考研英语每日经典长难句分析 2018.11.05

In fact，as food items will end to decline in quality and decrease in variety，there is very likely to be increasing use of flavoring additives. Until such time as mankind has the sense to lower its population to the point where the planet can provide a comfortable support for all，people will have to accept more “unnatural food”.

· 词的处理 ·

as conj. 因为

food items 食物项目= 食物

end to 以……结束

decline vi/n. 下降

quality n. 质量

decrease vi. 下降

variety n. 种类

be likely to … 有可能……

flavoring 调味的

additive n.添加剂，添加物

until such time as … 直到……

lower vt. 降低

unnatural adj. 不自然的;人造的

· 句子翻译分析 ·

In fact，as food items will end to decline in quality and decrease in variety，there is very likely to be increasing use of flavoring additives. Until such time as mankind has the sense to lower its population to the point where the planet can provide a comfortable support for all，people will have to accept more “unnatural food”.

译：实际上，由于各种食品会最终质量下降、品种减少，因此调味添加物的使用就可能增多。除非人类能意识到要把人口减少到这样的程度：即地球能为所有人提供足够的饮食;否则人们将不得不接受更多的“人造/非纯天然食品”。

1. 首句主干：there is very likely to be increasing use of flavoring additives. 修饰成分：in fact = 事实上;做整个句子的状语成分as 引导原因状语从句

2. 主干：people will have to accept more “unnatural food”;修饰成分：until such time as … 译为：直到某一个时间点;引导主句的时间状语从句;where the planet can provide a comfortable support for all 为定语从句，修饰the point.