16. This jumping to our children’s defence is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people’s children. (20xx年12月)
【分析】本句爲複合句，主幹爲…jumping to our children’s defence is part of…。what引導的賓語從句what fuels…feelings作of的賓語。that引導的定語從句that surrounds…children修飾feeling。
【譯文】這種對孩子的急切保護，加劇了我們在處理別人孩子的事情時，那種“在蛋殼上行走”的感覺。
17. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you’ll die on average five years before a woman. (20xx年12月)
【分析】本句爲簡單句。句子主幹爲 you’ll die…。Assuming…term 爲條件狀語。about 78 years for men in Australia作插入語，是對natural term的解釋說明，去掉後，句子的語法結構和語義仍完整。
【譯文】假定你有幸活到了生命的自然盡頭——在澳大利亞男性大概是78歲——你平均也要比女性早去世五年。
months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year. (20xx年12月)
【分析】本句爲複合句。主句爲Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man。 who引導定語從句,修飾 a 50-year-old man。delay後常接動名詞，表示“推遲做某事”。smoker’s cough指吸菸引起的咳嗽。
【譯文】兩個月前，古麗塔遇見一位50歲的`男人，他耽擱了一年而未對吸菸引起的咳嗽做任何處理。
19. Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School. (20xx年12月)
【分析】本句爲並列複合句。when引導時間狀語從句，according to…是介詞短語。conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School作後置定語修飾a study。the last one to do sth.意爲“最後一個做某事的人”。
【譯文】據沃德集團和沃頓商學院所做的一份聯合調查顯示，商店經理總是最後一個接到投訴，並且通常是當他們的常客決定定期光顧他們的競爭對手時才發現。
20. “Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. (20xx年12月)
【分析】本句中的直接引語爲複合句。句子主幹爲Retailers are more likely to smooth over issues than those, more…than是比較級結構。第一個who引導的定語從句修飾Retailers，第二個who引導的定語從句修飾those。
【譯文】史提芬·霍克教授說：“與那些態度不友好的零售商相比，能夠及時作出反應且態度友好的零售商更有可能平息事端。”
