And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students--who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill--feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges. (2019年英语二阅读理解text2)
结构划分:① And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students
②--who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill--
③feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars,
④which is another big concern for colleges.
重点词汇:
GPA(grade-point average) 平均学分基点
tuition n. 学费
raise v. 提高
at the end of the day 最终;到头来
语法点:嵌套3个定语从句;宾语从句;宾语补足语
语法分析:本句主干为:anything will likely make students 为主谓宾句式,理解难度小,译为“任何东西将可能让学生们”;只不过从语法结构上完整,但是语义有所欠缺,后面加入了feel及后面的省略引导词的宾语从句“feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars,”进行了补充说明,此为宾补,整体译为“任何东西将可能让学生们觉得他们的学费花得物超所值。”中间嵌入3个定语从句,分别为“ that raises GPAs ”修饰anything,“who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill”修饰 students,“which is another big concern for colleges”为非限制性定语从句,修饰前面的句子。
参考译文:而且,任何能够提高GAP的东西可能都会让学生们---最终买单的人---感到他们的学费花得物有所值,这是大学极为关心的一点。