
There is no room/ in their timid regimented minds /to imagine that someone /might be clever, kind or good/—and yet somehow/ have been overlooked entirely by society, their qualities/ lying hidden beneath an unfamiliar veil/ and having as yet discovered no obvious outlet.
主句 There be 结构 主干:There is no room 地点状语:in their timid regimented minds 在他们狭隘刻板的思维里 后置定语:to imagine that… 修饰 room,意为 “没有空间去想象……” that 引导宾语从句 从句主语:someone 并列谓语:① might be clever, kind or good 本可以聪慧、善良、优秀 ② and yet (might) have been overlooked entirely by society 却依然被社会完全忽视 ✅ 并列省略:共用主语 someone + 情态 might 独立主格结构 their qualities + 两个并列现在分词;补充说明前面整句话的伴随状态、原因、结果。
重点单词短语
regimented /ˈredʒɪmentɪd/adj. 刻板守旧的、被严格约束的
timid adj. 胆怯的、狭隘的
overlook v. 忽视;忽略(六级必考)
veil n. 面纱;遮掩物
as yet 迄今为止;至今
outlet n. 宣泄渠道;施展平台;出路
句式结构
There is no room to do sth. 没有余地 / 无法做某事
阅读技巧
1、There be + 名词 + to do 不定式一律后置修饰前面名词2、破折号后 and yet 表转折,是作者态度、句意题出题点 3、末尾 名词 + doing and doing 直接判定为独立主格,表补充伴随,不用硬拆从句,看懂大意即可