2018.10.11

今日长难句

But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.（Text 1. 2012. 英二） 

essentially / iˈsenʃəli / adv.本质上；根本上

complicated / ˈkɔmplikeitid / adj.复杂的；难懂的

implication / ˌimpliˈkeiʃn / n.含义；暗指；可能的影响(或作用、结果)

lower / ˈləuə(r) / v.把…放低；使…降下

结构分析

翻译

但如果该学区本质上是在给那些因家庭复杂而不做作业的学生以通行证，则近于冒险暗示应降低对贫困孩子的标准。

预告明日长难句

Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in some ways: they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others.（Text 4. 2012. 英二）