Exercise Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim
Rich bodies were carefully wrapped in yards of cloth, leaving diamond-shaped spaces which were decorated with precious stones and pieces of gold
He merely swallows this theory because there is something about that appeals to the twentieth-century mentality
要点:主句为 I applied
Being
and wanting
为分句短语作原因状语, fearing 为分词作伴随状语
that引导的从句为 fearing 的宾语从句
译文:我因为手头很拮据,同时也想干点有用的事,于是便提出了申请,但是提出申请时我也担心:自己一无学位二无教学经验,得到这份工作的可能性是微乎其微的
要点:分词短语 leaving diamond-shaped spaces
在句子中作补充说明状语
定语从句 which were decorated with precious stones and pieces of gold 修饰 space
译文:富有人的尸体用成匹的布料细心地包裹起来,留出一块钻石形状的空间用宝石及碎金将其装饰好
要点:本句中because引导的是原因状语从句
省略了主语that/which的定语从句 appeals to
修饰something
there be +n
结构是一种表达法
译文:他丝毫不加怀疑地接受这一理论,只是因为这一理论中有一种迎合20世纪的精神力量
