学习如春起之苗，不见其增，日有所长，辍学似磨刀之石，不见其减，时有所亏。今天我们进行高考英语真题长难句分析的第二十七讲。
备注：选文选自新课标卷2阅读理解C篇。
句群1
【1】More student than ever before are taking a gap-year(间隔年)before going to university. It used to be called the “year off”between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源)with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.
参考译文
目前选择在进入大学前先体验一年间隔年的学生越来越多，超出了以往任何一年的水平。过去，间隔年被称为高中与大学间的“一年假期”。间隔年现象起源于留给申请牛津大学和剑桥大学学生的那几个月时间，也就是在11月入学考试与下一学年开始之日间的那段时间。
句式分析
More student than ever before are taking a gap-year(间隔年)before going to university此句为简单句。主干为More student are taking a gap-year(间隔年)，than ever before 和before going to university句子的状语。It used to be called the “year off”between school and university此句为简单句。between school and university为状语，主干为It used to be called the “year off”.The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源)with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year此选句较长，理解和翻译有一定的难度，但此句为简单句。主干为：The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源)with the months，left over to Oxbridge applicants和 between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year都为months的定语。
重点词汇
· than ever比以前更
· 间隔年gap year
· than ever比以前更
· 间隔年gap year
· used to 过去常常
· phenomenon现象，事件; 奇迹; 非凡的人
· originated起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 ); 创造; 创始; 开创
· left over剩余
· applicants申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
· entrance进入; 入口，进口; 进入方法; 入场权; 使出神，使入迷; 使喜悦
· academic year学年
相关试题
29. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?
A. It is flexible in length.
B. It is a time for relaxation.
C. It is increasingly popular.
D. It is required by universities.
答案：C
