考研英語長難句｜Day7

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今日長難句

High-profile flops like WeWork, a much-hyped office-sharing firm now at risk of collapse, and Katerra, which tried and failed to redefine the construction business by using prefabricated building components and fewer middlemen, have discouraged others from trying to disrupt their respective industries.

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詞彙解析

high-profile / ˌhaɪ ˈproʊfaɪl / adj. 高調的，備受矚目的

flop / flɑːp / n. 失敗

much-hyped / mʌtʃ haɪpt / adj. 被大肆炒作的

prefabricated / ˌpriːˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd / adj. 預製的

component / kəmˈpoʊnənt / n. 組件，成分

middleman / ˈmɪd(ə)lmæn / n. 中間商

disrupt / dɪsˈrʌpt / v. 徹底改變，顛覆

respective / rɪˈspektɪv / adj. 各自的，分別的

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結構分析

句子主幹：

High-profile flops like WeWork and Katerra have discouraged others from trying to disrupt their respective industries

同位語：

a much-hyped office-sharing firm now at risk of collapse

定語從句：

which tried and failed to redefine the construction business by using prefabricated building components and fewer middlemen

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參考譯文

High-profile flops like WeWork, a much-hyped office-sharing firm now at risk of collapse, and Katerra, which tried and failed to redefine the construction business by using prefabricated building components and fewer middlemen, have discouraged others from trying to disrupt their respective industries.

備受關注的失敗案例比比皆是，比如曾經熱火朝天的共享辦公公司WeWork目前存在破產風險。Katerra試圖通過使用預製建築組件和減少中間商來重新定義建築行業，卻慘遭滑鐵盧。這些案例使其他公司望而卻步，不願嘗試顛覆各自的行業。

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