2018屠屠考研英語長難句 一日一句(85)
85. Americans spend more on fast food than they do on higher education, PCs or new cars—worrying, when a single meal at a KFC of less than a pound-weight of food plus a large Pepsi can top 1,600 calories, not far short of the dailyintake recommended by the government for adults doing only “light physical activity”.
【結構分析】
破折號前面是比較級結構more…than…,worrying是形容詞對前面的總結,when引導狀語從句,主語是a single meal of …. plus….,謂語是can top,1600 calories是賓語。後面是形容詞結構作定語,recommended by the government for adults是後置定語修飾the daily intake, doing only “light physical activity”是分詞結構修飾adults。
【詞彙】
short of 缺乏,達不到
intake 攝入量
recommend 推薦
【參考譯文】 美國人花在快餐上的錢遠遠多於高等教育、個人電腦或新的車型——這很令人擔憂。在肯德基快餐店光吃一頓不到一磅重的餐點,再喝一大杯百事可樂,攝入熱量就可能超過1600卡路里,這比美國政府為僅從事“輕度體力活動”的成人所推薦的每日攝取量並不低多少。