表明,这位董事长的强硬立场起码在一定程度上有所缓和。
【析句】句子本身并不难,但是要正确理解某些词和词组。
【讲词】back off意为“后退”。Why Democrats backed off education budget?(为什么民主党在教育预算这个问题作出让步?)stand意为“立场”。She defended her stand on the issue.(她为自己在这一问题上的立场进行了辩解。)extent意为“广度;宽度;长度;范围;程度”。to a certain extent(在一定程度上),to a great extent(在很大程度上),to some extent(在某种程度上),to such an extentthat(到这样的程度竟然),to that extent(达到那样的程度),to the extent of(到……的程度),tothe extent that(达到……程度)。
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