讲解

回顾

amassed … and shown that … 这个并列没发现，into介词所以what介宾宾语从句，

Social psychologists have amassed oceans of research into what they call the “above average effect,” or “illusory superiority,” and shown that, for example, 70% of us rate ourselves as above average in leadership, 93% in driving and 85% at getting on well with others—all obviously statistical impossibilities.

生词

• social psychologist 社会心理学家
• amass v. 聚集，积累
• oceans of… 海量的，大量的
• above average effect 高于平均水平的效果
• illusory adj. 错觉的；虚假的
• superiority n. 优越，优越感
• illusory superiority 虚幻的优越感
• rate… as… 把……评估为……
• get on well with… 与……相处融洽
• statistical adj. 统计学的, 以数据表示的
• impossibility n. 不可能(性)；不可能的事

解析

1. 找谓语动词：have amassed/shown/call/rate
2. 断开：通过连接词what/that来断开长难句
   1. 【主句】句1：Social psychologists have amassed oceans of research into
   2. 【】句2：what they call the “above average effect,” or “illusory superiority,” and shown
   3. 【】句3：that, for example, 70% of us rate ourselves as above average in leadership, 93% in driving and 85% at getting on well with others—all obviously statistical impossibilities.
3. 平行并列结构：句子中有三处平行并列结构，其中主语+have带出两个过去分词amassed和shown并列比较难掌握。
4. 翻译：社会心理学家就其所称的“高于平均水平效应”或“虚幻的优越感”收集了大量的研究，并指出，我们当中有70%的人自认为领导力高于常人，93%的人自认为驾驶能力高于常人，85%的人自认为与人相处的能力高于常人——这些显然都是统计学上的不可能事件。

预习

When there is rapid improvement in the price and performance of technology, jobs that were once thought to be immune from automation suddenly become threatened.

生词

• immune adj. 免疫的
• automation n. 自动化

解析

1. 找谓语动词：is/were
2. 断开：that
   1. 【时间】句1：When there is rapid improvement in the price and performance of technology,
   2. 【主句】句2：jobs 句3 suddenly become threatened.
   3. 【定从】句3：that were once thought to be immune from automation
3. 翻译：在……方面大为改善：There is great improvement in the … and … of …
4. 翻译：
   1. 当技术上的价格和性能快速提升时，职业曾经被认为对自动化是免疫的职业突然变得受到威胁。
   2. 当技术的价格和性能迅速提高时，曾经被认为不受自动化影响的工作突然受到威胁。