考研英語長難句｜Day 2

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今日長難句

Photocopiers, scanners, shredders, and unfeasibly large staplers are echoes of a not-too-distant time when physical documents were a vital currency, when people assembled in a single room and shared ideas on pieces of paper.

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詞彙解析

photocopier [ˈfoʊtoʊkɑːpiər] n. 複印機

scanner [ˈskænər] n. 掃描儀

shredder [ˈʃredər] n. 碎紙機

unfeasibly adv. 不可行的，難以實現的

stapler [ˈsteɪplər] n. 訂書機

vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj. 至關重要的

currency [ˈkɜːrənsi] n. 通用，流行

assemble [əˈsembl] v. 集合

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結構分析

句子主幹：

Photocopiers, scanners, shredders, and unfeasibly large staplers are echoes

定語：

of a not-too-distant time

定語從句1：

when physical documents were a vital currency

定語從句2：

when people assembled in a single room and shared ideas on pieces of paper

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參考譯文

Photocopiers, scanners, shredders, and unfeasibly large staplers are echoes of a not-too-distant time when physical documents were a vital currency, when people assembled in a single room and shared ideas on pieces of paper.

複印機、掃描儀、碎紙機和大得不可想象的釘書機，都是不太遙遠的過往時代的回聲。那時紙質文件是一種重要的通用物，人們聚在一個房間裡，在紙上分享各自的想法。