考研英语长难句备考：长难句详细解析 Day_04

Surveys show that younger generations are more concerned about climate change, and some of the success of plant-based meat can be chalked up to shoppers wanting to signal their desire to protect the environment. (2012年英语二阅读理解text 1)

结构划分：

① Surveys show that younger generations are more concerned about climate change

② and some of the success of plant-based meat can be chalked up to shoppers

③ wanting to signal their desire to protect the environment.

重点单词：

climate change 气候变化

plant-based meat 植物肉，素肉

chalk up to 记下;归因于，

signal n. 信号，预示;v.发信号，示意

desire n. 愿望，欲望，渴望

语法分析：本句的主干结构是一个由连词and连接的并列句。构成并列的第一个句子是Surveys show that younger generations are more concerned about climate change. 其中that younger generations are more concerned about climate change，是由that引导的宾语从句，做动词show后面的宾语，意思是“年轻一代更关心气候变化”。构成并列的另一个句子是some of the success of plant-based meat can be chalked up to shoppers wanting to signal their desire to protect the environment. 意思是“并且植物肉的部分成功，可以归功于购物者们，他们想要表达自己保护环境的愿望”。其中 wanting to signal their desire to protect the environment，是后置定语，修饰shoppers。

参考译文：调查显示，年轻一代更关心气候变化，并且植物肉的部分成功，可以归功于购物者们，他们想要表达自己保护环境的愿望。