公共考研英语复合句精读23

原文：The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more (and more diverse) communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways.

词汇解析：

1. dramatic a. (of a change, an event, etc.变化、事情等) sudden, very great and often surprising 突然的；巨大的；令人吃惊的

• a dramatic increase/change/improvement/shift 大幅增加/更改/改善/转移

2. marketer n. someone who sells goods or services 卖方，销售者

• a company that is a developer and marketer of software 一家软件开发和销售公司

3. communication [plural] ways of sending information, especially using radio, telephone, or computers 通信手段（尤指使用无线电﹑电话或计算机）

• Modern communications are enabling more people to work from home. 各种现代通信手段使越来越多的人能在家里工作。

4. passionate a. having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for something or belief in something 热诚的；狂热的

a passionate defender of civil liberties 公民自由权利的积极捍卫者

5. voice vt. ~ something to tell people your feelings or opinions about something 表示，表达，吐露（感情或意见）

• to voice complaints/criticisms/doubts/objections, etc. 表示不满、批评、怀疑、异议等

6. visible [usually before noun] that is obvious enough to be noticed 明显的；能注意到的

synonym obvious

• We have not noticed any visible benefits from the new system. 我们尚未注意到新系统有任何明显的好处。

语法分析：

该句的主框架是The (same dramatic) technological changes have also increased the risk；第一个that引导定语从句，做主语，that指代前面的changes；第二个that引导同位语从句，用来解释前面的risk。