每日一句考研英语真题长难句解析-328

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每日一句考研英语真题长难句解析-328
Next time somebody pushes corporate quotas as a way to promote gender equity, remember that such policies are largely self-serving measures that make their sponsors feel good but do little to help average women.
一、语法结构剖析
1、找出谓语动词
Next time somebody pushes corporate quotas as a way to promote gender equity, remember that such policies are largely self-serving measures that make their sponsors feel good but do little to help average women.
2、划出句子结构
【Next time somebodypushescorporate quotas[as a way to promote gender equity]】, rememberthatsuch policiesarelargely self-serving measuresthatmaketheir sponsorsfeel good  but  do[little][to help average women].
|---[时间状语从句]Next time somebody pushes corporate quotas as a way to promote gender equity “下次有人推动企业配额以此作为促进性别平等的一种方式”
[祈使句主句+宾语从句]remember that such policies are largely self-serving measures “请记住,这类政策在很大程度上是自我服务的手段”--remember 引导的祈使句,省略了主语“you”
|---[定语从句]that make their sponsors feel good but do little to help average women“这些手段让他们的倡导者自我感觉良好,但对于普通女性的帮助却收效甚微”
二、词汇含义
quotas 配额

self-serving 只为个人打算,一心谋私的

promote gender equity 促进性别平等

sponsor 本义:赞助商、发起人,这里引申为倡导者、 推动者、支持者

average 普通的,普罗大众的(与上一句的精英推动者形成对比)

三、“得意忘形”

直译:下次有人推动企业配额,把它当作促进性别平等的一种方式时,请记住:这类政策在很大程度上是利己的手段,让它们的推动者自我感觉良好,却对帮助普通女性收效甚微。

意译:下次有人以促进性别平等为名推动企业配额时,请记住:这类政策多半是自我服务的手段,让支持者自我感觉良好,却几乎帮不到普通女性。

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