1.  The most thrilling explanation is,unfortunately,a little defective.  Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have      upended the old economic models that were based upon the historical  link between growth and inflation.

【譯文】可惜的是，這比較令人震驚的解釋也有缺陷。一些經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為，世界經(jīng)濟(jì)結(jié)構(gòu)強(qiáng)有力的變化已經(jīng)推翻了那個(gè)以經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)和通貨膨脹的歷史關(guān)聯(lián)為基礎(chǔ)的舊的經(jīng)濟(jì)模式。

【析句】第一個(gè)句子相對(duì)比較簡(jiǎn)單。第二個(gè)句子的主干是Some economists argue，賓語是一個(gè)從句，而從句的賓語又跟了一個(gè)定語從句（that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation），修飾the old economic models。

【講詞】upend一詞由動(dòng)詞短語end up衍生而來，意為“結(jié)束，推翻”。defective意為“有缺陷的；(智商或行為有)欠缺的”，或“有缺陷的人（物）”。 He is defective in moral sense.（他不能分辨邪正。）His speech can only be described as defective.（他的演講很有不妥之處。）

2. “Is this what you intended to accomplish with your careers?” Senator Robert Dole asked Time Warner executives last week. “You have sold your souls,but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?”

【譯文】  參議員羅伯特•多爾上星期質(zhì)問時(shí)代華納公司高層人士時(shí)說：“難道這就是你們要成就的事業(yè)嗎？你們已經(jīng)出賣了自己的靈魂，難道你們還非要腐化我們的國(guó)家，威脅我們的孩子不成？”

【析句】  這是一個(gè)有直接引語的復(fù)雜句。首先抓住核心句Senator Robert Dole    asked Time Warner executives last week，其前后是直接引語。這個(gè)直接引語的前半部分是一個(gè)一般疑問句，后面由兩個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的句子構(gòu)成，由連詞but連接。第二個(gè)分句中， but后面的句子是一個(gè)一般疑問句，由情態(tài)動(dòng)詞must引導(dǎo)，包括由and這個(gè)連詞連接的兩個(gè)并列部分（corrupt our nation和threaten our children as well）。

【講詞】 corrupt意為“（使）腐敗；腐爛；賄賂”，既可作動(dòng)詞也可作形容詞。He was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money.（他因企圖向稅務(wù)官員行賄而被判入獄。）You are corrupted at heart.（你心術(shù)不正。）The text  was corrupted by careless copyists.（原文因抄寫員粗心而有訛誤。）