英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀關(guān)鍵句：262. The scientists checked the data

262. The scientists checked the data for all possible natural influences such as the lunar cycle as well as random variations and found neither to be at play.

譯文

科學(xué)家檢查了所有自然界可能影響的信息，例如月球周期，以及隨機(jī)變異，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)兩者都沒(méi)有產(chǎn)生影響。

點(diǎn)睛

本句的主干是scientists checked data and found neither。for all possible natural influences為data的后置定語(yǔ)；such as...為natural influences的補(bǔ)語(yǔ)，其中as well as起到了并列連接作用；to be at play為neither的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。

such as的意思是“例如，諸如”，用于舉例說(shuō)明。如：

The town is still reliant on traditional industries such as farming and mining. 該鎮(zhèn)仍然依賴于務(wù)農(nóng)和采礦之類的傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)業(yè)。

as well as的意思是“也，又，還”。如：

They sell books as well as magazines. 他們既賣書也賣雜志。

at play此處的意思是“起作用”，還可指“在玩?！薄Ｈ纾?

I can hear the happy laughter of children at play. 我能聽(tīng)到孩子們玩耍時(shí)歡快的笑聲。

考點(diǎn)歸納

such與as的常見(jiàn)組合及用法如下：

as such意為“從字面意義來(lái)看，嚴(yán)格說(shuō)來(lái)”。如：

My new job is not a promotion as such. 我的新職務(wù)算不上真正的晉升。

such as還可指“像……這樣，諸如……之類”。如：

Opportunities such as this did not come every day. 這樣的機(jī)會(huì)不是每天都有的。

such...as意為“……的那些”。如：

Such food as they gave you was warm and nutritious. 他們給你的食物是熱的，而且很有營(yíng)養(yǎng)。