2018考研英語長難句分析指導（十五）

　　. Once intimidated by arguments that their children would feel more at home in bilingual classes，and that they might lose their heritage in regular classes，these women have since given voice，loudly and persuasively，to what they know from experience that unless they are fluent in the language of their adopted country，their children will never attend college or land any but the most menial of jobs.

　　結構分析:句子的框架是these women have…given voice…to what they know from experience that…。that從句做experience的同位語從句;此從句中又套嵌一個unless引導的條件狀語從句;Once intimidated by arguments是過去分詞做狀語修飾these women，其施動者arguments又有兩個that引導的同位語從句修飾限定它。intimidated by arguments意為“被論點搞得驚慌害怕”;feel at home不能直譯為“感到在家”，而譯為“感到自在”;give voice to意為“表達，表露”;land jobs譯為“找到工作”。

　　譯文：有人說，孩子們在雙語課堂里會感到更加自由自在，而在正規(guī)班級會喪失其傳統(tǒng)文化。這幾位母親曾被這一論點搞得惶恐不安，現(xiàn)在發(fā)表了最響亮，最有說服力的意見。從她們自身的經驗中，他們深知:如果孩子們不熟練掌握他們所移居國家的語言，除了那些最簡單的體力活兒外，根本談不上上大學，也談不上找到理想的工作。