讲解

回顾

句子并不难，可以将其积累为写作素材。

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

• improvement n. 改进，改善
• performance n. 表现，性能，绩效
• be immune from…  对……免疫，不受……影响的
• automation n. 自动化(技术)
• threaten  v. 威胁

解析

1. 找谓语动词：is/were thought/become
2. 断开：通过标点符号逗号和连接词when/that 来断开长难句
   1. 【时间】句1：When there is rapid improvement in the price and performance of technology,
   2. 【主句】句2： 句1 jobs 句3 suddenly become threatened.
   3. 【定从】句3：that were once thought to be immune from automation
3. 写作素材：
   1. When there is rapid improvement in…（in后面接名词、代词或者doing） 意思：“当有大幅度的改善……方面的时候”：例：When there is rapid improvement in English/learning English…
   2. be immune from…意思：“不受……影响的”：例：I am immune from social epidemics.
4. 翻译：当技术在价格、性能方面大为改善时，那些曾经被认为对自动化免疫的工作也就会突然受到威胁。

预习

Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.

生词

• minister n. 部长 v. 伺候；照顾
• rental n. 租费，租金
• impact n. 撞击，冲击力；巨大影响
• revenue n. 收入，收益

解析

1. 找谓语动词：should/would have
2. 断开：which
   1. 【主句】句1：Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,
   2. 【定从】句2：which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.
3. 定语从句：句2，修饰greater certainty，更好的确定性，后边的in 介词短语不是核心部分，所以修饰certainty
4. 翻译：
   1. 部长们也应该看到在创建更好的确定性在租金环境上，它应该有一个重大的影响在注册供应商的能力上去提供新的发展来自税收。
   2. 部长们还应考虑在租赁环境中创造更大的确定性，这将对注册供应商从收入中为新开发项目提供资金的能力产生重大影响。