三、难句透视

1.When people are in need of information, from current affairs and weather forecasts to travel and academic research, the Internet is now the first place that many people turn to. (page 34, lines 7-9)

从时事新闻、天气预报，到包价旅游、学术研究，当人们需求信息时，因特网现在已是许多人的首选。

【剖析】这是一个复合句，when people are in need of information, from current affairs and weather forecasts to travel and academic research 是时间状语从句，that many people turn to 是定语从句。

【归纳】

(1)in need of 需要

The army is in great need of food at present.

目前部队急需食品。

(2)There is no need to ... 没必要......

There is no need to tell him.

没有必要告诉他。

(3)turn to sb. (for help) 求助于

The child turned to his mother for help with his homework.

那孩子让妈妈帮助解决自己家庭作业中的困难。

2.With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, a student can acquire knowledge from the information held in the largest libraries and museums in the world, whether he or she lives in a small village or downtown in a big city. (page 34, lines 9-12)

无论是住在小村庄，还是住在大城市的市中心，学生们只要敲击一下键盘按钮或者是点击一下鼠标，就可以获得世界上最大的图书馆或博物馆中所储存的信息。

【剖析】这是一个复合句， whether he or she lives in a small village or downtown in a big city 是让步状语从句。

【归纳】

acquire v. 获得；习得

By working hard for a year, Thomson had acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese.

通过一年的刻苦学习，汤姆森的汉语水平达到了说得过去的程度。

3.The disadvantage, though, is that it is difficult to judge whether the information is true and accurate. (page 35, lines 38-39)

然而，缺点就是我们很难判断这些信息，是不是正确、准确的。

【剖析】这是一个复合句，that it is difficult to judge whether the information is true and accurate 是表语从句，其中包含着一个宾语从句whether the information is true and accurate; though 是连词，承上句，表转折，意为"然而；可是"。

【归纳】

though 用作连词，表示"虽然；尽管；即使；可是；然而"。

Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her.

安妮喜欢蒂姆，虽然他经常使她心烦。

I wouldn't like to go to the ball, though they will invite me to.

我不想去参加舞会，尽管他们要邀请我去。

4.This requires you to be patient as you have to read the information to decide whether it is related to what you are researching. (page 46, lines 18-19)