教學(xué)過程中經(jīng)常遇到學(xué)生對于長難句的分析和理解不到位的情況，長難句的分析和理解會影響學(xué)生在托福閱讀的理解，尤其是在句子簡化題。這次題目解析針對于TPO的一個長難句：

　　Sediments are also dropped where a river slows on entering a lake or the sea, the deposited sediments are on a lake floor or the seafloor at first, but will be located inland at some future date, when the sea level falls or the land rises; such beds are sometimes thousands of meters thick.

　　難句類型： 復(fù)雜修飾+插入成分

　　本句的主句結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)當(dāng)是Sediments are also dropped，but will be located inland at some future date; such beds are sometimes thousands of meters thick. 這是一個由分號隔開的并列句，分號前面的句子結(jié)構(gòu)比較復(fù)雜，Sediments are also dropped ，后面跟了一個由where引導(dǎo)的狀語從句，緊接著這個狀語從句又加上了一個插入結(jié)構(gòu)， the deposited sediments are on a lake floor or the seafloor at first， 然后才開始進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)折but will be located inland at some future date， 但是馬上又跟上了一個由when 引導(dǎo)的狀語從句。分號后面的半句比較簡單 such beds are sometimes thousands of meters thick.同學(xué)們面對這樣的句子一定要先找主干，把狀語從句、插入結(jié)構(gòu)紛紛跳過，從紛繁復(fù)雜的句子中找出主干來，才能不被ETS出題人改寫的句子所迷惑。

　　譯文：

　　當(dāng)河流匯入湖泊和海洋的時候也會有沉淀，這些沉淀最初在湖底或海底，但將來海平面下降或者陸地崛起時，它們就會分布于內(nèi)陸，通常厚達(dá)幾千米。

　　意群訓(xùn)練：

　　Sediments are also dropped where a river slows on entering a lake or the sea, the deposited sediments are on a lake floor or the seafloor at first, but will be located inland at some future date, when the sea level falls or the land rises; such beds are sometimes thousands of meters thick.