***每日一句:2018考研英语第259句

2018考研英语复习正在进行中，***老师的每日一句每年都很受关注，在长难句解析拆分句子的方法也讲解得十分到位，武汉新文道考研汇总了***2018考研英语每日一句，下面是***每日一句第259句。

今天的句子：

The second effort , by Joshua Greenberg, takes a more empirical approach to universality，identifying traits (particularly in word order) shared by many language which are considered to represent biases that result from cognitive constraints.

词汇突破：1.empirical approach 经验主义的方法

2.universality 普遍性(这里是指语言的)

3.biases 歧视和倾向 记住：bias 也可以是倾向，很中性的一个词!

4.cognitive constraints 认知限制

主干识别：The second effort, by Joshua Greenberg, takes a more empirical approach to universality

切分成分： identifying traits (particularly in word order) shared by many language which are considered to represent biases that result from cognitive constraints.

状语

独立成句：1. The second effort , by Joshua Greenberg, (主语+定语)也可单独成句

第二次努力是由乔舒亚.格林堡做出的，

2.这一次takes a more empirical approach to universality

这一次她采取了采用更为经验主义的方法来(研究)语言的普遍性，

(“加上研究二字使翻译更通顺，用到了增词的方法，在介词短语中可以增加动词”)

3. This effort identifies traits (particularly in word order) shared by many language

(这次努力)确定了多种语言(尤其是词序方面)的共同特征，

4. which=(traits) are considered to represent biases (that result from cognitive constraints这里的定语从句比较短可以前置!).

这些特征被认为是代表了由认知限制产生的倾向。

参考译文： 第二次努力是由乔舒亚.格林堡做出的，她这次采用更为经验主义的方法来研究语言的普遍性，确定了多种语言(尤其是词序方面)的共同特征，这些特征被认为是代表了由认知限制产生的倾向。

又是一个阅读写作双料的句子：

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language — all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

55. A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when ________.

[A] he has given up his smoking habit

[B] he has made great efforts in his work

[C] he is keen on learning anything new

[D] he has tried to determine where he is on his journey