考研英语长难句｜Day7

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今日长难句

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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词汇解析

high-profile / ˌhaɪ ˈproʊfaɪl / adj. 高调的，备受瞩目的

flop / flɑːp / n. 失败

much-hyped / mʌtʃ haɪpt / adj. 被大肆炒作的

prefabricated / ˌpriːˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd / adj. 预制的

component / kəmˈpoʊnənt / n. 组件，成分

middleman / ˈmɪd(ə)lmæn / n. 中间商

disrupt / dɪsˈrʌpt / v. 彻底改变，颠覆

respective / rɪˈspektɪv / adj. 各自的，分别的

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结构分析

句子主干：

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

同位语：

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

定语从句：

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

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参考译文

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.

备受关注的失败案例比比皆是，比如曾经热火朝天的共享办公公司WeWork目前存在破产风险。Katerra试图通过使用预制建筑组件和减少中间商来重新定义建筑行业，却惨遭滑铁卢。这些案例使其他公司望而却步，不愿尝试颠覆各自的行业。

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