例如托福真题中的长难句“A series of mechanical improvements continuing well into thenineteenth century, including the introduction of pedals to sustain tone or tosoften it, the perfection of a metal frame and steel wire of the finestquality, finally produced an instrument capable of myriad tonal effects fromthe most delicate harmonies to an almost orchestral fullness of sound, from aliquid, singing tone to a sharp, percussive brilliance.”
其实这就是一个简单句Improvements produced an instrument,然后加上了后置定语、同位语的修饰成分而已:一系列技术进步(19世纪的,包括123种),产生了一个有好多音效的乐器,这些音效从某种声音1到某种声音2,从某种声音3到某种声音4。考生们在通过系统的语法学习后,再把它利用到分析和理解真题中的长难句,达到阅读中的任何长难句读一遍就能get到它的意思。
ETS对托福考试的定义是The test of English as a Foreign Language (or TOEFL) evaluates the ability of anindividual, who is a non-native English speaker, to use an understand Englishin an academic setting.