考研英語真題中長難句拆分與表達的示例
This trend began during the Second World War, when several governments came to the conclusion that the specific demands that a government wants to make of its scientific establishment cannot generally be foreseen in detail.
(1)句子拆分
拆分點：從屬連詞、介詞、標點符號
This trend began ∥during the Second World War, ∥ when several governments came to the conclusion ∥that the specific demands ∥that a government wants to make of its scientific establishment cannot generally be foreseen ∥in detail.
(2)句子結構
找謂語動詞(began, came, wants, cannot be foreseen);→
找連詞(when, that, that) → 醫(yī)學全在線搜集整,理zxtf.net.cn
前面沒有從屬連詞的動詞即為主句的謂語動詞→
確定主從句。
主句：This trend began during the Second World War ;
從句：定語從句when several governments came to the conclusion修飾the Second World War，本從句嵌套著一個二級從句即同位語從句that the specific demands cannot generally be foreseen in detail修飾conclusion和一個三級從句that引導的定語從句that a government wants to make of its scientific establishment修飾demands。
(3)解析
during the Second World War介詞短語做狀語;when several governments came to the conclusion that the specific demands that a government wants to make of its scientific establishment cannot generally be foreseen in detail 做定語修飾the Second World War ;that the specific demands cannot generally be foreseen in detail同位語從句修飾conclusion ;that a government wants to make of its scientific establishment修飾demands。
(4)本句的參考譯文
這種趨勢始于第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間醫(yī)學全在線搜集整,理zxtf.net.cn，當時一些國家的政府得出結論：政府向科研機構提出的要求通常是無法詳盡預見的。
總之，只要考生對句子結構有個透徹的理解，弄清句子的各個成分，并可以借助連詞、介詞、非謂語動詞等手段把句子由簡單變得復雜，由復雜變得簡單，這樣句子結構分析技能提高了，長難句也就攻克了，考研翻譯也就解決了。
