2019/5/9 长难句

To some, this imbalance in the gender makeup of the press corps makes media coverage prone to framing articles from a male perspective. For example, in evaluating a female candidate’s qualifications, they look for someone who is strong, rational, composed, and a fighter, says Meredith Conroy. “Women can try to distort themselves into this mold, but it’s harder,” Conroy continues, “Men are inherently more suitable for this vision of the presidency, so their male behaviors are less likely to be questioned by the press.”

Question

A female candidate’s qualifications are mentioned to show that
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(A) news report is liable to write stories from the angle of men to some people.
(B) robust, reasonable, and combative female candidate has the edge.
(C) it’s harder for women to change themselves into the powerful mold.
(D) men are more appropriate for people’s imagination of the presidency

Words

• To some 对一些人而言
• media coverage 媒体报道
  coverage 新闻报道;信息范围,信息质量;提供的数量;覆盖范围.
• distort oneself into 改变自己为… (写作可用)
• press corps 媒体机构
  1. press n. 记者;新闻工作者;新闻界;报道;评论
  2. corp 军,兵团;特种部队; (从事某工作或活动的)一群人,一组人
• frame articles 写文章
• composed 平静
• mold 类型 （remold 重新塑造）

Analysis

第一句

To some, this imbalance in the gender makeup of the press corps makes media coverage prone to framing articles from a male perspective.

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主干：
A makes B prone to doing sth
A = this imbalance (in the gender makeup of the press corps定语)
B = media coverage

状语：
To some
from a male perspective

对一些人来说，新闻团性别构成的不平衡使得媒体报道倾向于从男性的角度来构建文章。

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第二句

For example, in evaluating a female candidate’s qualifications, they look for someone who is strong, rational, composed, and a fighter, says Meredith Conroy.

• 主干：
  , says Meredith Conroy.
• 宾语从句主干：
  they look for someone who is strong, rational, composed, and a fighter
• 状语：
  in evaluating a female candidate’s qualifications,

梅雷迪思康罗伊说，例如，在评估女性候选人的资历时，他们寻找的是一个强壮、理性、沉着和好斗的人。

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第三句

“Women can try to distort themselves into this mold, but it’s harder,” Conroy continues, “Men are inherently more suitable for this vision of the presidency, so their male behaviors are less likely to be questioned by the press.”

• 主干：
  Conroy continues,
• 宾语从句1：
  Women can try to distort themselves into this mold, but it’s harder,
• 宾语从句2：
  Men are inherently more suitable for this vision of the presidency, so their male behaviors are less likely to be questioned by the press.

康罗伊继续说：“女性可以试图将自己扭曲到这种模式中，但是更难做到。男人天生更适合这种总统职位，所以她们的男性行为不容易受到媒体的质疑。”

Tips

当句子出现 “for example” 时，该内容很可能是作为例证，答案一般从 “for example” 前面找。此思考题答案为 A。