考研英语长难句｜Day 2

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今日长难句

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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词汇解析

photocopier [ˈfoʊtoʊkɑːpiər] n. 复印机

scanner [ˈskænər] n. 扫描仪

shredder [ˈʃredər] n. 碎纸机

unfeasibly adv. 不可行的，难以实现的

stapler [ˈsteɪplər] n. 订书机

vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj. 至关重要的

currency [ˈkɜːrənsi] n. 通用，流行

assemble [əˈsembl] v. 集合

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结构分析

句子主干：

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

定语：

of a not-too-distant time

定语从句1：

when physical documents were a vital currency

定语从句2：

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

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参考译文

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.

复印机、扫描仪、碎纸机和大得不可想象的钉书机，都是不太遥远的过往时代的回声。那时纸质文件是一种重要的通用物，人们聚在一个房间里，在纸上分享各自的想法。