復(fù)雜的非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的理解 例284

例284　According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples, single parents are the least happy of all.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】句子開頭是個(gè)介詞短語(yǔ)According to several studies...，后面是分詞定語(yǔ)concluding that...，后面是賓語(yǔ)從句parents are less happy than childless couples，這個(gè)句子的主干是single parents are the least happy of all。

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)在于介詞短語(yǔ)套上分詞定語(yǔ)，再套上賓語(yǔ)從句，很經(jīng)典。

【核心詞匯】

according to several studies　根據(jù)很多研究

less happy　不太高興

childless couples　不生孩子的父母

single parents　單身父母

the least happy　最不高興

【參考譯文】多項(xiàng)研究表明，有孩子的父母很少比沒(méi)有孩子的夫婦更快樂(lè)，而單親家庭是最不快樂(lè)的。