2017考研英语长难句分析每日一句(799) If you were to examine the birth certificates ofevery soccer player in 2006's World Cuptournament,you would most likely find anoteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are mostlikely to have been in the earlier months of the yearin the later months.
【点拨】1) certificate 意为“证书;证明书;凭证”,birth certificate 意为“出生证”。类似的表达还有:amedical certificate“诊断书”;a certificate of commendation“奖状”。2) quirk 意为“怪癖;怪事,巧合”,在句中表示“奇怪的现象”。3) be likely to do意为“可能会”。