But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world.
1.重点词汇及短语:
contend v. 声称,主张;竞争,争夺 【用法】contend (that); contend for sth.
peer n. (多用复数)同龄人;社会地位相同的人
cure n. 治疗,疗法;对策,措施 v. 治愈,治好;解决,改善
dynamic n. 动态,(事物或人)相互作用的方式
adj. 【熟义】动态的,不断变化的;【生义】有创新思想的
2.句子成分分析:本句为复合句。peer pressure can also be a positive force是由that引导的宾语从句,作contends的宾语。through what she calls the social cure作方式状语。in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics为定语从句,修饰the social cure。不定式结构to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world是目的状语。句意上的特点:不定式用作目的状语时,其句意很明显,通常表示目的。语法上的特点:从语法上看,不定式表示目的通常是指发生在谓语动作之后的动作,也就是说,若以谓语动作发生的时间为标准,用作目的状语的不定式是一个尚未发生的将来动作。例如:He turned his head around to look at people