134. This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to "grow into"—after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement, and its use could be taken to indicate a change in the nature of one's social relations as well.
譯文
毫無疑問,人們期待年輕女性“擁有”這種非常禮貌的風格——畢竟,這不僅僅是女性的象征,還是成熟和優(yōu)雅的標志,同時,敬語的使用可以說預示了一個人社會關系性質(zhì)的改變。
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該句是一個遞進關系句,由破折號隔開,破折號表示遞進關系。破折號之前的分句的主干是This...style is no doubt something...。that young women have been expected to "grow into"是定語從句,用來修飾先行詞something。
no doubt的意思是“毋庸置疑”,常用在句型there is no doubt that。如:
There is no doubt that he will win the competition. 毫無疑問,他將贏得比賽。
破折號后是由and引導的兩個小分句:第一個小分句是not simply (only)...but結(jié)構(gòu),第二個小分句中的to indicate a change...relations是不定式短語,作目的狀語。其中,refinement的意思是“高尚,文雅”。indicate的意思是“指明,表明”。如:
Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women. 研究表明,男性比女性更容易戒煙。
as well表示“也,又”,置于句末;當放在句中時要用as well as。如:
1) The girl is good at speaking English as well. 這個女孩英語也說得很流利。
2) The tournament is open to amateurs as well as professionals. 這次比賽不僅職業(yè)運動員可以參加,業(yè)余運動員也可以參加。
考點歸納
定語從句和不定式作狀語。
定語從句中,當先行詞是everything、nothing、anything等不定代詞時,其引導詞只能用that而不用which。但something除外,something之后用that或which均可。如:
There is something that/which makes me upset. 有件事使我感到不安。
作狀語是動詞不定式的主要功能之一。動詞不定式可在句中作目的狀語、結(jié)果狀語和原因狀語等。如:
1) He got nearer to see clearly. 為了能看清楚,他靠得更近了些。(作目的狀語)
2) The girl was so kind as to help the old man off the bus. 這個女孩心地很善良,她幫助那位老人下了公共汽車。(作結(jié)果狀語)