1）What I was being blamed for was a newspaper strike.

2）The strike made it necessary to hand-deliver the advertising inserts.

3）The inserts normally are included with the Sunday paper.

翻譯：原來，我因?yàn)橐粓?chǎng)報(bào)紙行業(yè)罷工而受到責(zé)備。罷工造成不得不用人工把那些通常是夾在周日?qǐng)?bào)紙里面的廣告插頁遞送出去。

9.While we were waiting for the coffee， the head waiter， （with an ingratiating smile on his false face）， came up to us bearing a large basket full of huge apples.

結(jié)構(gòu)：共有2個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞，其中主句謂語動(dòng)詞為came up.（with an ingratiating smile on his false face）是插入語，分隔了主語和謂語。Ingratiating這個(gè)形容詞修飾smile，不認(rèn)識(shí)也不妨礙理解。拆分為：

1） The head waiter came up to us bearing a large basket full of huge apples.

2） While we were waiting for the coffee.

翻譯：正在我們等咖啡上來的時(shí)候，領(lǐng)班面帶著奉承的微笑，走到我們跟前，帶來了一大籃子的特大蘋果。

10.But a great book， （rich in ideas and beauty）， （a book that rises and tries to answer great fundamental questions）， demands the most active reading of which you are capable.

結(jié)構(gòu)：共有3個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞，其中demands是主句謂語動(dòng)詞。（rich in ideas and beauty）和（a book that…）是插入語。前者做a great book的后置定語，而后者是a great book的同位語，起補(bǔ)充說明的作用。that引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾book，which引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾reading.拆分為：

1）A great book demands the most active reading.

2）A book rises and tries to answer …questions.

3）You are capable of the reading.

翻譯：但是一本富于思想和美感的偉大的書能夠提出并試圖回答一些偉大的根本問題。這樣的書需要你盡最大所能來積極閱讀。

11.You found upon that a general law that all hard and green apples are sour； and that， （so far as it goes）， is a perfect induction.

結(jié)構(gòu)：共有4個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞，其中主句的謂語動(dòng)詞為found和is.分號(hào)前后的兩句話是并列的主句。upon that等于because of that.第一個(gè)that指a general law.第二個(gè)that引導(dǎo)a general law的同位語從句。（so far as it goes）是插入語，意思是“迄今為止”。拆分為：

1）You found upon that a general law.

2）That all hard and green apples are sour.

3）And that is a perfect induction.

翻譯：由此你發(fā)現(xiàn)了一條普遍規(guī)律，即所有又硬又青的蘋果都是酸的。而且，迄今為止，這是一條不錯(cuò)的歸納。

12.It is，（everyone agrees）， a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak， and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.

結(jié)構(gòu)：共有6個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞，其中主句謂語動(dòng)詞為is和連接兩個(gè)并列主句。（everyone agrees）為插入語。第二個(gè)that引導(dǎo)the fact的同位語從句。拆分為：

1）It is a huge task.

2）The child performs the task.

3）When he learns to speak.

4）The fact challenges explanation.

5）That he does so in so short period of time.

翻譯：每個(gè)人都同意，孩子學(xué)說話是件艱巨的任務(wù)，而且他們能在如此短時(shí)間內(nèi)做到，確實(shí)需要好好解釋一下。

13.Computer crime， （a phrase denoting illegal and surreptitious attempts to invade data banks in order to steal or modify records， or to release over computer networks software called a virus that? destroys data and programs）， has grown at an alarming rate since the development of computer communications.

結(jié)構(gòu)：共有2個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞，其中主句的為has grown.主干為Computer crime has grown at an alarming rate…。中間的（a phrase…programs）是插入語，雖然很長(zhǎng)，但是即使看不懂也不重要，只要明白是在解釋computer crime即可。denoting illegal and surreptitious attempts …作為分詞修飾a or modify records， or to release …software為并列結(jié)構(gòu)。called a virus修飾software.

翻譯：隨著計(jì)算機(jī)通訊的發(fā)展，計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪已經(jīng)在加速增長(zhǎng)。計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪這個(gè)術(shù)語是指非法、秘密侵入數(shù)據(jù)庫盜取或修改數(shù)據(jù)記錄，或者在計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)上散布病毒軟件來破壞數(shù)據(jù)和程序的行為。

14. Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards， （that is to say）， of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats.

結(jié)構(gòu)：共有2個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞，其中主句謂語動(dòng)詞為must face.主干為：Britain must face the problem. almost more than any other country in the world作為Britain的后置定語。（that is to say）是插入語，意為“也就是說”。 兩個(gè)of介詞短語都在修飾the problem.

翻譯：英國(guó)幾乎比世界上任何國(guó)家都更加需要嚴(yán)肅對(duì)待向高空建筑房屋的問題，也就是說，要在很高的公寓樓里面容納下人口總數(shù)的一大部分的問題。