2016年考研真题高频长难句解析（十六）

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　　The phrase “substance abuse” is often used instead of “drug abuse” to make clearthat substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroinand cocaine.
        　　【译文】 他们常用“物质滥用”而不用“药物滥用”来清楚表明滥用酒精、烟草这样的物质如同滥用海洛因和可卡因一样有害。
        　　【析句】 句子的主干是The phrase “substance abuse” is often used，不定式 (to make clearthat…)作目的状语。that后面跟了一个宾语从句作动词(make clear)的宾语。
        　　【讲词】 make clear意为“解释，说明”。I’ve made it clear that it simply is not true.(我已经清楚表明，这绝对不是真的。)The president made it clear what we would and would not do to resolvethe situation.(总统表明为了解决问题，我们会做什么，不会做什么。)