復雜的非謂語動詞的理解 例285

例285　Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress.

【結構分析】這句話中主語是動名詞短語Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals，其中add to的意思是增加，增添，補充，后面的系動詞是are，表語是her increased "opportunities" for stress。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于動名詞短語的成功使用，該動名詞短語中的賓語很復雜，是個of結構，也就是a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals。

【核心詞匯】

adding to　促進

a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals　她們產(chǎn)生更多的導致壓力的化學物質(zhì)

her increased "opportunities" for stress　她們產(chǎn)生壓力的“機會”也很多

【參考譯文】對于女性來說，促進她們產(chǎn)生更多的導致壓力的化學物質(zhì)原因是她們產(chǎn)生壓力的“機會”也很多。