BBC news 2009-07-21 加文本

1.President Barack Obama has marked the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing by praising the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission for inspiring a generation of scientists and engineers.

参考翻译：第一次登月40周年纪念日，美国总统奥巴马称赞阿波罗11号任务宇航员激励了一代的科学家和工程师。

结构分析：这句话的前半部分是主干，by praising the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission是表示方式，for inspiring a generation of……是臣称赞的原因。

2.At a news conference in Delhi, the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there’ll be a monitoring agreement to ensure that India did not transfer sensitive technology from American weapons to other countries.

参考翻译：在德里举行的新闻发布会上，美国国务卿希拉里说，还会出台监管协议，确保印度不会将来自美国武器的敏感技术转交给其他国家。

结构分析：这句话的主语和谓语是the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said，At a news conference in Delhi是状语，there’ll be a monitoring agreement是宾语从句， to ensure是不定式做后置定语，修饰agreement。that India did not transfer……是宾语从句，是ensure的宾语。

3.But the scientists say their test show that as the girl has grown up, her brain has effectively rewired itself to compensate so that she sees with the power of two through one eye.

参考翻译：但是科学家说，他们的测试表明，随着女孩不断长大，大脑开始有效地自动更新补偿，这样，她的一只眼睛就集中了两个视场。

语法学习：so that可以引导目的状语从句， 也可以引导结果状语从句。

　　例如： He worried so that he couldn’t sleep.他急得睡不着。(so that引导结果状语从句) // It was very cold, so that the river froze.天气寒冷， 河水都结冰了。(so that引导结果状语从句) // I came to the class early so that I could see the classmate beside me.我赶早来上课， 以便早点看到我旁边的同学。(so that引导目的状语从句)

　　 表示“如此……以致……”的“so... that...”和“such... that...”均可引导结果状语从句， 其中的such 是形容词， 修饰名词； so 是副词， 修饰形容词或副词， 具体的搭配形式是：

　　(1)“so＋adj./adv.＋that”， “so＋adj.(＋a/an)＋n.＋that”；

　　(2)“such(＋a/an)(＋adj.)＋n.＋that”。

　　例如： He speaks so fast that no one can catch him. 他说话太快， 无人听得明白。// There is so rapid an increase in population that a food shortage is caused. 人口增长如此迅速， 以致造成了粮食短缺。// Our country has so much coal that she can export large quantities. 我们国家的煤炭非常丰富， 可以大量出口。(so与表示数量的代词many， few， much， little等连用已经形成固定搭配， 这些场合下不能换用such的对应结构表示) // The shop sells so expensive goods that I want to buy nothing in it. 这家商店出售的货物价格昂贵， 以致我在里面不想购买任何东西。// He’s such a good person that we mustn’t blame him. 他是这样好的人， 我们不能怪他。// They are such fine teachers that we all hold them in great respect. 他们是非常好的老师， 我们对他们极为尊敬。// It is such nice weather that I would like to go to the beach. 天气如此之好， 我想去海滩。

　　如果结果状语从句的主语与主句的主语相同， 可用so (adj./adv.) as to取代该结果状语从句， 注意体会以下例句： The weather was bad, so as to make a good photo hard to take. 天气恶劣， 以致难以拍出来好照片。// He was so kind as to phone for a taxi for the patient. 他是如此热心， 以至于他为病人打电话叫了出租车。// How could you be so stupid as to believe him? 你怎么这么笨， 竟相信了他的话？