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"When Yang Fan, a consultant in Beijing advising students and their parents on overseas education, first joined the industry 15 years ago, those who studied abroad were held in high regard."
出处:《Why ever fewer young Chinese study abroad》· China(封面重头)· The Economist 2026-08-08 期(在线首发 08-06)
译文:北京留学顾问杨帆 15 年前刚入行时,留学生在人们眼中还颇受推崇。
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When Yang Fan, a consultant in Beijing advising students and their parents on overseas education, first joined the industry 15 years ago,
those who studied abroad were held in high regard.
主干:Those who studied abroad were held in high regard.
修饰:When Yang Fan … first joined the industry 15 years ago 为时间状语从句;中间插入的名词短语 a consultant in Beijing advising … 是 Yang Fan 的同位语,其中 advising … 为分词短语作后置定语。
修饰:When Yang Fan … first joined the industry 15 years ago 为时间状语从句;中间插入的名词短语 a consultant in Beijing advising … 是 Yang Fan 的同位语,其中 advising … 为分词短语作后置定语。
今日练习
本周句子库(往期回顾)
"How much money should companies lavish on artificial intelligence? American technology giants think the answer is: a lot."
企业究竟该在人工智能上砸多少钱?美国科技巨头的答案是:很多很多。
看点:设问开篇制造悬念,the answer is: a lot 短答冲击;lavish on 比 spend 更有画面感。出处:《How China gets better bang for its buck than America in AI》· 2026-08-08 期
"The American AI splurge looks especially profligate compared with Chinese parsimony."
与中国的精打细算相比,美国在 AI 上的大手大脚显得尤为浪费。
看点:splurge 与 parsimony 反义名词并置;profligate 书面词,观点不点自明。出处:《How China gets better bang for its buck than America in AI》· 2026-08-08 期
"Investors, who used to agree, are having second thoughts."
投资者们曾经也认同这种大手笔,如今却开始重新掂量。
看点:插入语定语从句先补旧立场,习语 have second thoughts 表改主意;仅 10 词,信息密度高。出处:《How China gets better bang for its buck than America in AI》· 2026-08-08 期
"Parents wanted their children to see the world, hoping they would pick up valuable experience and skills along the way."
父母希望孩子去看看世界,期待他们沿途收获宝贵的经验与技能。
看点:主句加分词伴随状语 hoping…,一层句子说清"做了什么"与"期待什么";pick up、along the way 收束自然。出处:《Why ever fewer young Chinese study abroad》· 2026-08-08 期
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原文版权归 The Economist 所有,名句引用仅供英语学习 · 题目、解析与翻译由 AI 整理 · 原句均经公开转载来源核验